The promotion initially confirmed the matchups to the New Zealand Herald. UFC Auckland takes place on Feb. 22 and is headlined by a lightweight clash pitting Paul Felder against Dan Hooker. The card will stream on ESPN+.
After earning a contract on Season 3 of Dana White’s Contender Series, Pitolo fell to Callan Potter via unanimous decision in his promotional debut at UFC 243. A longtime veteran of the Pancrase promotion, Sato is 1-1 in UFC competition with a second-round TKO of Ben Saunders and a submission loss to Belal Muhammed in 2019.
Suphisara, who is better known as “Loma Lookboonme,” made a successful Octagon debut at UFC Fight Night 162, where she captured a split verdict against Aleksandra Albu. Goldy, another Contender Series alum, came up short in her first promotional foray, falling to Miranda Granger via unanimous decision at UFC on ESPN 5.