Norma promotes UFC event. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC
Fourth in the bantamweight category ranking (up to 61,2 kg) and on a collision course with Ailin Perez this Saturday (26), Norma Dumont seeks to recover after a difficult defeat to Joselyne Edwards in April of this year. With an eye on the opportunity to fight for the belt, the Brazilian believes she will have to beat opponents inside and outside the octagon.
In an exclusive interview with SUPER LUTAS, the fighter from Minas Gerais spoke about the Ultimate's policy regarding women's fights. Despite being in one of the most important fights of the night, Norma will be on the preliminary card of UFC Vegas 121. For her, the year 2026 brought new ways of viewing female fighters.
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“We’ve been observing that this has been happening with all women’s fights. They’ve been relegated to the lower end of the card. Almost all women’s fights go to the Apex, except for title fights, and almost all of them are on the preliminary card. And then you see fights on the main card that don’t make a difference, or that nobody knows who the fighters are. It’s sabotage what’s been happening to women’s MMA since this new phase of Paramount began,” he declared.
Two of the best weight loss fighters will face each other in the octagon in five days‼️
🇧🇷 Norma Dumont vs Ailín Pérez 🇦🇷 #UFCVegas121 | Sat 26 September | Live by @PPlusDeportes pic.twitter.com/3P6ufrlfQ8
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) September 21, 2026
Other fighters agree with Norma Dumont.
Volkov during a fight at UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC
This has been an observation made by several personalities connected to MMA. The commercial agreement made with Paramount+ completely changed the way events are broadcast, ending the old pay-per-view formula. In contrast, the pairing of fights is increasingly rewarding commercial merit.
This measure has been observed in the heavyweight category (up to 120,2 kg), for example. The dismissal of names like Jailton Machadinho and the retention of Tai Tuivasa generated discussions. More recently, Alexander Volkov criticized the choice of Josh Hokit as the next challenger for the belt.
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