Month: April 2022

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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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back at it again to stage UFC Vegas 52 from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, later TONIGHT (Sat., April 23, 2022). Spearheading the event is a women’s strawweight match up between Jessica Andrade and Amanda Lemos. In further action, Clay Guida will face off against Claudio Puelles. What’s
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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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UFC welterweight Vicente Luque has managed to secure 13 finishes in his 14-recorded UFC wins over the span of his career in the Octagon. Luque looks to add another tally to the finish column this Saturday as he takes on Belal Muhammad in the main event at UFC Vegas 51. Subscribe to get all the
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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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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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By MMA Junkie Staff | April 22, 2022 7:15 am ET Bellator 278 takes place Friday, and you can join us for a live video stream and official results beginning at 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT). The event takes place at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. It is the first of back-to-back nights
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