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Tracy Cortez
Tracy Cortez (born December 10, 1993) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of March 7, 2023, she is #14 in the UFC women's flyweight rankings. Background Of Mexican descent, Cortez was born in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, and grew up in a household of Mexican immigrants. She has three brothers, Jose Cortez, J.R. Cortez and Abraham Cortez. At the age of 14, she started training MMA after she watched her first MMA match where her oldest brother Jose, whose dream was to be a UFC fighter, fought against former UFC veteran Drew Fickett in November 2008. He won the fight via split decision. Jose stopped competing after the match with Fickett as he started to show cardiovascular problems and was later diagnosed with germ cell cancer. He passed away from the cancer in 2011. Cortez got a tattoo in remembrance of her brother on her arm. She struggled through depression after her brother's passing but m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix ( ; nv, Hoozdo; es, Fénix or , yuf-x-wal, Banyà:nyuwá) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities and towns in Arizona#List of cities and towns, most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. It is the List of United States cities by population, fifth-most populous city in the United States, and the only U.S. state capital with a population of more than one million residents. Phoenix is the anchor of the Phoenix metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, which in turn is part of the Salt River Valley. The metropolitan area is the 11th largest by population in the United States, with approximately 4.85 million people . Phoenix, the seat of Maricopa County, Arizona, Maricopa County, has the largest area of all cities in Arizona, with an area of , and is also the List of United States cities by area, 11th largest city by area in the United States. It is the largest metropolitan area, bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MMAJunkie
MMA Junkie is a news website that covers the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). It was founded in 2006, and is owned by Gannett Company since 2011. The site and its content have been featured in ''Time'' magazine'', ''ESPN The Magazine'', ''The New York Times'', Fox Sports Net's ''The Best Damn Sports Show Period'', '' Fox Report w/ Shepard Smith'', ''Inside MMA'', ESPN's ''MMA Live'', Yahoo!'' and other media outlets. Overview A variety of guest columnists and bloggers have been featured such as Ryan Bader (''The Ultimate Fighter 8''), C.B. Dollaway (''The Ultimate Fighter 7'') and Brendan Schaub (''The Ultimate Fighter 10''). Radio show MMAjunkie Radio is a weekly Internet radio show broadcast from Las Vegas, Nevada. MMAjunkie Radio resulted from the acquisition and re-branding of TAGG Radio ( Trigg And Gorgeous George), which launched in 2007 and formed a content partnership with MMAjunkie in 2008. The live Internet radio show and podcast was renamed MMAjunkie ''Radio'' in ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC On ESPN 42
''UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 42'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 3, 2022, at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, United States. Background The promotion has previously contested three events at Amway Center in Orlando, most recently in February 2018 for UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens. A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Stephen Thompson (fighter), Stephen Thompson and Kevin Holland headlined the event. Yazmin Jauregui and Istela Nunes met in a women's strawweight bout. They were originally booked to fight at UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz four months earlier, but Nunes withdrew due to injury. A middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and Derek Brunson was expected to take place at the event. However, Brunson withdrew due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Roman Dolidze. A women's flyweight bout between Tracy Cortez and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Ribas
Amanda Ribas (born August 26, 1993) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the Strawweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of August 15, 2022, she is #9 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings, and as of November 21, 2022, she is #15 in the UFC women's flyweight rankings. Background The Varginha native is the daughter of Marcelo Ribas, a judo and Jiu-jitsu coach who also teaches Muay Thai. She trained under her father until she was part of one of the national judo youth teams in Brazil. She stopped training and competing for some years after suffering knee injuries. She started to train and compete again after seeing some of her colleagues training for an MMA tournament. Mixed martial arts career Early career After winning 2014 IMMAF World Championship in the Women's Flyweight division, Ribas started her professional MMA career in 2014 and fought primarily in Brazil. She amassed a record of 6–1 prior to being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC 274
''UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 7, 2022, at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Background The event was originally linked to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but the promotion eventually decided to move the event from that location. It took place in Phoenix, Arizona. It was the city's first event since UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez in February 2019. A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Glover Teixeira and former Rizin Light Heavyweight Champion Jiří Procházka was expected to take place at the event. However, the bout was pushed back to UFC 275 for undisclosed reasons. A UFC Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Charles Oliveira and former interim champion Justin Gaethje (also former WSOF Lightweight Champion) headlined the event. At the weigh-ins, Oliveira weighed in at 155.5 pounds, half a pound over the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Gatto
Melissa Gatto Regonha (born May 2, 1996) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who currently fights in the women's flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Gatto was born and grew up in Toledo, Paraná, Brazil, with an older and a younger brother. Following her big brother, she started training Kung Fu at the age of eight. Gradually she picked up also other disciplines eventually drifting to mixed martial arts in order to challenge herself. She attended Western Paraná State University from where she graduated with bachelor's degree in languages. Mixed martial arts career Early career Gatto racked up a record of 6–0–2 in Brazilian regional circuit before signing a contract with the UFC. In her last bout before the UFC, she submitted fellow future UFC fighter Karol Rosa with a first round kimura at Nação Cyborg 3. Ultimate Fighting Championship Gatto was scheduled to make her UFC debut replacing injured Jessica Rose-Clark on short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC On ESPN 30
''UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 30'' and ''UFC Vegas 35'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 28, 2021, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. Background A featherweight bout between Edson Barboza and Giga Chikadze headlined the event. The Return of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Volkanovski vs. Team Ortega season finale took place at this event, featuring the tournament finals of both the middleweight and bantamweight divisions. Tresean Gore pulled out of the middleweight final against Bryan Battle due to a meniscus injury and was replaced by Gilbert Urbina. A light heavyweight bout between Dustin Jacoby and Askar Mozharov was scheduled for the event. However, Mazharov was removed from the event due to undisclosed reason and was replaced by Darren Stewart. A welterweight bout between former interim UFC Lightwei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JJ Aldrich
JJ Aldrich (born September 29, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division. She is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and has fought for Invicta FC. Background Aldrich was born to a homeless single mother in Denver, Colorado. She grew up in homeless shelters with her mother and older sister, her father had gone to prison before she was born. Years later, Aldrich's mother established a childcare business which allowed the family to move out of the shelter. When JJ was nine, her mother brought the sisters to taekwondo classes at a local recreation center and by the age of thirteen JJ had already earned her black belt. Around those times, Aldrich's taekwondo teachers introduced her to the mixed martial arts gym – 303 Training Center – where she has been training to this day. Aldrich is of Irish Ancestry. Mixed martial arts career Amateur career In 2010 Aldrich began looking for amateur bouts, eventually capturing s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC On ESPN 22
''UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 22'' and ''UFC Vegas 24'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 17, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. Background A middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker (also The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner) and former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa was expected to serve as the main event. However, Costa withdrew from the fight on March 16 due to a severe flu. He was replaced by former interim title challenger and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen middleweight winner Kelvin Gastelum. They were head coaches on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters and Whittaker was expected to defend his title against Gastelum at UFC 234 in February 2019, but pulled out hours before that event due to a collapsed bowel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justine Kish
Svetlana Nasibulina (born 13 April 1988), known professionally by her ring name Justine Kish, is an American mixed martial artist that competes in the Flyweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional since 2010, she has also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of December 13, 2022, she is #9 in the Bellator Women's Flyweight Rankings. Early life Justine Kish was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union in modern-day Russia and was adopted by an American couple. She discovered Muay Thai as a teenager, while taking up fitness, which eventually led her to competitions. Muay Thai career Kish competed in Muay Thai for 10 years, winning 18 matches and a World Muaythai Council championship belt in the process. Mixed martial arts career Early career Kish began her professional MMA career in 2010. She amassed an undefeated record of five wins and no losses, including a win over future ''The Ultimate Fighter'' housemate Randa Markos. The Ultimate Fighter In September 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Egger
Stephanie Egger (born August 12, 1988) is a Swiss female mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Egger is a judo black belt, having won the 2010 European U23 Championships and was the Swiss Judo champion in the +63 kg category in 2011, 2012, and 2013. Egger was also won the ADCC European Trial in 2019 at 60 kg. The longtime black belt competed in the 2019 ADCC World Championships where she went to a decision with Gabi Garcia. In addition to the many hours of training every day, Stephanie Egger works in the family restaurant in Berneck. Mixed martial arts career Early career After winning her first two bouts against Judith Ruis and Mara Romero Borella via first round stoppage, her next fight was on November 18, 2016 at Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya against Alexa Conners and she lost the fight via a split decision. Egger faced Eeva Siiskonen at Buddy MMA Clash 2 on March 31, 2018. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC Fight Night 179
''UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 179'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 37'' and ''UFC Fight Island 5'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 11, 2020 at the du Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Background Without fans in attendance, the promotion did not have to worry about the local timing of the event, so the plan was to proceed with normal timing for prime time hours on the east coast of North America. The main card was scheduled to begin at 4:00 am (October 11) local time in Abu Dhabi, with a full preliminary card beginning at approximately 1:00 am Gulf Standard Time. A bantamweight bout between former WSOF Bantamweight Champion and UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Marlon Moraes and Cory Sandhagen served as the event headliner. A featherweight bout between Edson Barboza and Jeremy Stephens was briefly linked to the event. However, Stephens declined th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
