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UFC On ESPN 40
''UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 40'' and ''UFC Vegas 59'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 6, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. Background A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight title challenger Thiago Santos and Jamahal Hill headlined the event. The heavyweight and women's flyweight finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes took place at the event. Former KSW Women's Flyweight Champion Ariane Lipski and Priscila Cachoeira were expected to meet in a flyweight bout at this event. They were previously scheduled to fight at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré in November 2019, but Cachoeira withdrew after being suspended for the use of a diuretic. At the weigh-ins, Lipski weighed in at 128.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the flyweight non-title fight lim ... [...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] |
Visa (document)
A visa (from the Latin ''charta visa'', meaning "paper that has been seen") is a conditional authorization granted by a polity to a foreigner that allows them to enter, remain within, or leave its territory. Visas typically include limits on the duration of the foreigner's stay, areas within the country they may enter, the dates they may enter, the number of permitted visits, or if the individual has the ability to work in the country in question. Visas are associated with the request for permission to enter a territory and thus are, in most countries, distinct from actual formal permission for an alien to enter and remain in the country. In each instance, a visa is subject to entry permission by an immigration official at the time of actual entry and can be revoked at any time. Visa evidence most commonly takes the form of a sticker endorsed in the applicant's passport or other travel document but may also exist electronically. Some countries no longer issue physical visa evi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miranda Granger
Miranda Layne Granger (born April 13, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the strawweight division. A professional since 2017, she most notably competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background The daughter of Gordy and Cheryl Granger, Miranda was born and raised in Everett, Washington. She attended Snohomish High School for two years before transferring to Glacier Peak High School from where she graduated in 2010. Besides training taekwondo, she lettered overall ten times in soccer, basketball and softball. After the high school, Miranda continued playing softball and basketball while attending Everett Community College for a year before transferring to Bellevue College where she focused in softball. After the college she returned to martial arts and begun to train kickboxing before picking up other disciplines of mixed martial arts. Mixed martial arts career Early career Granger made her professional debut on August 25, 2017, and amassed a 3-0 r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cory McKenna
Cory McKenna (born 11 July 1999) is a Welsh professional mixed martial artist who competes as a strawweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She has also competed for Cage Warriors. Early life and background Born in Wales, McKenna spent the majority of her childhood in Colchester, England due to her father's role in the army. Her mother, Wendy, also competes in mixed martial arts and has a professional record of 1–2. McKenna began training in karate aged 10, and after advancing through Muay Thai, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and boxing, started training in mixed martial arts aged 13. She became a full-time athlete two years later while occasionally coaching to help fund fights. As an amateur, McKenna went 7–0 and held championships at strawweight and featherweight. Mixed martial arts career Cage Warriors In March 2018, McKenna made her professional debut at Cage Warriors 91 and beat Maria Vittoria Colonna after a first-round retirement. She faced Eva Dourthe three months ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Sato
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. A professional since 2013, he currently competes in the Welterweight (MMA), Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Early life Born to a Japanese father and Taiwanese mother, Sato grew up in Shinjuku, Tokyo, with his parents and older brother. He was a big fan of reading comics just like many other Japanese children. However one day, his older brother accidentally threw them all out. Sato says he cried the whole day until the following day his father felt very bad and came home from work with a new comic based on a kid becoming a judo champion. This then inspired Sato to pursue Judo and he used to train at the local police station. Mixed martial arts career Japan Sato started his MMA career fighting in various promotions in Japan. Sato then fought for Pancrase and Deep (mixed martial arts), Deep promotions in Japan. He earned a Pancrase title shot but lost to Glaico França. Sato earned the opportunity to fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Alvey
Samuel William Alvey (born May 6, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist, who competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Alvey has also formerly competed for Bellator, King of the Cage, the MFC, and was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 16: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson. Background Originally from Waterford, Wisconsin, Alvey competed in football and wrestling at Waterford Union High School and was also a talented musician. Alvey played trumpet in the school's marching band and went on to Lakeland College to play the trumpet semi-professionally. In college, Alvey began competing in pankration before eventually transitioning into a career in mixed martial arts. Mixed martial arts career Early career Alvey began his amateur career in 2007, and was defeated via TKO in the second round of his first amateur bout. He rebounded to win his next two, before turning professional in July 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michał Oleksiejczuk
Michał Oleksiejczuk (born February 22, 1995) is a Polish mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2014, he was the former Thunderstrike Fight League Light heavyweight champion in Poland. He currently competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Mixed martial arts career Early career Oleksiejczuk started his MMA career in 2014. Fighting primarily in Poland, he amassed a record of 12–2 prior to being signed by UFC in 2017. Ultimate Fighting Championship Oleksiejczuk was expected to have made his UFC debut to face Ion Cuțelaba on November 4, 2017, at UFC 217, replacing injured Gadzhimurad Antigulov. In turn after the weigh-ins, Cuțelaba was pulled from the event by USADA due to a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from its investigation into voluntary disclosures by Cuțelaba during an out-of-competition sample collections on October 18 and October 19. Cuțelaba was provisionally suspended and the bout was scrapped. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrance McKinney
Terrance Kitarius McKinney (born September 15, 1994) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2017, McKinney also competed for Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA). Background McKinney was born and raised to his mother Kitara Johnson, a former gang member. McKinney and his family moved to a military base in Germany, where he was picked on due to being small, and after relocating to Davenport, Washington once his mother joined the US Army, he was picked on for being black. McKinney eventually ended up at Spokane, Washington in 2007, where he took up wrestling. During his high school years, McKinney was a standout high school wrestler, becoming a two-time WIAA state champion out of Shadle Park High School and a Fargo All-American in freestyle. The sixth-ranked senior recruit in the country, McKinney considered skipping college wrestling to jump into MMA, a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusto Sakai
Augusto Sakai (born May 19, 1991) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who formerly competed in Bellator MMA and is now competing in the Heavyweight division of the UFC. Mixed martial arts career Early career Sakai made his professional MMA debut in October 2011 in his native Brazil. In the first two years of his career, he amassed a record of six wins and no losses with all but one of his wins coming via knockout. Bellator MMA Sakai made his debut for Bellator MMA in March 2013, defeating Rob Horton by knockout due to a knee. Sakai returned to the promotion in 2015 with bouts against Daniel Gallemore and Alex Huddleston. He won both fights via TKO. Sakai faced Dan Charles at Bellator 155 on May 20, 2016. The bout ended in a majority draw. Sakai faced Cheick Kongo at Bellator 179 on May 19, 2017. He lost the fight via split decision. Ultimate Fighting Championship Sakai made his promotional debut against Chase Sherman on September 22, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 137. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Spivak
Sergey Spivak (born January 24, 1995, as Serghei Spivac) is a Moldovan mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2014, he has also formerly competed for World Warriors Fighting Championships, Eagles Fighting Championship, N1 Pro Nomad MMA and Real Fight Promotion. As of August 8, 2022, he is #12 in the UFC heavyweight rankings. Mixed martial arts career Early career Sergey Spivak made his MMA debut in September 2014 with the Ukrainian promotion Real Fight Promotion, at 19 years old. He faced Andrey Serebrianikov as his first opponent. He won the fight in the last minute of the first round, by way of TKO. His second fight was with the Ukrainian-based World Warriors Fighting Championships, at WWFC Ukraine Selection 1, where he faced Evgeniy Bova in the main event. Spivak won the fight in the first round by way of a kimura. His second fight with World Warriors Fighting Championships was du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brogan Walker-Sanchez
Brogan Walker-Sanchez (born August 2, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Flyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She has previously fought for Invicta Fighting Championships. Background Walker-Sanchez was born in California, United States. She moved to Guam after she married her Guamanian husband, Mike Sanchez. She represents Guam when competing in MMA. Mixed martial arts career Early career Walker-Sanchez fought under Pacific Xtreme Combat and amassed a record of 4-0 prior to getting signed by Invicta Fighting Championships. Invicta Fighting Championships Walker-Sanchez made her Invicta debut on January 13, 2018, against Cheri Muraski at Invicta FC 27. She won the fight via split decision. Her next fight came on July 21, 2018, facing Miranda Maverick at Invicta FC 30. She won the fight via unanimous decision. On October 4, 2019, Walker-Sanchez faced Pearl Gonzalez at Invicta FC 37. She lost the fight via ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicente Luque
Vicente Luque (born November 27, 1991) is an American and Brazilian professional Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. Luque currently competes in the Welterweight (MMA), welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of October 3, 2022, he is #9 in the List of current UFC fighters#Rankings, UFC welterweight rankings. Background Luque was born in Westwood, New Jersey, on November 27, 1991, to a Brazilian mother and a Chilean father. His maternal grandmother was a diplomat, and as a result, his mother was mostly raised in Chile, where she met and married his father before relocating to the United States. Luque was raised trilingual, speaking Portuguese, Spanish and English. Luque began training in various forms of martial arts as a youngster, initially karate at the age of three. When Vicente was six, his parents separated and he moved to Brazil with his mom, where he continued training karate until the age of ten. After a spell with soccer, he started t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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