First-Ever UFC Female Flyweight Bout Set For UFC Fight Night 89

History will be made at UFC Fight Night 89, as Joanne Calderwood takes on Valerie Letourneau in the first-ever female flyweight contest.

Set for June 18 from The Arena at TD Place in Ottawa, the card features a main event between Rory MacDonald and …

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History will be made at UFC Fight Night 89, as Joanne Calderwood takes on Valerie Letourneau in the first-ever female flyweight contest.

Set for June 18 from The Arena at TD Place in Ottawa, the card features a main event between Rory MacDonald and Stephen Thompson.

Calderwood (10-1) has been fighting in the strawweight division, going 2-1 since signing with the UFC. She scored a recent victory over Cortney Casey and has also topped Seo Hee Ham.

Letourneau (8-4) won three of four, but was unsuccessful in her bout with UFC champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk. She owns UFC wins over Elizabeth Phillips, Jessica Rakoczy and Maryna Moroz – who defeated Calderwood.

The UFC is still looking into plans to possibly create a female flyweight division.