Tom Watson-Rafael Natal Latest UFC Fight Booked
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC 183 continues to fill out, as the promotion has announced that Tom Watson will fight Rafael Natal at the January 31st event.
Watson (17-7) is coming off a unanimous decision win over Sam Alvey in August, after he was decisioned in consecutive fights by Thales Leites and Nick Catone. The British middleweight is 2-3 in his last 5 bouts.
Natal (18-6-1-) also scored a win in his last outing, as the Brazilian fighter worked his way to a split decision win over Chris Camozzi in September. Prior to that, Natal was decisioned by Ed Herman and KO’d by Tim Kennedy. The noted grappler is 3-2 in his last 5 contests.
UFC 183 will be hosted by the MGM Grand Garden Arena and will feature former middleweight champ, Anderson Silva, taking on Nick Diaz.