The UFC’s summer schedule continues for an Aug. 1 event in Las Vegas, and the promotion has added a pair of important matchups to the fight card.
Former bantamweight champion Holly Holm hopes to stop rising contender Irene Aldana, and middleweight Edmen Shahbazyan aims to break through by defeating veteran Derek Brunson.
The matchups were first reported by ESPN.com and confirmed to MMA Fighting by multiple people with knowledge of the upcoming fights.
Holm hopes to build on a recent rebound. The ex-champ and three-time title challenger most recently outpointed Raquel Pennington in a rematch of a previous victory, which put her back in the win column after a third attempt to win back the 135-pound title ended in a TKO loss to current two-division champ Amanda Nunes.