Ireland's Bannon to fight Hughes at UFC Paris

Shauna Bannon defeated Puja Tomar in March with a superb performance in London

Irish fighter Shauna Bannon will take on the USA's Sam Hughes at 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.

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.

Also in action is former Cage Warrior champion Kennedy Freeman, who faces Yuneisy Duben in her UFC debut.

The English flyweight is the daughter of MMA pioneer Ian Freeman and is undefeated in six fights.

Bannon's 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.