{"id":352939,"date":"2020-06-11T19:32:52","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T02:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=352939"},"modified":"2020-06-11T19:32:52","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T02:32:52","slug":"felice-herrig-set-to-fight-for-first-time-in-two-years-at-ufc-252","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/felice-herrig-set-to-fight-for-first-time-in-two-years-at-ufc-252\/","title":{"rendered":"Felice Herrig set to fight for first time in two years at UFC 252"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC women&#8217;s strawweight veteran Felice Herrig is set to make her return to the Octagon after a two-year layoff against Virna Jandiroba at UFC 252.<\/p>\n<p>Herrig is set to take on Jandiroba on the undercard of the Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier 3 PPV that is tentatively titled UFC 252. The card is set to take place on August 15, likely at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bokamotoESPN\/status\/1271264630510284802\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN&#8217;s Brett Okamoto<\/a> was the first to announce the return of Herrig for the first time in two years since having knee surgery. Check out the fight announcement via Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking: UFC targeting Felice Herrig (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/feliceherrig?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@feliceherrig<\/a>) vs. Virna Jandiroba on Aug. 15, per sources. Will be Herrig\u2019s first appearance since 2018 due to recover of knee surgery. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7qmeyHPfWj\">pic.twitter.com\/7qmeyHPfWj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bokamotoESPN\/status\/1271264630510284802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Breaking: UFC targeting Felice Herrig ( @feliceherrig ) vs. Virna Jandiroba on Aug. 15, per sources. Will be Herrig\u2019s first appearance since 2018 due to recover of knee surgery.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Herrig (14-8) is currently the No. 14 ranked contender in the UFC women&#8217;s strawweight division. The long-time veteran of the sport has not fought since a decision loss to Michelle Waterson at UFC 229 in October 2018, the same night Khabib Nurmagomedov defended the UFC lightweight title against Conor McGregor. That was a long time ago, but Herrig has someone managed to maintain her spot in the rankings. Overall, Herrig is 5-3 in the UFC. Some of her notable victories include Cortney Casey, Alexa Grasso, and Justine Kish.<\/p>\n<p>Herrig was last in the news following UFC 246, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/felice-herrig-attacked-in-las-vegas-following-ufc-246\/\">when she announced she had been attacked in Las Vegas following the Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone card<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jandiroba (15-1) is not currently ranked but she is the former Invicta FC women&#8217;s strawweight champion. Jandiroba made her UFC debut last spring and lost a decision to former UFC women&#8217;s strawweight champion Carla Esparza in a short-notice debut. Jandiroba then submitted Mallory Martin last December in her second UFC fight. Prior to joining the UFC, Jandiroba was unbeaten with a 14-0 record and was the Invicta champ. However, Herrig is going to be the best opponent she&#8217;s faced before besides Esparza.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think wins, Felice Herrig or Virna Jandiroba?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC women&#8217;s strawweight veteran Felice Herrig is set to make her return to the Octagon after a two-year layoff against Virna Jandiroba at UFC 252. Herrig is set to take on Jandiroba on the undercard of the Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier 3 PPV that is tentatively titled UFC 252. 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