The women’s strawweight champion, Rose Namajunas, will return from injury when she defends her title at UFC 237 in May.
First reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Rose Namajunas (8-3 MMA) will take on rising challenger Jessica Andrade (19-6 MMA) for the strawweight championship. The fight is scheduled to go down on May 11, for UFC 237 which is reported to be in Brazil. As of now, no reports of a venue or city have been announced.
Andrade is coming off a sensational Performance of the Night knockout victory over Karolina Kowalkiewicz (12-3 MMA) at UFC 228 and has now won three in a row.