Hannah Lucinda Cifers (born June 26, 1992) 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. She formerly fought in the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

(UFC).

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Cifers made her professional MMA debut in 2013. She fought under various promotions and amassed a record of 8–2 prior to being signed by UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Cifers made her promotional debut on November 10, 2018, replacing an injured Maia Stevenson on short notice, at UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez against

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. She lost the fight via technical knockout. On March 2, 2019, Cifers faced Polyana Viana at

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. She won the fight via split decision. Cifers faced

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on August 17, 2019 at

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. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Cifers was scheduled to face

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on January 25, 2020 at

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. However Van Buren was pulled from the event with undisclosed reason and she was replaced by

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. She lost the fight via technical knockout in round two. Cifers was scheduled to face

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on April 25, 2020. However, on April 9 the promotion announced that the event was postponed. The pairing eventually took place on May 30, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns. Cifers lost the fight via a kneebar submission in round one. Cifers made a quick turnaround just two weeks later and faced

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on June 13, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo, two weeks after her last contest. She lost the bout via first round submission. Cifers faced

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on August 29, 2020 at

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. At the weigh-ins, Cifers weighed in at 117 pounds, one pound over the strawweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and she was fined 20 percent of her purse, which went to her opponent Martin. She lost the fight via rear-naked choke in round two. Cifers was expected to face

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on February 27, 2021 at

UFC Fight Night 186 ''UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 186'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 44'' and ''UFC Vegas 20'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 27, 2021, at the ...

. However, Cifers pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Sam Hughes. Cifers was scheduled to face Melissa Martinez on September 10, 2022 at

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. However, Cifers pulled out of the bout in June for undisclosed reasons. After the news of her pulling out of the bout, it was announced that she was no longer on the UFC roster.

Mixed martial arts record

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