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Abu Dhabi – Virna Jandiroba dreamed of becoming a UFC champion before ever joining the promotion. The former Invicta Strawweight Champion comes into this fight on an impressive five-fight win streak and is the clear No. 1 contender, but it wasn’t always that way. Jandiroba has had to endure setbacks to get to this point, […]
Mike Malott pushed back on any suggestion that his low blows against Kevin Holland were egregious at UFC Vancouver on Saturday, insisting the infractions were incidental and not serious enough to change the course of the fight. “Honestly, I was just focused on the fight. Don’t get too hyped and frustrated with things you can’t […]
Abu Dhabi – Mackenzie Dern has not taken the fast track to her UFC title shot. That arrives this Saturday in the form of a rematch with ex-Invicta FC strawweight champion Virna Jandiroba. The opportunity was made possible by Weili Zhang giving up her 115-pound title to take a fight with flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko; […]
Vancouver – Between rounds at UFC Vancouver on Saturday, Aiemann Zahabi and Chito Vera came face to face in one of those rare, ‘only in MMA’ type moments. Similar to Lawler vs. MacDonald, minus the gnarled split lip and carnage that was Rory MacDonald’s face. Still, a very cool moment, one that Zahabi, a split […]
Vancouver – A move with Danny Barlow left Brazilian Djorden Santos with both a knee and ankle wrapped and frozen after UFC Vancouver, although he joked he could fight properly again “tomorrow.” “Not serious at all,” Santos (11-2) said of his injuries, though he will likely need some time off to heal. Still, Santos picked […]
Vancouver – Recent challenger to the women’s flyweight title, Manon Fiorot, returned to the win column at UFC Vancouver, earning a quick TKO finish over the rising Jasmine Jasudavicius. While it wasn’t considered an upset (Fiorot was the favorite going into the fight), few expected Fiorot to wrap things up in just over a minute. […]
Vancouver – Stephanie Luciano earned her first career submission at UFC Vancouver, putting away compatriot Ravena Oliveira last Saturday. She also got a first in her UFC career by fighting with fans in attendance. After two consecutive fights at the virtually barren UFC Apex, Luciano was introduced to a live audience in Vancouver (a very […]
Vancouver – Chinese bantamweight Aoriqileng had a big night at UFC Vancouver, securing a TKO finish over Cody Gibson 21 seconds into the opening round of the preliminary card fight. What he didn’t have was a translator available for his post-fight interviews. Instead, Fight Ready’s Eddie Cha (Korean, not Chinese) did his best and put […]
Brendan Allen, UFC Vancouver ceremonial weigh-in. Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press UFC Vancouver was a fun card with Canadian fighters winning 5-2 that night, 6-2 if you count Brendan Allen, who walked out with the Canadian flag because his mother is from the Great White North. In the main tournament, the aforementioned Allen broke the streaking […]
Vancouver – Flyweight Bruno Gustavo da Silva (or simply Bruno Silva, not to be confused with Bruno “Blindado” Silva) could have the inside track in Alexandre Pantoja vs. Joshua Van, recently confirmed for UFC 323 in December. After all, Silva (15-7-2, 1NC) lost to Van last June before returning with a submission of Hyun Sung […]
