UFC books Loma Lookboonmee vs. Elise Reed for Feb. 4 event
Strawweights Loma Lookboonmee and Elise Reed will square off next year.
Lookboonmee (7-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) faces Reed (6-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) on Feb. 4 at the UFC Fight Night event expected to take place in Seoul, South Korea. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
Winner of three of her past four, Lookboonmee is coming off a unanimous decision win over Denise Gomes at UFC Fight Night 210 in September. Following the win, the Thai fighter signed a new multifight UFC contract.
Reed has split her first four octagon appearances. After getting stopped by Sam Hughes in May, the former CFFC strawweight champion rebounded with a unanimous decision win over Melissa Martinez at UFC 279 in September.
With the addition, the current Feb. 4 lineup includes:
- Mandy Bohn vs. Ji Yeon Kim
- Devin Clark vs. Da-un Jung
- Adam Fugitt vs. Yusaku Kinoshita
- Junyong Park vs. Denis Tiuliulin
- Loma Lookboonmee vs. Elise Reed