According to a report from The Sacramento Bee citing UFC officials, a bantamweight bout between Montano (4-2) and one-time title challenger Sara McMann (11-5) is one of several matchups that has been added to the upcoming UFC Sacramento card at Golden 1 Center on July 13.
This will be Montano’s Octagon debut at 135 pounds. Montano became the UFC’s first female flyweight champion when she defeated Roxanne Modafferi at The Ultimate Fighter 26 finale back in December 2017 to win a 16-woman tournament. During the course of the TUF 26 season, Montano also picked up victories over Barb Honchak, Montana De La Rosa, and Lauren Murphy.