UFC strawweight J.J. Aldrich has a new opponent for next week’s UFC Fight Night 110 event in New Zealand.
UFC officials recently announced 19-year-old promotional newcomer Chan-Mi Jeon (5-0 MMA, 0-0) has replaced injured Nadia Kassem (4-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and now fights Aldrich (4-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC).
UFC Fight Night 110 takes place June 11 (but airs live in the U.S. on June 10 due to time difference) at Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. It airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass, though the bout order hasn’t been finalized.
Aldrich, a 24-year-old Invicta FC vet based out of Colorado, joined the UFC after a brief appearance on “The Ultimate Fighter 23,” where she lost an opening-round matchup to eventual season champ Tatiana Suarez. She then made her official UFC debut and dropped a decision to Juliana Lima, which snapped Aldrich’s three-fight winning streak that included a pair of “Performance of the Night” bonuses with Invicta FC.
Jeon, a South Korean fighter who’s competed at flyweight, turned pro in 2015 and has competed with South Korea’s All FC 1 and KAMA promotions. She’s 5-0 with four first-round knockouts. Three of the wins have come in 47 seconds or less. Most recently, she needed three minutes to TKO vet Megumi Yabushita (19-23) in September.
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