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UFC may want to pull the trigger on Prochazka vs. Teixeira 2 before it is too late.

Either way, the door is open for Shevchenko. The women's flyweight champion has expressed her desire to fight for the bantamweight belt by year's end. This might just be the frontrunner for Fight of the Year but they may not have two years to run it back as Zhang and Jededrzejczyk did. It may not have been an awe-inspiring, dominant launching pad to a super-fight, but the reality is that women's flyweight is hurting for fresh contenders. Glover Teixeira: Apologies to Jan Blachowicz, who is expecting to face Prochazka in the aftermath of UFC 275. Subscribe to Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell for the best analysis and in-depth news, including instant analysis of UFC 275 at the conclusion of the PPV event. UFC 275 may not have been the most marketable pay-per-view of the year, but it was a powder keg of action.

In the co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko (23-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) faced the toughest test of her women's flyweight title reign. Brazilian challenger Taila Santos ...

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It was an outstanding finish to an instant classic fight, and Prochazka (29-3-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) showed his mettle by overcoming some true adversity to net the ...

Not only did he accomplish that goal, but he secured a TKO in the first round after surviving an early scare courtesy of Emeev’s slick submission attempt. Jedrzejczyk’s run as a dominant UFC strawweight champion was instrumental in helping the women’s side of the sport flourish, and the Polish fighter absolutely deserves all the praise she’s getting right now for her body of work. The Brazilian pushed “Bullet,” but the more I reflect and view the fight back, the more I convince myself that we’ve been so accustomed to seeing Shevchenko hardly break a sweat that the mere sight of her in bad spots makes us think the situation was worse than it was. Or in the case of Jedrzejczyk, she went out face down after getting rocked with a highlight-reel shot. If Teixeira had kept punching in the moment, it’s reasonable to believe he’d still have the belt in his possession, but that’s the cruel element of this sport and also a reason why we love it so much. But I sit here the day after the fight feeling quite unbothered that Shevchenko is still champ. MMA fights are not scored on what-ifs, though, and the judges have to score what’s legitimately happening. In the span of just three UFC fights, Prochazka has firmly established himself as one of the most exciting fighters on the roster. It was an outstanding finish to an instant classic fight, and Prochazka (29-3-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) showed his mettle by overcoming some true adversity to net the second latest title-fight stoppage in UFC history. The same potentially could be said if Santos didn’t catch an accidental head butt that broke her orbital bone. This result is going to be nightmare fuel for the Brazilian. He went through hell against Glover Teixeira and somehow found a way to win by securing a rear-naked choke with just 28 seconds left in Round 5.

A former UFC champion is showing off her bulging muscles in a photo shared from an award ceremony.

“I haven’t heard her talk about boxing since her last pro fight,” Winkeljohn told ESPN. “In fact, I even think there were a couple fights left in her boxing career where she was done with it. I had already won titles at 140, 147 and 154 pounds. I had already won a title at 140. “Holly Holm turned her boxing hall of fame speech into the gun show,” someone else tweeted. “Definitely knows where they keep the weights,” a fan tweeted. “Damn she’s shredded,” a fan tweeted.

Prior to the title fight between Teixeira and Prochazka, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president, Dana White, revealed that the upcoming bout between ...

One of the most underrated fighters in the Welterweight division, Matthews picked up a huge win over Andre Fialho, knocking him out in the very first round to put him back in the win column following a tough loss to Sean Brady, With the win, Matthews improves 7-2 over his last nine fights inside the Octagon but still finds himself on the outside of the Top 15 looking in. As for Maddalena, who was also victorious on the main card by knocking Ramazan Emeev in the very first round, so why not pit them up against one another? Nevertheless, Zhang, the former title holder, will get a shot at “Cookie Monster” next, leaving the rightful owner of the title fight, Marina Rodriguez (No. 3), out in the cold for the time being. It was an interesting decision given the fact that Weili was coming off two straight championship losses, and Jedrzejczyk was coming off a loss to Weili and had looked less than stellar over the last four years. Prior to the title fight between Teixeira and Prochazka, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president, Dana White, revealed that the upcoming bout between Anthony Smith and Magomed Ankalaev would indeed be a title eliminator fight. While Shevchenko has pretty much taken out most of the Top 10, there are still several fighters she has yet to face that could earn a title shot in the coming months thanks to a couple of intriguing bouts scheduled.

Former strawweight champion calls it a career following knockout loss in Singapore.

The bout is also a surefire addition to the UFC Hall of Fame's "Fight Wing" in the very near future. I want to be a businesswoman. I want to be a mom.

Former UFC strawwweight champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk retired after her UFC 275 bout, but her career will continue to motivate female fighters.

She said she would like to still be around the sport, so perhaps we will see her as a coach, or a commentator or something like that. Surely, it would be Joanna to become the first female UFC two-division champion even though she was the smaller fighter physically. The immense amount of strikes and action lifted the sport of MMA and the status of both women. By this time, the shock of Rose’s TKO victory back at UFC 217 in November 2017 had almost worn off and there was a sense that a healthy Joanna would regain the title. Then, we had the rematch in which Gadelha started off fast, taking JJ down and looking like she would coast to a decision. Joanna won a narrow split-decision, which helped set up the title fight with Carla Esparza, but they would fight again.

Talia Santos had a monster fight with champion Valentina Shevchenko. While some thought Santos won, the judges disagreed and that's that. I'm not a fan of ...

If he beats Craig, maybe he gets a second shot at the title. Let’s re-state the obvious, not a fan of automatic rematches. Emeev is 0-2 in his last two however and 2-3 in his last five. Glover Teixeira had a rough night at UFC 275. Santos lost, so she needs to earn her next shot. So who should he fight next?

SINGAPORE – Zhang Weili wants to her title fight to be in neutral territory. The former UFC strawweight champion is expected to fight current title holder ...

I just need to improve myself. There’s nothing I need to specially care for. “So if I’m fighting Carla, I need to improve my grappling, my BJJ, my wrestling.