LAS VEGAS – Michelle Waterson is looking to fight a big name in the UFC strawweight division later this year.

After snapping a two-fight losing streak with an April victory over Cortney Casey at UFC on FOX 29, Waterson (15-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC) said she’s eyeing a return to the octagon this fall.

“We are wanting to get a fight maybe September, October time frame,” Waterson told MMAjunkie. “We don’t have anything scheduled yet.”

Despite just five UFC fights, Waterson, 32, has already fought many of the best during her tenure. Current champ Rose Namajunas and notables such as Tecia Torres, Paige VanZant and Casey already fill her resume, and “The Karate Hottie” is looking to continue that trend going forward.

Two names that comes to mind for the former Invicta FC champ Waterson are Karolina Kowalkiewicz (12-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC), who is No. 5 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA strawweight rankings, and No. 6-ranked Carla Esparza (13-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC).

“I would love to fight Karolina or Carla Esparza,” Waterson said. “Those two are the ones I have my eyes on the at the moment.”

Although not officially announced by the UFC, a matchup between Kowalkiewicz and No. 3-ranked Jessica Andrade (18-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) is reportedly in the works for UFC 227 on Sept. 8. That would put the Polish fighter out of consideration, in which case Waterson said she’d be happy to fight a former UFC champ in Esparza.

“I guess (Kowalkiewicz) is out of the question,” Waterson said after being informed of the Andrade booking. “(Esparza) is (a good fight).”

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