Combate was first to report the strawweight matchup. UFC 238 takes place at the United Center and will feature a women’s flyweight championship clash between Valentina Shevchenko and Jessica Eye. The main card will air on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass.
Herrig is coming off an 0-2 campaign in 2018 in which she dropped a unanimous decision to Michelle Waterson at UFC 229 and a split verdict to Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 223. The Team Curran representative is 5-3 during her UFC tenure.
China’s Yan has kicked off her Octagon career with successive decision victories over Kailin Curran, Viviane Pereira and Syuri Kondo. The 29-year-old China Top Team product owns a 10-1 career mark that includes five KO/TKO triumphs.