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UFC Fight Night 206
''UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 206'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 64'' or ''UFC Vegas 55'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 21, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. Background A bantamweight bout between former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira headlined the event. A heavyweight bout between Ben Rothwell and former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Alexander Gustafsson was expected to take place at this event. However, the fight was canceled after Rothwell was released from the organization in late March. Gustafsson would go on to face Nikita Krylov in a light heavyweight bout at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall. Maxim Grishin was expected to face Jailton Almeida in a light heavyweight bout at the event. However, Grishin pulled out due to undisclosed reasons in la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA promotion company in the world as of 2011. It produces events worldwide that showcase 12 weight divisions (eight men's and four women's) and abides by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. , it had held over 600 events. Dana White has been its president since 2001. Under White's stewardship, it has grown into a global multi-billion-dollar enterprise. The UFC was founded by businessman Art Davie and Brazilian martial artist Rorion Gracie, and the first event was held in 1993 at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado. The purpose of the early Ultimate Fighting Championship competitions was to identify the most effective martial art in a contest with minimal rules and no weight classes between competitors of different fighting d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parker Porter
Parker Frederick Porter (born April 22, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Porter played baseball, lacrosse and football in his youth. After high school Porter begun working out to lose weight, eventually dabbling to mixed martial arts for training variation at the age of 21. Mixed martial arts career Early career Porter made his professional MMA debut on October 13, 2007, at a Revere, Massachusetts night club, where he won the fight by KO in the third round. He was paid $300 for the bout and fought in front of 30 people. Afterwards, he compiled a 5–2 record in various regional organizations, with one of those losses being to future UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones, which occurred in Porter's only Light Heavyweight bout, where he was knocked out in the first minute after a botched weightcut. During this period, he also captured the Reality Fighting Heavyweight Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Morales
Vince Morales (born November 12, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division most recently for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional mixed martial artist since 2015, Morales has also competed in Bellator. Background Morales grew up in Ontario, Oregon and started wrestling while attending Ontario High School. Despite going winless in wrestling in his freshman year and halfway of the sophomore year, he ended becoming a state champion in his senior year. Morales attended Boise State University for a spell, but dropped out due to family issues. Mixed martial arts career Early career Morales made his MMA debut at featherweight against Joseph Cleveland on May 15, 2015 at FSF - Front Street Fights 5. He won the fight via submission with a rear-naked choke in the first round. Following his MMA debut, Morales mainly fought within the Idaho regional MMA circuit, competing within organisations such as King of the Cage and Front ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Martinez
Jonathan Martinez (born April 20, 1994) is an American professional mixed martial artist. Martinez currently competes in the bantamweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Martinez was born and grew up in California and moved with his family to Plainview, Texas, at the age of 13. At the age of 14, his father took him to Taekwondo class to learn discipline, which eventually led to mixed martial arts training. Mixed martial arts career Early career Martinez started his professional MMA career since 2014. He amassed a record of 9–1 prior to being signed by UFC. Ultimate Fighting Championship Martinez made his UFC debut on October 27, 2018 on UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith, replacing an injured Gavin Tucker against Andre Soukhamthath. After getting knocked down multiple times, Martinez lost the fight via unanimous decision. Martinez's next fight came on February 9, 2019 at UFC 234 against Wuliji Buren. Martinez won the fight via unanimou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Morales (fighter)
Omar Antonio Morales Ferrer (born October 17, 1985) is a Venezuelan mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Mixed martial arts career Early career Starting his career in 2011, Morales compiled a 7–0 record, fighting mainly for various regional Venezuelan promotions and picking up a knockout win at Bellator 204. Morales moved to United States in order to pursuit his career in mixed martial arts in 2015. Dana White's Contender Series Morales was eventually invited to Dana White's Contender Series 23, where he faced the then Legacy Fighting Alliance Lightweight champ, Harvey Park, for a UFC contract. he finished the fight with the use of leg kicks and eventually winning by TKO, earning himself a chance into the UFC. Ultimate Fighting Championship Morales made his promotional debut facing Dong Hyun Ma on December 21, 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 23. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Next Morales face ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uroš Medić
Uroš Medić (born April 25, 1993) is a Serbian mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Born and raised in the Novi Sad suburb of Budisava, he started Judo at four years old. He also participated in kickboxing at Club Novi Sad under head coach Srdjan Nadrljanski. Medić came to North America in 2015 for college through the " Work and Travel" program and stayed in Anchorage due to his work at Anchorage BJJ, as he was working as a coach for several years. Mixed martial arts career Early career Making his MMA debut in 2016 at Alaska FC: Land of the Midnight Sun 3, he picked up his first victory beating Rob Rivera via TKO in round one, Medić would go on to finish his 4 bouts, submitting Seth Kroll in the first round via triangle choke AFC 136, Nathan Feitosa via TKO in round two at AFC 138, Jason Flowers in round one via triangle choke at AFC 142, and finally at AFC 148, he defeated Alonzo Leisholm Jr via TKO i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alen Amedovski
Alen Amedovski (born April 6, 1988) is a Macedonian mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division. He has formely fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Amedovski arrived in Trento when he was 10. He played football, rugby, and then boxing until he was 20. When he discovered MMA, he never went back. On his MMA journey, he slept on mats, ate with 5 euros a day, and spent three and a half years injured after breaking his scaphoid bone. He was a waiter and handyman to make ends meet. Mixed martial arts career Early career Starting his professional career in 2012 after no amateur experience, Amedovski ended all six bouts on his perfect record before signing with Bellator MMA via knockout. Six of those wins came in the first round, with four of them taking 40 seconds or less. Bellator Racking up a 6–0 record in the European circuit, Amedovski signed with Bellator MMA in 2018. He made his promotional debut against Will Fleury at Bellator 203 on Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eryk Anders
Eryk Ryan Anders (born April 21, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former American football linebacker. He competes in the Middleweight division of the UFC. He played college football at the University of Alabama. Early life Eryk Anders was born on a U.S. Air Force base in the Philippines, where his mother was stationed at the time. When Anders was a sophomore in high school he moved to San Antonio, Texas, where he played football for Smithson Valley High School. Football career After graduating from Smithson Valley High School Anders started at the University of Alabama in 2006. From 2006 to 2009, Anders played for the Crimson Tide as a linebacker, starting 14 games in his senior season. His career at Alabama culminated with a victory in the 2009 BCS National Championship against the Texas Longhorns, a game in which he led the Crimson Tide with seven tackles and a forced fumble. After college he signed a contract with the Cleveland Browns of the NF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Yong Park
Park Jun-yong (born 27 February 1991) is a South Korean mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Mixed martial arts career Early career Starting his career in 2013, Park compiled a 10-3 record, fighting mainly for a various regional Asian promotions, with his most memorable win being against future Professional Fighters League Welterweight champ, Ray Cooper III. Ultimate Fighting Championship Park made his UFC debut during UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang. He lost this fight by anaconda choke. Park next faced Marc-André Barriault on December 21, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 165. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Park was expected to face Trevin Giles on August 1, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 173. However, Park was removed from the bout on July 23 due to alleged travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Park faced John Phillips on October 17, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polyana Viana
Polyana Viana Mota (born 14 June 1992) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Raised solely by her mother, Viana grew up in São Geraldo do Araguaia, a small town in the Pará region of Brazil. She started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 2013 and also made her professional mixed martial arts debut in late 2013. Mixed martial arts career Ultimate Fighting Championship Viana made her UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders on 3 February 2018 against Maia Stevenson. She won the fight via rear-naked choke in the first round. In May 2018 it was announced that Viana would be fighting against JJ Aldrich on UFC 227 in August. Viana would lose the fight via unanimous decision as Aldrich out-boxed her most of the fight. She next took on Hannah Cifers at UFC 235, a fight she went on to lose by split decision. Viana took on Veronica Macedo at UFC Fight Night: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabatha Ricci
Tabatha Ricci (born February 21, 1995) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Strawweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of November 14, 2023, she is #12 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings. Background Ricci was born and raised in Birigui, Brazil. She has an older sister. Following her father's footsteps, Ricci started training Judo at the age of six and took up Muay Thai at the age of 15. She started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the age of 17 and at 18 she training Boxing and had her first professional bout. She moved to Japan in 2017 for a year to compete in SEIZA competitions, before moving to America to focus on mixed martial arts. Mixed martial arts career Early career Right after turning eighteen, Ricci made her professional mixed martial arts debut. Having difficulties in finding bouts after winning her first two bouts, Ricci eventually moved to Japan in 2017 to train various disciplines and compete in custom rules ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duško Todorović
Duško Todorović (born May 19, 1994) is a Serbian mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Todorović started training taekwondo around the age of eight, continuing until his late teens. He would also pick up wrestling and grappling along the way and after faring well in all disciplines, Todorović started training mixed martial arts around the age of 16. Todorović attended the Informational Technologies School at the University of Belgrade, where he graduated with a thesis about Organization of Business Systems. Mixed martial arts career Early career Going 10-0 as an amateur, Todorović made his professional debut in 2015 under the Serbian Battle Championship banner, where he would spend most off his pre-UFC career. During his time there, Todorović took on and defeated the likes off DWCS alumni Alexander Poppeck and future UFC welterweight Michel Pereira, giving Pereira the only KO loss of his caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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