Manon Fiorot came along at the right time to have ... opening her career with a split-decision loss to Bellator star Leah McCourt. The UFC’s return to Atlantic City for the first time in six ...

Rose Namajunas isn’t looking to surpass Manon Fiorot for a flyweight title shot. Advertisement Namajunas moved up to flyweight after losing her strawweight title to Carla Esparza via split decis ...

Leah McCourt has withdrawn from her rematch with Sinead Kavanagh in Belfast because of an injury. The Belfast fighter was due to face Dubliner Kavanagh at Bellator 302 on 22 March. But McCourt ...

Ahead of her fight against Erin Blanchfield at UFC Fight Night in Edmonton, Namajunas admits it wouldn't feel right to get a UFC women's flyweight title shot over Manon Fiorot. The winner of ...

The 32-year-old Namajunas, a two-time strawweight division champion who moved up to flyweight in 2023, started in the 125-pound weight class with a loss to Manon Fiorot in September 2023.

bouncing back from a loss to Manon Fiorot. Blanchfield defended her No. 3 spot in the UFC's official women's flyweight rankings and will likely stay put. Since moving up from strawweight ...

Coming off her first promotional defeat against Manon Fiorot in March, Blanchfield added Namajunas to a still-growing resume that also includes triumphs over Taila Santos and Jessica Andrade.

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