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Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alexandre Pantoja among new UFC 240 additions

The UFC has made a crop of fights official for its return to Canada this summer.

In addition to the featherweight title headliner between Max Holloway (20-4 MMA, 16-4 UFC) and Frankie Edgar (23-6-1 MMA, 17-6-1 UFC) at UFC 240, the promotion has confirmed five more bookings for the July card, including a matchup between a pair of highly ranked flyweights.

UFC officials on Tuesday verified a pairing between Deiveson Figueiredo (15-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC), who is No. 7 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie flyweight rankings, and No. 6 Alexandre Pantoja (21-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC).

Also official for the card is a set of women’s flyweight bouts with Lauren Murphy (10-4 MMA, 2-4 UFC) vs. Mara Romero Borella (12-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and Sarah Frota (9-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Gillian Robertson (6-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC), as well as a welterweight affair of Erik Koch (14-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC) vs. Kyle Stewart (11-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC).

UFC 240 takes place July 27 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims expected for ESPN and ESPN+.

The latest UFC 240 lineup now includes:

  • Max Holloway vs. Frankie Edgar – for featherweight title
  • Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alexandre Pantoja
  • Viviane Araujo vs. Alexis Davis
  • Lauren Murphy vs. Mara Romero Borella
  • Sarah Frota vs. Gillian Robertson
  • Erik Koch vs. Kyle Stewart

For more on UFC 240, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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