Tracy Cortez and Erin Blanchfield are set to run it again in a rematch.
On Tuesday, MMA Junkie’s Nolan King first reported that Tracy Cortez and Erin Blanchfield are booked for a flyweight conflict with attainable title implications at UFC 322 on November 15. Though the promotion has but to finalize the venue for its twelfth pay-per-view occasion of 2025, historical past suggests it’ll doubtless land at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis.
The UFC 322 headliner is closely rumored to characteristic former light-weight champion Islam Makhachev transferring up in weight to problem reigning welterweight king Jack Della Maddalena. Nevertheless, the potential showdown has but to be made official.
When Did Tracy Cortez and Erin Blanchfield First Face Off?
UFC 322 is about to host a rematch six years within the making, as Tracy Cortez and Erin Blanchfield run it again following their first encounter at Invicta FC 34 in 2019. On that evening, Cortez edged out Blanchfield through razor-close break up choice, handing her the primary lack of her skilled profession.
Erin Blanchfield final competed at UFC Edmonton in November 2024, the place she rebounded from her first loss within the Octagon to Manon Fiorot by outclassing former strawweight champion Rose Namajunas in a unanimous choice. “Chilly Blooded” presently holds a 7-1 report within the UFC, with notable victories over Taila Santos, Jessica Andrade, and Molly McCann.
Blanchfield was slated to headline UFC Vegas 107 towards Maycee Barber in Might. Nevertheless, moments earlier than her walkout, “The Future” skilled a medical difficulty, forcing the struggle to be canceled instantly.
In the meantime, Tracy Cortez is coming off a unanimous choice victory over Viviane Araujo at UFC 317 in June. The 31-year-old’s five-fight UFC win streak was beforehand snapped by Rose Namajunas in July 2024. Since making her promotional debut in November 2019, Cortez has compiled a 6-1 UFC report, incomes wins over Jasmine Jasudavicius and Melissa Gatto.
