This weekend the UFC gives us, after some uncertainty, a main event between Marina Rodriguez and Michelle Waterson. Both fighters head into this one, at the UFC APEX facility, knowing an impressive win could vault them into the crowded strawweight title picture.
Despite both women normally competing at 115 lbs, and the fight having implications in that division, this bout will be going down at flyweight—due to the short notice nature of this booking. Previously this weekend was supposed to host former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillishaw’s return to the cage, opposite Cody Sandhagen, but Dillashaw was forced to withdraw due to a nasty cut he sustained in training.