SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - September 19, 2019 - UFC officially announces the addition of Chinese standout YanXiaonan to the UFC FIGHT NIGHT: MAIA vs. ASKREN card as she battlesveteran Ashley Yoder. UFC FIGHT NIGHT: MAIA vs. ASKREN takes place onOctober 26 in Singapore.

The main event features two of themost talented grapplers to ever compete in the Octagon as No. 10-rankedwelterweight contender and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Demian Maia takes on No. 11-ranked formerOlympic wrestler Ben Askren.

Yan "Fury" Xiaonan (10-1-1 NC, fighting out ofLiaoning, China) is one of the first female athletes from China to enter UFC.She is a powerful striker who graduated from the famous Xi'an PhysicalEducation University, participating in their founding MMA program. Yan is aChinese National Games Sanda bronze medalist and Chinese National women's MuayThai gold medalist. Yan is currently undefeated in UFC with a record of 4-0,most recently defeating veteran Angela Hill.

Ashley "Spider Monkey" Yoder (7-4, fighting out ofIndianapolis, Ind., USA) competed on The Ultimate Fighter Season 23 underformer UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk. Her UFC start in 2016 was atough losing streak which she turned around by defeating both Amanda Cooper andSyuri Kondo. Yoder is a well-rounded competitor with high submission skills thanksto her Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt.

Kevin Chang, UFC Senior VicePresident of Asia Pacific said, "Yan Xiaonan and Ashley Yoder are very seasonedUFC competitors with interesting stylistic differences. Xiaonan's unorthodoxSanda striking and Ashley's aggressive, well-rounded approach will make athrilling match. These are two competitors on win streaks -- watch them as theyclimb up the strawweight rankings and get closer to champion Zhang Weili."

Announced bouts on the cardinclude:

• Lightweight: Michael Johnson (20-14, USA) vs Stevie Ray (22-9, Scotland)
• Heavyweight: Ciryl Gané (4-0, France) vs Don'Tale Mayes (7-2, USA)
• Heavyweight: Sergei Pavlovich (13-1, Russia) vs Maurice Greene (8-3, USA)
• Lightweight: Beneil Dariush (16-4-1, Iran) vs Frank "The Crank" Camacho (21-7, USA)
• Strawweight: Suphisara Konlak (3-1, Thailand) vs Alexandra Albu (7-1, Moldova)

UFCFIGHT NIGHT: MAIA vs. ASKREN on October 26 marks the second ofthree events in a multi-year partnership with Singapore Tourism Board andSingapore Sports Hub. The event will be live at the Singapore Indoor Stadium,prelims starting at 5pm SGT and main card scheduled at 8pm. Tickets areavailable at SportsHubtix.sg.

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