Kalindra Faria remains on Saturday's UFC 216 fight card with main-card slot

Kalindra Faria will remain on Saturday’s UFC 216 lineup – with a main-card slot, no less.

After would-be opponent Andrea Lee (8-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) was recently forced off the card, it wasn’t clear if Faria (18-5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) would be pulled too.

However, UFC officials today added recent Invicta FC competitor Mara Romero Borella (11-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Faria to Saturday’s UFC 216 main card.

UFC 216 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and the main card, including Faria vs. Borella, airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and UFC Fight Pass.

Faria, a 31-year-old Brazilian, made her pro debut nearly nine years ago. She’s currently on a three-fight winning streak, which included a September 2016 decision victory over vet Carina Damm to claim the Titan FC women’s bantamweight title. Thirteen of her 18 career wins have come via stoppage.

She now meets Borella, a 31-year-old Italian fighter who recently earned a split-decision victory over Milana Dudieva in Invicta FC 24’s main event. It marked her fifth straight victory, which included a host of appearances on the European circuit. Seven of her 11 career wins have come via stoppage.

The full UFC 216 lineup now includes:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

• Tony Ferguson vs. Kevin Lee – for interim lightweight title
• Champ Demetrious Johnson vs. Ray Borg – for flyweight title
• Derrick Lewis vs. Fabricio Werdum
• Mara Romero Borella vs. Kalindra Faria
• Beneil Dariush vs. Evan Dunham

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

• Tom Duquesnoy vs. Cody Stamann
• Will Brooks vs. Nik Lentz
• Bobby Green vs. Lando Vannata
• Poliana Botelho vs. Pearl Gonzalez

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:15 p.m. ET)

• Mark Godbeer vs. Walt Harris
• Magomed Bibulatov vs. John Moraga
• Thales Leites vs. Brad Tavares
• Marco Beltran vs. Matt Schnell

For more on UFC 216, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.