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Alexa Grasso Moves Up to Flyweight to Take on Ji Yeon Kim at UFC Austin

A callout can get you far these days in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, even if it means targeting a fighter in a different weight class.

Early Friday morning, the promotion announced a new matchup in the women’s flyweight division at UFC Austin in June. Following her move to flyweight, Alexa Grasso (11-3) will come to blows with Ji Yeon Kim (9-2-2) on June 27 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.

Grasso announced her move to the flyweight division after falling out of her UFC 246 bout due to a bad weight cut.