Homegirl Molly McCann hopes to return to the win column in front of her home crowd when she faces Flyweight newcomer Julija Stoliarenko of Lithuania in the UFC Fight Night co-main event: Aspinall vs. Tybura. Liverpool-born fight McCann scored two great performances in London last year before an unsuccessful sojourn to New York for her last fight of the year. Stoliarenko is the former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion who has endured a terrible run of form in the UFC.
MMA: UFC Women's Flyweight
Location: O2 Arena, London
Where to watch: ESPN+
Date: 23.07.2023. 01.00
Molly McCann
The former Liverpool FC trainee leveraged her karate, kickboxing, and Thai boxing skills when she failed to make it in football to transition to MMA. After a few rich years in regional promotions, the former midfielder and Liverpool John Moores University graduate made her UFC debut in May 2018. Although she lost her debut, the 33-year-old churned out impressive victories in her early days in the promotion with wins against Priscila Cachoeira and Ariane Lipski. Fighting quite regularly in the promotion, the former Cage Warriors Fighting Championship Women's Flyweight Champion secured two Performances of the Night awards last year in London with a KO of Luana Carolina and a TKO of Hannah Goldy.
Tale of the Tape
- Age: 33
- Height: 5' 4"
- Reach: 62"
- Record: 13-5
Julija Stoliarenko
30-year-old Lithuanian Julija Stoliarenko is a former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion and ILFJ Women's Featherweight Lethwei World Champion. Starting in karate at twelve years old, Stoliarenko is a submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt athlete. Joining the UFC in 2020, the Lithuanian Bantamweight has found the going tough in the promotion. After dropping her debut to Yana Kunitskaya via Decision, she went on to lose two more bouts before winning her first fight in the promotion last year against Jessica-Rose Clark.
Tale of the Tape
- Age: 30
- Height: 5' 8"
- Reach: 66"
- Record: 10-7-2 (draw)
Betting Odds
McCann is the heavy favorite to win at 1.39 odds on Marathonbet, with Stoliarenko to win listed at 2.85. Over 2.5 rounds is available at 2.00 odds on Bet365, with the under is at 1.71. Over at 1XBET, Yes for round three to start is 1.78 odds, and the No is priced at 1.98.
