British strawweight Cory McKenna will return to action on October 12th when he faces Brazilian Polyana Viana at UFC Fight Night 244 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
McKenna has eight wins and three losses in his professional career, while Viana has 13 wins and seven losses.
McKenna, 25, was defeated by Jacqueline Amorim in his last fight in March.
Amorim landed an armbar early on for the submission victory over the Welsh grappler.
The fight marked McKenna’s return from battling respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), long Covid and a couple of concussions.
The Cwmbran fighter made headlines in August 2022 when she became the first woman in UFC history to win via Von Flue choke submission.
Viana, a veteran of 10 UFC fights, has twice achieved ‘performance of the night’ in the promotion.
Both fighters come into the fight after defeats, with Viana losing both fights, to 13th ranked strawweight Gillian Robertson and 14th ranked Iasmin Lucindo respectively.
