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Jéssica Andrade To Fill In For Chookagian Vs. Manon Fiorot At UFC Paris

Former UFC Strawweight Champion Jéssica Andrade will step up to face Manon Fiorot in a flyweight bout at UFC Paris on September 3rd. Andrade will fill in for former title challenger Katlyn Chookagian who withdrew from the fight this week. News of the Andrade/Fiorot booking was first reported by MMA Junkie’s Nolan King. Andrade appeared…

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Former UFC Strawweight Champion Jéssica Andrade will step up to face Manon Fiorot in a flyweight bout at UFC Paris on September 3rd.

Andrade will fill in for former title challenger Katlyn Chookagian who withdrew from the fight this week. News of the Andrade/Fiorot booking was first reported by MMA Junkie’s Nolan King.

Andrade appeared to be back on the run towards a potential strawweight title shot after a win over Amanda Lemos in April. Now, she seems intent to make title runs at multiple weight classes, including most recently teasing a potential move to bantamweight.

Andrade was expected to be a tough challenge to Valentina Shevchenko before losing to her via second-round TKO at UFC 261. She followed it up by defeating Cynthia Calvillo via first-round knockout at UFC 266.

Andrade will face a streaking Fiorot who has won nine straight following her lone defeat in her first professional fight to Leah McCourt in Cage Warriors. She most recently picked up impressive decision wins over the likes of Jennifer Maia and Mayra Bueno Silva.

Fiorot also earned the UAE Warriors flyweight title over Gabriela Campo in 2020 before earning a shot in the UFC just months later. She won her UFC debut over Victoria Leonardo in Jan. 2021.

UFC Paris will be headlined by a heavyweight matchup between top contenders Ciryl Gane and Tai Tuivasa.

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UFC Veteran Jessica Eye Wants A Future With All Elite Wrestling

Jessica Eye has revealed that she wants to wrestle in All Elite Wrestling. A little over a week until UFC 272 and Jessica already has her “Evil” eye on another athletic venture. Eye will face Manon Fiorot on March 5 in an early preliminary bout. Her French opponent is currently on a dominant eight-fight win…

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Jessica Eye has revealed that she wants to wrestle in All Elite Wrestling.

A little over a week until UFC 272 and Jessica already has her “Evil” eye on another athletic venture.

Eye will face Manon Fiorot on March 5 in an early preliminary bout. Her French opponent is currently on a dominant eight-fight win streak, suffering only one loss via split decision–at the start of her professional MMA career.

Jessica’s last bout was in 2021 against Jennifer Maia at UFC 264. After losing the match, Eye had an opportunity for redemption a few months later. However, the bout was canceled due to Eye being hospitalized for an illness.

It will be Eye’s 30th professional match at UFC 272. And after several back-to-back losses, it will be her chance to get back in the winner’s circle.

However, win or lose, she wants a slice of All Elite Wrestling.

Recently, on February 21, Jessica Eye made a statement in regards to AEW.

“I want to wrestle in AEW,” tweeted Jessica.

Short and sweet. And with a long list of other MMA fighters that have jumped on the AEW bandwagon, Eye would fit perfectly.

She will join Paige Vanzant, Junior Dos Santos, Kayla Harrison, and many others that made cameos on the professional wrestling show. Even the BMF champ Jorge Masvidal got the AEW audience riled up when he made an appearance.

With fighter pay still an ongoing issue within the UFC, many of the promotion’s fighters have branched out, or retired, to acquire money elsewhere. Eye, currently 15 wins, 10 losses, and 1 No Contest, maybe another addition to that growing list.

Her possible transition to AEW begs the question: face or heel? The nickname “Evil” may prompt fans to push for the latter.

What are your thoughts on Jessica Eye wanting to wrestle in AEW?

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French Upstart Manon Fiorot Batters Tabatha Ricci On Route To Second Round Stoppage – UFC Vegas 28 Highlights

FiorotFrench uber-prospect, Manon ‘The Beast’ Fiorot improves to 7-1 professionally, and nabs her second Octagon victory via a brutal second round bluegeoning of Tabatha Ricci on the preliminary portion of UFC Vegas 28 this afternoon. Making her second Octagon walk, the flyweight upstart entered the fray off the back of an eye-catching high kick and […]

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French uber-prospect, Manon ‘The Beast’ Fiorot improves to 7-1 professionally, and nabs her second Octagon victory via a brutal second round bluegeoning of Tabatha Ricci on the preliminary portion of UFC Vegas 28 this afternoon.

Making her second Octagon walk, the flyweight upstart entered the fray off the back of an eye-catching high kick and strikes stoppage victory over Victoria Leonardo at UFC Fight Island 7 in January of this year — in her promotional bow.

Utilsiing her expert striking from the onset and throughout, the 31-year-old Nice native eventually dropped Ricci midway through the second frame, before swarming at the Octagon fence with strikes. Forcing referee, Herb Dean to step in and separate the two, Fiorot began teeing off with heavy winging hooks and straights, connecting heavily on a defence-less, Ricci.

Below, catch the highlights from Fiorot’s impressive second UFC victory.