Jacqueline Cavalcanti and Julia Avila have agreed to battle in a bantamweight bout at a Feb. 15 UFC occasion, a number of individuals with information of the scenario advised MMA Combating. Contracts are but to be signed. The promotion hasn’t made an official announcement on the placement for the occasion.
The unique plan was for Cavalcanti to face UFC’s first-ever featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie in January of 2025, however the Dutch veteran just lately introduced her to retire from the game.
Cavalcanti (8-1) has received three in a row since becoming a member of the UFC in 2023, scoring choices over Zarah Fairn, Josiane Nunes and Nora Cornolle.
Avila (9-3) was victorious in three of her first 4 UFC bouts with wins over Pannie Kianzad, Gina Mazany and Julija Stoliarenko. In her most up-to-date outing, Avila tapped out to a face crank when she confronted ex-UFC champion Miesha Tate.
Mike Heck contributed to this report.
