Emily Whitmire vs. Polyana Viana has been rebooked.
Whitmire (4-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) will face Viana (10-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC) at the UFC’s Aug. 29 event in Las Vegas.
A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie after an initial report from Combate. The person asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
The pair of strawweights initially were scheduled to fight at UFC 248 in March, but the fight was scrapped after Whitmire missed weight and was later hospitalized due to complications.
Season 26 “Ultimate Fighter” alum Whitmire has split her first four UFC appearances. After scoring back-to-back wins over Jamie Moyle and Aleksandra Albu, she suffered a unanimous decision loss to Amanda Ribas in June 2019.
After making good on her UFC debut in 2018 with a first-round submission win over Maia Stevenson, Viana has dropped three straight to J.J. Aldrich, Hannah Cifers and, most recently, Veronica Macedo this past August.
With the addition, the current Aug. 29 lineup includes:
- Aleksandar Rakic vs. Anthony Smith
- Christian Aguilera vs. Sean Brady
- Zak Cummings vs. Alessio Di Chirico
- Ryan Hall vs. Ricardo Lamas
- Polyana Viana vs. Emily Whitmire
