Pannie Kianzad in for Melissa Gatto on July 6 UFC show

#UFC239: With Melissa Gatto out, Pannie Kianzad returns to take on Julia Avila (via @mma_kings) https://t.co/tezlVUpgaF

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) June 24, 2019

Nolan King of MMA Junkie reported today that Melissa Gatto has pulled out of her fight vs Julia Avila on UFC 239 July 6 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Coming in on short notice is Pannie Kianzad. This is the second time Melissa has pulled out of a fight. The first time was for a skin infection. Pannie is 27 years old from Copenhagen, Denmark. Her record is 11-4. She was on TUF 28 for Featherweights but she's really a Bantamweight. She lost in the TUF 28 finals to Macy Chiasson and she has been trying to get the UFC to bring her back since then. I noticed that Pannie is unbeaten in Europe but 1-4 when she has fought in the US for Invicta and the UFC. Maybe the competition level is too high. And this fight is short notice and Julia is a really good fighter anyway. But that is what fighters have to do sometimes to get in the UFC.