A featherweight division attraction has been added to the August 2 UFC Fight Night card according to Kevin K as Austin Bashi faces Francis Marshall.
Bashi (13-1-0) is looking to rebound from his first professional MMA defeat, which came to Christian Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night 249. Bashi competed on Dana White’s Contender Series, defeating Dorian Ramos by second round submission. Bashi has earned 13 wins as a professional MMA fighter and five of them came by submission.
Marshall (8-3-0) has won two of five under the UFC banner, with those victories coming over Marcelo Rojo and Dennis Buzukja. Marshall also competed on Dana White’s Contender Series, defeating Connor Matthews by unanimous decision. Marshall has competed 11 times as a professional MMA fighter and five of those bouts went the distance.
UFC Fight Night takes place on Saturday, August 2 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada with Amir Albazi and Tatsuro Taira headlining. PWInsiderXtra is providing live coverage of the event, which streams live on ESPN+.
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