After three years away from the battle sport, Bella Mir is again.
Mir, the daughter of former UFC heavyweight titleholder Frank Mir, will step within the cage for the primary time in over three years on July 27 at Fury Challenger Sequence 14 in Houston, the promotion introduced Thursday. Mir (3-0) is scheduled to face Alivia Bierley (2-1) in a ladies’s bantamweight bout at Imagen Venues. The occasion will stream dwell on UFC Combat Move.
Bella Mir is already making UFC historical past
‘Girl’ made her blended martial arts debut in October 2020 when she was simply 17 years previous, defeating Danielle Wynn underneath the iKon Combating Federation banner.
Mir went on to compete two extra instances, incomes back-to-back first-round submission victories over Alma Cespedes and Jessica Hyperlink.
Following a formidable begin to her MMA profession, Mir put issues on maintain to attend faculty on the College of Iowa. She spent one yr as a Hawkeye earlier than transferring to North Central College, the place she was a 2025 U24 wrestling champion.
In January 2023, Mir turned the primary athlete to be signed to a UFC NIL deal.
“Bella was destined to change into a member of the UFC household her total life, and I’m proud that she’s making historical past as our first NIL ambassador in top-of-the-line applications on the College of Iowa,” UFC CEO Dana White mentioned following the announcement.
“She’s a four-time state highschool wrestling champion who has gained jiu-jitsu tournaments and three skilled MMA fights earlier than turning 19. Bella is an unbelievable function mannequin for younger ladies who usually are not solely trying to get into sports activities, but in addition pursue their goals. She’s on one other degree, and we are able to’t wait to see what she does subsequent.”
