Rising UFC women’s flyweight Karine Silva has booked her next assignment.
Silva (16-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC) meets Maryna Moroz (11-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) at UFC 292 on Aug. 19 from TD Garden in Boston. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie on Friday after an initial report by MMA Fighting.
Brazil’s Silva is coming off a knee-popping submission of Ketlen Souza in this past Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 45 event at the UFC Apex. The Dana White’s Contender Series alum has finished all 16 of her professional wins.
Moroz saw her three-fight winning streak snapped by former title challenger Jennifer Maia this past November at UFC Fight Night 215. Prior to that, the 31-year-old scored wins over Sabina Mazo, Mayra Bueno Silva, and a Performance of the Night submission of Mariya Agapova.
With the addition, the current UFC 292 lineup includes:
- Aljamain Sterling vs. Sean O’Malley – for bantamweight title
- Zhang Weili vs. Amanda Lemos – for women’s strawweight title
- Brad Tavares vs. Chris Weidman
- Mario Bautista vs. Cody Garbrandt
- Gerald Meerschaert vs. Andre Petroski
- Gregory Rodrigues vs. Denis Tiuliulin
- Maryna Moroz vs. Karine Silva
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 292.
