Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Women’s Bantamweight title challenger Mayra Bueno Silva dropped her fifth straight fight this past weekend (Sat., April 25, 2026), losing a unanimous decision to rising prospect and former teammate Michelle Montague on the UFC Vegas 116 prelims inside the Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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It was a rough start for “Sheetara,” who landed zero significant strikes in Round 1 while being controlled for more than four minutes. She bounced back in Round 2 with a strong showing, but Montague regained control in the final frame, sealing the decision win.
The skid sparked immediate backlash online, with fans calling for Silva’s release — something the Brazilian didn’t take lightly.
“Man, I was here looking at the comments. You know, I don’t usually look at them, but today I decided to check out the comments on people’s posts about my fight about me as a fighter,” Silva said on Instagram. “It’s amazing to see that relevant people do not comment, right? They might even think something, but they don’t comment. But then there’s this bunch of losers who just sit behind a keyboard talking trash about other people’s lives, about those who left home early to conquer the world, to try for a better life for themselves and their families. They have no idea.”
“It’s just this bunch of losers talking crap about things they don’t even know or understand,” Silva continued. “Go find something to do, you bunch of losers. Then I see all these people asking for me to be fired, wanting me to get fired. And let me tell you, if I do get fired, do you know what will happen if I end up working as an Uber driver? I’ll be the best Uber driver in Brazil. Do you know why? Because I have determination. What do you have? Laziness. The courage to talk trash from behind a screen. That’s why I’ve made it in life. That’s why I got to fight for the belt. And if I ever have to go back to where I came from, I’ll go back with my head held high and I’ll succeed again.”
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Silva hasn’t won since her submission victory over Lina Lansberg in Feb. 2023. While she did score a finish over Holly Holm later that year (watch highlights), it was overturned to a “No Contest” after a positive test for her ADHD medication.
That win initially led to a title shot against Raquel Pennington at UFC 297, but Silva lost a one-sided decision — and hasn’t gotten back in the win column since.
Now riding a five-fight skid, her UFC future remains uncertain.
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