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A pivotal UFC women’s bantamweight battle between two returning competitors will take place in December.
Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a matchup between former bantamweight champion Miesha Tate and Julia Avila is being targeted for the UFC’s event on Dec. 2 at a location and venue yet to be announced.
Tate looks to get back on track after suffering back-to-back decision losses to Ketlen Vieira and — in a brief move to the flyweight division — Lauren Murphy, the latter of which took place at UFC Long Island in July 2022.
“Cupcake” initially returned from a nearly five-year layoff from competition in July 2021 when she defeated Marion Reneau via third-round TKO. The 36-year-old was slated to fight in July in a bout against Mayra Bueno Silva, but was forced to withdraw due to injury.
Avila returns from more than a two-year layoff after dealing with a knee injury, as well as welcoming her first child into the world. “Raging Panda” is 3-1 in the UFC, including a third-round submission victory over Julija Stoliarenko in her most recent outing at UFC Vegas 30 in June 2021.
Damon Martin contributed to this report.
This article first appeared at MMA Fighting – All Posts
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