A bantamweight bout – and the first female fight in UFC-Brazil history – between promotional newcomer Amanda Nunes (7-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Sheila Gaff (10-5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is the latest addition to August’s UFC 163 event in Brazil.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed the bout with UFC officials following an initial report from Globo.

UFC 163 takes place Aug. 3 at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and Facebook.

Nunes vs. Gaff likely will be part of the prelims.

Nunes, who fights in her home country, heads to the UFC after two fights in Strikeforce (where she scored a knockout win over Julie Budd and a TKO loss to Alexis Davis) and a pair of bouts with Invicta FC (where she submitted Raquel Pa’aluhi but suffered a decision defeat to Sarah D’alelio). The heavy-handed grappler owns six knockouts in seven career wins.

Gaff, a German fighter, looks to rebound from a UFC-debut TKO loss to Sara McMann at UFC 159. Prior to the fight, the Cage Warriors vet had posted three consecutive knockout wins over the likes of Hanna Sillen, Aisling Daly and Jennifer Maia. In 10 career wins, the well-rounded fighter owns six knockouts and four submissions.

The latest UFC 163 card now includes:

Champ Jose Aldo vs. Anthony Pettis – for featherweight title Phil Davis vs. Lyoto Machida Josh Koscheck vs. Demian Maia Thales Leites vs. Tom Watson Vinny Magalhaes vs. Anthony Perosh Cezar Ferreira vs. Clint Hester Robert Drysdale vs. Ednaldo Oliveira Sheila Gaff vs. Amanda Nunes Neil Magny vs. Sergio Moraes

For more on UFC 163, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Sheila Gaff)