Joanne Wood to Face Priscila Cachoeira in Salt Lake City

Joanne
Wood will square off against Priscila
Cachoeira in a flyweight bout at
UFC 291.

Cachoeira confirmed the pairing on social media following an
initial report from
The Mirror. UFC 291 takes place at the Delta Center in Salt
Lake City, Utah, on July 29 and is headlined by a lightweight scrap
pitting Dustin
Poirier against Justin
Gaethje.

Wood halted a three-bout losing streak in her first outing of 2023,
as she garnered a split-decision triumph against Luana
Carolina at UFC 286 on March 18. The Invicta FC veteran is 8-7
during her UFC tenure, with wins over the likes of Jessica Eye,
Andrea
Lee, Valerie
Letourneau and Seo Hee
Ham.

Cachoeira, meanwhile, has been victorious in four of her last five
Octagon appearances. “Zombie Girl” went 2-0 in 2022, defeating
Ji Yeon
Kim via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 202 before
earning a TKO triumph against Ariane
Lipski at UFC on ESPN 41.