A strawweight matchup is in the works for the UFC’s Oct. 3 event.
Loma Lookboonmee (4-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) will take on Jinh Yu Frey (9-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) on an unannounced fight card at an undetermined location.
MMA Junkie confirmed the booking with multiple people with knowledge of the situation. The people requested anonymity because the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
Lookboonmee, the first Thai-born UFC fighter in history, is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Angela Hill at UFC on ESPN+ 26 in February. Prior to that, she picked up a split decision win over Aleksandra Albu last October.
Former Invicta FC atomweight champion Frey moved up to strawweight for her UFC debut, but suffered a third-round submission loss to fellow newcomer Kay Hansen at UFC on ESPN 12 in June.
Lookboonmee vs. Frey is the first matchup to be reported for the UFC’s Oct. 3 event.
Loma Lookboonmee vs. Jinh Yu Frey targeted for UFC's Oct. 3 event