Andrea Lee vs. Gillian Robertson in the works for UFC 256
Andrea Lee will look to end her worst career skid next month.
A fight between Lee and Gillian Robertson is in the works for on Dec. 12 at UFC 256 in Las Vegas, with verbal agreements in place. A person with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie of the impending booking but asked to remain anonymous since the UFC has yet to make an announcement.
Lee (11-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC), who’s currently on a three-fight losing streak, will attempt to get back in the win column in her seventh UFC bout. The 31-year-old is coming off a decision loss to veteran Roxanne Modafferi back in September at UFC Fight Night 177. Lee sits at No. 10 in the official UFC women’s flyweight rankings.
On the other hand, Robertson (9-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC), who’s ranked 12th, enters with a good amount of momentum. The Canadian is on a two-fight winning streak and 4-1 in her last five bouts. Robertson most recently was in action last month when she defeated Poliana Botelho at UFC Fight Night 180.
With the addition, the UFC 256 lineup now includes:
- Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling – for bantamweight title
- Andrea Lee vs. Gillian Robertson
- Dwight Grant vs. Li Jingliang
- Ronaldo Souza vs. Marvin Vettori
- Angela Hill vs. Tecia Torres
- Mackenzie Dern vs. Virna Jandiroba
- Omari Akhmedov vs. opponent TBA
- Serghei Spivac vs. Jared Vanderaa
- Dalcha Lungiambula vs. Karl Roberson
- Peter Barrett vs. Chase Hooper
- Billy Quarantillo vs. Gavin Tucker
