A bantamweight clash between Bethe Correia and Raquel Pennington was added to the UFC on FOX 19 card on April 16, MMAFighting.com confirmed following a report by Ag. Fight.
Correia (9-1) will enter the Octagon for the first time since losing to Ronda Rousey in a championship fight in August. Prior to the win, the Brazilian fighter won three straight under the UFC banner, defeating Julie Kedzie, Jessamyn Duke and Shayna Baszler.
Pennington (6-5), a member of the 18th season of The Ultimate Fighter, choked out late-replacement Jessica Andrade in September, avenging her first loss in the Octagon and improving to 3-2 after the reality show.
The fight card also includes Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson, Rashad Evans vs. Mauricio Rua and Mike Chiesa vs. Beneil Dariush.