The UFC’s first-quarter schedule continues to refill as strawweights Michelle Waterson-Gomez and Luana Pinheiro are set to collide on April 8.
MMA Preventing confirmed the information Monday following an preliminary report by UFC broadcast accomplice ESPN. The occasion on April 8 is anticipated to be UFC 287.
Waterson-Gomez (18-10) is at present MMA Preventing’s No. 12 ranked strawweight on the earth.
The 37-year-old has fallen on exhausting occasions of late, dropping 4 of her previous 5 bouts underneath the UFC umbrella, together with her lone win being a controversial cut up choice over Angela Hill.
In Pinheiro (10-1), she now faces one of many prime rising prospects at 115 kilos.
The Brazilian 29-year-old is 3-0 up to now underneath the Zuffa banner. She defeated Stephanie Frausto by way of first-round knockout on the UFC’s Contender Sequence in 2020 to earn her contract, then rattled off back-to-back victories in 2021 over Randa Markos and Sam Hughes.
The UFC has but to announce an official location or venue for UFC 287. The cardboard additionally options Rob Font vs. Adrian Yanez and Cynthia Calvillo vs. Lupita Godinez.
