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Butt-hurt juice monkey added to UFC 197 line up on April 23

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is beefing up its UFC 197 fight card (see it here), which takes place on April 23, 2016 inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Joining the "Cormier vs. Jones 2" pay-per-view (PPV) event is a compelling 115-pound showdown featuring Jessica Aguilar.

Also known as the "Butt-hurt juice monkey," according to rival Carla Esparza.

Why the drama?

Aguilar holds a split-decision win over the former UFC strawweight champion back when they shared duties under the Bellator banner. Not surprisingly, "Cookie Monster" was recently campaigning for a rematch now that both ladies compete for UFC.

Shortly after that last tweet, Aguilar was booked to face Juliana Lima in April.

Esparza has not competed since last year's knockout loss to Joanna Jedrzejczyk but holds steady as the No. 2 ranked fighter in the division.

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