The organization of the fight was reported by informed sources close to the situation.
The women’s fight will be a rematch – their first fight, held in July 2019, went the full distance and ended with a split decision victory for Pennington.
Irene Aldana, 34, is on a two-game knockout streak with Yana Kunitskaya and Maisie Chiasson knockouts, while Raquel Pennington, 34, has won five fights in a row, the last of which was a split decision victory over Kathleen Vieira.
Raquel Pennington and Irene Aldana currently sit second and fifth in the UFC women’s bantamweight division, respectively.