The women’s bantamweight belt is going up for grabs next week when champion Julianna Peña defends her title against Kayla Harrison, but question marks surround what comes next for the winner of the June 7 bout. There is some speculation that former two-division champion and soon-to-be Hall of Fame member Amanda Nunes might come out of retirement to face either woman, but if that isn’t the case, either Ketlen Vieira or Macy Chiasson could put themselves on the on-deck circle with a win on May 31.
The two bantamweight contenders head into UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs Barber with title aspirations, and a win over a fellow top 5 contender could garner enough momentum to put themselves in the title conversation.