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Aspen Ladd and Sijara Eubanks are ready to run it back in the UFC.

Two people with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie on Thursday that Ladd and Eubanks have been booked to fight each other in a bantamweight bout at UFC on ESPN+ 9. The people requested anonymity because the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Bout agreements have been turned in.

UFC on ESPN+ 9 takes place May 18 at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y., and streams on ESPN+.

Undefeated Ladd (7-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) owns a previous victory over Eubanks (4-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) at 135 pounds. In January 2017, Ladd defeated Eubanks via unanimous decision at Invicta FC 21. Both of their careers took a turn from there.

Ladd jumped straight to the UFC, where she’s won her first two fights by TKO. Most recently, she stopped former Invicta FC champ and UFC title challenger Tonya Evinger. Ladd’s booking against Eubanks comes five weeks after a scheduled bout with former champion Holly Holm unexpectedly was scratched with the belief that Holm instead opted to challenge Amanda Nunes for the title. That matchup has yet to come to fruition.

Eubanks, meanwhile, also joined the UFC following her 2017 loss to Ladd but took a longer route to get there. Later that year, she joined the cast of “The Ultimate Fighter 26,” the season that introduced the women’s flyweight division. Eubanks made it to the final but was forced out at the last minute because of a bad weight cut. Still, Eubanks made it to the UFC and has defeated both Lauren Murphy and Roxanne Modafferi by decision. For her most recent bout against Modafferi last November, Eubanks missed weight by 1.2 pounds, prompting her move back up to bantamweight.

Ladd vs. Eubanks is the first fight set for UFC on ESPN+ 9.

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