Jacqueline Cavalcanti Issues Two Bold Callouts After UFC
She is a bantamweight, not a flyweight. Since the February 2025 callouts, Cavalcanti won another fight and then lost a decision to Ketlen Vieira. Her callouts did not become her next bookings.
The win that set up her callouts
Cavalcanti beat Julia Avila by unanimous decision on February 15, 2025, in Las Vegas. The three judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, and 30-27. The official event recap described Cavalcanti as the more effective striker throughout the bout and noted that the win extended her unbeaten start in the promotion to four fights. It was a strong result for a fighter seeking higher-level opposition, but did not itself secure a ranked matchup or a title opportunity.
In a post-fight interview, Cavalcanti named former champion Miesha Tate and fellow bantamweight Karol Rosa as possible next opponents. She said Rosa was in her division, added that she was willing to fight anyone, and said she wanted to enter the top 10. MMA Junkie’s interview report, republished by Yahoo Sports, records those comments. They were requests and preferences from Cavalcanti, not bouts that the promotion had announced.
Bantamweight ambitions
Her bout with Avila was a women’s bantamweight contest, and the promotion’s fighter profile lists her in the 135-pound division. She was calling for fellow bantamweights and seeking a top-10 opportunity in her own division.
The context was a division with a crowded contender group and varying activity at the top. Cavalcanti had been building her record through decisions against established opponents and wanted to move up the rankings by taking on more experienced names. Tate’s history as a former champion made her a recognizable target, while Rosa represented an active divisional matchup. Neither name should be presented as a negotiated or agreed fight based only on the interview.
What happened after February 2025
Cavalcanti did not face Tate or Rosa next. She instead met Mayra Bueno Silva on November 8, 2025, and won a unanimous decision. That result continued her climb and improved her position among the division’s contenders. The official profile lists the win as part of her recent fight history.
Her next appearance came against Ketlen Vieira on May 16, 2026. Vieira won by unanimous decision, with all three official scorecards reading 29-28. The official scorecards confirm the result. The loss ended Cavalcanti’s winning streak but did not erase the earlier progress she made by beating Avila and Bueno Silva.
That ranking reflects her subsequent performances, not an automatic result of the callouts. Her February 2025 comments were an effort to stay active and move toward the division’s upper tier; the path that followed ran through Bueno Silva and Vieira instead.
Callouts are not bookings
After beating Avila, Cavalcanti publicly asked to face Tate or Rosa and said she wanted a top-10 opponent. Her next scheduled contests went elsewhere, first against Bueno Silva and then Vieira. Those later results provide a clearer measure of her progress than speculation about whether either callout would be accepted.
Cavalcanti remains a bantamweight contender with a documented win over Avila, a later decision victory over Bueno Silva, and a close decision loss to Vieira. Until then, Tate and Rosa remain the names she asked for in February 2025, not confirmed future opponents.
