Ailin Perez will face Darya Zheleznyakova in a bantamweight fight at UFC Fight Night on Sept. 28 at Accor Arena in Paris, according to multiple reports.
Perez (10-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has won three consecutive fights, most recently with a contentious victory over Joselyne Edwards at UFC 302 in May. The Brazilian will now take on Zheleznyakova (9-1, 1-0), the Russian native who now calls France home.
Zheleznyakova is coming off a win over Montserrat Rendon by unanimous decision in her UFC debut in March.
Perez-Zheleznyakova will join a card in Paris that also includes: –Renato Moicano vs. Benoit Saint Denis –Joanderson Brito vs. William Gomis –Germaine de Randamie vs. Nora Cornolle
–Field Level Media
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