Tracy Cortez, Jasmine Jasudavicius Collide at UFC Fight Night 227 in Las Vegas

Since Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight Tracy Cortez last fought, her upcoming opponent has competed three times.

Per MMA Junkie on Thursday, Cortez (10-1) will return to the cage to take on fellow 125er Jasmine Jasudavicius (9-2) at UFC Fight Night 227. This event, a Fight Night card playing out at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, will be a rare show to feature a championship bout without a pay-per-view attached. News of this ranked flyweight pairing has since been confirmed by Cortez on her social media.

This will be Cortez’ first jaunt to the Octagon since May 2022, where she picked up a unanimous decision over Melissa Gatto. Since dropping her professional debut back in 2017, Cortez has not lost. Victor of 10 straight outings, including four in the UFC – one per year since joining the league in 2019 – Cortez has reached the rankings courtesy of four decisions wins over the likes of Gatto, Justine Kish and Stephane Egger. Each of the last six appearances for Cortez have gone to the scorecards.

While Cortez has won six straight decisions, Canada’s Jasudavicius has not seen a fight end before the final bell since 2020 – a span of seven fights encompassing her entire UFC tenure and beyond. As mentioned above, Jasudavicius has stepped in the cage on three separate occasions since Cortez’ last fight, losing to Natalia Silva only to bounce back with a pair of victories over Gabriella Fernandes and Miranda Maverick.

UFC Fight Night 227 will take place in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena on Sept. 16. The main attraction will see a high-stakes 125-pound championship rematch between Alexa Grasso and ex-champ Valentina Shevchenko. Other bouts serving high on the billing include a welterweight scrap between Shavkat Rakhmonov and Kelvin Gastelum in the co-main event, as well as Chris Curtis vs. Anthony Hernandez at middleweight and a 115-pound affair as Lupita Godinez takes on Sam Hughes.