Jessica Andrade vs. Marina Rodriguez put for UFC 300

But any other matchup between ranked contenders is decided for UFC 300.

The promotion announced on Friday that a matchup between veteran strawweight champion Jessica Andrade and Marina Rodriguez will elevate space on the historic match, which is decided for April 13 at T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas.

Andrade has spent the final few years bouncing around at 115 and 125, including getting a flyweight title shot in opposition to Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 261with up and down outcomes. After profitable three straight fights in opposition to Cynthia Calvillo, Amanda Lemosand Lauren MurphyAndrade would shuffle on to receive executed in three straight fights, but became once in a space to complete a five-fight time desk in 2023 with a dominant stoppage fetch in opposition to Mackenzie Dern at UFC 295 this previous November.

After placing herself on the high of the list for title competition, Rodriguez suffered inspire-to-inspire losses to Lemos and Virna Jandiroba that put her inspire within the dialog at 115 kilos. The 36-365 days-extinct became once in a space to jump inspire with a vicious showing in opposition to Michelle Waterson-Gomez at UFC Vegas 79 in September, incomes a TKO stoppage within the 2d spherical.