UFC 234 in Melbourne has its first female fight.
Nadia Kassem will return to the cage at the event against Montana De La Rosa. The Daily Telegraph was first to report the news.
Kassem made her UFC debut against Alex Chambers in Sydney in November of 2017 but has not fought since. She beat Chambers by unanimous decision in what was her first fight to ever make it out of the first-round while improving her professional record to 5-0.
Montana De La Rosa (9-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC) is riding a three-fight win streak including two wins in the UFC over Christina Marks and Rachael Ostovich.
UFC 234 takes place at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on February 10th and will be headlined by Rob Whittaker defending his UFC middleweight title against Kelvin Gastelum.
UFC 234 confirmed fights
Robert Whittaker v Kelvin Gastelum
Israel Adesanya v Anderson Silva
Kai Kara-France v Raulian Paiva
Nadia Kassem v Montana De La Rosa
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