After three years away from the battle recreation, 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 girls’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‘Girl’ made her blended martial arts debut in October 2020 when she was simply 17 years outdated, defeating Danielle Wynn below the iKon Preventing Federation banner.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 powerful begin to her MMA profession, Mir put issues on maintain to attend school 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 develop into a member of the UFC household her whole life, and I’m proud that she’s making historical past as our first NIL ambassador in the most effective applications on the College of Iowa,” UFC CEO Dana White stated following the announcement.
“She’s a four-time state highschool wrestling champion who has received jiu-jitsu tournaments and three skilled MMA fights earlier than turning 19. Bella is an unimaginable function mannequin for younger girls who aren’t solely trying to get into sports activities, but additionally pursue their goals. She’s on one other degree, and we will’t wait to see what she does subsequent.”
