A fight between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Michelle Waterson will headline a UFC Fight Night in October.
A fight between two top women’s strawweights will headline UFC on ESPN+ 19 on October 12th, as Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Michelle Waterson have verbally agreed to fight each other on the card.
ESPN first reported the news on Wednesday. The fight will mark former strawweight champion Jedrzejczyk’s return to 115-pounds after missing out on flyweight gold in her last fight against Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 231.
Jedrzejczyk (15-3) has just one win in her last four fights. Her strawweight title run in which she successfully defended her belt five times came to an end at UFC 217 when she was knocked out by Rose Namajunas. She then lost a unanimous decision again to Namajunas five months later. The 31-year-old’s last win came over Tecia Torres in July 2018.
Since dropping straight fights to Namajunas and Torres in 2017, Waterson (17-6) has rebounded by winning her last three UFC appearances. Starting with a split decision win against Courtney Casey in April 2018, Waterson also won decisions against Felice Herrig and most recently Karolina Kowalkiewicz.
No venue or location has yet been announced for UFC on ESPN+ 19, which takes place on October 12th. It has been reported that the new Chase Center in San Francisco could be the site of this card.