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Featherweights Dennis Bermudez and Matt Grice Collide at UFC 157

posted December 21, 2012 by

 

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Bermudez vs. Grice at UFC 157

UFC matchmakers have added yet another fight to the already stacked card of UFC 157 as Matt Grice and TUF runner-up Dennis Bermudez will go head-to-head in a battle for momentum and ultimately recognition in the vast talent pool that is the UFC featherweight division.

This will be Grice's second fight since returning to the UFC as a featherweight in June of 2011. The 4-time Oklahoma State Wrestling Champion is coming off a unanimous decision win over Leonard Garcia, in which he relied on not his wrestling, but his boxing to earn the victory.

Bermudez, who looked like he was going to become the winner of the 14th season of The Ultimate Fighter before getting caught with a surprise armbar by Diego Brandao, is currently riding a two-fight winning streak since dropping down to featherweight following the loss to Brandao.

A third consecutive victory will most likely earn him a big name contender for this well-rounded fighter who received "Submission of the Night" awards for his standing guillotine of Tommy Hayden.

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