Two fights added to Jan. 27 UFC show

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Two women's fights have been announced for UFC on FOX 27 Jan. 27 at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC. In a Strawweight bout, Randa Markos will face Juliana Lima. And in a Flyweight bout, Katlyn Chookagian will face Mara Romero Borella. Randa and Katlyn announced their respective fights on Twitter. I expect both fights to air on the prelims. Randa is 32 years old from Windsor, ON. She trains at Michigan Top Team in Dearborn, MI. Her record is 7-5 and her UFC record is 3-4. She's been alternating wins and loses. After a big win over Carla Esparza, Randa lost by split decision to Alexa Grasso in August. Her big problem is she makes too many mistakes and it cost her that fight. Juliana is 35 years old from Belo Horizante, Brazil. Her record is 9-4 and her UFC record is 3-3. She lost to Tecia Torres in July. I don't think she's a UFC caliber fighter. So Randa should be the favourite if she can avoid mistakes. That has proven to be a big if for her. Katlyn is 2-2 in the UFC as a Bantamweight but she's really a Flyweight. She lost her last fight by split decision to Irene Aldana. Neither fighter looked good but I thought Irene won. Maybe she'll do better at Flyweight. Mara is 31 years old from Italy. She trains at American Top Team in Florida. She made her UFC debut as a late replacement with a win over Kalindra Faria by first round rear naked choke. She also had one fight in Invicta. It's hard to tell if she's any good because her opponents in those fights were low level competition. Katlyn should be better at Flyweight but if she isn't, we might not find out if Mara is a good fighter. I'm not expecting a high quality fight. Maybe they will surprise me.