The UFC has signed Invicta FC strawweight champion Emily Ducote and placed her in a fight with former UFC title challenger Jessica Penne (per MMA Junkie). That fight is scheduled for July 16 in Long Island, NY. Ducote is coming in on short notice, replacing fellow former Invicta FC strawweight champion Brianna Fortino (née Van Buren).
Ducote has a career record of 11-6. She fought in Bellator between 2016 and 2019. During that run she earned a spot opposite Ilima-Lei MacFarlane for the vacant Bellator flyweight title. Ducote lost that fight due to an armbar in the fifth round.