Raquel Pennington-Irene Aldana Rematch to Headline UFC Fight Night on May 20

A rematch between Raquel Pennington and Irene Aldana will serve as the main event for UFC Fight Night on May 20.

The promotion on Tuesday announced the bantamweight pairing — which had initially been rumored for UFC on ESPN 43 in San Antonio. UFC Fight Night takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and the card will air in its entirety on ESPN+. Pennington and Aldana initially squared off at UFC on ESPN 4 in July 2019, with Pennington prevailing via split decision.

Pennington is currently on a five-bout winning streak in UFC competition. The former bantamweight title challenger was successful in her first venture of 2023, as she garnered a split verdict against Ketlen Vieira at UFC Fight Night 217 on Jan. 14. Her current run also includes victories over the likes of Aspen Ladd, Macy Chiasson, Pannie Kianzad and Marion Reneau.

Aldana, meanwhile, has been victorious in four of her last five Octagon appearances. The Lobo Gym MMA representative has earned finishes in three of those bouts, scoring KO/TKO wins over Chiasson, Kunitskaya and Vieira.

A handful of other contests were also confirmed for the event: Orion Cosce vs. Gilbert Urbina at welterweight; Andre Fialho vs. Joaquin Buckley at welterweight; Chase Hooper vs. Nick Fiore at lightweight and Natalia Silva vs. Victoria Leonardo at flyweight.