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SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 13: Julianna Pena acknowledges the crowd before the third round of her women's bantamweight bout against Nico Montano during the UFC Fight Night event at Golden 1 Center on July 13, 2019 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by J

The second event in the UFC’s return to Fight Island is headlined by a highly anticipated clash that could determine the next title challenger in the bantamweight division.

Originally scheduled to face off earlier this summer, former champion Holly Holm and surging contender Irene Aldana clash this weekend in a critical bout in the 135-pound weight class. A fixture in the title picture throughout her UFC tenure, Holm enters off a patient, measured victory over Raquel Pennington, while the streaking Aldana arrives having earned victories in five of her last six bouts and coming off a blistering first-round knockout of previously unbeaten Brazilian Ketlen Vieira last time out.