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Jessamyn Duke vs. Leslie Smith Set for July
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at 9:06pm EDT
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Leslie Smith and Jessamyn Duke look to rebound from their first UFC losses as the two will face each other at July 16th in Atlantic City, NJ.
Smith (6-5-1) lost her UFC debut in a rematch witrh Sarah Kaufman on short notice, and had lost to InvictaFC champion Barb Honchak the match before. She has wins over Kaitlin Young and TUF 18 vet Raquel Pennington.
Duke would lose in the semi-finals of TUF 18, but made a successful octagon debut last fall, defeating Peggy Morgan. Duke lost to Bethe Correia in April via unanimous decision.
The match will air on Fox Sports 1 July 16.
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