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UFC On ESPN 54
''UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 54'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 30, 2024, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. Background The event marked the promotion's tenth visit to Atlantic City and first since UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee in April 2018. A women's flyweight bout between Erin Blanchfield and Manon Fiorot headlined the event. The bout was promoted to main event status when the original announced headliner, a welterweight bout between Sean Brady and Vicente Luque, fell through when Brady indicated he never signed a bout agreement due to dealing with an injury. Luque was instead matched up with Joaquin Buckley in the co-main event. A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Dominick Reyes and Carlos Ulberg was scheduled UFC 297, but it was postponed due to an injury sustained by Ulberg 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] |
Lewis Vs
Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead from ''My Iron Lung'' Places * Lewis (crater), a crater on the far side of the Moon * Isle of Lewis, the northern part of Lewis and Harris, Western Isles, Scotland United States * Lewis, Colorado * Lewis, Indiana * Lewis, Iowa * Lewis, Kansas * Lewis Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts * Lewis, Missouri * Lewis, Essex County, New York * Lewis, Lewis County, New York * Lewis, North Carolina * Lewis, Vermont * Lewis, Wisconsin Ships * USS ''Lewis'' (1861), a sailing ship * USS ''Lewis'' (DE-535), a destroyer escort in commission from 1944 to 1946 Science * Lewis structure, a diagram of a molecule that shows the bonding between the atoms * Lewis acids and bases * Lewis antigen system, a human blood group system * Lewis number, a dimension ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virna Jandiroba
Virna Carole Andrade Jandiroba (born May 30, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist (MMA), who currently competes in the strawweight division of the UFC. She is a former Invicta Fighting Championships (Invicta) Strawweight champion. As of August 23, 2022, she is #10 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings Background Jandiroba started training kung fu when she was a child. She later turned to Judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. She transitioned and competed in mixed martial arts after she earned her Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt. Mixed martial arts career Early career Jandiroba started her professional MMA career in 2013 and fought primarily in Brazil. She amassed a record of 11–0 prior to signing for Invicta. Invicta Fighting Championships Jandiroba made her Invicta debut on December 8, 2017 at Invicta FC 26: Maia vs. Niedwiedz against Amy Montenegro. She won the fight, tapping out Montenegro via first-round armbar. Jandiroba was scheduled to face Janaisa Morandin on Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chidi Njokuani
Chidi Godson Njokuani (born December 31, 1988) is an American former Muay Thai kickboxer and current professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional MMA competitor since 2007, he also formerly competed for Bellator MMA, RFA, Tachi Palace Fights, and Legacy FC. Background Chidi Njokuani was born to Nigerian parents in Dallas, Texas on December 31, 1988. His name "Chidi" means "God exists" in Igbo. He was introduced to Muay Thai by his older brother Anthony at the age of 10 and began competing at the age of 11. He was temporarily distracted from Muay Thai with skateboarding during his teenage years but eventually returned to fighting and discovered mixed martial arts at the age of 18. Career Kickboxing & Muay Thai Turning professional in 2007 after around fifteen amateur Muay Thai fights, Chidi Njokuani came to prominence competing in the -80.7 kg/178 lb division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Algeo
Bill Algeo (born June 9, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Bill Algeo, a Delaware county native, started his martial arts career at the age of 14 after following his brother's footsteps in wrestling. Going 0-14 to start his wrestling career, four years later he went on to become All-State and captain of the wrestling team. Starting Brazilian jiu-jitsu at 18, two years later he was running a BJJ program at Penn State University where he was going to school full time for his B.A. in accounting. While at Penn State, he was also a member of the Penn State boxing team, and was partaking in amateur MMA bouts, going undefeated as an amateur, until turning professional in 2011. Mixed martial arts career Early career Starting his professional mixed martial artist career in June 2012, he submitted David Miller via arm-triangle choke in the first round in his MMA debut. Losing his next bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Nelson (fighter)
Kyle Nelson (born April 20, 1991) is a Canadian mixed martial artist who competes in the UFC Featherweight division. He previously competed for the RXF promotion, as well as Elite 1 MMA. Nelson is a former featherweight champion in Elite 1 MMA. Mixed martial arts career Early career Born and raised in Huntsville, Ontario Canada, Nelson began competing in mixed martial arts in 2011. He held a 2–1 amateur record and then competed in local North American professional promotions. During this time he won the Elite 1 MMA Featherweight Championship, and also fought for the Lightweight Championship in TXC MMA. He then signed with the RXF in Romania, Europe, and after with the UFC in 2018. Ultimate Fighting Championship Nelson made his promotional debut on December 8, 2018, on short notice against Carlos Diego Ferreira, replacing Jesse Ronson at UFC 231. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round. Returning to Featherweight Nelson next faced Matt Sayles on May 4, 2019, at UFC on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nursulton Ruziboev
Nursulton Dilshodbek oʻgʻli Ruziboev (born November 19, 1993) is an Uzbek professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Ruziboev was born on November 19, 1993, in Shahrixon, in the Andijan Region of Uzbekistan. He has 2 brothers and one sister. His brother, Mashrabjon Ruziboev, is also a professional mixed martial artist. Starting at age 7-8, he began training in karate, and during his youth, he also trained combat sambo. Ruziboev began training mixed martial arts at the age of 16. In 2012, he left the country for Russia, where he worked to support his family. In 2013, he returned to Uzbekistan to participate in hand-to-hand combat tournaments. Ruziboev also earned a master's degree from Uzbekistan National University. Mixed martial arts career Early career In 2014, Ruziboev began his professional career in Kazakhstan's Alash Pride organization. He has fought under prominent orga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Silva (fighter)
Bruno Arruda da Silva (born July 13, 1989) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Silva started training in 2009 and after three months, he had his first fight. At first, it was out of curiosity because in the interior of Paraíba there was not much of a fighting culture, but after three months of training, Silva lost his father and fighting was a therapy. Mixed martial arts career Early career Upon turning pro in 2010 up until 2012, Silva went just 6-5 in 11 contests. Silva racked up a record of 9–5 in Brazilian regional circuit before trying out for The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 in 2013. “Blindado” then rattled off 14 wins in his last 16 outings. Silva lived in the northeast of Brazil, in a very small city that had no MMA structure, having to work in other professions. Silva credited his turn around to dedicating himself to his athletic career after 2012. The Ultimate Fighter: Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Weidman
Christopher James WeidmanMIXED MARTIAL ARTS SHOW RESULTS THE STATE OF NEVADA. boxing.nv.gov. July 6, 2013, (born June 17, 1984) is an American professional . He is signed to the (UFC), where he competes in the division. He is a former [...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] |
Herbert Burns
Herbert Burns (born February 2, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the younger brother of fellow UFC fighter, Gilbert Burns. Background Burns was born in Niterói, Brazil in 1988. He has two older brothers, Gilbert and Frederick, who both are also jiu-jitsu black belts. He played soccer and trained Shotokan karate under his father Herbert Sr. in his early childhood, eventually winning a state championship in the latter sport. As the interest in both sports gradually declined, Herbert started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the same time with his brothers when he was ten years old. Mixed martial arts career Early career Burns made his professional debut in 2012 in the regional circuit, scoring a first-minute submission victory. After the debut, he was rapidly signed to ONE Championship where he amassed a record of 5–2 before transitioning stateside as his contract with the organ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Arce
Julio Andres Arce (born October 27, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA). He was the former Ring of Combat bantamweight and featherweight champion. He also won the Golden Gloves 2011 Championship. Arce currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the UFC. Background Arce was born in Florida but moved to Colombia as a child, returning stateside around the age of ten. He graduated from Benjamin N. Cardozo High School and got his associate degree in business afterwards. At fourteen and weighing 200 pounds, Arce joined Team Tiger Schulmann combat gym to lose weight. He started training, competed in kickboxing, and won the New York Golden Gloves championship in 2011 in boxing prior to transitioning to MMA in 2012. Mixed martial arts career Early career Arce started his professional MMA career since 2012 and fought most of his fights in Ring of Combat promotion and he was the bantamweight and featherweight champion. He amassed a record of 8–1 before signed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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