Tabatha
Ricci will square off against Lupita
Godinez in a strawweight pairing at UFC
295.
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ESPN Deportes was first to report the bout. UFC 295 takes place
at Madison Square Garden in New York on Nov. 11 and is headlined by
a heavyweight championship showdown between Jon Jones and
Stipe
Miocic.
Ricci has won four straight promotional appearances since dropping
her debut to Manon
Fiorot in a flyweight contest at UFC Fight Night 189 in June
2021. “Baby Shark” is 2-0 thus far in 2023, with victories against
Jessica
Penne and Gillian
Robertson to her credit.
Godinez is 3-0 thus far this year and has been victorious in five
of her last six UFC bouts. Most recently, “Loopy” submitted
Elise
Reed in the second round of their encounter at UFC Fight Night
227.