Mesquita is quickly making a name for herself in the
UFC.
After finishing Melissa
Mullins in her third Octagon appearance at
UFC Fight Night 279, the 10-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion
now boasts an 8-0 record in MMA. As she climbs the bantamweight
rankings, “Lady GOAT” wasted no time calling out her next foe,
surging Argentinian contender Ailin
Perez.
“I came to be the champion of the division, the new face of Brazil
in women’s MMA,” Mesquita said. “I want to finish the rankings as
[high] as possible because I want to fight for the belt in
2027.”
A Natural Rivalry
Shortly after leaving the Octagon, Mesquita explaned her callout In
an interview with UFC Brazil reporter Evelyn Rodrigues.
“I find Ailin disrespectful and it could be a perfect match, since
Brazil and Argentina already has a normal rivalry,” Mesquita said.
“The Octagon is no place to be twerking and showing your butt. I’m
ready to face her and show the ‘Lady GOAT’ mentality.”