Overview
- The UFC and both fighters describe the matchup as a flyweight eliminator with the winner expected to face champion Valentina Shevchenko.
- Silva, replacing the injured Alexa Grasso, arrives 7-0 in the UFC and says a win earns her a title shot because "Valentina is not going to beat me."
- Namajunas, a two-time strawweight champion competing at 125 pounds, views a win as her pathway to a second UFC title.
- Namajunas likened Silva’s striking-heavy style to Joanna Jędrzejczyk and said she plans to trust her own stand-up.
- The bout features on the UFC 324 main card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with the event headlined by Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett for the interim lightweight belt.