Alexandra Albu vs. Julie Kedzie Booked for UFC Fight Night 33 in Brisbane
Bantamweight babe Alexandra Albu just picked up her first assignment in the UFC. The Russian striker — who holds a completely unverifiable record of “5-0″ — will make her Octagon debut against WMMA journeywoman Julie Kedzie (16-12 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 33: Hunt vs. Bigfoot, December 6th in Brisbane, Australia. UFC officials announced the bout yesterday.
Normally, this would be the part where I’d lament the fact that the UFC is throwing a total rookie (and such a pretty girl!) up against a veteran with 28 professional fights, but you know what, I’m not going to do that this time. Kedzie has spent her career tangling with elite fighters like Tara LaRosa, Gina Carano, Shayna Baszler, and Miesha Tate…and she’s been beaten by all of them. The crazy cat lady is currently on a three-fight losing skid, and hasn’t won a fight in over two years. Maybe her “experience edge” just means she knows how to lose. I don’t know. I’m not going to count Alexandra out yet. There’s just something about this woman.
The current UFC Fight Night 33 lineup is after the jump…
- Mark Hunt vs. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva
- Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. James Te Huna
- Ryan Bader vs. Anthony Perosh
- Takeya Mizugaki vs. Nam Phan
- Pat Barry vs. Soa Palelei
- Dylan Andrews vs. Clint Hester
- Caio Magalhaes vs. Nick Ring
- Brian Melancon vs. Robert Whittaker
- Krzysztof Jotko vs. Bruno Santos
- Alex Garcia vs. Andreas Stahl
- Aleksandra Albu vs. Julie Kedzie