Vanessa De Melo Silva (born March 27, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division.
Melo started her mma career fighting in various promotions in Brazil and amassed a record of 10–5 prior signed by UFC.
[7] However, later on the same day, Brazil's athletic commission (CABMMA) executive director Cristiano Sampaio announced that due to an error of the scale used at the weight-ins was set was 0.7 pounds above the official scale and thus both fighters were officially clear from missing weight and the bout proceeded at bantamweight.
[11] Melo was scheduled to face Sarah Moras on November 7, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 182.
[12] However, Moras tested positive for COVID-19 and the bout was postponed to take place at UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar on January 16, 2021.