UFC's debut event in Chile gets first five bouts, including Grasso, Lee and Luque

The UFC will land in a South American country other than Brazil for the first time ever this May.

The promotion today confirmed the UFC Fight Night event, which has yet to be numbered, will take place May 19 in Santiago, Chile. The event goes down at the Movistar Arena and will air on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

Five matchups already have been confirmed, though no headliner is official.

Among the additions are a welterweight bout of Vicente Luque (12-6-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) vs. Chad Laprise (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and a bantamweight showdown between Diego Rivas (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and Guido Cannetti (7-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC).

Three women’s contests are also set: Top strawweight prospect Alexa Grasso (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) meets “The Ultimate Fighter 23” winner Tatiana Suarez (5-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC); Poliano Botelho (6-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) takes on Syuri Kondo (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in another fight at 115 pounds; and former LFA flyweight champion Andrea Lee (8-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes her anticipated octagon debut against Veronica Macedo (5-1-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC).

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