Two women's fights added to Nov. 25 UFC show

Kailin Curran, Yan Xiaonan

The UFC will make their Shanghai debut Nov. 25 at the Mercedes Benz Arena. The UFC was making a promotional tour over the weekend and they announced a couple of women's matches featuring Chinese newcomers. In a Strawweight bout, Yan Xiaonan will face Kailin Curran. And in a Bantamweight bout, Yanan Wu will face Gina Mazany. The entire show will air on UFC Fight Pass.  Yan is 28 years old from Liaoning, China. Her record is 7-1-1NC. For the last couple of years, she has fought for the Korean company Road FC on their Chinese shows. So the competition level is lower that Road's Korean shows. In her last fight in Nov., Yan faced Japanese veteran Emi Fujino and the fight was stopped and ruled a no contest after an accidental clash of heads. And Road FC women's matches in China are scheduled for two rounds. They need to give them three rounds. Two round women's fights are sexist. Kailin is 26 years old from Hawaii. Her record is 4-5 and she's 1-4 in the UFC. I don't believe she belongs in the UFC. I've said that since 2014 and she's still there. Her biggest problem is she loses concentration during fights and that has cost her. It's also not something that can be easily fixed. Yanan is 21 years old. Her record is 8-1. She's tall at 5'9". She has fought mostly on the Chinese regional circuit for Kunlun and WLF. Her one loss was to Yana Kunitskaya on a show in Russia. Both Chinese fighters like to punch. I don't expect much of a ground game from either. Gina is 29 years old originally from Alaska but she now trains at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. She is managed by Miesha Tate who recently started a management company. Her record is 4-1 and she lost her UFC debut to Sara McMann last year. It was over in a minute. She also lost in the TUF 18 qualifiers. Gina is also a pro wrestler who frequently works with her brother who is an EFC champ in MMA. It's typical of the UFC to use these type of fighters to fight local newcomers in places like Shanghai. I haven't seen the Chinese fighters but we'll see if they are any good.