The women’s 115-pound division will debut in the UFC next month with Claudia Gadelha facing Tina Lahdemaki at UFC Fight Night 45 in Atlantic City. Fox Sports first reported the news on Wednesday. Gadelha (11-0) is one of the top strawweight women in the world. The three-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion fights out of Team Nova Uniao in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil alongside UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and former bantamweight champion Renan Barao .
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Women’s Strawweight Division Makes UFC Debut in July – MMA Weekly