Vanessa De Melo Silva (born March 27, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the

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division of

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(PFL). She is most known for her time spent fighting in the

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(UFC).

Mixed Martial Arts Career

Early career

Melo started her mma career fighting in various promotions in Brazil and amassed a record of 10–5 prior signed by UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Melo was welcomed into the UFC as a short-notice replacement by

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at UFC on September 21, 2019. At the weigh-ins, Melo weighed in at 140 pounds, 4 pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit of 136. She was fined 30% of her purse and her bout with Aldana proceeded at a catchweight. Aldana won the fight by unanimous decision. Melo's next fight was again a late-replacement fight against

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on November 11, 2019 in Sao Paulo at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré. At the weigh-ins, Cortez and Melo both missed weight for their fight, both weighing in at 136.5 pounds, 0.5 pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit of 136. The bout was initially proceeded at a catchweight and no fine was issued due to identical misses. However, later on the same day, Brazil's athletic commission (CABMMA) executive director Cristiano Sampaio announced that due to an error of the scale used at the weight-ins was set was 0.7 pounds above the official scale and thus both fighters were officially clear from missing weight and the bout proceeded at bantamweight. Melo lost the bout by unanimous decision. Melo faced

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on July 11, 2020. She weighed in at 141 pounds, five pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. Melo was scheduled to face

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on November 7, 2020 at

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. However, Moras tested positive for

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and the bout was postponed to take place at UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar on January 16, 2021. She won the fight via unanimous decision. On February 4, 2021, it was announced that Melo was released from her UFC contract.

Professional Fighters League

Melo faced Martina Jindrová on May 6, 2022 at PFL 3. She lost the bout via unanimous decision. Melo faced Olena Kolesnyk on July 1, 2022 at PFL 6. She lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

*Standout Fighting Tournament **SFT Flyweight Championship

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

* * 1988 births Living people Ultimate Fighting Championship female fighters Bantamweight mixed martial artists Brazilian female mixed martial artists {{DEFAULTSORT:Melo, Vanessa