Mayra Bueno Silva vs Macy Chiasson joins UFC 303

Mayra Bueno Silva faces Macy Chiasson at UFC 303: McGregor vs Chandler

The bout between former title challenger Mayra Bueno Silva and Macy Chiasson has been made official for UFC 303: McGregor vs Chandler. The fight card airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 29. The MMA event is featured on the schedule of the 12th annual International Fight Week.

No. 3 Mayra Bueno Silva (10-3-1, 1 NC) looks to get back in the win column. Brazil’s 32-year-old challenged Raquel Pennington for the bantamweight title in January in Toronto, but fell short dropping a unanimous decision.

No. 7 Macy Chiasson (9-3) targets her second straight victory. The 32-year-old native of New Orleans, Louisiana submitted Pannie Kianzad in the first-round in March.

The promotion confirmed the Silva vs Chiasson showdown via post on X today.

Among other bouts recently added to the card, Chicago’s former light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill returns against Khalil Rountree Jr of Los Angeles. The main event is a welterweight bout between Ireland’s former two-division champion Conor McGregor (22-6) and Michael Chandler (23-8) of High Ridge, Missouri.

The current UFC 303 lineup look as the following:

  • Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler, welterweight
  • Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Macy Chiasson, women’s bantamweight
  • Joe Pyfer vs. Marc-Andre Barriault, middleweight
  • Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs. Gillian Robertson, women’s strawweight
  • Andre Fili vs. Cub Swanson, featherweight
  • Rei Tsuruya vs. Carlos Hernandez, flyweight
  • Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree Jr., light heavyweight
Parviz Iskenderov
Parviz Iskenderov is a former Muay Thai fighter, sports manager and editor at FIGHTMAG.

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