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The no.3 ranked UFC flyweight contender, Manon “The Beast” Fiorot will take on the no.2 ranked contender in the division, Erin “Cold Blooded” Blanchfield this weekend in the main event of the UFC on ESPN 54 card. This fight will most likely determine who will be next in line for the next title shot.

Fiorot has been one of the most dominant forces in the division as she is currently 6-0 in the UFC with an 11-fight winning streak and quite a lot of fans seem to believe that Fiorot is potentially a star in the division. But for now. let us know more about the top UFC prospect and where she’s from.

Manon Fiorot: Nationality and Ethnicity

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Manon Fiorot was born on February 17th, 1990 in Nice, France. Given the fight moniker of “The Beast”, the UFC flyweight has made waves throughout the division with absolute dominance. However, it wasn’t just recently that the 34-year-old Frenchwoman started the journey as a combat sports athlete. Fiorot started practicing Karate at the young age of 7 when she fell in love with the sport.

“The Beast” however, not only excelled in Karate but was an impressive snowboarder as she would win the snowboarding championship during her snowboarding school. Fiorot would make her return to Karate at the age of 18 and earn her black belt before joining the French National team in 2014.

She would transition to the sport of Muay Thai and Kickboxing not long after and would dominate the sport, going on to win multiple national championships. Manon Fiorot would also clinch three K-1 national championships. The Frenchwoman would make her debut in the amateur MMA scene back in 2016 and would go on to make her professional debut just two years later. “The Beast”, though losing her debut, would go on an absolute tear, going 11-0 to be a top contender in the world’s best MMA promotion.

But what do we know about her personal life?

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Who is Fiorot’s spouse/boyfriend?

Manon Fiorot doesn’t put out most of her personal life on social media. Nevertheless, some reports suggest that the no.3 ranked UFC flyweight is dating her head coach, Aldric Cassata. Cassata works as the BJJ instructor at Boxing Squad and can be seen cornering the 34-year-old in fights.

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Fiorot did admit that her coach was her fiance, however, it would seem like the two are yet to tie the knot as neither had posted or mentioned them being married. Cassata is quite vocal in supporting Fiorot as he often posts about her victories in her story.

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