Louis Gaudinot vs Phil Harris Added to UFC Fight Night 37 in London

Louis Gaudinot vs Phil Harris Added to UFC Fight Night 37 in London 
by Chris Houten - @mrhouts

A flyweight bout between England's Phil Harris and TUF 14 contestant Louis Gaudinot is the last addition to UFC Fight Night 37: Gustafsson vs Manuwa.

UFC Fight Night 37 takes place March 8 at London’s O2 Arena, and will stream on the UFC's new online subscription service, Fight Pass. Ticket go on general sale on Friday the 31st of January, with UFC newsletter subscribers able to purchase on the 30th, and UFC Fight Club members able to purchase on the 29th.

Former Ring of Combat Flyweight Champion Louis Gaudinot (6-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) got his break in the UFC via the TUF 14 house, where he fought as a Bantamweight beating British veteran Paul McVeigh for a place in the house. Gaudinot was defeated in his only fight in the house when he fought Dustin Pague in a fight which netted both Gaudinot and Pague $25,000 each for fight of the season. Gaudinot later fought at The TUF 14 finale where he was beaten by the much larger Johnny Bedford.

Following losses to Pague and Bedford, the 29-year-old returned to flyweight where he has previously been ranked as high as 7th in the world to defeat current flyweight contender John Lineker at UFC of FOX: Diaz vs Miller, before losing to Time Elliot at UFC 164.  
 
His opponent Phil Harris enters the bout with an identical UFC record as Gaudinot of 1 win and 2 loss. A pro for over 10 years, Harris (22-11 MMA, 1-2 UFC) made his UFC debut on the back of a 5 fight win streak which included a decision victory over Neil Seery. Debuting at UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot, Harris was defeated by Darren Uyenoyama by Rear Naked Choke in the 2nd round.

The 30-year old Judo Blackbelt returned at UFC on Fuel 7 in London to defeat former Tachi Palace Champion Ulysses Gomez via unanimous decision. Harris then fought John Lineker at UFC Fight Night 30 who knocked out Harris in the first round.

With the addition of Gaudinot vs Harris, UFC Fight Nightg 37 includes:

Alexander Gustafsson vs. Jimi Manuwa
Melvin Guillard vs. Ross Pearson
Ian McCall vs. Brad Pickett
Cyrille Diabate vs. Ilir Latifi
Omari Akhmedov vs. Gunnar Nelson
Louis Gaudinot and Phil Harris
Igor Araujo vs. Danny Mitchell
Luke Barnatt vs. Mats Nilsson
Brad Scott vs. Claudio Henrique da Silva