Cachoeira confirmed the pairing on social media following an initial report from The Mirror. UFC 291 takes place at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 29 and is headlined by a lightweight scrap pitting Dustin Poirier against Justin Gaethje.
Wood halted a three-bout losing streak in her first outing of 2023, as she garnered a split-decision triumph against Luana Carolina at UFC 286 on March 18. The Invicta FC veteran is 8-7 during her UFC tenure, with wins over the likes of Jessica Eye, Andrea Lee, Valerie Letourneau and Seo Hee Ham.
Cachoeira, meanwhile, has been victorious in four of her last five Octagon appearances. “Zombie Girl” went 2-0 in 2022, defeating Ji Yeon Kim via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 202 before earning a TKO triumph against Ariane Lipski at UFC on ESPN 41.