Holly Holm meets Brazil's Erica Paes, who defeated 'Cyborg,' at Legacy FC 24

Holly Holm signed with Legacy Fighting Championship a week ago hoping to stay unbeaten at the next level of MMA.

Now the former pro boxer has her opponent. Holm (4-0) will fight Brazilian Erica Paes (2-2) at Legacy FC 24. Legacy FC promoter Mick Maynard today confirmed the booking with MMAjunkie.com.

Legacy FC 24 takes place Oct. 11 at Allen Event Center in Allen, Texas. The night’s main card, including Holm vs. Paes, airs on AXS TV.

“We offered the fight to around 40 people or more, and all declined for one reason or another,” Maynard said in an email. “For the naysayers, Holly is willing to fight anyone.”

Paes fought twice in 2005, but then took a lengthy hiatus. But more than eight years ago, the first fight of her career was a kneebar submission of former Strikeforce champion Cristiane Justino. Starting your career with a tapout win over the woman who would become “Cyborg” Santos is an impressive feat. But after a loss in her second fight, Paes didn’t fight again until April of this year, when she returned with a submission win. In June, though, she lost a decision at Jungle Fight 54 in her home country. Now she’ll fight in America for the first time.

Holm went 33-2-3 during her pro boxing career. In her promotional debut at Legacy FC 21 in July, she scored picked up a second-round knockout win with a head kick against Allanna Jones. All of Holm’s MMA wins have come by knockout. She trains at the Jackson-Winkeljohn camp in Albuquerque, N.M.

With the addition, the Legacy FC 24 card now includes:

MAIN CARD (AXS TV, 10 p.m. ET)

• Ryan Benoit vs. Damacio Page
• Carlos Diego Ferreira vs. Chris Feist
• Henry Cejudo vs. Ryan Hollis
• Charles Byrd vs. Mike Jasper
• Eliazar Rodriguez vs. Eli Tamez
• Damon Jackson vs. Javier Obregon
• Holly Holm vs. Erica Paes

PRELIMINARY CARD (Untelevised, 8 p.m. ET)

• Matthew Lozano vs. Klayton Mai
• Evan Thompson vs. Edgar Verdin
• George Pacurariu vs. TBA
• Sean Holden vs. Melvin Jordan
• Marcus Penland vs. TBA
• Bull Lawal vs. TBA

For more on Legacy FC 24, including the night’s official fight card, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Holly Holm)