Per MMA Junkie on Thursday, Cortez (10-1) will return to the cage to take on fellow 125er Jasmine Jasudavicius (9-2) at UFC Fight Night 227. This event, a Fight Night card playing out at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, will be a rare show to feature a championship bout without a pay-per-view attached. News of this ranked flyweight pairing has since been confirmed by Cortez on her social media.
This will be Cortez’ first jaunt to the Octagon since May 2022, where she picked up a unanimous decision over Melissa Gatto. Since dropping her professional debut back in 2017, Cortez has not lost. Victor of 10 straight outings, including four in the UFC – one per year since joining the league in 2019 – Cortez has reached the rankings courtesy of four decisions wins over the likes of Gatto, Justine Kish and Stephane Egger. Each of the last six appearances fo…