Two significant women’s fights have been added to the UFC 238 lineup.
In the strawweight division, top contenders Nina Ansaroff (10-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) and Tatiana Suarez (7-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) will clash. Meanwhile, in the flyweight division, Joanne Calderwood (13-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) and Katlyn Chookagian (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) fight to jockey for title position in the weight class. Both fights were first reported by The Chicago Tribune.
UFC 238 takes place June 8 at United Center in Chicago. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass.
Ansaroff, No. 10 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA strawweight rankings, is on a four-fight winning streak. No performance was bigger than her most recent, though, when she edged former title challenger Claudia Gadelha at UFC 231 in December.
Ansaroff now finds herself in a likely title eliminator against No. 4 Suarez, the Season 22 winner of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series who has overwhelmed all her octagon competition so far, including a dominant third-round TKO over ex-champ Carla Esparza at UFC 228 in September.
Calderwood, who is No. 14 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA women’s flyweight rankings, will attempt to stay unbeaten at 125 pounds following a unanimous-decision victory over former KSW titleholder Ariane Lipski at UFC on ESPN+ 1 in January.
Calderwood will attempt to continue her run toward a title shot against No. 6 Chookagian, who lost a split decision to Jessica Eye at UFC 231 in December in a fight that would’ve likely earned her a crack at champion Valentina Shevchenko.
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