Jessica Aguilar
Jessica Aguilar, widely considered the top women’s strawweight fighter in the world, has booked her first fight in the UFC.
Aguilar (19-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will make her promotional debut in August against Claudia Gadelha (12-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) at UFC 190 in Brazil. UFC officials announced the new booking today.
Featuring UFC women’s bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey vs. Brazilian challenger Bethe Correia, UFC 190 takes place Aug. 1 at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.
Aguilar will bring a 10-fight winning streak into her UFC debut. Her most recent loss was a split-decision setback against Zoila Frausto Gurgel in September 2010 under the Bellator banner, but she went on to win four fights for Bellator after that.
Aguilar signed with WSOF in 2013 and made her debut for that promotion in January 2014, winning the inaugural strawweight title with a submission of Alida Gray – prior to the UFC introducing the 115-pound women’s weight class. She defended her belt twice with decision wins over Emi Fujino and Kalindra Faria, the most recent coming at WSOF 15 this past November.
Gadelha will fight in her home country of Brazil for the first time in the UFC. She’s coming off a December loss to Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC on FOX 13. Jedrzejczyk went on to win the women’s strawweight title. Gadelha’s loss to Jedrzejczyk was her first in pro MMA after a 12-0 start to her career, including a win for Invicta and a win in her UFC debut.
With the addition to the card, UFC 190 now includes:
- Champ Ronda Rousey vs. Bethe Correia – for women’s bantamweight title
- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Mauricio Rua
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Stefan Struve
- Rafael Cavalcante vs. Patrick Cummins
- Soa Palelei vs. Antonio Silva
- Neil Magny vs. Demian Maia
- Guido Cannetti vs. Hugo Viana
- Warlley Alves vs. Nordine Taleb
- Jessica Aguilar vs. Claudia Gadelha
For more on UFC 190, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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