Last Saturday, strawweight prospect Alexa Grasso made her successful UFC debut, defeating Heather Jo Clark by unanimous decision. In just one month, we’ll be seeing Grasso’s teammate make her first appearance inside the Octagon. MMAjunkie reports that Invicta FC bantamweight contender Irene Aldana (7-2) is slated to fight Leslie Smith (8-7-1) at UFC on FOX 22 on Saturday, December 17th in Sacramento, California.
Aldana racked up a 4-1 record under the Invicta FC banner, with her only loss coming in a title fight vs. Tonya Evinger, who is the promotion’s current champion. All of Aldana’s victories have come by stoppage, including recent 1st round knockouts of Faith Van Duin and Jessamyn Duke.