Alexa Grasso, Viviane Araujo Elevated to Main Event at UFC Fight Night 212

Alexa Grasso and Viviane Araujo will now have five rounds in which to settle their differences.

The flyweight bout will now serve as the main event for UFC Fight Night 212 on Oct. 15, the promotion announced Wednesday. UFC Fight Night 212 was originally expected to be headlined by a middleweight clash pitting Jared Cannonier against Sean Strickland, but that bout was canceled when Strickland was forced to withdraw due to an infected finger.

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Grasso and Araujo were scheduled to meet at UFC on ESPN 41 on Aug. 13 but was removed due to visa issues for Grasso. Prior to that, an Araujo injury nixed a proposed bout between the two at UFC 270.

Grasso has won three straight fights since moving up to 125 pounds, including a first-round submission triumph against Joanne Wood in her last outing at UFC on ESPN 33 on March 26.

Araujo, meanwhile, has been victorious in three of her last four Octagon appearances. Most recently, the 35-year-old Brazilian outpointed Andrea Lee at UFC on ESPN 36 on May 14.

Stepping into the main event spotlight ?@AlexaGrasso and @ViviAraujoMMA go head-to-head for 5 rounds on October 15th! pic.twitter.com/JffQF1zKTL

— UFC (@ufc) September 7, 2022