British strawweight Cory McKenna will return to action on 12 October when she takes on Brazil’s Polyana Viana at UFC Fight Night 244 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
McKenna has eight wins and three losses in her professional career, while Viana has 13 wins and seven losses.
McKenna, 25, was defeated by Jacqueline Amorim in her last bout in March.
Amorim locked in an early armbar for the submission victory over the Welsh grappler.
The fight marked McKenna’s return from battling a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), long Covid and a couple of concussions.
The Cwmbran fighter hit the headlines in August 2022 by becoming the first female in UFC history to earn a submission win with a Von Flue choke.
Viana, a 10-fight veteran in the UFC has earned ‘performance of the night’ twice in the promotion.
Both fighters come into the bout off the back of a loss, with Viana losing her two bouts, against 13th-ranked strawweight Gillian Robertson and 14th-ranked Iasmin Lucindo respectively.
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