Ireland's Bannon to fight Hughes in UFC Paris
Shauna Bannon defeated Puja Tomar in March with a superb performance in London [Getty Images]
Irish fighter Shauna Bannon will take on the USA's Sam Hughes in the UFC fight night in Paris on 6 September.
The strawweight bout will be on the undercard of French fighter Nassourdine Imavov's middleweight showdown with Caio Borralho.
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Bannon, 31, last fought in March when she defeated Puja Tomar with a superb performance in London to take her professional record to 7-1.
Her sole defeat came on her UFC debut when she lost to Bruna Brasil by unanimous decision.
Like her Irish opponent, Hughes was last in action in March when she beat Stephanie Luciano on a split decision.
The 33-year-old American holds a professional record of 10-6 and has been fighting in the UFC for five years.
Welsh fighter Mason Jones will also fight in the preliminary bouts against Bolaji Oki in a lightweight fight, while England's Kennedy Freeman will face Yuneisy Duben in a flyweight encounter.
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