At the UFC Fight Night 89 event scheduled for this June in Ottawa, history will be made inside the Octagon.
It was announced this week that at UFN 89, the first-ever UFC Women’s Flyweight bout will take place.
Former TUF veteran Joanne Calderwood will meet former UFC Women’s Strawweight title contender Valerie Letourneau in a Women’s Flyweight bout.
It was noted that this is a “special attraction fight” and not the “launch of a new UFC division,” however it has been said that UFC is looking into the possibility of adding the diviison in the future.
UFC Fight Night 89 is scheduled for June 18, 2016 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.