Ernesta Kareckaite needed a new opponent for this Saturday’s UFC Mexico City, and she now has a rather interesting one.
With Sofia Montenegro out, undefeated women’s flyweight Regina Tarin (7-0) is stepping in to face Kareckaite (6-1-1). Due to the extremely short nature of the fight, the bout has been moved up to a 130lb catchweight.
News of the change in opponents and weight was first reported by Eurosport’s Marcel Dorff.
Tarin, a Mexican national who carries the nickname “Kill Bill,” announced a tryout with the WWE earlier this year. She spent several days at the WWE Performance Center in January, noting that she was the only Mexican with a tryout at that time.
On the MMA side of things, Tarin holds a notable win over Bellator, PFL, and Invicta FC vet Kaytlin Neil from last July. Just 21-years old, six of Tarin’s seven wins as a pro have come inside the distance.
Kareckaite is 1-1 under the UFC banner, and enters UFC Mexico City off a victory over Nicolle Caliari.
The UFC’s return to Mexico City, Mexico on this Saturday, February 28 has been hit hard by the injury bug, with even the main event seeing Lone’er Kavanagh filling in for Asu Almabayev. The following fights are attached to the card:
- Brandon Moreno vs. Lone’er Kavanagh
- Marlon Vera vs. David Martínez
- Daniel Zellhuber vs. King Green
- Édgar Cháirez vs. Felipe Bunes
- Imanol Rodríguez vs. Kevin Borjas
- Santiago Luna vs. Angel Pacheco
- Ryan Gandra vs. José Daniel Medina
- Ailín Pérez vs. Macy Chiasson
- Cristian Quiñonez vs. Kris Moutinho
- Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Javier Reyes
- Erik Silva vs. Francis Marshall
- Damian Pinas vs. Wesley Schultz
- Ernesta Kareckaitė vs. Regina Tarin
