Michelle Waterson-Gomez to Face Luana Pinheiro at UFC 287

A strawweight showdown pitting Michelle Waterson-Gomez against Luana Pinheiro is on tap for UFC 287.

ESPN first brought word of the bout. UFC 287 takes place on April 8 and is likely to take place in Brooklyn, N.Y. A main event has not been confirmed for the card.

Waterson-Gomez will attempt to snap a two-fight skid when she meets Pinheiro. The former Invicta atomweight champion is coming off a second-round submission loss to Amanda Lemos at UFC on ABC 3 in her lone appearance of 2022. Waterson has lost four of her last five promotional appearances.

Pinheiro, meanwhile, is 2-0 since earning a UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series. Most recently, the 29-year-old Brazilian outpointed Sam Hughes at UFC Fight Night 198 on Nov. 20.