{"id":766891,"date":"2026-06-29T02:33:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T02:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/766891\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T02:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T02:33:11","slug":"ufc-veteran-ex-ksw-champ-announces-retirement-from-mma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/766891\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC veteran, ex-KSW champ announces retirement from MMA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sherdog<\/a>Mon, June 29, 2026 at 1:14 AM UTC\"\"<\/p>\n

Ariane Lipski da Silva competed for the PFL, UFC and KSW
\nover the course of a 30-fight pro tenure. | PFL\/MMA
\nThe woman known as \u201cThe Queen of Violence\u201d has decided to call it a
\ncareer.Ariane
\nLipski da Silva<\/a> announced her retirement via social media
\nfollowing a first-round submission loss to Jena Bishop<\/a>
\nat
\nPFL San Diego<\/a> on Saturday night. Lipski da Silva went 1-1 under
\nthe
\nProfessional Fighters League<\/a>banner but exits the sport having
\nlost four of her last five professional outings.”Officially retired from MMA,\u201d Lipski da Silva wrote on Instagram.
\n\u201cEverything has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Yesterday was
\nthe last time I stepped into the cage, bringing to a close a
\njourney of nearly 13 years as a professional MMA fighter, with the
\nprivilege of competing in the biggest organizations in the world.
\nI’m grateful for everything this sport has given me; for every
\nopportunity, every lesson, and every door it opened along the way.
\nI gave my best to help women’s MMA grow, even knowing that, at
\ntimes, my best may not have been enough.
\n\u201cMy hope is that I played a small part in creating more
\nopportunities for the next generation. More importantly, I hope the
\nyoung women who are just beginning understand that they don’t have
\nto compromise their values to become champions. Honor should never
\nbe sacrificed, because the people we choose to honor are often the
\nones who help us go the farthest. I’ve learned that defeat is
\npainful. It’s bitter, but it shapes our character and prepares us
\nfor real life. I’ve also learned that victory is sweet and filled
\nwith joy, but it can deceive the heart of anyone who isn’t grounded
\nin something greater.
\n\u201cTo everyone who stood by me throughout this journey, supporting
\nme, believing in me, and cheering for me regardless of the
\noutcome,thank you from the bottom of my heart. The Queen of
\nViolence is done.\u201d<\/p>\n

From KSW to UFC<\/p>\n

\nThe 32-year-old Brazilian rose to prominence under the
\nKSW<\/a> banner, where she went 5-0 while capturing the Polish
\norganization\u2019s flyweight crown. During that stretch, Lipski da
\nSilva finished four of her five victories inside the distance.
\nHer
\nUFC<\/a> tenure was marked by inconsistency, as she compiled a 6-8
\nmark within the Las Vegas-based organization. Her most notable
\nstretch was a three-bout winning streak in 2023 that included
\nvictories over J.J. Aldrich<\/a>,
\nMelissa
\nGatto<\/a> and Casey O\u2019Neill. Lipski da Silva parted ways with the
\nUFC on a three-fight skid. She then outpointed Sumiko
\nInaba<\/a> at PFL Pittsburgh on March 28 before falling to Bishop.
\nLipski da Silva finished with an 18-12 professional record
\noverall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mon, June 29, 2026 at 1:14 AM UTC Ariane Lipski da Silva competed for the PFL, UFC and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":426662,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":["post-766891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=766891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/426662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=766891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=766891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=766891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}