Ketlen Vieira - News & Rumors - UFC

Cyborg says she feels 'sad' for Ronda Rousey, eyes possible retirement Cris Cyborg feels 'sad' for Ronda Rousey while heading into what could be the last fight of her distinguished MMA career against Ketlen Viei...

AUGUST 22 • USATODAY.COM

PFL Tampa 2026 live stream: How to watch Cris Cyborg vs. Ketlen Vieira, start time, channel | Sporting News Here's how you can watch PFL Tampa, including streaming options and TV channels to catch the preliminaries and the main card.

AUGUST 22 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

"I even apologize for saying it" - Ketlen Vieira questions UFC's decision not to renew her contract with bold claim Ketlen Vieira recently opened up about being removed from the UFC roster and questioned the promotion's decision.

AUGUST 21 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Dropped from UFC roster Vieira has been removed from the UFC roster, according to Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com.

Impact Vieira was part of a group of roster cuts to be reported Thursday, but her presence is a bit of a head-scratcher. The 34-year-old bantamweight had won two of her last three fights, most recently taking a unanimous decision from Jacqueline Cavalcanti just this past weekend. She had risen to the No. 5 spot in the UFC's female bantamweight rankings, and remains listed on their site at the time of reporting. Perhaps the contract has simply expired and the two will agree to terms at a later date, or it may be that Vieira wants to continue her career with another promotion.

MAY 21 • ROTOWIRE

Gets right back in win column Vieira defeated Jacqueline Cavalcanti via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Impact If you said before the fight that Vieira was going to win a decision in which she landed just one takedown, it would have been difficult to believe. That one successful attempt and all 4:42 of her control time came in Round 2. All three judges felt she did enough to win Round 1, as well, despite the fact she landed just 11 significant strikes in the frame compared to Cavalcanti's 24. From there, Vieira was able to ride out the clock to the decision win. Ketlen's next challenge will be to string together back-to-back victories. She's alternated wins and losses in her last seven fights dating back to May 2022.

MAY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Cavalcanti up next Vieira is scheduled to compete against Jacqueline Cavalcanti in a bantamweight fight at UFC Vegas 117 on May 16, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Impact Vieira, currently ranked No. 4 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings, will look to bounce back from a split-decision loss to Norma Dumont. The former will look to fend off No. 10 Cavalcanti, undefeated in UFC action up to this point.

FEBRUARY 27 • ROTOWIRE

UFC Fight Night 263: Norma Dumont full post-fight interview UFC Fight Night 263 winner Norma Dumont talks to MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight after her split decision victory over Ketlen Viei...

NOVEMBER 2, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

Gets no help from judges in defeat Vieira lost to Norma Dumont via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 28-29) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Impact It's not the worse decision we've ever seen, but it sure feels as if Vieira deserved a better fate. She landed one takedown in each of the first two rounds and was seemingly up 20-18 heading into the final frame. Dumont definitely won Round 3, but two of the three judges felt Vieira didn't do enough over the first 10 minutes to earn the decision. It's a crushing loss for Ketlen, who at age 34, hasn't managed to string together back-to-back wins since November 2021 to May 2022. She's still plenty competitive most every time out, but that's not going to be enough moving forward.

NOVEMBER 1, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

New opponent scheduled Vieira is scheduled to compete against Norma Dumont in a bantamweight fight at UFC Vegas 110 on Nov. 1, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Impact For half a year, Vieira had been dealing with a debacle in terms of trying to fight Macy Chaisson. However, that is no longer an issue, especially after Vieira outlasted Chaisson in May. Up next for Vieira is Dumont, previously scheduled to fight a former UFC champion in Raquel Pennington.

AUGUST 12, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

UFC full fight video: Kayla Harrison dominates Ketlen Vieira to earn title shot Watch Kayla Harrison's dominant win over Ketlen Vieira ahead of her UFC 316 title fight.

JUNE 3, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

Ketlen Vieira proud to get rebound win after late weight class change | UFC Vegas 107 UFC on ESPN 68 winner Ketlen Vieira talks to MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight after her unanimous decision victory over Macy Chiass...

JUNE 1, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

Gets right back in win column Vieira defeated Macy Chiasson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Impact Vieira had weight cutting issues entering this fight, forcing it to be moved from bantamweight to featherweight. It ended up being a huge break for her in the end. Ketlen failed on her lone takedown attempts, but still managed to rack up 10:06 worth of control time. She didn't land many notable offensive blows, but when you combine the control time with a 106-52 edge in total strikes landed, you're going to win a decision. Vieira has alternated wins and losses in her past five fights dating back to May 2022.

JUNE 1, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Chiasson fight now featherweight Vieira is scheduled to compete against Ketlen Vieira in a featherweight fight at UFC Vegas 107 on Saturday, according to Nolan King of MMA Junkie.

Impact Neither party has publicly disclosed why their scheduled fight was moved up a weight class from bantamweight. Vieira has not fought at featherweight, unlike Chiasson, who fought there in 2021.

MAY 30, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Chiasson fight back on tap Vieira will take on Macy Chiasson in a bantamweight bout at UFC Vegas 107 on May 31, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.

Impact Vieira was expected to fight Chiasson twice in the past, in Jan. 2023 and Feb. 2025, but both fights got canceled. It remains to be seen if this one will actually go through. Vieira is looking to bounce back after losing her most recent bout to Kayla Harrison, whereas Chiasson has won her last two fights.

APRIL 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Macy Chiasson vs. Ketlen Vieira scrapped from UFC Fight Night 234 Macy Chiasson has been out for 15 months already. Now she’ll have to wait a little longer.

DECEMBER 29, 2023 • SUNHERALD.COM

UFC London winner Ketlen Vieira: Raquel Pennington vacant deserves title shot, but not Julianna Peña Ketlen Vieira doesn’t think Julianna Peña should get the next crack at the UFC women’s bantamweight title vacated by Amanda Nunes in June.

JULY 23, 2023 • SACBEE.COM

UFC Fight Night 224 results: Ketlen Vieira smothers Pannie Kianzad en route to victory Ketlen Vieira was dominant for 2.5 rounds before Pannie Kianzad turned the table – but it was too little, too late.

JULY 22, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

JULY 22, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

UFC Fight Night 217's Ketlen Vieira not thinking about title shot: 'Nothing was told to me' Ketlen Vieira doesn’t necessarily see title implications for her bout with Raquel Pennington at UFC Fight Night 217.

JANUARY 12, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Raquel Pennington: Ketlen Vieira 'another stepping stone in my way' back to UFC title shot Raquel Pennington expects to emerge as a women’s bantamweight title contender with a win at UFC Fight Night 217.

JANUARY 12, 2023 • USATODAY.COM

Ketlen Vieira calls for title shot against Amanda Nunes in Brazil: 'There's no option than fight with me' Ketlen Vieira thinks she should be next in line for newly crowned UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes.

AUGUST 1, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

John McCarthy thinks Holly Holm beat Ketlen Vieira at UFC Fight Night 206 but won't call it robbery “I can understand why she believes she won the fight, but I don’t think it was a robbery.”

MAY 24, 2022 • USATODAY.COM

Mick Maynard's Shoes: What's next for Ketlen Vieira after UFC Fight Night 206 win? See who Ketlen Vieira should fight next after her victory over Holly Holm in the UFC Fight Night 206 headliner.

MAY 22, 2022 • USATODAY.COM

Vieira, Holm Disagree on Split Result at UFC Fight Night 206 Brazilian contender Vieira calls for title shot, though Holm believes scores should have been different.

MAY 22, 2022 • SI.COM

UFC Fight Night 206 results: Ketlen Vieira outpoints Holly Holm, who disagrees with decision Holly Holm believes she was robbed at UFC Fight Night 206: “”I gave her Round 2, and I feel like I won all the rest of the rounds.”

MAY 22, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

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