Brazilian flyweights Karine Silva and Dione Barbosa will meet at UFC 319, which matches down Aug. 16 in Chicago, after JJ Aldrich was pressured off the cardboard resulting from undisclosed causes. A number of individuals with data of the change confirmed the information to MMA Preventing following a report from Ag. Fight.
Silva and Barbosa went the space within the Brazilian circuit again in 2019, with Barbosa successful a call to enhance to 3-0 as knowledgeable and drop Silva to 9-4.
Silva, now 18-5 as knowledgeable, appears to be like to get again on observe after struggling her first loss since, a call in opposition to Viviane Araujo this previous November. She received 4 in a row within the UFC previous to the setback, together with a trio of stoppages over Poliana Botelho, Ketlen Souza and Maryna Moroz.
Barbosa (8-3) solely joined the UFC after a win over Rainn Guerrero at Dana White’s Contender Sequence in late 2023, and just lately pocketed a $50,000 bonus for a first-round submission over Diana Belbita after a 1-1 begin within the promotion.
UFC 319 might be headlined by a middleweight championship conflict between Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev, with Aaron Pico debuting within the co-main occasion slot versus Lerone Murphy.
Examine the up to date UFC 319 lineup under.
