Jessica Aguilar vs. Jodie Esquibel slated for UFC Fight Night 131 in Utica

June’s UFC Fight Night 131 lineup has a new women’s strawweight bout.

Jessica Aguilar (19-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC) takes on Jodie Esquibel (6-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC), UFC officials recently announced.

UFC Fight Night 131 takes place June 1 at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, N.Y. The event airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass, though the full fight card and bout order haven’t been finalized.

Former WSOF champion Aguilar, who’s No. 9 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA women’s strawweight rankings, was a welcomed addition to the UFC roster in 2015, but she’s since struggled with injuries and losses. The 35-year-old Mexican vet saw her 10-fight winning streak snapped with UFC losses to Claudia Gadelha and Cortney Casey – both via decision.

She now meets Esquibel, a 31-year-old Invicta FC fighter who joined the UFC after a 4-2 run with the all-female promotion. Following her elimination-round loss to Ashley Yoder on “The Ultimate Fighter 23” in 2016, Esquibel made her promotional debut. She got a tough test and suffered a unanimous-decision loss to No. 5-ranked Karolina Kowalkiewicz in October.

The latest UFC Fight Night 131 card now includes:

• Marlon Moraes vs. Jimmie Rivera
• Walt Harris vs. Daniel Spitz
• Sijara Eubanks vs. Lauren Murphy
• Jarred Brooks vs. Hector Sandoval
• Sam Alvey vs. Gian Villante
• Gregor Gillespie vs. Vinc Pichel
• Jessica Aguilar vs. Jodie Esquibel
• Jake Ellenberger vs. TBA

For more on UFC Fight Night 131, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.