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Report – Ex-UFC title challenger Taila Santos handed release from contract, parts ways with organization

Former undisputed flyweight title challenger and current number four ranked division contender, Taila Santos has reportedly been handed her…

Former undisputed flyweight title challenger and current number four ranked division contender, Taila Santos has reportedly been handed her release from her multi-fight deal with the UFC this morning – having competed in the promotion seven times since arriving from Dana White’s Contender Series just four years ago.

Santos, a former undisputed flyweight title challenger under the banner of the promotion, snapped her hiatus from the Octagon on the main card of UFC Fight Night Singapore back in August of this year, losing a hard-fought unanimous decision defeat to Erin Blanchfield over the course of three rounds.

Prior to that, Jaragua do Sol native, Taila Santos had taken former undisputed flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko the distance over the course of five rounds in Kallang the year prior her first – and subsequently sole championship challenge inside the Octagon, dropping a contentious split decision loss.

Taila Santos has been released from the UFC

And following an initial report from X-based social media account, Roster Tracker, MMA Fighting confirmed how Santos, 30, had been handed her release from the UFC officially.

Boasting a 19-3 professional record, Santos, who earned a UFC deal off the back of a 2018 decision win over Estefani Almeida on the Contender Series, debuted in the Octagon with a loss to Mara Romero Borella the following February.

However, enjoying an impressive winning streak spanning four fights to earn a championship challenge against the above-mentioned, Shevchenko, Santos turned in wins over Molly McCann, Gillian Robertson, Roxanne Modafferi, and Joanne Wood.

Departing the promotion following a seven-fight tenure, Santos boasts a 4-3 record from that run, with each fight taking place at the flyweight limit of 125lbs.

For her title-eliminator submission win over Scottish fighter, Wood back November 2021, Santos earned a post-fight Performance of the Night bonus for her rear-naked choke victory.

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Erin Blanchfield narrowly defeats Taila Santos in close title eliminator decision win – UFC Singapore Highlights

Streaking flyweight contender, Erin Blanchfield may very well have earned her first title challenge under the banner of the UFC — defeating the returning one-time title chaser, Taila Santos on the main card of UFC Singapore, in a close unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) win. Blanchfield, an alum of the Shannon Knapp-led Invicta FC, landed […]

Blanchfield, an alum of the Shannon Knapp-led Invicta FC, landed her sixth successive victory this morning in Singapore, securing a close unanimous judging win in Kallang over Santos, as the Brazilian returned to action for the first time since she dropped a flyweight title challenge loss to former champion, Valentina Shevchenko back in June of last year in Singapore.

And despite failing to get Santos down from a stunning 12 separate takedown attempts over the course of their three round showdown, Blanchfield expertly mixed up her striking and clinch work to land a narrow win over the Brazilian in a hugely-competitve showing on the main card of UFC Singapore.

Off the back of her win, New Jersey favorite, Blanchfield called for. a title fight against the winner of the incoming Nohce UFC title rematch between Alexa Grasso, and the aforenoted, Shevchenko.

Below, catch the highlights from Erin Blanchfield’s decision win at UFC Singapore

Report – Erin Blanchfield misses out on title fight, books UFC Singapore clash with Taila Santos

Streaking flyweight contender, Erin Blanchfield appears to have missed out on a potential vacant title challenge at the bantamweight limit – instead booking a potential championship-eliminator at the flyweight limit against one-time title chaser, Taila Santos at UFC Fight Night Singapore on August 26. In Kallang. Blanchfield, the current number three ranked flyweight contender, has […]

Blanchfield, the current number three ranked flyweight contender, has so far enjoyed an impressive five-fight undefeated run during her tenure with the UFC, most recently turning in a one-sided second round submission win over former strawweight champion, Jessica Andrade with a rear-naked choke back in February. The win earned Blanchfield a Performance of the Night bonus to boot.

As for Santos, the Brazilian has been sidelined since she co-headlined UFC 275 back in June of last year in Singapore, suffering a close decision loss to former flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko in a judging defeat.

Erin Blanchfield books rescheduled bout with Taila Santos for August

Santos was initially scheduled to fight Blanchfield at the aforenoted February event at the UFC Apex facility, due to VISA issues with her corner team. Freak MMA on Instagram was first to report the news of Erin Blanchfield’s return against Taila Santos in August.

Women's flyweight contenders Erin Blanchfield and Taila Santos will clash at #UFCSingapore this summer.

Full story: https://t.co/9HD5StDVEX pic.twitter.com/vpERDZU0Gb

— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) June 27, 2023

11-1 as a professional, Blanchfield, a former Invicta FC staple, joined the UFC ranks back in September 2021, landing a victory over Sarah Alpar. In subsequent victories, Blanchfield defeated Miranda Maverick, JJ Aldrich, as well as Molly McCann, before her career-highlight stoppage win over Andrade.

Santos, 30, boasts a 19-2 professional résumé – defeating Molly McCann, Gillian Robertson, Roxanne Modafferi, and Scottish contender, Joanne Wood en route to her title opportunity against the aforenoted, Shevchenko.

UFC Fight Night Singapore takes place on August 26. from the Singapore Indoor Arena in Kallang, Singapore – with a featherweight fight between former champion, Max Holloway and two-time title challenger, Chan Sung Jung.

Taila Santos out, Erin Blanchfield now headlines UFC Vegas 69 against Jessica Andrade on February 17.

One-time UFC flyweight title challenger, Taila Santos has been forced from her UFC Vegas 69 main event clash against promotional perfect contender, Erin Blanchfield on February 17. – with the Invicta FC alum now clashing with former undisputed strawweight champion, Jessica Andrade next weekend. The event is scheduled to take place from the UFC Apex […]

Boasting an impressive 10-1 professional record, promotional perfect prospect, Blanchfield managed to land a one-sided first round kimura submission victory over Liverpudlian fan-favorite, Molly McCann at UFC 281 back in November at Madison Square Garden.

Jessica Andrade makes a quickfire Octagon return on a weeks’ notice

As for Jessica Andrade, the Brazilian berseker, who currently occupies the #6 rank at strawweight, as well as the #3 rank at the flyweight limit, most recently featured against Lauren Murphy just last month at UFC 283 in Brazil, landing a one-sided decision victory. During the official UFC 284 broadcast tonight, the promotion confirmed Santos had been replaced by Andrade and would face Blanchfield next weekend.

Clinching the #10 rank in the official flyweight pile in her November submission win over McCann, Blanchfield, a native of New Jersey, has managed to rack up consecutive victories over four opponents since her transition to the UFC back in 2021.

Debuting with a decision win over Sarah Alpar, Blanchfield then bested Miranda Maverick, before then defeating JJ Aldrich, and McCann in submission stoppages since.

24-9 as a professional, Jessica Andrade managed to strike undisputed strawweight gold with a worrying slam knockout win over Rose Namajunas back in May 2019 on home soil.

Enjoying an impressive three-fight winning run which includes her Rio de Janeiro decision win over Murphy, Andrade had landed prior a submission win over Amanda Lemos, and a knockout victory over Cynthia Calvillo.

UFC Vegas 69 takes place on February 17. from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Lauren Murphy: Taila Santos Beat Valentina Shevchenko

Lauren Murphy has weighed in on the controversial UFC 275 bout between Taila Santos and Valentina Shevchenko. At the event, Shevchenko put her Flyweight Championship up for grabs against the Brazilian contender in an exhausting five-round affair. The closely contested bout was ultimately ruled a split decision in ‘Bullet’s favor. Many, however, felt that Santos…

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Erin Blanchfield: Taila Santos Not Dangerous Despite Controversial Title Loss

UFC flyweight contender Erin Blanchfield respects Taila Santos’ skillset, although she feels she doesn’t bring many scary elements to their fight. Blanchfield and Santos will square off on February 18th. This comes after Blanchfield defeated Molly McCann at UFC 281, and Santos narrowly lost to UFC Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 275. On paper,…

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