Overview
- Mir will headline Dana White’s Contender Series on Aug. 25 against Alex Apodaca for a chance at a UFC contract, but a win does not automatically guarantee a deal.
- The 23-year-old is an unbeaten 4-0 pro and a two-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion with three first-round submission wins on her record.
- White says he has mentored Mir for several years and encouraged her to attend college to develop her wrestling and education, and he has publicly endorsed her multi-sport ambitions including UFC BJJ, Zuffa Boxing, and the 2028 Olympics.
- Mir last fought in MMA in July 2025, winning by first-round submission for Fury FC, and has since stayed active in grappling and wrestling events such as Real American Freestyle and UFC BJJ.
- Dana White’s Contender Series gives prospects high TV exposure under the UFC’s CBS/Paramount+ era and can lead to full or developmental UFC contracts for successful fighters, a pathway other prospects like Sal Everett are also using.