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UFC On ESPN 39
''UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 39'' and ''UFC Vegas 58'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 9, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. Background A lightweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev headlined the event. They were previously scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill, but the bout was postponed to UFC 272 due to visa issues with Fiziev. Fiziev was once again forced to withdraw as he tested positive for COVID-19 a week before that event. A women's flyweight bout between Antonina Shevchenko and Cortney Casey took place at this event. The pairing was previously scheduled to meet at UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera, but the bout was postponed to this event due to Shevchenko injuring her knee in training. A middleweight bout between Josh Fremd a ... [...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] |
UFC Bantamweight Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classes. Instead of the traditional championship model, the UFC held tournaments with the winner receiving a permanent appellation. In response to criticism from Senator John McCain that saw the loss of its television deal and the banning of the sport in thirty-six states, the UFC increased its cooperation with state athletic commissions and introduced weight classes in 1997, starting with UFC 12, and began introducing weight-specific titles. The original codification for weight classes introduced only two divisions: heavyweight, which grouped together all competitors above , and lightweight, which encompassed all competitors 199 pounds (90 kg) and under. At UFC 14 the lightweight division would be renamed to middleweight, though it w ... [...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' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charly Arnolt
Charly Arnolt (born July 14, 1987) is an American sports broadcaster and television personality for the multimedia platform '' OutKick''. She is best known for her tenure as a sportscaster and ring announcer with WWE from 2016 to 2021, where she appeared under the ring name Charly Caruso. She was a backup host and moderator on ESPN's '' First Take'' with Stephen A. Smith and Molly Qerim, but in April 2023, left ESPN and joined the Clay Travis founded sports, news, and politics platform ''OutKick''. Early life and education Arnolt was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. She is Italian American. Arnolt developed a love for sports as a child, and began playing softball, volleyball, and gymnastics. She had hopes of going to the Olympics as a gymnast, but retired from the sport due to injuries. She also had aspirations of playing volleyball at a collegiate level, but was hindered because of her height. In 2010, Arnolt graduated '' summa cum laude'' from American University with a de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Nunes
Nina Ann Nunes (; born December 3, 1985) is an American former mixed martial artist who most competed in the women's flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Nunes was born and raised in Weston, Florida. Her maternal grandparents descend from North Macedonia. Nunes started practicing Taekwondo at the age of 6. She wrestled while at Lake Region High School. She began training in mixed martial arts in 2009 as a way to lose weight and to help keep in shape following a motorcycle accident. Mixed martial arts career Nunes made her professional debut in 2010 competing in regional promotions, and amassed a record of 5–3 before joining Invicta FC. Invicta FC Nunes made her promotional debut against Munah Holland on December 7, 2013 at Invicta FC 7. Nunes won the fight via TKO in the third round and earned the ''Knockout of the Night'' bonus award. Ultimate Fighting Championship Nunes made her debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynthia Calvillo
Cynthia Tafoya Calvillo ( , born July 13, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the strawweight and flyweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of August 15, 2022, she is #14 in the UFC women's flyweight rankings. Mixed martial arts career Early career Calvillo made her amateur debut in 2012, and garnered a 5–1 record over the next four years. Ultimate Fighting Championship In her UFC debut, Calvillo accepted a ten-day notice fight against Amanda Cooper at UFC 209 on March 4, 2017. She won the fight via submission in the first round. Following her successful UFC debut, she was asked to join the main card of UFC 210 against promotional newcomer Pearl Gonzalez. Gonzalez was ruled out of the contest after the NYSAC said she could not fight because of her breast implants, which are banned among combat-sports competitors. Later the decision was reversed and the fight was allowed to go on as scheduled. Calvillo won the fight by third round r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Lingo
Austin Lingo (born July 10, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Early life Lingo began training in martial arts at a young age after his father found out he’d been involved in a street fight. Lingo started boxing, along with training Tae Kwon Do, Kickboxing, and Muay Thai. He became so enthralled in the latter that he went across the globe to train in the birthplace of Muay Thai, Thailand. Mixed martial arts career Early career In his MMA debut at LFA 16, he defeated Charles Williams via unanimous decision. Lingo submitted Josh Foster in the first round via guillotine choke at Xtreme Knockout 39, before returning to Legacy Fighting Alliance, where he would spend the rest of his career on the regional scene. He would win his next 5 bouts under the banner; Omar Benjar via TKO in round one at LFA 33, Phil Gonzalez via unanimous decision at LFA 40, Aaron Webb via knock out in the first roun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC Fight Night 210
''UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 210'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 68'' and ''UFC Vegas 60'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 17, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. Background A bantamweight bout between former interim UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Cory Sandhagen and Song Yadong headlined the event. A trio of bouts was originally scheduled for UFC 279, but they were eventually pushed back a week to this event as the promotion adjusted its schedule in June: lightweight bouts featuring Trey Ogden vs. Daniel Zellhuber and Nikolas Motta vs. Cameron VanCamp; as well as a welterweight bout between Louis Cosce and Trevin Giles. A women's flyweight bout between Sijara Eubanks and Maryna Moroz was scheduled for UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev. However, the pair was moved to this event for undisclo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryna Moroz
Maryna Moroz (Ukrainian: Марина Мороз; born September 8, 1991) is a Ukrainian professional mixed martial artist, signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she competes in the Women's Flyweight division. Moroz is also a boxing coach for the Ukrainian Olympic women's boxing team. Mixed martial arts career Early career Moroz started practicing boxing at a young age. She began training in mixed martial arts in 2013 as there was a lack of opportunity in professional women's boxing in Ukraine. She made her professional debut in 2013 and amassed a record of 5-0, before joining Xtreme Fighting Championships. Xtreme Fighting Championships After a 5–0 stint on the regional circuit, Moroz signed with Florida based promotion Xtreme Fighting Championships. Moroz faced Karine Silva in her debut at XFC International 7 on November 1, 2014. She won the fight via armbar submission in the first round. Ultimate Fighting Championship Moroz made her promotional debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sijara Eubanks
Sijara Jihan Eubanks (born April 27, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently fights in the women's bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Eubanks was born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts, and graduated from High School of Commerce. She then went to Morgan State University. She started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Lloyd Irvin in 2008 and to extend her repertoire for mixed martial arts, she later started boxing and other disciplines. She competed in jiu-jitsu, winning the Women's No-Gi Advanced Absolute division in the 2011 Grapplers Quest World Championship Finals and IBJJF World Championship as a brown belt in 2014. Mixed martial arts career Early career After an undefeated MMA record as an amateur, she turned pro in April 2015. Invicta FC Eubanks made her professional debut on April 24, 2015 against Gina Begley at Invicta FC 12. She won the fight via TKO in the first round. In her second p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC 279
''UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 10, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. Background The promotion originally targeted a UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Aljamain Sterling and former two-time champion T.J. Dillashaw as the main event, but opted to change plans and move it to UFC 280. A welterweight bout between Khamzat Chimaev and former lightweight title challenger (also The Ultimate Fighter 5 lightweight winner) Nate Diaz was originally expected to headline the event. However at the weigh-ins, Chimaev weighed in at 178.5 pounds, 7.5 pounds over the welterweight non-title limit and the bout was cancelled. As a result, the organization opted to shuffle a trio of fights: a new main event featuring Diaz against former interim UFC Lightweight Champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: Team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Razak Alhassan
Abdul Razak Alhassan (born August 11, 1985) is a Ghanaian mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of the UFC. A professional since 2013, he formerly fought in Bellator and Legacy Fighting Championship. Mixed martial arts career Early career After training and competing in judo for 22 years and earning his black belt, Alhassan transitioned to mixed martial arts. He made his professional debut in 2013, winning via TKO in just 25 seconds. Alhassan then compiled an overall record of 6–0 before being signed by the UFC. Ultimate Fighting Championship Alhassan made his promotional debut at UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 against Charlie Ward on November 19, 2016. He won via knockout 53 seconds into the first round and was awarded a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus. Alhassan then lost a split decision to Omari Akhmedov at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira on May 28, 2017. Alhassan faced Sabah Homasi on December 2, 2017, at UFC 218, winning by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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