Jessica
Penne will return following a 20-month USADA suspension to
square off against Hannah
Goldy at UFC
260.
MMAjunkie.com was first to report the strawweight booking. UFC
260 takes place on March 27 and is headlined by a heavyweight title
rematch between Stipe
Miocic and Francis
Ngannou.
Penne was sanctioned after testing positive for metabolites of
stanozolol, 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 3’-hydroxystanozolol,
synthetic steroids that are banned both in and out of competition.
An initial four-year suspension was
eventually reduced when the anti-doping organization determined
that Penne did not intentionally take the substance to gain an
advantage. The former Invicta FC atomweight queen returns to the
Octagon on a three-fight losing streak, which includes a decision
setback to Danielle
Taylor in her most recent outing in April 2017.
Goldy, meanwhile, earned a UFC contract on Season 3 of Dana White’s
Contender Series. She suffered her first professional defeat in six
bouts at UFC on ESPN 5, where she dropped a unanimous decision
against Miranda
Granger.