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UFC Manila gets 2 more fights

Joshua S. Kelly / USA TODAY

A pair of new fights have been added to the UFC Fight Night 97 card.

According to MMAjunkie, Cole Miller will look to get back in the win column in a featherweight bout against Mizuto Hirota. Miller has fallen on hard times as of late, dropping five of his last 10, and hasn't had his hand raised in over two years.

Mirota, on the other hand, has won three of four, and will be ending a year-long layoff. His last fight, a draw against Teruto Ishihara, came in September 2015.

Also featured on the card is a women's strawweight tilt between Danielle Taylor and Seo Hee Ham. Both are coming off losses. Taylor dropped a split decision to Maryna Moroz at UFC Fight Night 92, while Ham was bested by Bec Rawlings at UFC Fight Night 85.

UFC Fight Night 97 is scheduled for Oct. 15 at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Philippines. The event will be headlined by a featherweight tilt between the returning B.J. Penn and Ricardo Lamas.

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