A bantamweight bout between Pedro Munhoz and Aljamain Sterling is the latest addition to June’s UFC 238 lineup.
MMA Junkie verified the matchup between Munhoz (18-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) and Sterling (17-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) has been agreed upon with a person close to the situation following an initial report from ESPN.com. The person requested anonymity because the UFC has
UFC 238 takes place June 8 at United Center in Chicago. The main card aires on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass.
Munhoz, No. 7 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie MMA bantamweight rankings, will attempt to build further momentum on a three-fight winning streak that has been highlighted by a first-round knockout of ex-champ Cody Garbrandt at UFC 235 in March.
No. 4-ranked Sterling, meanwhile, is riding a three-fight winning streak of his own. His most recent performance was arguably the finest of his career, with “The Funk Master” picking up a unanimous decision victory over Jimmie Rivera at UFC on ESPN 1 in February.
The UFC 238 lineup now includes:
- Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes – for vacant bantamweight title
- Champ Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jessica Eye – for women’s flyweight title
- Nina Ansaroff vs. Tatiana Suarez
- Katlyn Chookagian vs. Joanne Calderwood
- Blagoy Ivanov vs. Tai Tuivasa
- Calvin Kattar vs. Ricardo Lamas
- Jimmie Rivera vs. Petr Yan
- Pedro Munhoz vs. Aljamain Sterling
For more on UFC 238, visit the UFC Rumors section of the site.
