10:27 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The UFC’s women’s bantamweight division has a new title contender on its hands. Ketlen Vieira (13-2), of Manaus, Brazil, improved to 3-1 in her past four fought contests on Saturday, as she outpointed former champion Holly Holm (14-6) in a five-round main event. The 135-pound fight was very close.
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Tonight’s UFC Vegas 55 event was headlined by a women’s bantamweight bout between Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira. Holm (14-6 MMA), the UFC’s former bantamweight champion, was returning to action for the first in over eighteen months this evening. ‘The Preachers Daughter’ entered the contest on a two-fight winning steak, this after scoring decision wins
UFC Vegas 55 went down last night (Sat., May 21, 2022) from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada featuring a women’s Bantamweight fight that saw Ketlen Vieira defeat Holly Holm via split-decision (see it again here). In the co-main event, Michel Pereira defeated Santiago Ponzinibbio, also by split-decision, in what proved to be the
UFC Vegas 55 Bonuses: blistering, bloody bout earns Fight of the Night The UFC Vegas 55 bonuses are in following Saturday’s fights in Las Vegas, Nevada, where Ketlen Vieira upset former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm. The UFC Vegas 55 main event went all five rounds. It was highly competitive, but it was Vieira that
UFC middleweight prospect Joseph Holmes landed a perfect knee to the head of Alen Amedovski before getting the choke on the ground. Holmes, a former Dana White‘s Contender Series standout, was looking for his first UFC win at UFC Vegas 55. He lost his debut to Jamie Pickett back in January via a unanimous decision.
1:43 PM ET Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was denied bail again Monday in his attempted murder case at a motion hearing in Santa Clara (California) County, per the court. Judge Shelyna Brown decided against allowing Velasquez bail for a second time, citing Velasquez’s “reckless disregard for human life.” Brown first denied Velasquez bail
Andre Petroski wasn’t surprised when he submitted Nick Maximov despite being the biggest underdog at UFC Vegas 54. Petroski asked for the fight as he knew Maximov came with a lot of hype due to the fact he was undefeated and a main training partner of the Diaz brothers. Why he wanted the fight was
Floyd Mayweather Jr. made things look easy earlier today (Sat., May 21, 2022) live on pay-per-view (PPV) stream from Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, when “Money” won nearly every exchange opposite Don Moore in a completely one-sided exhibition fight. Mayweather dominated the action from bell to bell. The legendary boxer toyed with Moore in almost
UFC Vegas 55: Holm vs. Vieira Weigh-in Results and Video The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 55: Holm vs. Vieira fight card officially weigh in on Friday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The event is headlined by a bout between former women’s bantamweight champion and No. 2 ranked Holly Holm and No.
Holly Holm has shed some light on her recently expressed ambitions to return to professional boxing. Holm has been talking about wanting to return for a boxing fight since the hype behind the Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano fight this past April. Speaking at the UFC Vegas pre-fight press event, Holm explained her desires to
8:38 AM ET Clay Collard will try to continue his march toward a PFL title on June 17, when he takes on Alexander Martinez in Atlanta. PFL officials announced the lightweight matchup Wednesday. The event, which takes place at OTE Arena, marks the second round of regular-season action. Collard (21-9) is on a mission in
Anderson Silva believes that a boxing match with Jake Paul can indeed be next. ‘The Spider’ is set to face Bruno Machado this weekend in his third bout since leaving the UFC in 2020. The fight is set to be the co-main event of Floyd Mayweather’s return against Don Moore. Silva’s first two outings were
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the UFC Vegas 55 mixed martial arts (MMA) event TONIGHT (Sat., May 21, 2022) streaming LIVE on ESPN+. The promotion’s latest “Fight Night” card is topped by a 135-pound showdown featuring former champion and No. 2-ranked contender Holly Holm making her
UFC Vegas 55 Weigh-in Video: Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira The UFC Vegas 55 main event fighters, Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira officially weighed in on Friday morning at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Holm, the former women’s bantamweight champion and No. 2 ranked contender weighed in at 135.5 pounds while No. 5 ranked
Graduating high school is a big accomplishment in itself, but ONE Championship’s Victoria Lee has done it as a professional fighter. ONE Championship is home to some of the best fighters on the planet, from Demetrious Johnson to the champion siblings Angela and Christian Lee. Those who follow ONE Championship surely know that the Lee
9:00 AM ET For the first time in nearly 10 years, Holly Holm is thinking about professional boxing. To be clear, Holm’s primary focus is still very much on MMA and recapturing the UFC bantamweight championship that she won in 2015 and surrendered in 2016. Holm (14-5) faces Ketlen Vieira in the main event of
Image: @ufc on Instagram UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman hasn’t had an easy time recovering from his hand injury. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ was last seen in the cage last November at UFC 268. Usman scored a unanimous decision over Colby Covington, defeating ‘Chaos’ for the second time. Following the victory, many assumed that the champion
Reigning UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has been looking to put his No. 1 pound-for-pound spot to the test in a crossover fight with world-class boxer Canelo Alvarez, but now “Nigerian Nightmare” doesn’t know if the sueprfight holds enough weight considering Canelo’s recent loss to Dimtry Bivol. Ever since his second title defense against Colby