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UFC parts way with five more fighters as roster trimming continues
The UFC continued to trim its roster on Monday as five more fighters have parted ways with the worlds leading mixed martial arts organization. The latest roster moves are not necessarily considered “releases”, but the promotion opted against renewing the contracts of the following fighters (via MMAJunkie). Strawweight: Livia Souza Souza (14-4 MMA) departs from […]
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Randa Markos questions Luana Pinheiro for not continuing after illegal upkick at UFC Vegas 25
UFC women’s strawweight Randa Markos questioned her opponent Luana Pinheiro for not continuing after an illegal upkick at UFC Vegas 25. Pinheiro and Markos met in the headliner of the UFC Vegas 25 preliminary card. Right from the start of the fight, Pinheiro was controlling where the action took place with her grappling skills as she […]
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Pros react after Mackenzie Dern stops Randa Markos at UFC Vegas 11
A women’s strawweight bout featuring Mackenzie Dern taking on Randa Markos took place on the main card of tonight’s UFC Vegas 11 event. Dern (8-1 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since scoring a sensational submission victory over Hannah Cifers this past May. The 27-year-old Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu standout had gone 3-1 inside […]
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UFC Vegas 11 Results: Mackenzie Dern finishes Randa Markos in Round 1 (Video)
A women’s strawweight bout featuring Mackenzie Dern taking on Randa Markos takes place on tonight’s UFC Vegas 11 main card. Dern (8-1 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since scoring a sensational submission victory over Hannah Cifers this past May. The 27-year-old Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu standout has gone 3-1 since joining the […]
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Photos | UFC standout Mackenzie Dern shares post training pics at the Beach
UFC strawweight standout Mackenzie Dern is used to turning heads whether it be inside the Octagon or while out in public. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt did just that in her most recent UFC appearance in May, scoring a sensational first-round kneebar submission victory over Hannah Cifers (see that here). Now 8-1 as a professional and […]
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Mackenzie Dern targeted for Octagon return against Randa Markos
Mackenzie Dern is set to take on Randa Markos in a compelling strawweight fight targeted for September 12 in Las Vegas, according to a report from MMA Fighting. Dern last fought in late May, when she picked up a first-round submission victory over Hannah Cifers with a knee-bar. The win separated her from the first […]
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Randa Markos self-quarantines following UFC Brasilia due to illness
UFC fighter Randa Markos has gone into self-isolation due to an illness after arriving back in Canada following UFC Brasilia. The strawweight fighter featured in one of the most intriguing bouts on the prelims this past weekend as she went head to head with Amanda Ribas. Markos was beaten by the rising star, with Ribas […]
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Paige VanZant withdraws from fight with Amanda Ribas
The tough breaks just keep coming for Paige VanZant. After over a year on the shelf due to a series of unfortunate injuries, VanZant was expected to return to the cage opposite Amanda Ribas at UFC Brasilia on March 14. Unfortunately, VanZant has sustained yet another injury and been forced off the card as a […]
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Claudia Gadelha vs Randa Markos in the works for UFC 239
Every year the UFC stacks up their big International Fight Week event with the biggest and best fights possible. This year that event is UFC 239 and the stacking got going early and often. Well, it continues on as ESPN’s Brett Okamoto confirmed that a big strawweight match-up between perennial top 15 contenders in Claudia […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Randa Markos: Finding comfortability in experience
It takes four years to graduate from high school. It takes the same amount of time to acquire a bachelor’s degree. From any starting point to its end, lessons can be learned and experience will be gained along the way. However, the growing process never entirely stops. Whether it pertains to physical capabilities or the […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Randa Markos and the undisclosed form of mental warfare
When people see or hear the term ‘mental warfare’, especially in combat sports, they’re generally going to assume that trash talking is being referenced. But in reality, there is a very different form of mental warfare that every athlete faces day in and day out that is discussed far less than the former. Fighting is […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Randa Markos and The Warrior Spirit
What do fighters do? The simple answer: they fight. Though the deeper you dig, it’s much more than that and everything that leads up to the moment they’ve been working their whole lives for, is not so simple. Take away the literal sense and fighters are fighting before they get to the actual fight itself. Many […]
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Disappointed Randa Markos calls close Alexa Grasso loss “discouraging sh*t”
Last night, in the co-main event of the UFC’s latest trip to Mexico City, Mexico, Randa Markos attempted to build on the momentum of a career-best defeat of former strawweight champion Carla Esparza with a win over highly regarded Mexican prospect Alexa Grasso. Though Markos was forced to take Grasso on in her home country, […]
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UFC Fight Night 114 Results: Alexa Grasso defeats Randa Markos (Highlights)
A strawweight scrap between Randa Markos and Alexa Grasso served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 114 fight card in Mexico City. Round one begins and Grasso lands a kick to the body of Markos to start. Randa is circling looking for a way inside. Grasso with a nice left hand. Randa […]
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Strawweight prospect Alexa Grasso returns at UFC Fight Night 114 in August
23-year-old Mexican talent Alexa Grasso entered the year 2017 with a reputation as one of the hottest prospects in the UFC strawweight division. In her first fight of the year, however, she experienced the first setback of her pro career, as she was out-hustled by the amply more experienced Felice Herrig, and ultimately lost a […]
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Carla Esparza releases statement on controversial loss to Randa Markos
On Sunday night, the UFC returned to Halifax, Nova Scotia with UFC Fight Night 105. On the evening’s undercard, former strawweight queen Carla Esparza returned from a lengthy layoff against Canada’s own Randa Markos. Though Esparza succeeded on four takedown attempts, and threatened with a submission in the second round, the judges ultimately awarded her […]