Holly Holm meets Megan Anderson at UFC 225 in first non-title featherweight bout

The first non-title women’s featherweight bout in UFC history will take place at UFC 225, and it features former champ Holly Holm against Megan Anderson.

The Chicago Tribune announced the matchup between Holm (11-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) and Anderson (8-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC).

UFC 225 will take place June 9 at United Center in Chicago. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass, though the bout order hasn’t been finalized.

Holm will return to the octagon for the first time since her failed 145-pound title bid against champ Cris Cyborg at UFC 219. The former 135-pound titleholder managed to take the Brazilian to the scorecards but ultimately lost a convincing decision.

At 36, “The Preacher’s Daughter” recently said she has no intent on retiring anytime soon. She wants to make another run at the title, and that begins at UFC 225.

Looking to thwart Holm’s title plans will be former Invicta FC champ Anderson. The Australian will return to action after a nearly 17-month layoff, largely due to an undisclosed personal issue. Anderson, 28, was scheduled to fight Cyborg for the UFC title last July but was forced to withdraw and has remained silent since.

Anderson has posted on social media that she wanted the Cyborg fight whenever she made her return to action. She’ll finally return at UFC 225, but it will be to fight Holm, not Cyborg.

The latest UFC 225 card includes:

• Champ Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero – for middleweight title
• Colby Covington vs. Rafael dos Anjos – for interim welterweight title
• Curtis Blaydes vs. Alistair Overeem
• Joseph Benavidez vs. Sergio Pettis
• Carla Esparza vs. Claudia Gadelha
• Andrei Arlovski vs. Tai Tuivasa
• Rashad Evans vs. Anthony Smith
• Rashad Coulter vs. Allen Crowder
• Dan Ige vs. Mike Santiago
• CM Punk vs. Mike Jackson
• Megan Anderson vs. Holly Holm

For more on UFC 225, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.