Two UFC fights, two knockouts!
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Manon Fiorot will meet Mayra Bueno Silva at a UFC event on Sept. 25.
Both fighters confirmed the flyweight bout on social media following an initial report from AgFight. The card doesn’t have an official location or venue but is expected to include a light heavyweight duel pitting Thiago Santos against Johnny Walker.
A former champion with the UAE Warriors and EFC Worldwide organizations, Fiorot enters the matchup on a seven-fight professional winning streak. The 31-year-old Frenchwoman has kicked off her UFC tenure with back-to-back technical knockout triumphs against Victoria Leonardo and Tabatha Ricci.
Silva is 2-1-1 thus far in the Octagon and is coming off a majority draw against Montana De La Rosa at UFC Fight Night 186 on Feb. 27. He promotional record includes a pair of armbar submission triumphs against Gillian Robertson and Mara Romero Borella.