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Justin Watson responds to assault allegations from former UFC champion Nicco Montano
Justin Watson has responded after being accused of assaulting former UFC champion Nicco Montano. Yesterday afternoon Montano took to Instagram where she accused Watson of committing acts of violence which included stomping and kicking. “Tonight Justin Watson stood on my neck and stomped my face in then kept kicking me and shoving my hair into […]
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Former UFC flyweight champ Nicco Montano hospitalized following attack
Former UFC women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano has been hospitalized after being attacked. Montano (4-3 MMA), was released by the UFC back in August after she missed weight for her scheduled fight with Wu Yanan on July 31. The 32 year old Montano, had recently revealed her plans of making a return to combat sports […]
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Nicco Montano not ruling out UFC return, targets four-fight contract at 145-pounds in 2022
Nicco Montano had a less than ideal run with the UFC after becoming the inaugural 125-pound flyweight champion. The 32-year old Montano received her walking papers in August after one of several fight cancelations she was faced with during her run. Failing to make weight for a contest against Wu Yanan, Montano had accumulated nine […]
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Nicco Montano details ‘being exploited’ and shown exposed without consent in recent documentary
Nicco Montano and her UFC career took a turn for the worst after making history as the first flyweight champion. A proud descendant of the Navajo tribe, the 32-year old Montano saw her four-year two-fight run where she went 1-1 come to an end in August. In the build-up to her would-be fight with Wu […]
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Nicco Montano cut from UFC after recent UFC Vegas 33 weight miss
Nicco Montano’s time with the UFC has come to an abrupt end. MMA Fighting revealed on Tuesday that Montano has been cut from the promotion. This coming hours after UFC President Dana White shared his thoughts on Montano’s recent weight troubles that saw yet another one of her bouts canceled. “I don’t know off the top […]
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UFC Vegas 33 weigh-in results: Nicco Montano has huge weight miss, several fights compromised
The official weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 33 took place on Friday in Las Vegas, Nevada, and we had a huge weight miss from Nicco Montano. Montano, who has struggled to make weight throughout her UFC career, came in at 143lbs for her women’s bantamweight bout against Wu Yanan. Montano has not fought in over two […]
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Nicco Montano dealing with “hardships” after latest fight cancelation
Former UFC flyweight champion Nicco Montano is dealing with some hardships after being forced out of her fight with Julia Avila with COVID-19. Montano was expected to fight Avila on September 5, but had to withdraw from the matchup when she tested positive for COVID-19. Unfortunately, this is far from the first fight she’s been […]
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UFC Sacramento gets four fights, Nicco Montano set to return
On July 13, UFC Sacramento goes down and it’s beginning to really shape up with four fun fight additions. The UFC revealed on Tuesday that the inaugural flyweight champion, Nicco Montano (4-2) will be making her long-awaited return for the first time since winning the title in December 2017. She would defeat Roxanne Modafferi via […]
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Nicco Montano releases statement following USADA suspension, aims for Summer return
Yesterday, USADA announced that four fighters had recently accepted sixth-month suspensions for their positive testings due to ostarine usage. All of which were the result of tainted supplements. One of those fighters happened to be the inaugural UFC flyweight champion, Nicco Montano. Montano has been out of action since she won the title in December […]
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Nicco Montano among three others accept USADA suspensions
It has been an absolute rollercoaster ride of a career to this point for the inaugural UFC flyweight champion, Nicco Montano. Entering The Ultimate Fighter season 26 as a bright prospect yet consensus underdog, Montano would go on to win the whole show and become the champion as she defeated some of the division’s best. […]
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Valentina Shevchenko shuts down Nicco Montano, eyes future rematch with Amanda Nunes
Having won the UFC women’s flyweight title with a decision defeat of Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the UFC 231 main event, Valentina Shevchenko can now look ahead to her first title defense. There are some interesting options on the menu with respect to Shevchenko’s first title challenger. From the sounds of it, however, the new champ […]
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Former UFC flyweight champ Nicco Montano reflects on ‘rough year’ in the UFC
Nicco Montano began the year as the first-ever UFC women’s flyweight champion. Unfortunately, after a string of injuries and health issues, she was stripped of that title, and will now watch on as Valentina Shevchenko and Joanna Jedrzejczyk battle for the vacant throne at UFC 231 this Saturday in Toronto. On Monday, which is recognized […]
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Nicco Montaño believes Valentina Shevchenko was hoping UFC 228 fight wouldn’t happen
UFC 228, which went down last weekend in Dallas, Texas, was initially expected to be co-headlined by a women’s flyweight title fight between champion Nicco Montaño and challenger Valentina Shevchenko. Regrettably, Montaño was hospitalized in the midst of her weight cut, and the bout was cancelled, which ultimately resulted in Montaño being stripped of her […]
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Valentina Shevchenko ‘moving on’ from Nicco Montano, open to Joanna Jedrzejczyk title bout
It has quickly become quite the ‘Big drama show!’ when it comes to the women’s 125-pound weight class in the UFC. And now we’re left wondering what’s next. On weigh-in day for UFC 228 this past weekend, mid-weight cut the then champion Nicco Montano would be hospitalized due to issues with her kidneys resulting in […]
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Nicco Montano found out about her stripping of the title through Instagram
What’s next for the former UFC flyweight Nicco Montano in the UFC? That remains to be seen but what we do know is that it won’t be a title fight. Montano would become the inaugural 125-pound UFC champion by winning her way through season 26 of The Ultimate Fighter as the No. 14 seed, shocking everyone […]
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Nicco Montano reacts to ‘uncalled for’ stripping of title and ‘egomaniac’ Valentina Shevchenko
The last two days have gone exactly the opposite of how Nicco Montano had planned that they would. And unfortunately, it was all out of her control. After failing to make it to the scale and be hospitalized on weigh-in day, the inaugural UFC flyweight champion Montano’s scheduled title defense against top contender Valentina Shevchenko […]
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Former UFC flyweight champion Nicco Montano shares an update on her medical condition
Yesterday morning unfortunate news broke that UFC women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano had been hospitalized in the midst of her UFC 228 weight cut due to issues with her kidneys. This of course resulted in Nicco Montano being pulled from her scheduled UFC 228 title defense against Valentina Shevchenko which was expected to serve as […]
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BREAKING | Nicco Montano stripped of UFC flyweight title
Even though many expected the title reign of the inaugural UFC flyweight champion to end very soon, no one saw it coming in this fashion. After being hospitalized in the midst of her weight cut due to issues with her kidneys, the champion Nicco Montano was pulled from her scheduled title defense against Valentina Shevchenko […]
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Valentina Shevchenko responds in depth on ‘unprofessional’ Nicco Montano after fight cancellation
Drama at the weigh-ins for UFC 228 was guaranteed as we waited for Darren Till and Tyron Woodley to hit the scale. Surprisingly, the drama had nothing to do with them. The event’s co-main event was set to feature the first defense of the women’s flyweight championship as the titleholder and season 26 winner of […]
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Nicco Montano’s training partner opens up on her on UFC 228 withdrawal, hospitalization
If things had gone according to plan, UFC women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano would have attempted her first title defense opposite Valentina Shevchenko in the co-main event of UFC 228 tomorrow night in Dallas. Regrettably, however, Montano was hospitalized just before this morning’s weigh ins. After a period of uncertainty and worry, it was confirmed […]
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BREAKING | Nicco Montano out of UFC 228, co-main event with Valentina Shevchenko scrapped
This morning, mere hours ahead of the UFC 228 weigh-ins, UFC flyweight champion Nicco Montano was rushed to the emergency ward of a hospital in the card’s host city of Dallas, Texas. While it was immediately clear the champion’s title fight with fearsome challenger Valentina Shevchenko was in jeopardy, it was not clear whether the […]
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Report | Nicco Montano transported to hospital ahead of UFC 228 weigh-ins, fight in jeopardy
Bad news, fight fans. Mere hours ahead of the UFC 228 weigh ins, UFC flyweight champion Nicco Montano has reportedly been transported to a hospital in the card’s host city of Dallas, Texas. Her planned title defense opposite top contender Valentina Shevchenko is, unsurprisingly, now in serious jeopardy. This unfortunate news was first reported by […]
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Nicco Montano tired of misconceptions, says TUF coaches ‘wanted me to put on a costume’
The life of a champion isn’t always the easiest. And for some, it can actually be a bit more stressful or annoying than it can be for others. A prime example of this would be the UFC’s first and current women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano. Montano won the title through season 26 of The Ultimate […]
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Nicco Montano embraces underdog role going into UFC 228, ‘Every match starts 0-0’
“Every match starts 0-0. Anyone can talk anybody up. Everyone saw how the Ronda Rousey – Holly Holm fight went. They saw how Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey’s fights went, like, there’s no MMA match that’s going to be able to tell you the outcome a hundred percent. So yeah, that doesn’t bother me at […]
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Nicco Montano opens as biggest underdog ever for a defending champion
After overcoming the odds once before as well as a crippling foot injury on top of it, the inaugural UFC flyweight champion Nicco Montano is ready to carry the underdog status into UFC 228 once again. The opening odds for Montano’s very first title defense against former bantamweight title challenger Valentina Shevchenko have been released […]
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REPORT | Valentina Shevchenko vs. Nicco Montano in the works for UFC 228
A women’s flyweight title fight featuring top contender Valentina Shevchenko taking on current division champion Nicco Montano is in the works for September’s UFC 228 event. “The Bullet” took to Twitter earlier today with the following message for Nicco Montano encouraging the current 125-pound champion to sign the fight agreement. https://twitter.com/BulletValentina/status/1007990185949138950 “Hey Nicco, finally! Sign […]
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Nicco Montano ready to defend title vs Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 228
After constant harassment from fans on social media while recovering from a serious foot injury, the inaugural UFC flyweight champ is ready to make her first title defense. The champion, Nicco Montano announced the news on Instagram today that she is ready to defend her title against former 135-pound title challenger, Valentina ‘Bullet’ Shevchenko at […]
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Nicco Montano issues scathing statement after reports that UFC is “losing patience” with her
This morning, MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani reported that the UFC is “losing patience” with women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano, as negotiations seemed to have slowed with respect to her first title defense. Montano has now caught wind of Helwani’s report, and she is not happy. Shortly after Helwani’s report, the women’s flyweight champ went off on […]