Marina Rodriguez will replace the injured Claudia Gadelha and face Cynthia Calvillo at UFC on ESPN 7.
ESPN was first to report the new strawweight matchup. UFC on ESPN 7 takes place at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 7 and is headlined by a heavyweight tilt pitting Alistair Overeem against Walt Harris.
A former competitor on the Brazilian version of Dana White’s Contender Series, Rodriguez is 2-0-1 thus far during her tenure with the Las Vegas-based promotion. After battling Randa Markos to a majority draw in her debut, the 32-year-old Brazilian has earned back-to-back unanimous verdicts over Jessica Aguilar and Tecia Torres.