UFC 306’s co-main occasion has its official contingency plan.
High flyweight contender Manon Fiorot is ready to function the backup fighter for the trilogy bout between UFC ladies’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso and former champ Valentina Shevchenko, which takes place Sept. 14 on the Sphere in Las Vegas. Sources near the state of affairs confirmed the information to MMA Combating’s Damon Martin on Friday.
Fiorot’s coach Aldric Cassata beforehand instructed Boxemag.com of Fiorot’s alternative however the transfer is now official.
Fiorot, 34, is MMA Combating’s No. 3 ranked female flyweight on this planet and No. 4 ranked women’s pound-for-pound fighter. The French contender is an ideal 7-0 underneath the UFC umbrella, a run punctuated by spectacular wins over high skills Erin Blanchfield, Rose Namajunas, Katlyn Cerminara, Jennifer Maia, and Mayra Bueno Silva.
Grasso and Shevhchenko are set to satisfy for a 3rd consecutive time in a rivalry that first started in March 2023 with Grasso’s gorgeous upset of Shevchenko through fourth-round submission. The 2 then met in a rematch this previous September, which ended with Grasso retaining the belt through a controversial break up draw on the inaugural Noche UFC present.
Grasso and Shevchenko subsequently coached reverse each other on the current season of The Final Fighter 32, which decides its winners this Saturday at UFC Vegas 96.
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