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UFC title challenger signs with Bellator: “Premier fighters in the world at that weight class”

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December 28, 2022

Sara McMann has inked a deal with Bellator. Photo via Instagram (@saramcmann)

After nearly ten years in the UFC, former title challenger and Olympic wrestler Sara McMann has inked a multi-fight deal with Bellator.

She’s expected to move up from bantamweight to fight in the promotion’s featherweight division but her debut is yet to be announced.

“After a lot of consideration and negotiation, I’ve decided to fight for Bellator in the featherweight division. Before my fight with Karol Rosa, Jennifer Goldstein (my amazing manager) asked if I wanted to test free agency or remain with the UFC no matter what. I told her that while I have enjoyed my career fighting for the UFC, I am at a different point in life than when I initially signed with them,” McMann wrote on social media.

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Sara McMann: “A very fortunate time in Women’s MMA”

The former Olympic silver medalist made her UFC debut in April 2013. For almost a decade she fought the best competition in the stacked bantamweight division, including champions Ronda Rousey, Miesha Tate and Amanda Nunes.

Now she’s looking forward to a new chapter in her extensive fighting career.

“I’m at a very fortunate time in Women’s MMA where other promotions will offer very enticing contracts if you are a top ranked fighter. It’s not easy to leave some of the great people I’ve met or the excellent bantamweight fighters I’ve faced. Bellator made an offer that I simply couldn’t refuse. I hope to keep all of my friends in the UFC while making new friends in Bellator,” Sara McMann wrote on social media.

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