Invicta FC bantamweight champion Lauren Murphy has been signed by the UFC and she will make her promotional debut on August 16th at UFC Fight Night 47 against former title challenger Sara McMann.
The fight booking was announced by UFC officials on Thursday morning.
UFC Fight Night 47 will come from the Cross Insurance Center on August 16th and will be headlined by a light heavyweight bout as Ryan Bader meets Ovince St. Preux.
Murphy (8-0) won the Invicta FC bantamweight title at the end of 2013 as she defeated Miriam Nakamoto by TKO in the fourth round. It was her sixth win to come by TKO and three of her wins came in Invicta.
McMann (7-1) opened her career with seven straight wins before losing to current UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey at UFC 170. Prior to her defeat to Rousey, four of her wins came by stoppage with three of them coming by submission.
The current UFC Fight Night 47: Bader vs. St. Preux fight card is below.
Ryan Bader (17-4) vs. Ovince St. Preux (16-5)
Tim Boetsch (17-7) vs. Brad Tavares (12-3)
Shawn Jordan (15-6) vs. Jack May (7-1)
Sam Alvey (24-5, 1NC) vs. Tom Watson (16-7)
Thiago Tavares (18-5-1) vs. Robbie Peralta (18-4, 1NC)
Lauren Murphy (8-0) vs. Sara McMann (7-1)