It has been scheduled A female fly weight between Erin Blanchfield and Tracy Cortez for UFC 322 on November 15 In a destination still to be confirmed, but that it is expected to be the Madison Square Garden in New York.
It is not the first time they face in a fight, since they did it for the first time in early 2019 in the undefeated FC promotion, with Cortez winning by decision divided on that occasion.
Since then, both have passed to the UFC and had a successful trajectory in the promotion, although in reality It is Blanchfield who has climbed more in the classification so far, reaching this fight in position No. 4, while Cortez occupies No. 8.
Blanchfield, 26, currently has a 7-1 record at the UFC and He was about to play the title by winning his first six fights In the promotion, before suffering a loss by points against Manon Fiorot last year.
As for Cortez, 31, he has a 6-1 record in the octagon and, like Blanchfield, He won his first five fights, but then lost to Rose Namajunas last yearbefore recovering with a decision victory over Viviane Araujo in June.
Erin Blanchfield for the last time at UFC Edmonton in November 2024where he recovered from his first defeat in the Octagon against Manon Fiorot by overcoming the ex -champion of weight straw Rose Namajunas by unanimous decision. “Cold Blooded” currently has a 7-1 record at UFC, with highlighted Victorias on Taila Santos, Jessica Andrade y Molly McCann.
Blanhfield was scheduled to star UFC Vegas 107 against Maycee Barber in May. However, moments before retiring, “The Future” suffered a medical problem, which forced to cancel the fight immediately.
Blanchfield vs. Cortez is an al Cartel of UFC 322, that It is the only fight confirmed so far for what will be one of the latest events of the era of payment per event of the promotion before moving on to a new retransmission agreement with Paramount+ next year.
It is rumored that The stellar fight of UFC 322 will be starring the ex -champion of lightweight Islam Makhachev, who will rise category to challenge the Current Wélter weight champion, Jack Della Maddalena. However, the possible confrontation has not yet been formalized.
