Manon Fiorot might have punched her ticket to a UFC title fight. Fiorot overwhelmed fellow top contender Erin Blanchfield at UFC Fight Night in Atlantic City on Saturday en route to a unanimous decision win.
Fiorot motioned for a title around her waist as UFC announcer Bruce Buffer announced her name inside the Octagon. Blanchfield and Fiorot met in a battle of elite new contenders in the women’s flyweight division. Blanchfield and Fiorot, ranked No. 2 and No.3 respectively in the UFC’s official rankings, operated with an expectation that a title shot awaited the winner.
“I’m ready,” Fiorot said through an interpreter during her post-fight interview. “No matter what, I want my title shot.”
The common pre-fight assessment was that Blanchfield would need to close the distance to beat her more well-rounded opponent. Fiorot kept Blanchfield at distance with strikes, tallying up points on the scorecards. Blanchfield fought valiantly in Round 2 and Round 4, but Fiorot swept her on all three judges scorecards with superior…
