Successful beginnings. With a victory by TKO within the second spherical, Frenchman Manon Fiorot gained her first combat in UFC. She defeated the American Victoria Leonardo, in flyweight throughout the UFC Fight Island 8 in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates).
Amateur MMA world champion in 2017 and topped amongst professionals in two minor organizations (in 2019 on the EFC and in 2020 on the UAE Warriors), the 30-year-old from Nice has entered her duel completely. After significantly weakening his opponent (who remained on a file of eight wins for two losses earlier than this poster), Manon Fiorot pocketed the victory with a kick from the left leg adopted by a bathe of punches in opposition to the cage.
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“It is a dream”
Two days earlier than his combat, “The Beast” confided to AFP his happiness to hitch essentially the most prestigious league of MMA. “It’s a dream and it was my goal since I started my career. (…) I don’t just want to come and do my four fights and leave. The goal now is to get the Top 10 and to continue as far as possible. The UFC is the top “.
His profession is exclusive: “I started karate at 7 and I did it for ten years. After that, I turned to other sports, such as snowboarding. But I’ve always done it. these sports at high level. In karate, I had French championship titles and I did internships with the French team. I then branched out into kick-boxing where I did about ten fights . I discovered MMA by chance. People who were with me at the boxing gym told me about it. I was immediately attracted “.
Second Frenchwoman within the UFC, after Zarah Fairn Dos Santos, Manon Fiorot turns into above all the primary French fighter to realize success. His file is now six wins (together with 5 by TKO) and one setback.
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