With Maryna Moroz out, Manon Fiorot will now face Tabatha Ricci at UFC Fight Night 189
Just days out from UFC Fight Night 189, Manon Fiorot has a new opponent.
Maryna Moroz is out, and Tabatha Ricci (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has stepped in on short notice to face Fiorot (6-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC).
Two people with knowledge of the matchup informed MMA Junkie of the booking Wednesday but asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
France’s Fiorot looks to build off her impressive UFC debut when she scored a second-round TKO of Dana White’s Contender Series alum Victoria Leonardo in January. Since she dropped her professional debut, the former EFC and UAE Warriors champion has won six straight.
Unbeaten in her MMA career, Brazil’s Ricci has notched three wins under the LFA banner, two by way of finish. She was just seen in action less than two months ago when stopped Shawna Ormsby in the second round at LFA 105.
With the change, the UFC Fight Night 189 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Augusto Sakai
- Walt Harris vs. Marcin Tybura
- Roman Dolidze vs. Laureano Staropoli
- Miguel Baeza vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
- Gregory Rodrigues vs. Dusko Todorovic
- Antonio Arroyo vs. Tom Breese
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
- Makwan Amirkhani vs. Kamuela Kirk
- Montana De La Rosa vs. Ariane Lipski
- Tanner Boser vs. Ilir Latifi
- Muslim Salikhov vs. Francisco Trinaldo
- Mason Jones vs. Alan Patrick
- Manon Fiorot vs. Tabatha Ricci
- Sean Woodson vs. Youssef Zalal
- Jordan Leavitt vs. Claudio Puelles