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9. Macy Chiasson Vs. Nicco Montaño - UFC Fight Night 167
Two former Ultimate Fighter winners will do battle as Macy Chiasson faces Nicco Montano in an intriguing bantamweight bout. Montano built up a lot of momentum when she became the first person to hold the women's flyweight title following her run on season 26 of the mixed martial arts reality show, while Chiasson looked sensational in her two bouts during season 28.
Montano has proven herself to be a decent boxer with solid power, as we saw during her time in the house and in the title win over MMA veteran Roxanne Modafferi. However. her ground game still needs a bit of work and her last opponent, Ultimate Fighter 18 winner Julianna Pena, exploited that successfully in their battle.
She won't need to worry about that too much when she fights Chiasson. The Fortis MMA product is a striking specialist who has used her vicious clinch striking to pummel her opponents. There have been some questions about Montano's fight mentality after she claimed an injury stopped her from defending her title against current women's 125lb champion, Valentina Shevchenko. However, a win against the extremely tough Chiasson will go some way in ridding that stain on her career.