Bella Mir returned to the competition with a victory at the inaugural BJJ event of UFC.
The 22-year-old daughter of the former double UFC champion Heavyweight Frank Mir has a 3-0 professional MMA record, but she has not fought anymore since a first round of submission in Jessica Link in June 2022.
Since then, the talented prospect is aimed at struggling at North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Dana White and Co. Supported her career by giving Bella Mir the very first amateur-zero contract in the UFC in 2023.
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Bella Mir wins on UFC BJJ 1
After three years away from the MMA world, Mir returned to make her UFC debut on Wednesday.
Carol Joia was her opponent at UFC BJJ 1, in which Mma's top promotion branch was in a new sport.
Mir mastered most of the round with top pressure and an attempt at ARM-triangle.
In the second frame, she was forced to ward off a leg lock before getting the most out of a clambering.
Mir jumped on a d'Arce choke to force the tap with the same entry that Islam Makhachev used to beat his last two opponents.
Bella Mir wants to write history at the 2028 Olympic Games
After the fight, she outlined her goal to become the first active UFC hunter who went to the Olympic Games.
“To be honest, if it were up to me, I would probably do it all at the same time,” said Mir.
“I feel that I will have a few preli fights for the UFC, and then once [Los Angeles] 2028 comes around, I will say, “Is it okay if I just don't fight this year?”
Bella Mir wants to be the first active UFC athlete to participate in the Olympic Games:
“Now that you say that, I want to do that … … I'm actually going to do that.” pic.twitter.com/fq8q9mbeje
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“I could see that happening, or I just saw it struggling, doing Jiu-Jitsu on UFC Fight Pass and drawing with the UFC immediately after 2028.
“It is also Dana's call. I have had many meetings with him about what my future looks like and what he wants me to do. And he pushes a lot of struggle in the college. He also pushes 2028; he wants me to go that route too.
“It's just talking a lot with people who are close to me about what is best.”