A girls’s bantamweight matchup between Macy Chiasson and Yana Santos is the newest addition to July’s UFC Struggle Evening occasion.
Chiasson (8-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and Santos (14-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC) are set to satisfy at UFC Fight Night on July 1, which takes place on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Broadcast plans haven’t been revealed.
MMA Junkie verified the matchup with a number of individuals near the scenario, who requested anonymity as a result of the promotion has but to make an official announcement.
Chiasson, 31, will look to bounce again from a uncommon upkick physique shot knockout loss in opposition to Irene Aldana at UFC 279 in September. The Fortis MMA product is 2-2 in her previous 4 fights however will look to start one other run towards title competition.
Santos, 33, enters the occasion on the primary shedding skid of her profession. She’s dropped fights to Holly Holm and Aldana, however previous to that beat fellow contender Ketlen Vieira.
The most recent lineup for UFC Struggle Evening on July 1 consists of:
- Sean Strickland vs. Abus Magomedov
- Kevin Lee vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov
- Melissa Gatto vs. Ariane Lipski
- Khusein Askhabov vs. Joanderson Brito
- Max Griffin vs. Michael Morales
- Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Brunno Ferreira
- Luana Carolina vs. Ivana Petrovic
- Grant Dawson vs. Damir Ismagulov
- Ismael Bonfim vs. Benoit Saint-Denis
- Blagoy Ivanov vs. Alexandr Romanov
- Macy Chiasson vs. Yana Santos
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