Ailin
Perez will square off against Karol Rosa
in a women’s bantamweight bout at UFC
311.
Multiple outlets confirmed the pairing following an initial
report from Gaston
Reyno. UFC 311 takes place on Jan. 18. A venue and headliner
have not been confirmed for the card, which is also expected to
include a heavyweight showdown between Jailton
Almeida and Serghei
Spivac.
Perez has won four straight contests since dropping her Octagon
debut to Stephanie
Egger at UFC Fight Night 209 in September 2022. Most recently,
the Argentina native known as “Fiona” scored a first-round
submission victory over Darya
Zheleznyakova at
UFC Paris on Sept. 28.
Rosa, meanwhile, is 3-3 in her last six promotional appearances.
The 29-year-old Brazilian kicked off her 2024 campaign with a
three-round verdict over Pannie
Kianzad at
UFC on ESPN 61 on Aug. 10.