ABU DHABI – Manon Fiorot wants one more fight before she challenges for a UFC title.
The French women’s flyweight contender hopes to cross paths with Alexa Grasso in her next bout following her win at Saturday’s UFC 280. Fiorot (10-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) defeated former title challenger Katlyn Chookagian by unanimous decision on the main card.
Undefeated in the UFC and on a 10-fight wining streak, many figured Fiorot could be the next challenger for champion Valentina Shevchenko, who’s awaiting to get booked for her next title defense.
However, Fiorot is interested in fighting Grasso, who’s the other fighter in the title run at 125 pounds.
“Alexa talked about the winner of the fight of Katlyn against me, so. I want to fight Alexa and after think about Valentina,” Fiorot told reporters at the UFC 280 post-fight press conference.
In terms of her performance against Chookagian, Fiorot wasn’t fully satisfied. However, she’s happy she was able to get her hand raised, which was her main priority.
“I really want to show I’m the best striker in the division,” Fiorot said. “I wanted to keep this fight on the standup, but (in the) third one I tried to wrestle because it was easy for me. This is not the result I expect, but I won.”
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