{"id":222658,"date":"2017-02-12T13:30:18","date_gmt":"2017-02-12T21:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=222658"},"modified":"2017-02-12T13:30:18","modified_gmt":"2017-02-12T21:30:18","slug":"namajunas-vs-waterson-and-three-other-fights-added-to-ufc-on-fox-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/michelle-waterson\/namajunas-vs-waterson-and-three-other-fights-added-to-ufc-on-fox-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Namajunas vs. Waterson and three other fights added to UFC on FOX 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During last night&#8217;s UFC 208 preliminary broadcast, the promotion announced that a key women\u2019s strawweight bout featuring Michelle Waterson taking on Rose Namajunas was set for UFC on FOX 24 in Kansas City on April 15.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Waterson was last seen inside the octagon in December where she scored a first-round submission victory over Paige VanZant.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VanZant-Waterson.png\" alt=\"Paige VanZant Michelle Waterson\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-212978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VanZant-Waterson.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VanZant-Waterson-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VanZant-Waterson-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VanZant-Waterson-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As for \u201cThug Rose\u201d, Namajunas was most recently seen in action at July\u2019s UFC 201 event in Atlanta where she suffered a decision loss to recent title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz. <\/p>\n<p>Prior to the setback, Rose had earned a decision victory over Tecia Torres.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Rose-Karolina.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-200005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Rose-Karolina.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Rose-Karolina-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Rose-Karolina-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Rose-Karolina-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Namajunas vs. Waterson bout, the UFC announced three other scraps which will take place on April 15 in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p>The other three fights added to the UFC on FOX 24 card are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Tim Elliott vs. Louis Smolka &#8211; Flyweight<br \/>\n\u2022 Devin Clark vs. Jake Collier &#8211; Light heavyweight<br \/>\n\u2022 Anthony Smith vs. Andrew Sanchez &#8211; Middleweight<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think will emerge victorious when &#8220;Thug Rose&#8221; and the &#8220;Karate Hottie&#8221; throw down on April 15? 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