Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream the UFC live on
your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the
ESPN app. It appears that Norma
Dumont vs. Felicia
Spencer in May was not in fact the final Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s
featherweight match.
MMA Fighting was first to report on Wednesday that Holly Holm
(14-5) would be making her comeback in the featherweight division
against Dumont (6-1) on Oct.
16. The UFC Fight Night event on that date will likely go down
inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and it is unclear but unlikely
this matchup will serve as its headliner. Holm subsequently
confirmed the news on her Instagram on
Thursday.
Holm, who will turn 40 the day after this expected matchup, has
proved that she is not done competing at the highest level yet. The
former bantamweight queen is currently riding a two-fight win
streak with decisions over Raquel
Pennington and Irene
Aldana, both of which came in 2020. This winning streak is her
longest since she started her career at a sterling 10-0 having
knocked out Ronda
Rousey to earn the belt. Although she posts a career knockout
rate of over 50 percent, “The Preacher’s Daughter” has notched just
one in the last five years, when she flattened Bethe
Correia with a head kick in 2017.
Dumont, who tried and failed to make the 135-pound division at the
end of 2020, is coming off of the biggest win of her career. In
May, Dumont topped former title challenger and ex-Invicta Fighting Championships titleholder
Felicia
Spencer by split decision. Unlike her opponent, Dumont has yet
to score a knockout since turning pro in 2016.
The UFC Fight Night event on Oct. 16 does not currently have a
title or headliner, but it will take place inside the UFC Apex in
Las Vegas. Other noteworthy matches slated for the event include a
heavyweight battle between Andrei
Arlovski and Carlos
Felipe, while Ludovit
Klein and Nate
Landwehr will square off at featherweight.
