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She also notices a difference in her body returning to flyweight, namely her athleticism and movement. Mazo hopes to parlay that physicality into a dominant win against Agapova, who is returning after nearly 14 months out of action. Agapova turned some heads in her UFC debut, an avalanche-like win over Hannah Cifers, but she was

Young gun Selina Flores is fighting for only her third time professionally. Although she’s young in the sport, she has met with early career success due to her parents’ insistence on the sport and a heavy amount of worthy training and sparring partners. One of them being veteran Thai fighter Natalie Morgan. With a couple

Mariya Agapova hopes that UFC fans haven’t forgotten her. The flyweight prospect hasn’t been in the Octagon since August 2020, when she was defeated by Shana Dobson. Following the loss, Agapova underwent knee surgery to repair a torn ACL. She has spent the time away recovering and reflecting to prepare for her bout against Sabina

Jim and Matt look ahead to the action at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Rodriguez — with the help of two main card fighters — on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! First, they’re joined by Sabina Mazo ahead of her fight against Mariya Agapova this Saturday. After she clarifies that she did not, in fact,

UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: LADD vs. DUMONT will take place Saturday, October 16 from UFC APEX in Las Vegas. All bouts will stream on ESPN+, with the prelims beginning at 1 p.m. PT/ 4 p.m. ET and the main card at 4 p.m. PT/ 7 p.m. ET. A limited number of tickets will be available on

If anyone knows tough, it’s Rosa, who faces Damon Jackson this Saturday in Las Vegas. It’s a chance for the veteran to have his first two-fight winning streak in the UFC, a bizarre fact considering that the Peabody native has been part of the roster since 2014. But when you’re fighting killers every night, sometimes

UFC FIGHT NIGHT: DERN vs RODRIGUEZ Updates Due to COVID-19 protocols, please note the following changes: The middleweight bout between Jamie Pickett and Laureano Staropoli is being rescheduled for UFC FIGHT NIGHT: COSTA vs VETTORI on October 23. Sam Hughes has been removed from her strawweight bout with Loopy Godinez. Replacing Hughes will be UFC

Phil Hawes has already had a pretty solid last 12 months from a professional standpoint, and one additional month could make it even better as he steps in with Deron Winn on Saturday. The 32-year-old Sanford MMA representative literally punched his ticket to the UFC with a first-round stoppage win over Khadzi Bestaev on September

Coming off a year in which she only fought once and where her journey to Abu Dhabi in July was marked by lengthy quarantining and limited preparations, the talented Brazilian strawweight was excited about the potential beginning her 2021 campaign with a fight in January could mean for her staying active and getting back to

The final bout of Week 6 takes place in the welterweight division, as unbeaten Israeli Fighter Shimon Smotritsky makes his North American debut opposite Team Alpha Male striking coach “Proper” Mike Malott. Sporting an unblemished 7-0 record to begin his career, the 21-year-old Smotritsky has increased his level of competition over his last three fights

“I like to have training camp together with my sister because nobody is distracted,” Shevchenko said. “Everybody has the same mindset, and the schedule is the same. My sister doesn’t diet like I do, because sometimes she’s just eating chocolates during training camp. But the mindset is the same. The energy at home is the

“Going home, you got to see it first-hand,” Usman said. “I have a responsibility to motivate this and that person. I have a responsibility to continue to do what I can and do what I do so those people can look at me and say, ‘I can one day,’ or at least, ‘I’m going to

The fight heated up in the second, Santos starting to throw and land, but after some heat between the two, it was back to pecking and poking at range from both. With under two minutes left, Santos landed two thudding body kicks, and that might have been enough for him to take the round. Santos

UFC returns to UFC APEX with a thrilling light heavyweight contenders’ bout that will see No. 5 ranked Thiago Santos battle No. 10 Johnny Walker. Also, No. 14 ranked middleweight Kevin Holland takes on Kyle Daukaus in the co-main event. UFC FIGHT NIGHT: SANTOS vs. WALKER will take place Saturday, October 2 from UFC APEX in Las Vegas. All

Last August, Breeden showed up to Las Vegas with an 8-2 record and three consecutive knockout wins. He already had a reputation as a fighter to watch and as one of the many killers coming out of James Krause’s Glory MMA gym in Lee’s Summit. Unfortunately, it was Romero leaving the UFC APEX with the

“He’s awesome,” Price said. “He has 11 kids, so we’re sitting up there in the high kid area. We’re both fighting for a lot, and it is going to be action-packed and awesome.” Don’t Miss Any Of Saturday’s Action On ESPN+ There’s no doubt that Price’s welterweight bout with Oliveira at UFC Fight Night: Santos

Between the two fighters, they combine for a 21 wins and a 100 percent finishing rate. Marquez, a graduate from season one of Dana White’s Contender Series, boasts six knockouts and three submissions on his record, and he is coming off back-to-back submission wins over Maki Pitolo and Sam Alvey. “The Cuban Missile Crisis” bounced

When it comes to how Chiasson plans to beat Ladd, she keeps the plan closer to the vest, but she does say it’s about being “a step ahead” of her opponent. Don’t Miss Any Of Saturday’s Action On ESPN+ “If she gets a takedown, I’m getting back up or I’m getting a reversal,” Chiasson said.