A women’s bantamweight clash between two fighters victorious in their UFC debut has been added to next month’s UFC on ESPN+ 20 event.
Promotion officials today announced that Julia Avila (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will face Karol Rosa (12-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at the Oct. 26 event, which takes place at Singapore Indoor Stadium and streams live on ESPN+.
Demain Maia meets Ben Askren in the night’s headliner.
Avila made her first octagon appearance at July’s UFC 239, picking up a decision win over “The Ultimate Fighter 28” finalist Pannie Kianzad. It was Avila’s third consecutive victory, including a November 2018 win under the Invicta FC banner.
Meanwhile, Brazil’s Rosa debuted with the promotion just one month ago, scoring a decision win over Lara Procopio at August’s UFC on ESPN+ 15 in China. Rosa also owns a three-fight winning streak.
With the addition to the card, the UFC on ESPN+ 20 lineup includes:
- Demian Maia vs. Ben Askren
- Michael Johnson vs. Stevie Ray
- Ciryl Gane vs. Don’Tale Mayes
- Sergei Pavlovich vs. Maurice Greene
- Frank Camacho vs. Beneil Dariush
- Ian Heinisch vs. Brad Tavares
- Alexandra Albu vs. Loma Lookboonmee
- Yan Xiaonan vs. Ashley Yoder
- Julia Avila vs. Karol Rosa
