Alexa Grasso and Viviane Araujo suddenly find themselves in their first UFC main event.
The promotion announced Thursday that a flyweight bout between Grasso (14-3) and Araujo (11-3) will now serve as the headlining bout of a UFC event on Oct. 15 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. A middleweight bout between Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland was originally scheduled for the Oct. 15 main event, but Strickland withdrew from the bout due to a finger infection. The details of the bout are not known. It’s also unclear if Cannonier or Strickland will face different opponents in their next fights.
Grasso is currently No. 9 is currently No. 11.
This is Araujo and Grasso’s third fight. A Jan. 22, 2022 UFC , and an Aug. 13 were both cancelled. Grasso is 3-0 since moving up to the flyweight division, most recently defeating Joanne Wood by first-round submission.
Araujo has won three of her past four fights, with unanimous decision wins over Andrea Lee, Roxanne Modafferi, and Montana De La Rosa.
