Strawweight prospects Cheyanne Vlismas and Tabatha Ricci will sq. off in October.
Vlismas (7-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) meets Ricci (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at a UFC Combat Evening on Oct. 1, which doesn’t but have a publicly-known venue or location right now.
Two individuals with information of the matchup lately knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the reserving however requested to stay nameless because the promotion has but to make an official announcement. Ag. Fight was first to report the reserving and Cageside Press was first to report the date.
Since she dropped her UFC debut to Montserrat Ruiz, Vlismas has received her previous two in a row. A Dana White’s Contender Collection graduate, Vlismas scored back-to-back bonuses for a TKO of Gloria de Paula in July and a “Fight of the Night” towards Mallory Martin in December.
Ricci can be on an upswing, with two straight wins after a loss in her UFC debut. The 27-year-old Brazilian picked up unanimous determination victories towards Maria Oliveira and, most lately, Polyana Viana in Could.
With the addition, the Oct. 1 lineup contains:
- Chelsea Chandler vs. Leah Letson
- Vinc Pichel vs. Jesse Ronson
- Tabatha Ricci vs. Cheyanne Vlismas
