Marina Rodriguez, who has reasserted herself after having some degree of struggled following an undefeated early career, faces Michelle Waterson in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
The bout at UFC Apex will be contested at women's flyweight, even though both competitors typically compete at strawweight.
The main card will be on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET. Prelims will be on ESPN+ at 6:00.
Rodriguez (13-1-2) won her first 10 bouts before fighting to a draw with Randa Markos in her UFC debut in 2018. Rodriguez, a 34-year-old from Brazil, then won two in a row before a draw and a loss in her next two bouts slowed her momentum. She made a statement in January, though, with a second-round TKO of ranked opponent Amanda Ribas.
Waterson (18-8) has won four of her last six, including her last appearance, a split-decision win over Angela Hill in September. Waterson, a former Invicta FC atomweight titlist, is 35 and from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
This event was scheduled to be headlined by the return of former men's bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw, who has been suspended for two years following a PED test failure. He was to face rising contender Cory Sandhagen, but Dillashaw was injured in training.
The card also lost a clash of veteran former teammates Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone and Diego Sanchez, but Sanchez was pulled from the bout and released by the UFC. Cerrone now will face Alex Morono.
How to watch the fights
Watch the main card on ESPN. Don't have ESPN? Get instant access.
All of the fights are also available on ESPN+. If you don't have ESPN+, get it here. Also: Download the ESPN App | WatchESPN | TV schedule
There's also FightCenter, which offers live updates for every UFC card.
Saturday's fight card
ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET
Marina Rodriguez vs. Michelle Waterson | Women's flyweight
Donald Cerrone vs. Alex Morono | Welterweight
Neil Magny vs. Geoff Neal | Welterweight
Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Maurice Greene | Heavyweight
Diego Ferreira vs. Gregor Gillespie | Lightweight
Phil Hawes vs. Kyle Daukaus | Middleweight
ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET
Ludovit Klein vs. Michael Trizano | Men's featherweight
Jun Yong Park vs. Tafon Nchukwi | Middleweight
Christian Aguilera vs. Carlston Harris | Welterweight
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