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Weili Zhang criticises former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk
UFC Strawweight Champion Weili Zhang has ripped into the former queen of the division Joanna Jedrzejczyk ahead of a potential fight between the two. Zhang (20-1) is coming off the back of a memorable TKO victory over Jessica Andrade at UFC Shenzhen which served as her coronation as the first-ever Chinese champion in the history […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk responds to her weight-cutting critics
The UFC Tampa madness is anything but over. After the news of former UFC strawweight queen Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s problem to make weight in time for her bout against Michelle Waterson broke, multiple versions of the story followed in these past days. The ex belt-holder informed the promotion’s officials with 10-day notice that she couldn’t cut […]
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Gus Pulls Out of Teixeira Bout, Title Match Set for UFC Fight Night 69
The injury bug has struck again! This time it’s June’s UFC Fight Night 69 event headliner that has taken the hit. UFC officials announced today that Alexander Gustaffson has been forced out of his scheduled main event bout with former title challenger Glover Teixeira. No word yet if a replacement opponent will be sought for […]
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Claudia Gadelha is planning to appeal loss, ‘sure’ she did enough to beat Joanna Jedrzejczyk
After suffering a tough split-decision loss to Joanna Jedrzejczyk at this past weekend’s UFC on FOX 13 event, Claudia Gadelha told MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani that she plans on appealing the judges ruling because she is ‘sure’ that she won the fight, her words: “I’m sure I won that fight. The only thing she did was […]
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UFC on FOX 13 Results: Jedrzejczyk Wins Bloody Brawl Against Gadelha
Jedrzejczyk did a decent job at fighting off the first round takedown, but Gadelha eventually dragged her down. As soon as the fight hit the mat, Gadelha transitioned to half guard and worked for a clock choke. Jedrzejczyk brilliantly defended and made it back to her feet. Despite being up against the fence, Jedrzejczyk was […]
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Claudia Gadelha says UFC title shot is on the line against Joanna Jędrzejczyk
The UFC will crown its first strawweight champion on December 12 at the TUF 20 Finale event in Las Vegas. 24 hours later, undefeated prospects Claudia Gadelha and Joanna Jędrzejczyk will meet in the octagon at UFC on FOX 13, in a bout that Claudia says will determine the divisions next title contender: “Whoever wins […]
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UFC on FOX 12 Results: Means Picks Apart Perpetuo and Earns Decision Win
Hernani Perpetuo impressed those in attendance with his “punches in bunches” in the opening round of the fight. His strategy was unorthodox, but it could have been effective if implemented right. He would load up with six or seven powerful punches, then back off for twenty seconds or so. This is a method of attack […]
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UFC on FOX 12 Results: Ortega Makes Quick Work of De La Torre, Picks Up 1st Round Submission
Brian Ortega displayed some elite BJJ skills in his quick finish against Michael de la Torre. Ortega grabbed the body of De La Torre and tried to take him down by pushing him against the fence. De La Torre defended the takedown by bending down, and Ortega saw this as a chance to take his […]
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UFC on FOX 12 Results: Trator Picks Up Decision Win Over Arreola
Tiago Trator and Akbarh Arreola put on a grueling performance inside the octagon tonight in a bout that closed out the UFC Fight Pass preliminary portion of the card. Trator may have shown signs of fatigue throughout the fight, but he put 100% power in his punches until the last second expired. Arreola did a […]
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UFC on FOX 12 Results: Burns Earns Exciting Decision Win Against Stahl
Welterweights Andreas Stahl and Gilbert Burns made their debuts tonight and left it all in the octagon. Burns may have walked out with the decision win, but Stahl displayed a “Never Surrender” attitude that forced him to keep pressing forward. Stahl suffered what seemed to be a broken nose within the first couple minutes of […]
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UFC on FOX 12 Results: Jedrzejczyk Earns Decision Victory Over Lima
Every single victory counts when you are a UFC Strawweight because the division is so new. The fact that Joana Jedrzejczyk put on such a one-sided beating raised her stock within the weight-class that much more. Juliana Lima seemed to walk into the center of the octagon overexcited and she drained her gas tank with […]