FloCombat first brought word of the new bout. UFC Fight Night 143, which marks the promotion’s debut on ESPN+, takes place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Jan. 19 and is headlined by a flyweight title tilt between Henry Cejudo and T.J. Dillashaw.
A product of the MMA Lab in Glendale, Ariz., Bautista has kicked off his professional tenure with six consecutive wins. Most recently, the 25-year-old outpointed Juan Pablo Gonzalez at Combate Americas “Mexico vs. USA” on Oct. 13. All but one of Bautista’s triumphs have come inside the distance.
Sandhagen is currently on a four-bout winning streak that includes technical knockout stoppages of Iuri Alcantara and Austin Arnett in the UFC.