Three Bouts Officially Confirmed for UFC Vegas 106 on May 17

A trio of women’s fights have been officially announced for UFC Vegas 106 on May 17.

The Las Vegas-based promotion confirmed two strawweight bouts — Tecia Pennington vs. Luana Pinheiro and Denise Gomes vs. Elise Reed — and one bantamweight contest — Luana Santos vs. Tainara Lisboa — in a recent post on social media.

UFC Vegas 106 — also known as UFC Fight Night 256 — takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a welterweight clash pitting Gilbert Burns against Michael Morales.

Pennington snapped a two-bout skid in her last outing, when she outpointed former 115-pound queen Carla Esparza at UFC 307 this past October.

Pinheiro is looking to end a three-fight losing streak that includes losses to Amanda Ribas, Angela Hill and Gillian Robertson. Her last victory came in April 2023, when she took a split verdict over Michelle Waterson-Gomez at UFC 287.

Gomez has won four of her last five Octagon appearances and is coming off a unanimous decision triumph against former title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC Fight Night 247 in November.

Reed is 4-4 in eight UFC outings. Most recently, she outpointed Jessica Penne at UFC Fight Night 245 last October.

Santos was victorious in her first three UFC bouts before dropping a unanimous decision to Casey O'Neill in her most recent fight last August.

Lisboa has kicked off her promotional tenure with triumphs over Jessica-Rose Clark and Ravena Oliveira and has won five straight professional outings overall.