Manon Fiorot Emerges as Top Contender in the Division | UFC Connected

From UFC Connected, flyweight Manon Fiorot details her remarkable journey from the French Riviera to the Octagon ahead of facing Katlyn Chookagian to open the main card at UFC 280 on Saturday, October 22.
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[@natnut2008]

Now I see why she identifies with Ronda Rousey : both had fathers who killed themselves over their health difficulties and at a young age.

[@colton4261]

Yes very good observation

[@mattpianto8617]

Let's go Manon , la FRANCE est derrière toi !!! 💙🤍❤

[@mrcigar2808]

Future champion

[@mattpianto8617]

@@mrcigar2808 On es d'accord !

[@cornell833]

She will win Saturday my favorite female fighter besides yan 💪

[@jasontheworldisyours]

Fiorot has my support 💯

[@doozerchuck8625]

Step off! She's got MY support

[@natemarx4999]

Manon is such a vicious fighter and so sweet at the same time. French elegance. 🇫🇷 👊🏻

[@blokin5039]

Your feet smell horrible and your heart is decomposing.

[@lennylennington]

One of the only actual French fighters

[@pokemonovice9758]

Yep. Most fighters from France are usually African like Doumbe or Caribbean like Gane@@lennylennington

[@RasulChannel]

It's objectivation

[@spongeBob77086]

​@@RasulChannel like saying all NBA player are african

[@dondee5439]

At the 5:50 mark, Manon Fiorot lost that amateur mma fight to Cornelia Holm in 2017. She got revenge by winning the EFC tv show called THE FIGHTER, SEASON TWO. She beat Holm pretty soundly in their rematch on the show and won that season's three fights. Manon then won the EFC Flyweight belt by beating the champ Amanda Lino.

[@GameOverArchives]

"Ronda Roussey" as her dog? Im'not sure it's a tribute 😭🤣🤣🤣 Let's go Manon!🇨🇵

[@plopdoo339]

Rouseys her bitch that's why🤣🤣

[@samjewbacca301]

She will be champion someday very soon

[@user-uv7by1pf1c]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jamesprez7296]

She will BOW DOWN very soon. They ALL will.

[@julienlevy3815]

She’s a beast ! 🇫🇷

[@jamesprez7296]

Elle est bonne mon julien mais elle comprendra très vite c'est qui la meilleur combatante de tous les temps.

[@damonarchary1582]

Made her name in efc souty africa..will never forget how she shocked the crowd with her fight

[@michaelciavarella6558]

Manon Fiorot is a very good fighter and Megan Olivi is soooooo 🔥🔥🔥

[@mirtehehemann1006]

She is a beast! Maby when she has enough wins very maby a Shevchenko fight? She has the kicks, she has the power in her hands? Idk how she is on the ground but I can definitely see it when Manon goes on like this

[@colton4261]

She's probably going to fight Shevchenko if she beats Chookagian

[@ron.hertzberg]

Lol everything she has Val has in spades. Stop even thinking Val will not just obliterate her

[@Chuckles..]

Shevchenko would be a wood chipper, Fiorot needs a fight with someone like Katlyn Chookagian or Jessica Andrade.

[@jasonmartial113]

She’s getting demolished by Val y’all overrate that clown way too much she has nothing for val

[@damonarchary1582]

@@jasonmartial113 val is gonna lose

[@natemarx4999]

I like Kaitlyn, but “that French chick” is going to smoke her. This is the fighter who i think has a shot against Valentina.

[@sachinchauhan5853]

Only if she tries to grappler. It's hard for any striker to beat Valentina specially slower.

[@finnneilson6229]

? Her only shot would be to try strike and get a finish, she doesn't have a ground game in comparison to shevchenko.

[@BadselS]

Guys above are total opposites of each other, the will never be friends

[@finnneilson6229]

@@BadselS 😆

[@finnneilson6229]

@@beaualIoevv i literally see you everywhere

[@RinzlerH]

Go go Fiorot ! 🇨🇵

[@mikewright7650]

Thank God and your Dad you did not Quit the world needs you to Inspire it to move forward and be strong as you are STAY grounded and be safe in all you do. I will always pray for you and hope you get eveything you need for sure.

[@djmatttom]

MORE ...... we want more Manon 👍👍

[@tibalttt7945]

Manon Fiorot un exemple et une très grande fierté française 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 on t’aime Manon

[@KCGainz]

Valentina will have her hands full with this one when manon crushes kaitlyn.

[@gp873]

Don’t count Kaitlyn just like that. Just cuz she doesn’t get finishes, she’s still a pro at what she does and her fight IQ is high. She isn’t on a 5 win streak for nothing

[@user-uv7by1pf1c]

First, let Chukagyan win (50/50 I think the chances are), before thinking about Shevchenko

[@lebabtou8113]

Le premier champion français sera une champione let’s go Manon !!! 🇫🇷

[@dundee1080]

Francis ?

[@lebabtou8113]

@@dundee1080 Nganou ? Il est camerounais

[@bellekapatferketchup3237]

@@lebabtou8113 oe et c’est lui qui le dis , il n’a jamais eu un mots pour la France , la représenter lors de ces combat

[@crazypato3752]

Allez Manon!!!

[@touristdu33]

Excellent, vive Manon, vive la France

[@French__As]

Magnifique reportage ! Come on Manon !!

[@chongxina8288]

Called her dog “Ronda 🐶” 😂 I look forward to following the rest of her career, enjoyed watching her fight so far, it’s great to learn more about her, she’s somebody I can get behind.

[@tzarleonardi8967]

The nerve of her to name her dog Ronda 😂 lost it

[@chucku00]

Life's a b!tch.

[@waalex11]

Hope she proves to be an elite. She's got potential. Love her fury.

[@thecelt4807]

all the very best to her

[@jackvanlierop6090]

Manon "Wondergirl" Fiorot! Can't wait to see more karate & sidekicks in the ufc!

[@jeanbab1254]

Magnifique histoire ❤ on est avec toi Fiorot Letsgoooo 🔵⚪🟥

[@bar-saiyan]

Allez championne ! 🇨🇵

[@bellekapatferketchup3237]

Aller manonnn on crois en toi 👑🇫🇷

[@Stormwern]

UFC is so good at these.

[@bobzz31300]

Manon the best !!! 💪

[@anouckkia_]

Pluie d'amour Manon 🌟💫

[@westernpigeon]

don’t know what it is but she’s extremely attractive to me

[@ipromiseiwonthurtyou3566]

Same bruh

[@MMAVoodoo]

Nice smile, eyes... quiet, earned confidence, still classically feminine in that way while being ripped physically. She's got great genetics for athletics

[@user-wq5jz9xc9s]

Beautiful😍😍

[@kylepark7015]

Shevchenko vs Fiorot, COME ON DANA!!!! LET'S GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@phillipbainbridge9107]

He wants to make money off of her before he throws her in that fight.

[@huor4157]

allez manon on est derrière toi !! bientôt la ceinture !!

[@user-wq5jz9xc9s]

UFC love

[@clarenceboddicker6341]

Force à toi Manon

[@Azazellemoine]

Allez Manon! Jusqu'au titre!!

[@TheGreenArrow83]

Manon is the best !!!!

[@chiefredbird7315]

ALOTTA HYPE!!!

[@KenanJHS]

Really sad to hear about her father. Really hope she becomes champ

[@Redman092000]

Became a fan of her when I watched her steam roll through victors Leonardo . I reposted her knockout on Instagram and she resposted it on her story

[@oliveirasingson7592]

She named her dog as ronda 😆 🤣

[@NR2TV]

Lets go Manon, représente la France !

[@jamesprez7296]

Elle va tenter de représenter mais malheursement pour elle et pour la France, elle va rentrer à la maison les mains vides. Aucune femme sur cette terre ne prendra la ceinture de la meilleure combatante de tous les temps dans les annés à venir.

[@bellekapatferketchup3237]

@@jamesprez7296 ok voyant . J’aime bcp valentina aussi , mais un jour va falloir qu’elle passe le flambo comme andersonne l’a fais à adessanya , alors peux être qu’il et temps pour valentina elle prend de l’âge , et sa serais pas « grave» de perdre face à Manon j’trouverais sa cool

[@jamesprez7296]

@@bellekapatferketchup3237 Ce jour ne sera pas d'ici quelques années. Je comprend que tu aimes Manon mais personne ne prendra sa ceinture d'ici 3 ans au moins. 34 ans sans subir de dommages c'est pas vieux du tout. Surtout avec sa mentalité et son style de vie.

[@mohammadkajee]

We need the UFC in SOUTH AFRICA, please Dana!! Bring steve will do it with you.

[@ntobekosithole6733]

I second that, bring it to Cape Town. We can fill out Green point stadium

[@wildberry752]

Dana already confirmed they are looking for a place in Africa. More than likely will be South Africa I doubt it would be Nigeria or Egypt.

[@TheDreamDetective888]

Wow. This got deep!

[@TheAntManChannel]

Lyoto Machida: "if you have a dream in your life, go ahead; it's possible!"

[@joshuarobinson6030]

Megan ❤

[@danielbossis2939]

1 an plus tard...quelques-uns se sont démarqué mais... ya qu'elle qui est en train de tout défoncé ! BRAVO !

[@rcanashi]

Legal ela se inspirar no Lyoto.

[@user-yn8pg8vg8f]

Очень крутой боец, желаю ей получить пояс чемпиона! Болею за нее! Привет из России, Манон лучшая!

[@AyyWatUp]

Manon would knock my block off

[@antoinegx-9185]

C’est le docu RMC Sport nan ? Ils sont super bien donc tant mieux si l’UFC peut faire la traduction et les diffuser

[@DJ-hb6qu]

Lyoto Machida!!!!!

[@N1CH0LAS007]

Frances best martial artists taking the UFC by storm Manon Fiorot & Ciryl Gane clear standouts atm 💪💪

[@chucku00]

Nice, very Nice...

[@Theodore_ML]

She also fought in EFC too.

[@nickm4083]

If she wins should headline a fight night in Nice France 💪

[@colton4261]

If she wins she's fighting for the title next lol

[@tzarleonardi8967]

Nice!

[@Chardon_Algerien]

i very like this women she is new Valentina if she nows how to choose her corner

[@Metaljonus]

Megan 😍😍😍

[@jmartins2729]

Trilogy vs Shevchenko 💯

[@frankorellana3406]

This will be a super interesting fight between her and Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn a tactical sniper. This girl a mean muay thai brawler

[@daredevilofdallas]

An improved version of Holly Holm. More agressive, volume striking, more kicks. The crazy thing is theres a huge difference. Holly was thrown too soon into the spotlight, never had a chance to improve and Manon has nothing but time. I hope she beats kaitlyn

[@bhbluebird]

WMMA 125 is starting to get some real talent in its ranks.

[@vincentsoares836]

🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

[@Mediocre_JT]

Pontiac Fiero will be champ one day

[@dmxlil]

la baguette power comme on dit :)

[@doozerchuck8625]

La beautiè

[@stoney-wan]

Fight Ngannou

[@ipromiseiwonthurtyou3566]

The only fight to make at this point

[@FartInYourFace234]

UFC wasting no time, already milking france for the new customer base

[@johngalt1555]

I want her to fight Valentina☝️

[@jasonmartial113]

She stands no chance she’s a way inferior as a striker even and her ground game 👎👎💀

[@franciscosalles7981]

A grandalhona foi grata surpresa. Surgiu como quem não queria nada e , hoje, está entre os 10 mais da categoria peso-mosca. Luta muito bem, é bem difícil derrubá-la. Rose Namajunas tentou entrar na guarda da Manon, para derrubá-la e não conseguiu. A francesa, embora mais lenta que a Natália, soca e chuta com eficiência. Dentro de algumas semanas lutará com a americana Erin, especialista em luta de chão, muito perigosa. Quem ganhar lutará com a Alexa Grasso pelo cinturão. O embate entre a Manon e a Erin será sensacional.

[@rush7313]

She is gonna be champ, she can beat Schevchenko

[@danno5805]

Fook all these commercials 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@ulimetic]

Great girl, sad story....

[@kevoam1660]

Has she tho

[@blessedmma6790]

🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵

[@prateeksharma9754]

Still the fact that belal Muhammad and sean brady are on the prelims and fiorot and chookagian are opening the main card in abu dabhi is beyond my understanding.

[@prateeksharma9754]

@@Sunfyre117 who gives a fuck

[@ImUrZaddy]

Cause gggrrrlllll power

[@antoinegx-9185]

Ranking

[@cassandradugas2287]

Woah Meghan Olivi is looking tight in those pants. How aren’t more people talking about this. To much woman for Benavidez

[@xSiGMA.]

VALENTINA IS WATCHING FOR SURE 👀

[@marcillioficino4663]

Valentina is too technical and has a very high fight IQ. There are levels to this game.

[@Atomic-hm8kd]

Future champion ryt there, beats Shevchenko and Santos easily

[@invincibleluis]

Who?

[@CatDaddySteve]

🙂

[@MeI-wr4cz]

people call it sexy, I think they're trying to spit something out p.s. I love the women !!

[@bachti6660]

Holly Holm v2.0

[@amberland2705]

She is lucky Andrade got injured.Andrade would have destroyed that lady.

[@nicolaspetit9182]

🤣

[@Alex-tn6lp]

I don't think and i think really she destroy Andrade because Andrade is too small ,Manon love that with the distance ,you can say that because buena silva (she has covid one week before ) and Maia (it was a importante step ,she play security)

[@11breaper68]

Katlyn isnt even that good, she is gonna get crushed!!

[@wildberry752]

Fun fact the population of Nice, France is 69,690

[@nickm4083]

The metro is almost 350,000

[@leonardinhoo1317]

My candy crush ❤

[@Mikeztarp]

The subtitles are really not an accurate translation.

[@giovannimorlier]

Valentina est au dessus mais pourquoi pas le titre un jour

[@baz00kaj0e72]

Damn, I never realized how thick Megan Olivi was tell now. 😳

[@NateSmith87]

Absolutely love this woman as an athlete. She is a killer. Baby girl 😍

[@uchihasinyanya8711]

Dawn Valentina might have a problem here

[@veronicafoxx27]

Who's Dawn Valentina?

[@edwardhitten2678]

She really is a beast. Too bad she yells with every strike, it's pretty annoying.

[@user-ll3xt3sm4x]

Her karate is circus 🎪 kyokushin is a true karate

[@therasprince]

she has a dog named Rhonda

[@Amun27]

Jude law in a sports bra.

[@xQnKx]

YET she didn’t call out the champ lol she’d rather risk her #1 spot by fighting a lower ranked opponent…make it make sense please ?

[@rong2912]

There's no way she's ready for Val after winning a decision against Chakoogian.

[@Baba-dm9mu]

Так это мужик,или баба на стероидах