Hailey Cowan vs. Alice Pereira
BETTING PREVIEW | SCOUTING REPORT | ODDS: Pereira (-120); Cowan (+100)

Round 1
“Golden Girl” Pereira (6-1, 0-1 UFC), no relation to champ Alex Pereira—that would be Aline Pereira, who is competing at the Netflix MMA card next month—saw her spotless record go to pot when Montserrat Rendon muscled her around last year. In hopes of picking up her first UFC victory and not a lick of nonsense, she faces a fellow bantamweight who also wants win no. 1 in the organization. Texas native Cowan (7-4, 0-2 UFC) has been far from the bastion of activity since signing with the league in 2022, having fought just twice since then to unsuccessful results. Whether she turns things around or not, referee Keith Peterson will be there for them every step of the way. There is no plan to touch gloves as the ladies get going.
When Cowan moves forward, Pereira intercepts her with a low kick and gives chase with a few punches. Cowan kicks high and gets countered, with Pereira light on her feet to set up a Superwoman punch. Cowan’s face is already busted up 45 seconds in, and she looks to her hands to see there is blood from her face on them. Pereira steps in with a knee and dances away from any counter. Cowan bull-rushes her to set up a clinch, and she thumps the Brazilian with a right hand and a knee but no takedown in sight. The American elects to back off, and Pereira belts her with another leaping punch. A follow-up left hook from Pereira opens a cut on the bridge of the Texan’s nose, and Cowan is not responding well as the vicious Pereira lays into her. Cowan reels from the strikes and tackles Pereira to the mat, but the long-limbed Pereira bounces off her seat and fights back to her feet in seconds. Pereira lifts her lead leg up to smack Cowan in the face, and she circles off before she is reached.
Pereira puts fire behind her swings, drawing some swelling under Cowan’s left eye. Cowan swings recklessly and misses the mark by a wide margin. Cowan tries for a head kick of her own, and Pereira is feet away from it and suddenly crashes back in to engage. Cowan scores her own offense, but it is Pereira who has the power, speed and accuracy advantage. Cowan leads with the crown of her head to initiate a takedown, and she pushes the Brazilian to the fence and knees her in the stomach a few times. Cowan drops down to go for a double, and Pereira easily lifts her back up. Cowan stays tightly pressed to her adversary, ignoring the right hands that smack her on the ear and breaking off to throw her own punches. Pereira kicks back and her foot bangs into the groin, and Cowan adjusts her protective equipment and knees Pereira square in the face. Pereira shrugs it off and jumps back at her opponent with a knee, and they clash high kicks at the bell.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Pereira
Tristen Critchfield scores the round: 10-9 Pereira
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Pereira

Round 2
Cowan strikes first with an inside low kick, and she slides away from a response to let fly a head kick. Pereira bats it away and flicks out a jab, and that jab is met by not one but two calf kicks. Pereira punches her way in and gets clipped with a right, and she lunges again with power. Cowan potshots her with reaching kicks to the torso, and she puts the ball of her foot on the Brazilian’s stomach. Cowan lets Pereira come in so she can rock the younger woman with a right hand, and she shoots for a takedown and scoops her high off the ground to slam her violently to the mat. Pereira implements butterfly hooks while on her back, and she pushes Cowan off of her with her legs. Cowan leaps back down and starts taking elbows to the sides of the head. Pereira lifts her left leg up set something up, with her right foot on Cowan’s hip, but the Texan lowers herself back flat on top.
Pereira stays busy with her long legs to reassert position or hunt for something, but Cowan is not falling for it. As the action slows to a crawl, Pereira eventually manages to kick Cowan off of her. Cowan stands above her and very nearly illegally kicks her in the face.
Pereira stands and fires off a one-two, and she blasts Cowan in the jaw with a knee that puts “All Hail” all the way out. There is no controversy about this one, as Cowan hits the deck and is totally unconscious before her head rattles off the cage floor.
Pereira looks to finish the job with a couple concussive hammerfists while Peterson races in to stop the fight. What a knee! What a knockout! That’s one way to get on the board for the 20-year-old Pereira. No one had put Cowan away with strikes before that knee sent her off to dreamland. Thankfully, Cowan comes to and is able to sit on her stool, and Pereira goes over to embrace her before getting her hand raised.

The Official Result
Alice Pereira def. Hailey Cowan R2 4:24 via KO (Knee)

Nora Cornolle (137.5: Missed Weight) vs. Hailey Cowan
BETTING PREVIEW | SCOUTING REPORT | ODDS: Cornolle (-192), Cowan (+160)

Round 1
After dragging through a number of less-than-spectacular events, many of them holed up at the UFC’s headquarters warehouse of the Apex, the final fight card on this long stretch will receive the royal treatment of sorts. Inside of the Kaseya Center in Miami, some 19,000-ish ravenous fans will be practically frothing at the mouth for consensual physical combat. That action commences in the lone catchweight contest of the evening, as France’s Cornolle (8-2, 2-1 UFC) clocked in a pound and a half over the bantamweight limit. Glad to be back in the cage for the first time in nearly two years, Cowan (7-3, 0-1 UFC) accepted the 20% fine assessed to Cornolle to allow the fight to happen. The ladies will be joined in the Octagon by referee Kerry Hatley, and a glove touch kicks off the evening’s hostilities. Cornolle gets right to business with kicks to both legs and a lunging punch salvo. Cowan looks to respond, and Cornolle catches her coming towards her. Cowan uses the Frenchwoman’s momentum against her, grappling her in the clinch and pressing her against the fence. Cornolle frames off with a knee to the body, turning Cowan around but falling to the mat when Cowan attempts to take her down. The ladies slowly go to the mat, and Cornolle wraps her leg up and around Cowan’s head to set up an armbar. Cowan stays composed and steps over to half guard to simultaneously break up the submission attempt, and she leans down heavily with her shoulder. The crowd is not thrilled by the stalemate on the ground, as Cowan is not advancing any further or landing anything, while Cornolle is stuck on her back. Cowan continues to grind, not inflicting any damage or doing anything beyond control. When the Texan looks to pass, Cornolle explodes and ultimately gives up her back. The horn sounds to end the round, as nothing else comes of the back take.
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Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Cowan
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Cowan
Tristen Critchfield scores the round: 10-9 Cowan

Round 2
Frustrated from the lack of activity in the previous round, Cornolle comes out of her corner aggressively, swinging hard with her arms and legs. Cornolle wraps a kick up high, and she follows with an elbow. Cowan hunts for a trip, and when she throws the Frenchwoman, she inadvertently falls to her seat and Cornolle leaps over to take her back in a reversal of fortune. Cornolle is loudly warned three times for grabbing Cowan’s glove—it appears Hatley is wearing a microphone—and she resets and grabs hold of a rear-naked choke.
The hooks for “Wonder” are in, and she slides the forearm beneath the chin to cinch it up. Cowan hand-fights to peel one arm off, but Cornolle wraps it up further behind her head to complete it. Knowing there is no way out, a disappointed Cowan surrenders just before she fades to unconsciousness.
Cowan appears to go out as she taps out, and Cornolle shoves her quasi-lifeless body off of her to embrace her corner. There is no ill will between the two, as they go on to hug it out after the dust settles.

The Official Result
Nora Cornolle def. Hailey Cowan R2 1:52 via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)

Hailey Cowan (137.5: Missed Weight) vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth
BETTING PREVIEW | SCOUTING REPORT | ODDS: Horth (-140), Cowan (+120)

Round 1
Chris Tognoni will referee the opening bout of the card, which matches a pair of former Legacy Fighting Alliance competitors. Cowan will forfeit 20 percent of her purse due to missing weight. The combatants come out in opposite stances, and Horth lands an inside leg kick. Cowan counters with a two-plunch combination. A solid body kick lands for Horth. Cowan catches the strike after it lands and attempts to counter. Cowan moves forward and connects with a straight left. Horth follows a hard body kick with a right hand. A right from Horth lands on the chest of her foe. Cowan misses a kick to the head. Horth slams another kick to the body. A spinning back kick to the midsection lands for Cowan and the fighters clinch. Horth pushes Cowan back into the fence. They trade knees and Cowan reverses position, landing a short elbow in the clinch. Both fighters land knees and Horth lands an elbow as they break. A headkick finds the mark for Horth, and Cowan shoots for a takedown behind a flurry of punches. Horth sprawls nicely and now Cowan shoves her into the cage. Cowan with a short elbow in close. Cowan is cut above the left eye. Horth breaks free and lands a right hand. Cowan fires off a series of punches that miss the mark at the horn.

Sherdog Scores
Tristen Critchfield scores the round: 10-9 Horth
Ben Duffy scores the round: 10-9 Cowan
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Horth
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Round 2
Cowan goes right back to the clinch and shoves her foe into the fence. Horth lands a knee to the midsection. Cowan with a knee as they separatea nd Horth responds with a 1-2. A right to the body lands for Horth, who then goes back to the well with a body kick. This time, Cowan catches it and takes Horth to the canvas. Cowan gets to work from top position, and drops an elbow before Horth scrambles to her feet. They clinch again and Cowan lands a knee, which is answered by a Horth right hand. Cowan pressures behind a jumping switch kick but can’t land anything substantial. Horth lands a side kick to the gut. Cowan blocks a head kick. Cowan follows a head kick with a left hand. Cowan lands a right uppercut before forcing the clinch against the cage. Horth with a knee to the midsection. Cowan cointinues to control the position, applying pressure with her head. Cowan lands a knee. Horth lands a right hand as they break, and Cowan answers. Cowan shoves Horth to the mat after catching a kick right before the horn.

Sherdog Scores
Tristen Critchfield scores the round: 10-9 Cowan
Ben Duffy scores the round: 10-9 Cowan
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Cowan

Round 3
Cowan sticks a jab at the outset of the round. Cowan probes with push kicks only to absorb another body kick from Horth. Cowan closes the distance and shoves Horth into the fence. Horth uses a fence grab to halt a takedown attempt from Cowan, and she is warned by Tognoni. Cowan maintains control and knees the midsection. Horth throws some knees of her own with her back to the fence. Horth turns off the cage and lands a knee and a right hand before being taken down. A scramble ensues and now it’s Horth driving for a takedown against the fence. Cowan defends well and they get back to range. A right jab connects for Horth. Cowan looks fatigued as Horth lands another body kick. Horth follows a high kick with a right hand. Cowan steps in with a straight left. Cowan puts on the pressure but Horth circles away and lands a 1-2. Cowan with a kick to the body. Horth steps in to the pocket and snaps her foe’s head back with a right. A left lands for Cowan, and Horth answers with a kick to the head and body. Another head kick lands for Horth. Cowan capitalizes with a takedown, and she’ll ride out the final seconds on top.

Sherdog Scores
Tristen Critchfield scores the round: 10-9 Horth (29-28 Horth)
Ben Duffy scores the round: 10-9 Horth (29-28 Cowan)
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Horth (29-28 Horth)

The Official Result
Jamey-Lyn Horth def. Hailey Cowan via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) R3 5:00