Danny Castillo vs. Joe Stevenson official for UFC on Versus 3
A late addition to March's UFC on Versus 3 event is now official as former lightweight title-challenger Joe Stevenson (31-12 MMA, 8-6 UFC) meets WEC import Danny Castillo (10-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC).
UFC brass today officially announced the contest, which was previously reported by MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
UFC on Versus 3 takes place March 3 at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky., and the main card airs on Versus.
Castillo vs. Stevenson is expected for the evening's preliminary card.
Stevenson looks to shake out of a recent slump that's resulted in four losses in his past six fights, including recent defeats to George Sotiropoulos (decision) and Mac Danzig (knockout). "The Ultimate Fighter 2" winner won five of his first six UFC fights and then fought B.J. Penn for the organization's vacant lightweight belt. But with that submission loss, Stevenson has won just three times in his most recent eight outings.
Castillo recently concluded his WEC career with a 5-3 record following back-to-back wins over fast-rising Dustin Poirier (decision) and Will Kerr (KO). In fact, his only losses in the WEC came to the elite of the division: Donald Cerrone, Shane Roller and Anthony Pettis.
The UFC on Versus 3 lineup now includes:
MAIN CARD
* Martin Kampmann vs. Diego Sanchez
* C.B. Dollaway vs. Mark Munoz
* Rafael Natal vs. Alessio Sakara
* Brian Bowles vs. Damacio Page
PRELIMINARY CARD
* Danny Castillo vs. Joe Stevenson
* Cyrille Diabate vs. Steve Cantwell
* Shane Roller vs. Thiago Tavares
* Eric Koch vs. Cub Swanson
* Takeya Mizugaki vs. Francisco Rivera
* Rob Kimmons and Dongi Yang
* Todd Brown vs. Igor Pokrajac
* Dave Branch vs. Rousimar Palhares
