UFC Tampa’s main event could be switched out at the last minute.
Former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk has informed the promotion more than a week ago that she would be unable to make the non-title limit of 116 lbs for her showdown with Michelle Waterson. Ordinarily, we’d see a catchweight agreed upon by the two parties, but a report from Combate says that Waterson is refusing a catchweight and turned down replacement opponents Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas, which is the only other strawweight matchup on the card.
ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reported on Wednesday that the UFC has discussed either moving the bout to a November show or having Waterson face recently dethroned champion Jessica Andrade at UFC 244.