Former ONE Championship executive Miesha Tate and Rizin veteran Jinh Yu Frey will both be in action in June 5th. They are competing on a UFC card which doesn’t currently have a name or a venue.
Tate (19-9) will be returning to the 135lbs division after an unsuccessful experiment with competing at flyweight. She dropped a decision to Lauren Murphy at UFC on ABC 3.
But it at bantamweight that the 36 year old really made her name. She was the Strikeforce and UFC 135lbs champion and faced the likes of Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes.
Tate joined ONE Championship after retiring from competitive MMA. But she decided to relaunch her career after the Covid-19 pandemic and made a comeback in 2021, beating Marion Reneau in her first fight for five years.
Having lost her last two Tate will be desperate for another win on June 5th. She faces Mayra Bueno Silva (10-2-1) who comes into this contest on the back of three straight wins.
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Familiar face
Frey (11-8-) is also a familiar face to fans of Asian MMA having fought for Road FC and Rizin. She has been in with the likes of Loma Lookboonmee, Ayaka Hamasaki and Seo Hee Ham.
The 37 year old is also coming off back to back defeats. She will be looking to turn things around when she faces Elise reed who is coming off a submission loss to Loma Lookboonmee.
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Best of the rest
Asian MMA veteran Kai Kara-France (24-10) returns to action after his unsuccessful title shot. The New Zealander takes on rising Iraqi star Amir Albazi (16-1) in a flyweight fight.
In the main event middleweights collide. #10 ranked Jack Hermansson (23-8) has been matched with #12 ranked Brendan Allen (21-5).
UFC TBA, TBA, June 5th
Jack Hermansson vs. Brendan Allen (Middleweight)
Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Miesha Tate (Bantamweight)
Kai Kara-France vs. Amir Albazi (Flyweight)
Tim Elliott vs. Allan Nascimento (Flyweight)
Jinh Yu Frey vs. Elise Reed (Strawweight)
