Brazil’s Alice Pereira is about to turn out to be the youngest lady in historical past to combat within the UFC.
Pereira will likely be 19 years, eight months and 24 days outdated when she faces Mexican bantamweight Montserrat Rendon at UFC Noche in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday.
She beats the earlier file set by South Korea’s Chan Mi Jeon, who was 19 years, 9 months and 13 days outdated when she debuted in 2017.
“That was the intention. I had that ambition from the beginning, the dream of being the youngest woman,” Pereira told MMA Fighting. , external
“From the second I realised the UFC wasn’t such a distant dream, I began to get formidable. I set out objectives, and one of many objectives was to be the youngest woman within the UFC.
“It felt nice that I had achieved this, that my prediction grew to become true.”
Pereira, who has received the primary six fights of her profession and is nicknamed the ‘Golden Lady’, signed a contract with the UFC in December.
In Rendon, Pereira is dealing with somebody 17 years her senior who has one win and one defeat since her UFC debut in 2023.
The youngest fighter in UFC history is Mexican-American Raul Rosas Jr, who was 18 years, two months and two days outdated when he debuted in 2022.
American Jon Jones grew to become the youngest champion in UFC historical past when he beat Mauricio Rua in 2011 for the light-heavyweight title, aged 23.
UFC Noche, which is being held for the third time, is an occasion devoted to Mexico celebrating the nation’s independence day.
The cardboard is headlined by a featherweight contest between Brazilian pair Diego Lopes and Jean Silva.
