Cheyanne Nicolae Vlismas (born June 25, 1995) is an American

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

who competes in the Strawweight division of the

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Background

Vlismas began training in karate when she was three years old and then transitioned to taekwondo when she was ten years old, later obtaining a black belt in the sport. She got into MMA at the age of fifteen. When she was seventeen, she got expelled from high school for fighting and her family decided to let her start training full time. She took her first amateur fight four days after her eighteenth birthday. She is the ex-wife of fellow UFC fighter, JP Buys.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Cheyanne made her MMA debut at LFA 35, where she faced Karla Hernandez and went on to defeat her via TKO in the third round, securing her first victory under the banner of

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in the process. Vlismas faced Helen Peralta at Invicta FC 29: Kaufman vs. Lehner, losing her bout via unanimous decision. Then at EFC 74, Vlismas defeated Karolina Wojcik via split decision, before she went on to defeat Canadian Lindsey Garbatt at BTC 6 Night of Champions via unanimous decision. In her second appearance with

at LFA 78, Vlismas faced Rebecca Adney and defeated her via unanimous decision. Vlismas was invited to Dana White's Contender Series 30 on August 25, 2020 and faced Hilarie Rose. She won the bout via unanimous decision, getting a UFC contract in the process.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Vlismas was scheduled to face Kay Hansen on March 20, 2021 at UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland. However, Hansen pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced on March 12 by promotional newcomer

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. She lost the bout via unanimous decision, getting kept in a headlock position for most of the bout. Vlismas faced

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on July 31, 2021 at UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland. She won the bout in the first round after head kicking de Paula after she was getting up and finished her with ground and pound. This fight earned her the ''Performance of the Night'' award. Vlismas was scheduled to face

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on November 20, 2021 at

UFC Fight Night 198 ''UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN+ 56'', ''UFC Vegas 43'' and ''UFC Fight Night 198'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 20, 2021 at the UFC ...

. However, Vlismas withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons and she was replaced by

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. Vlismas faced

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, replacing

, on December 4, 2021 at

UFC on ESPN 31 ''UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 31'' and ''UFC Vegas 44'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 4, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevad ...

. Vlismas won the fight via unanimous decision. This fight earned her the Fight of the Night award. Vlismas was scheduled to face

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on October 1, 2022 at

UFC Fight Night 211 ''UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 211'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 69'' and ''UFC Vegas 61'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 1, 2022, at the UFC Apex ...

. Vlismas pulled out in late August due to personal reasons and was replaced by former

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challenger and inaugural Invicta FC Atomweight Champion

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. Vlismas faced

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on December 17, 2022 at

UFC Fight Night 216 ''UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 216, UFC on ESPN+ 74'' and ''UFC Vegas 66'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 17, 2022, at the ...

. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

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(One time) ** Fight of the Night (One time) *BTC Fight Promotions ** Interim BTC Strawweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vlismas, Cheyanne 1995 births Living people American female taekwondo practitioners V Strawweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing taekwondo Ultimate Fighting Championship female fighters 21st-century American women Sportspeople from St. Petersburg, Florida Mixed martial artists from Florida