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Lina Länsberg returns – faces tough opponent in pivotal fight
Swedish UFC bantamweight Lina Länsberg is set for a tough challenge in February. Photo via Instagram (@linalansberg)
On February 18, Swedish bantamweight Lina “Elbow Queen” Länsberg returns to the octagon to clash with Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC Fight Night 219 in Las Vegas.
AG Sports first reported the news, and Länsberg later confirmed it on social media.
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The No. 12 ranked Swede has three straight losses and is in need of a win against the No. 14 ranked Brazilian. She last fought a gruelling fight against Karol Rosa at UFC 280 in October.
Bueno Silva has back-to-back wins against Wu Yanan and Stephanie Egger and fought seven times in the promotion since her debut in September 2018.
Check out the all announced bouts for the February event below!
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Announced fights for UFC Fight Night 219 with Lina Länsberg
UFC Fight Night 219 will take place at the Apex in Las Vegas on February 18. So far, no main event has been announced.
- Lightweight bout: Nazim Sadykhov vs. Evan Elder
- Welterweight bout: Billy Goff vs. Themba Gorimbo
- Flyweight bout: Juancamilo Ronderos vs. Clayton Carpenter
- Lightweight bout: Joe Solecki vs. Benoît Saint-Denis
- Middleweight bout: Gerald Meerschaert vs. Abusupiyan Magomedov
- Lightweight bout: Jim Miller vs. Gabriel Benítez
- Light Heavyweight bout: William Knight vs. Marcin Prachnio
- Women’s Bantamweight bout: Lina Länsberg vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
- Light Heavyweight bout: Ovince Saint Preux vs. Philipe Lins
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