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Top flyweight prospects set to meet at UFC 207

By ADAM HILL LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
October 24, 2016 - 12:46 pm
 
Dustin Ortiz, left, and Ray Borg fight in a mixed martial arts event on Saturday, April 19, 2014, at UFC Fight Night in Orlando Fla.. Ortiz won. (Reinhold Matay/AP)
Dustin Ortiz, left, and Ray Borg fight in a mixed martial arts event on Saturday, April 19, 2014, at UFC Fight Night in Orlando Fla.. Ortiz won. (Reinhold Matay/AP)
UFC flyweight Louis Smolka. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UFC flyweight Louis Smolka. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Top flyweight prospect Louis Smolka won’t have to wait long for an opportunity to bounce back from a surprising loss in October.

The 25-year-old Hawaiian will fight fellow rising star Ray Borg at UFC 207 on Dec. 30 at T-Mobile Arena.

Smolka had won four straight fights, including three by stoppage, before he was submitted by newcomer Brandon Moreno at UFC Fight Night 96 on Oct. 1.

After losing a split decision to Dustin Ortz in his UFC debut, Borg won three straight fights. His winning streak was snapped with a decision loss to Justin Scoggins in February.

Borg, 23, lives and trains in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

UFC 207 is headlined by a women’s bantamweight title bout between champion Amanda Nunes and former champ Ronda Rousey.

Contact Adam Hill at ahill@reviewjournal.com or 702-277-8028. Follow @adamhilllvrj on Twitter.

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