Stephanie LucianovsAlexia Thainara

She bounced back from that split decision loss to Sam Hughes by dominating Talita Alencar on the feet, then just last October in Vancouver she locked up a rear naked choke on Ravena Oliveira in the third round. That submission win showed she's got finishing instincts when the fight goes deep. Thainara, meanwhile, has been scary good. She choked out Molly McCann in the first round back in March 2025 in London, then went to Australia and outworked Loma Lookboonmee for a clean decision win. Here's what makes this fun: both ladies are Orthodox strikers who aren't afraid to grapple.

Luciano landed 80 strikes and hit three takedowns in that Vancouver fight, showing she can mix it up. Thainara proved she's got slick submissions and the cardio to push a pace for fifteen minutes. This feels like a fight that stays standing early but could hit the mat hard once someone starts to fade. Whoever wins this is making a real statement in the strawweight division. Both are trying to crack that top fifteen, and a finish here would turn heads.