A third title fight has been added to UFC 217 as strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk is set to defend her title against Rose Namajunas.
The UFC announced the matchup Tuesday morning.
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THREE title fights hit MSG as @JoannaMMA takes on @RoseNamajunas @TheGarden for #UFC217pic.twitter.com/6lFPqn7fxC
— UFC (@ufc) September 12, 2017
Namajunas (6-3) is the No. 3-ranked contender at 115 pounds. The 25-year-old submitted Michelle Waterson in April to earn her title shot. Meanwhile, Jedrzejczyk (14-0) defended her belt for a fifth time when she won a unanimous decision over Jessica Andrade at UFC 211 in May.
The event takes place Nov. 4 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It is scheduled to be headlined by middleweight champion Michael Bisping taking on former welterweight titleholder Georges St-Pierre in his first fight in nearly four years. A bantamweight title bout between champ Cody Garbrandt and challenger T.J. Dillashaw is the co-main event.
Here’s a look at the tentative fight card as it currently sits.
— Michael Bisping vs. Georges St-Pierre
— Cody Garbrandt vs. T.J. Dillashaw
— Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Rose Namajunas
— Stephen Thompson vs. Jorge Masvidal
— Johny Hendricks vs. Paulo Borrachinha
— Aiemann Zahabi vs. Ricardo Ramos
— Oleksiy Oliynyk vs. Curtis Blaydes
— Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Ion Cutelaba
— Corey Anderson vs. Patrick Cummins
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