Julia
Avila will face Julija
Stoliarenko in a bantamweight contest at a UFC card on March
20.
MMAFighting.com was first to report the pairing. The event is
headlined by a middleweight clash pitting Kevin
Holland against Derek
Brunson and does not yet have an official location.
Avila had a four-bout winning streak snapped in her most recent
outing when she dropped a unanimous decision to Sijara
Eubanks at UFC Fight Night 177 on Sept. 12. “Raging Panda”
began her promotional tenure with victories over Gina Mazany
and Pannie
Kianzad. The 32-year-old also owns notable triumphs agianst
Nicco
Montano and Marion
Reneau on the regional scene.
A native of Kaunas, Lithuania, Stoliarenko fell to Yana
Kunitskaya via unanimous decision in her second Octagon
appearance at UFC Fight Night 174 on Aug. 8. Her debut, a
split-decision setback against Leah Letson
at “The Ultimate Fighter 28” finale, came nearly two years earlier.
The 27-year-old had won five straight bouts in various
organizations before running into Kunitskaya.