“The Happy Warrior” has a new opponent for UFC San Antonio.
Jennifer Maia has stepped up on short notice for Liz Carmouche and is set to meet Roxanne Modafferi on the July 20 card, ESPN reported Wednesday.
Carmouche was pulled from the Modafferi fight last weekend in favor of a UFC women’s flyweight title shot against champion Valentina Shevchenko at UFC Uruguay on Aug. 10.
Modafferi and Maia have already met once. Maia successfully defended the Invicta FC flyweight title against Modafferi by split decision in 2016. It was Maia’s first title defense.
Since then, both fighters have signed with the UFC.