Zarah Fairn Explained

Zarah Fairn
Other Names:Infinite
Birth Name:Zarah Fairn dos Santos
Birth Date:10 December 1986
Birth Place:Salvador, Brazil[1]
Nationality:French
Weight Lb:145
Weight Class:Bantamweight
Featherweight
Reach:72.0 in[2]
Rank:Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3]
Fighting Out Of:Paris, France
Team:10EME ROUND
Years Active:2013–present
Mma Kowin:4
Mma Decwin:2
Mma Koloss:1
Mma Subloss:2
Mma Decloss:4
Sherdog:142861

Zarah Fairn dos Santos (born December 10, 1986) is a French female mixed martial artist who competed in the Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Early life

Fairn was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil to a Moroccan father and Brazilian mother.[1] She started training in boxing at the age of 12 under her father who was a boxer.[4] At 14 she moved to Paris, France joining a brother who was a professional basketball player there.[5] [6] She has a master's degree in social education and sport and a license in sports law.[6]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Fairn faced future Bellator title challenger Sinead Kavanagh at BAMMA 24: Ireland vs. England on February 26, 2016. She lost the close bout via split decision.[7]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Fairn faced Megan Anderson on October 6, 2019, at UFC 243.[8] She lost the fight by first-round submission.[9]

Fairn faced Felicia Spencer on February 29, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 169.[10] She lost by first-round TKO.[11]

Fairn was scheduled to face Josiane Nunes on April 17, 2021, at . Fairn weighed in at 147 pounds, eight pounds over the 139-pound catchweight limit. (The bantamweight fight was moved to a catchweight prior to the start of the weigh-ins.) The bout against Nunes was canceled due to the weight discrepancy after Nunes weighed in at 136 pounds.[12]

Fairn was scheduled to face Joselyne Edwards on August 28, 2021, at,[13] but the fight was canceled in late July when Edwards was removed from the event for another bout.[14]

Fairn was scheduled to face Ailín Pérez on September 3, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 209,[15] but was pulled from the event and replaced by Stephanie Egger.[16]

The match between Fairn and Nunes was rescheduled for January 21, 2023, at UFC 283.[17] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[18]

Fairn was scheduled to face Hailey Cowan on September 2, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 226. However Cowan was forced out of the event due to an injury,[19] and she was replaced by Jacqueline Cavalcanti.[20] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[21]

On September 14, it was announced that Fairn was no longer on the UFC roster.[22]

Post UFC Career

In her first fight since leaving the UFC, Fairn would face Brazilian Gisele Moreira at Ares FC 22 on 14 June, 2024. She would lose the fight succumbing to a rear-naked choke in the first round. [23]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center|6–7|Gisele Moreira|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Ares FC 22||align=center|1|align=center|2:11|Paris, France||-|Loss|align=center|6–6|Jacqueline Cavalcanti|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Paris, France||-|Loss|align=center|6–5|Josiane Nunes|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 283||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil||-|Loss|align=center|6–4|Felicia Spencer|TKO (punches and elbows)| ||align=center|1|align=center|3:37|Norfolk, Virginia, United States||-|Loss|align=center|6–3|Megan Anderson|Submission (triangle choke)|UFC 243 ||align=center|1|align=center|3:57|Melbourne, Australia||-|Win|align=center| 6–2|Izabela Badurek|TKO (punches)|Ladies Fight Night 7||align=center| 1|align=center| 1:55|Łódź, Poland||-|Win|align=center| 5–2|Suvi Salmimies|Decision (unanimous)|Cage 40||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Helsinki, Finland||-|Win|align=center|4–2|Kerry Hughes|TKO (punches)|British Challenge MMA 18||align=center|1|align=center|2:53|Colchester, England||-|Loss|align=center|3–2|Sinead Kavanagh|Decision (split)|BAMMA 24: Kone Vs. Phillips||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Dublin, Ireland||-|Win|align=center| 3–1|Liubov Belyakova|TKO (punches)|W.I.N. FC||align=center|1|align=center|N/A|Shenzhen, China||-|Win|align=center|2–1|Marion Nicolai|Decision (unanimous)| Gladiator Fighting Arena 2|| align=center|2| align=center|5:00|Nîmes, France||-|Loss|align=center| 1–1|Elina Nilsson|Decision (unanimous)|The Zone FC 12|| align=center|3| align=center|5:00|Gothenburg, Sweden||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Helin Paara|TKO (corner stoppage)|MMA Raju 11||align=center|1|align=center|4:00|Tallinn, Estonia| [24]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: French featherweight Zarah Fairn dos Santos happy to fight at mother's home country at UFC 283. Guilherme. Cruz. January 21, 2023. MMA Fighting.
  2. Web site: Stats UFC. 2020-10-04. ufcstats.com.
  3. Web site: Zarah Fairn UFC. UFC.com. 4 April 2019 . September 16, 2023.
  4. Web site: Ambérieu-en-Bugey - Notre série les belles histoires [4/5]. De Salvador à Ambérieu, Zarah Fairn Dos Santos mènent plusieurs combats]. www.leprogres.fr.
  5. Web site: MMA : Zarah Fairn Dos Santos, une pionnière dans la cage américaine. Par Stéphane Corby Le 29 février 2020. à 11h07. February 29, 2020. leparisien.fr.
  6. Web site: Zarah Fairn Dos Santos : " Chaque fois que je frappe, ça tombe ". L'Équipe.
  7. Web site: Farrell. Sinead. MMA talent Sinéad Kavanagh looks to extend her flawless pro-record tonight. 2021-10-06. The42. 24 February 2017 . en.
  8. Web site: Jumeau vs. Lima & Anderson vs. Dos Santos nieuwste toevoegingen UFC 243 in Melbourne . Marcel Dorff. 26 July 2019 . nl . 2022-03-04.
  9. Web site: UFC 243 Results: Megan Anderson Back in Win Column with Submission of Zarah Fairn dos Santos . Anderson . Jay . 2019-10-05 . Cageside Press . en-US . 2019-10-06.
  10. Web site: Felicia Spencer treft Zarah Fairn Dos Santos tijdens UFC Norfolk . Marcel Dorff. 18 December 2019 . nl . 2022-01-21.
  11. Web site: UFC Norfolk Results: Felicia Spencer Beats Down Zarah Fairn . Fuentes . Jon . 2020-02-29 . Cageside Press . en-US . 2020-03-01.
  12. Web site: Nolan King and John Morgan. 2021-04-16. Zarah Fairn vs. Josiane Nunes scrapped from UFC on ESPN 22 after 11-pound weight discrepancy. 2021-04-16. mmajunkie.usatoday.com.
  13. Web site: Marcel Dorff. 2021-05-11. Joselyn Edwards vs. Zarah Fairn added to UFC event on August 28. 2021-05-11. mmadna.nl.
  14. Web site: Danny Segura. 2021-07-30. Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Joselyne Edwards booked for UFC Fight Night on Oct. 23. 2021-07-30. mmajunkie.usatoday.com.
  15. Web site: Guilherme Cruz. 2021-06-01. French featherweight Zarah Fairn meets newcomer Ailin Perez at UFC Paris . mmafighting.com.
  16. Web site: Fairn fuera, Stephanie Egger se enfrenta a Ailin Perez en UFC París . 2022-08-26 . Lado.mx.
  17. Web site: Josiane Nunes vs. Zarah Fairn in the works for UFC 283. mmafighting.com. Guilherme Cruz. 2022-09-26. 2022-09-26.
  18. Web site: UFC 283: Josiane Nunes takes decision over Zarah Fairn in firefight. Cageside Press. Jay Anderson. 2023-01-21. 2023-01-21.
  19. Web site: Shelton . Cole . 2023-08-05 . Hailey Cowan forced out of UFC Paris fight against Zarah Fairn BJPenn.com . 2023-08-19 . BJPenn.com . en.
  20. Web site: Desk . ITN News . 2023-08-18 . Cowan Out, Jacqueline Cavalcanti Debut Set vs Zarah Fairn at UFC Paris . 2023-08-19 . www.itnwwe.com . en-US.
  21. Web site: Bitter . Shawn . 2023-09-02 . UFC Paris: Jacqueline Cavalcanti Endures Nasty Eye Poke, Wins Decision Over Zarah Fairn . 2023-09-03 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  22. Web site: Shelton . Cole . 2023-09-15 . Three fighters removed from the UFC active roster including Derek Brunson BJPenn.com . 2023-09-15 . BJPenn.com . en.
  23. Web site: Ares FC 22 wyniki - kto wygrał? . 13 June 2024 .
  24. Web site: Sherdog.com. Zarah Fairn Dos Santos. 2020-08-07. Sherdog.

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