The lineup for the UFC’s March return to Brazil continues to build with the addition of a former title challenger to the lineup. Bethe Correia (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) on Friday tweeted that she’ll fight Marion Reneau (7-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) in a women’s bantamweight matchup at UFC Fight Night 106, a booking that first was reported by Brazilian MMA news outlet Combate . The UFC has not yet made a formal announcement of the fight. UFC Fight Night 106 (the event was slated to be UFC Fight Night 107 until the promotion scrapped a Friday event the week prior in Las Vegas, forcing the number change to this card) takes place March 11 at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. The card airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass. The two women already have started a playful back-and-forth on Twitter. After Correia tweeted about the fight today and included an emoji of an old woman – Reneau is 39 – her opponent answered back .
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Bethe Correia says she’s fighting Marion Reneau at UFC Fight Night 106 in Brazil – MMA Junkie