Why Manon Fiorot can enter the history of French Sport
The Frenchman Manon Fiorot (35) faces Valentina Shevchenko this Saturday evening at the UFC 315 in Montreal, with the -57kg belt in play. This fight could allow a tricolor representative to be crowned champion for the first time.
>> Manon Fiorot in history?
“I am more powerful than it”, Fiorot lights the wick
The 35 -year -old French fighter, nicknamed “The Beast”, recalled before the journalists that she intended to take advantage of her physical advantage over her opponent to take over. “The figures do not lie. I have more cardio, I put more rhythm, I am more powerful than it has seen it in the face off, I am much more imposing. I did not need to show my grappling (all of the fighting practices specialized on the ground) until now because it was standing, but I leave him the surprise in case.”
>> What Manon Fiorot said
Fiorot-Shevchenko, a fight that is spectacularly announced
The balance sheets of the two fighters speak for themselves: on one side Manon Fiorot, undefeated in 13 fights (12-1-0), on the other the Superstar Valentina Shevchenko (24-4-1). Stake? The -57kg UFC belt. Enough to promise the big show in this much -awaited fight by all MMA enthusiasts.
> Images of the first face-off between Fiorot and Shevchenko
Fiorot on the bridge, Saint Denis also
Apart from this capital shock in the female division, another French will also be present on the main map, namely Benoît Saint Denis. The “God of War” goes back in the octagon after his two defeats against Dustin Poirier and Renato Moicano to face the Canadian Kyle Prepolec.
This Franco-Canadian duel will launch the main night card and will be followed live from four in the morning, Sunday, May 11, on RMC Sport 1.
> How to watch the UFC 315 streaming and live?
Hello everyone!
This weekend, on the night of Saturday to Sunday, Manon Fiorot has an appointment with history. The tricolor fighter rubs a legend, Valentina Shevchenko, in the Event Event of the UFC 315, which will be held at the Bell Center in Montreal.
In case of success, the Niçoise can become the first French – men and women combined – to be crowned champion at the UFC. Enough to make this meeting a “must see”, not to miss on the antennas of RMC Sport 1.
