A women’s flyweight bout is the latest addition to the UFC’s Feb. 27 event.
[autotag]Montana De La Rosa[/autotag] (11-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) will face [autotag]Mayra Bueno Silva[/autotag] (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in an event that does not yet have a formally announced location, but is expected to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Both fighters confirmed the matchup on their social media accounts after an initial report from MMA Fighting.
After winning her first three UFC fights, De La Rosa has lost two of her past three. “The Ultimate Fighter” alum is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Viviane Araujo at UFC on ESPN+ 34 in September.
Silva punched her ticket to the UFC with a first-round submission of Mayana Souza at a Dana White’s Contender Series event in 2018. Since then, she’s won two of her past three and most recently scored a first-round armbar of Mara Romero Borella at UFC on ESPN+ 36 in September.
With the addition to the card, the Feb. 27 lineup now includes:
- Dominick Reyes vs. Jiri Prochazka
- Raphael Assuncao vs. Raoni Barcelos
- William Knight vs. Alonzo Menifield
- Alexis Davis vs. Sabina Mazo
- Randy Brown vs. Alex Oliveira
- Hannah Cifers vs. Emily Whitmire
- Alex Caceres vs. Kevin Croom
- Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Montana De La Rosa
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