Joanne Calderwood, Lauren Murphy to Square Off at UFC 263 on June 12

A women’s flyweight bout with title implications is on tap for
UFC
263
, as Joanne
Calderwood
will square off with Lauren
Murphy
on June 12.


MMAjunkie.com
was first to report the pairing. UFC 263 is
headlined by a flyweight championship rematch between Deiveson
Figueiredo
and Brandon
Moreno
. The card does not have an official location or
venue.

Calderwood was victorious in her first appearance of 2021,
outpointing former title challenger Jessica Eye
at UFC 257 on Jan. 23. The 34-year-old Scotland native is 7-5 in
UFC competition, with notable wins over Andrea Lee,
Ariane
Lipski
, Valerie
Letourneau
and Seo Hee
Ham
.

Murphy, meanwhile, enters the matchup with Calderwood on a
four-bout winning streak at 125 pounds. Most recently, “Lucky”
tapped out Liliya
Shakirova
in the second round at UFC 254 this past October.The
former Invicta FC title holder has also bested Roxanne
Modafferi
, Lee and Mara
Romero Borella
during her current tear.

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