Andrea Lee steps in to fight Ashlee Evans-Smith at UFC’s ESPN debut

Andrea Lee didn’t have to wait long for her next fight opportunity.
After seeing a recent matchup with Jessica-Rose Clark fall through, Lee has signed on as a short-notice replacement for Lauren Murphy to fight Ashlee Evans-Smith in a flyweight bout at the UFC’s first televised ESPN show on Feb. 17 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix. MMA Fighting’s Marc Raimondi confirmed the news with sources following a report by MyMMANews.com.
Lee (9-2) was supposed to fight Clark at