“Jessy Jess” is back.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight Jessica-Rose Clark will headline Dirty Boxing 5, the promotion’s first event of 2026, as she takes on Brazil’s Paula Bittencourt for the vacant DBX Women’s Bantamweight title on Jan. 30 inside Bayou Music Center in Houston, Texas.
Clark (11-9) has stayed busy since her UFC release in 2023, where she went 4-5 inside the Octagon. The 38-year-old competed twice in Muay Thai under Scott Coker’s new Fight Night San Jose banner
before signing with Dirty Boxing — a move that’s paid off so far.
“Jessy Jess” earned a unanimous decision win over Marilia Morais in her DBX debut, then returned just two months later to defeat Claudia Zamora, again by decision, positioning herself for a title shot.
Bittencourt (8-3) will make her Dirty Boxing debut in the biggest fight of her career. The 30-year-old Brazilian enters on a two-fight win streak, including a split decision victory over Alejandra Lara and a first-round knockout of Jaqueline Ferreira.
A former Bellator fighter, Bittencourt was also the last opponent Dakota Ditcheva faced before signing with PFL.
The co-main event features an intriguing stylistic clash, as former UFC flyweight Raulian Paiva takes on former K-1 World Kickboxing Champion and ex-PFL fighter Ben Woolliss.
Paiva (23-6-2) has posted mixed results since his UFC exit, going 2-1-2 and coming off a majority draw. Woolliss, meanwhile, rides a four-fight win streak with four first-round knockouts — though all came against winless opposition.
Dirty Boxing also announced that its second event of 2026 is scheduled for Feb. 27 in Nashville.
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