Former UFC women’s featherweight champ Germaine de Randamie will return to action this April.
de Randamie (10-4) will be in action on April 6, 2024 at UFC Vegas 89 in a bantamweight match-up with another ex-145lb’er, Norma Dumont (10-2). Laerte Viana was first to report news of the booking, with Dumont confirming the match-up.
The April 6 Fight Night card is the final event prior to the historic UFC 300 one week later.
Germaine de Randamie has not competed since October 2020, when she submitted Julianna Pena. The 39-year old ex-Strikeforce star has been with the UFC since 2013 but despite winning one title and challenging for a second has fought only sporadically.
“The Iron Lady” won the promotion’s now-defunct women’s 145lb title by defeating Holly Holm in 2017, but was later stripped of the belt after declining to fight Cris Cyborg, citing the latter’s history of performance enhancing drug use.
Dumont has won her last three fights, most recently winning a unanimous decision against Chelsea Chandler. The Brazilian was to have faced Yana Santos at this weekend’s UFC Vegas 84, but with Santos out of the bout, that fight was scrapped.
The UFC Vegas 89 card has two other fights reported for it, including an expected headliner between middleweights Marvin Vettori and Brendan Allen. The fights attached to the event are:
- Marvin Vettori vs. Brendan Allen
- Valter Walker vs. Łukasz Brzeski
- Germaine de Randamie vs. Norma Dumont
