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UFC 238 Update: Karolina Kowalkiewicz to Face Alexa Grasso in Chicago on June 8

Karolina Kowalkiewicz will square off against Alexa Grasso in a strawweight bout at UFC 238, promotion officials announced Tuesday.

UFC 238 takes place at the United Center in Chicago on June 8 and is headlined by a showdown between Henry Cejudo and Marlon Moraes for the vacant bantamweight championship. Additionally, reigning flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko will defend her crown against Jessica Eye. The UFC 238 main card airs on pay-per-view via ESPN+, with prelims available on ESPN and ESPN+.

A former strawweight challenger, Kowalkiewicz is coming off back-to-back Octagon defeats, including a decision setback to Michelle Waterson in her most recent outing at UFC on ESPN 2.