Weili Zhang successfully defended her UFC strawweight title for the first time by defeating former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the co-main event at UFC 248 on Saturday night. The Chinese star extended her massive winning streak to 21-consecutive fights with the split-decision win over Jedrzejczyk, who failed in her second attempt at retaining the UFC gold she lost initially to …
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Combat sports, like many things in life, have traditionally been dominated by an over-emphasis on the brash, the brawn, and projecting an air of fearlessness no matter how you’re feeling on the inside. Fear is weaponised by those who seek to draw out cracks in the facade of their adversaries and moments of visible doubt of swarmed upon by fans …
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On Saturday night, Valentina Shevchenko finally became a UFC champion after she defeated former strawweight queen Joanna Jedrzeczyk to capture the vacant flyweight title at UFC 231 in Toronto. The 30-year old was dominant up against the undersized Jedrzecyk as she utilized her power advantage to get the better of the former 115-pound champion with the judges unanimously scoring the bout …
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Despite the UFC’s controversial decision to cancel this bout in order to create a UFC 230 headliner, Valentina Shevchenko has once again been booked to face Joanna Jedrzejcyk at UFC 231. Another very strange decision from the UFC brass it seems as Valentina Shevchenko is once again re-booked to face off against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 231. Brett Okamoto of ESPN reported …
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It appears that the much-demanded fight between Valentina Shevchenko and Joanna Jedrzejczyk won’t be happening anytime soon. After women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano pulled out of her title defence against Shevchenko at the last minute, it was expected that the latter would fight the former strawweight champ at 125lbs. for the belt, likely at UFC 231 in December. Plans may well …
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The most tantalising women’s MMA matchup of the year has been signed and set for UFC 231 as Joanna Jedrzejczyk takes on Valentina Shevchenko for the vacant 125lb strap. Is there a better matchup in women’s MMA today? For all the attention that was fixated on the events of the UFC 229 press conference last night, a scintillating matchup for …
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The European MMA fraternity is often a close one when rivalry isn’t involved. Russia’s Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor of Ireland will finally fight next month at UFC 229, and there is no love lost between those two. Poland’s Joanna Jedrzejczyk is a former Cage Warriors alumnus along with McGregor, and the duo have a budding friendship. View this post …
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk has made it clear that she is not willing to make the jump to flyweight just yet as her work remains unfinished at 115lbs. After being linked to an eventual move to the 125lb division, many have speculated that a loss against Torres tonight could bring the former strawweight champion’s time as a 115lb-r to an end. For Jedrzejczyk, who will …
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Former women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will look to bounce back from her second successive defeat to Rose Namajunas at UFC Calgary in July. UFC 217 may have contained one of the biggest shock upsets of all-time but at UFC 223 in the rematch, Rose Namajunas proved that her stunning first-round KO of Joanna Jedrzejczyk was anything but a fluke. In the …
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The very best of the reactions after Khabib Nurmagomedov and Rose Namajunas came through with a pair of huge wins at UFC 223 last night. Last night’s UFC 223 perhaps didn’t manage to reach the ridiculous heights of its memorable fight-week but all in all, it was a fun night of fights that managed to undisputedly usher in a new …
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After one of the most insane fight-weeks we’ve ever seen, here is your final fight-card for tonight’s UFC 223 in Brooklyn, New York. What a week we’ve had, eh? At times it really did seem as though UFC 223 was cursed, with everything from the constant lineup changes to the chaos at its recent media day adding to the widespread …
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If Joanna Jedrzejczyk wants to firmly establish herself as one of the greatest of all time, she needs to close the book on Rose Namajunas on April 7th.
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The UFC has come through yet again with a pair of excellent promos for one of the year’s biggest nights, April 7’s UFC 223, a card that features a pair of tantalising title fights in the main event slots. UFC 222 brought to the table its fair share of talking points when the action inside the t-Mobile Arena in Las …
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In combat sports, the undefeated ‘0’ is one of the most sought-after attributes among fight promoters. To be able to announce a fighter as ‘undefeated’ draws another level of intrigue to a matchup with fans keen to set their eyes on a rising great either adding to their record or suffering their first loss. In 2017, five undefeated UFC brawlers left their …
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Valentina Shevchenko has weighed in with her prediction for the UFC 223 women’s strawweight title fight between Rose Namajunas and Joanna Jedrzejczyk. UFC 217, well before any action took place inside the octagon, stood as the UFC’s marquee event for the year 2017. On paper, it was easily one of the most attractive cards in the history of the sport, …
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The arrival of Spring will bring with it a plethora of eagerly anticipated fights, and with that in mind we rank the top seven bouts to look forward to as we bid winter farewell. We’re only one month into 2018 but following UFC 220’s pair of scintillating main-event fixtures, the stage has been set for some incredible match-ups and storylines …
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The newly-crowned women’s strawweight champion is reportedly being looked at for a co-main event slot at UFC 223 which is scheduled to take place in Brooklyn, New York on April 7. UFC 217 was a night that will live long in the memory of fight-fans for a myriad of reasons and while the successful return of Georges St-Pierre and TJ …
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Recognising the events and fighters deserving of an award in a scintillating 2017 for the UFC.
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