Manon Fiorot has UFC gold in her sights, and she or he doesn’t care who she has to undergo to get it.
That features fellow flyweight contender Erin Blanchfield, who together with Fiorot is more likely to be subsequent for a title shot after champion Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko rematch on Sept. 16. Fiorot strengthened her case on Saturday at UFC Paris with a decisive win on the scorecards in opposition to two-time strawweight champion Rose Namajunas.
Fiorot spoke about being subsequent to face both Grasso or Shevchenko for the title, and she or he didn’t veer from that plan at the evening’s post-fight press conference.
“For positive, I wish to take this belt,” Fiorot stated by way of a French translator. “I’ll take the winner.”
Fiorot has impressed since making her professional MMA debut in 2018, with a slim resolution loss to Leah McCourt in her debut standing as the one blemish on her report. She has since gained 11 straight fights, together with a 6-0 mark within the UFC. Her six consecutive wins contained in the octagon place her in a tie with Blanchfield for the longest streak within the promotion’s flyweight division.
Blanchfield has said that her résumé is stronger than Fiorot’s, but when the UFC had been to e book her and Fiorot to battle for the No. 1 contender’s spot, it wouldn’t be a difficulty for the UFC Paris standout.
“Like I stated earlier, for positive, if the UFC desires me to battle, I take the battle,” Fiorot stated of Blanchfield. “It’s a simple battle for me.”
Each Fiorot and Blanchfield can now rely former strawweight champions amongst their conquests, with Fiorot taking a convincing resolution win over Namajunas and Blanchfield lately scoring a powerful submission of Jessica Andrade. Both flyweight contender would make a worthy challenger for the Sept. 16 Noche UFC fundamental occasion winner.
Fiorot praised Namajunas after the battle, although she acknowledged that the scale distinction might have been an excessive amount of for “Thug Rose” on this event.
“No, I feel it’s not her class,” Fiorot stated. “The flyweights are too robust for her.”
