Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, will battle streaking 115-pound contender, Michelle Waterson, in the UFC Fight Night 161 main event TONIGHT (Sat., Oct. 12, 2019) on ESPN+ from inside Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
The winner is expected to move on to face current titleholder Weili Zhang, who captured the crown with a first-round annihilation of then-strawweight champion, Jessica Andrade, at UFC Shenzhen earlier this year.
Jedrzejczyk (15-3) is trying to regain her footing after coming up short in her last three title fights, including an unsuccessful trip up to the flyweight division, where she was summarily expelled by 125-pound deity, Valentina Shevchenko. Unfortunately her latest efforts have been clouded by weight-cutting shenanigans.
Waterson (17-6), meanwhile, is the winner of three straight after her commanding performance against former title contender, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, back in March. The 33- year-old striker stands at 5-2 inside the Octagon, with her two losses coming to Rose Namajunas and Tecia Torres.
Check out their fight video preview embedded above.
To see who else is fighting at UFC Fight Night 161 click here.