A flyweight bout pitting Maycee
Barber against Alexa
Grasso has been confirmed for UFC
258.
The promotion announced the matchup on Tuesday. UFC 258 takes place
on Feb. 13 and is also expected to include a middleweight rematch
between Chris
Weidman and Uriah Hall. A
location for the event was not revealed.
Barber hasn’t competed since UFC 246 in January, when she injured
her knee in a unanimous decision loss to Roxanne
Modafferi on Jan. 18. Prior to that, the Dana White’s Contender
Series alum began her promotional tenure with TKO triumphs against
Hannah
Cifers, J.J. Aldricha and Gillian
Robertson.
Grasso, meanwhile, made a successful 125-pound debut at UFC Fight
Night 175, where she took a unanimous decision over Ji Yeon Kim
at UFC Fight Night 175 on Aug. 29. The 27-year-old Lobo Gym MMA
representative went 3-3 as a strawweight, earning notable wins
against the likes of Karolina
Kowalkiewicz and Randa
Markos.