Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) really wants to bolster its line up for the upcoming UFC 198 pay-per-view (PPV) mixed martial arts (MMA) event (proof), which takes place inside Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, on Sat., May 14, 2016.
Not surprising, considering it has 42,000 seats to fill.
That's why Invicta FC featherweight champion Cristiane Justino will be asked to make a 140-pound catchweight for her Octagon debut, which comes against bantamweight veteran Leslie Smith. That means whatever "epic" fight Cat Zingano was teasing has yet to reveal itself.
Justino (15-1, 1 NC)has been flirting with a UFC contract over the last several years, thanks to an ongoing feud with former women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey.