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1:08 AM ET Liz Carmouche fought twice for a UFC title. In Strikeforce, she challenged for gold once. In each of those three opportunities, the women’s MMA pioneer came away emptyhanded. Carmouche was finally able to exorcise her championship demons Friday night. She rallied for a come-from-behind TKO victory at 4:47 of the fourth round
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“That’s the thing to fighting,” said Villanueva. “Man, you really gotta show em, hey, I’m gonna stand my ground. I’m not gonna back up, I’m not gonna be intimidated. I’m here to fight, I’m here to bang. These young guys are getting tougher, stronger, faster. I’m that old dog on the block. You don’t want
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Seconds after the women’s Flyweight title fight between Juliana Velasquez and Liz Carmouche concluded last night (Fri., April 22, 2022) at Bellator 278 was stopped in the fourth round by referee Mike Beltran, protests and criticism ensued. Beltran called an end to the fight in the closing seconds of the fourth round after Velasquez —
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Liz Carmouche stops Juliana Velasquez with elbows to capture Bellator women’s flyweight title Liz Carmouche became the Bellator MMA women’s flyweight champion on Friday by defeating Juliana Velasquez in the Bellator 278 main event. Carmouche had fought for a UFC championship twice, once in two different weight classes. She came up short at bantamweight against Ronda
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Liz Carmouche has finally won a championship belt, but it was not without some controversy. At Bellator 278 on Friday night, Carmouche claimed the Bellator flyweight title, earning a fourth-round TKO stoppage over Juliana Velasquez that left Velasquez visibly upset with referee Mike Beltran’s decision to halt the contest. After a competitive first two rounds
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“I haven’t gotten here by myself. I’ve had such an amazing support system: so many awesome coaches, teammates, instructors, trainers, family, friends, and fans that have been a part of it. The UFC, the people behind the scenes that don’t get the recognition, all of these people are the ones I do this for. They
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Ike Villanueva knows it’s likely do-or-die for his UFC career on Saturday. Villanueva is 1-4 in the UFC and coming off back-to-back knockout losses but in his last fight, he thought most of those shots were to the back of the head. With that, he says he appealed the loss but the commission didn’t overturn
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Bellator 278 is set to go down later TONIGHT (Fri. April 22, 2022) from inside Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, featuring a women’s Flyweight title fight between champion, Juliana Velasquez, and No. 1-ranked contender, Liz Carmouche. Bellator 278’s main card will air on Showtime at 10:30 p.m. ET, with “Prelims” undercard action beginning
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