Alice Pereira will make history the moment she makes her UFC debut.
A little more than six months after Mick Maynard called her on FaceTime to offer a contract, Pereira (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has signed to fight Montserrat Rendon (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) at the the Noche UFC event Sept. 13 at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio.
When the fight begins, she will be the youngest female fighter in UFC history at 19 years, eight months, and 24 days, according to combat sports database Tapology.
The previous record was held by Chan Mi Jeon, who debuted vs. JJ Aldrich in June 2017 at the age of 19 years, nine months, and 13 days.
Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Pereira first announced the bout on Instagram.
Pereira has finished all but one of her professional fights by knockout.
Rendon, 37, will compete for the first time in 30 months. She debuted in September 2023 with a split decision win over Tamires Vidal before she lost a unanimous decision to Darya Zheleznyakova in March 2024.
The full Noche UFC lineup for San Antonio includes:
- Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva
- Rafa Garcia vs. Jared Gordon
- Rob Font vs. Raul Rosas Jr.
- Edgar Chairez vs. Alessandro Costa
- Norma Dumont vs. Raquel Pennington
- Alice Pereira vs. Montserrat Rendon
