Las Vegan Roxanne Modafferi will replace Sijara Eubanks in the inaugural UFC women’s flyweight title bout on Friday’s “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 26 Finale card at Park Theater inside Monte Carlo.
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Ahead of The Ultimate Fighter season 26 Finale taking place on Dec. 1, several fighters competing on the card, including the two women involved in the UFC’s first flyweight title fight, spoke at a media day in Las Vegas.
Las Vegan Roxanne Modafferi has wanted to fight Barb Honchak since the moment she lost their first bout in 2011, but the rematch isn’t quite under ideal circumstances.
Volkan Oezdemir will get a shot at the title in January despite a recent arrest for felony charges stemming from a Florida bar fight.
The former Olympic judoka will return to action against CB Dollaway at UFC 222 in Las Vegas at T-Mobile Arena in search of his first official win since 2014.
Review-Journal reporter Adam Hill and videographer Heidi Fang talk to Combate Americas Womens Atomweight Kyra Batara about her upcoming fight in San Antonio.
The former middleweight champion tried to bounce back just three weeks after losing the belt to Georges St. Pierre, but was knocked out early by Kelvin Gastelum.
UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will face Jose Aldo in a title rematch at UFC 218. Once his original opponent, Frankie Edgar, was forced out of the bout due to injury, Holloway said he was willing to fight anyone, even if it was a weight class higher.
John Lineker has agreed to step in for an injured Dominick Cruz to face Jimmie Rivera at UFC 219 on Dec. 30 at T-Mobile Arena.
UFC heavyweight Francis Ngannou has spent the last six months living and training in Las Vegas as he prepares for a Dec. 30 fight against Alistair Overeem at UFC 218 that may propel him to a title shot.
Former heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum earned a unanimous-decision victory over Marcin Tybura in the headlining bout of a main card that had all six fights go the distance.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC Fight Night 121 on Saturday at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang:
UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Justino will defend her title for the first time on Dec. 30 at T-Mobile Arena against former bantamweight champ Holly Holm at UFC 219
Review-Journal reporter Adam Hill and videographer Heidi Fang discuss Conor McGregor apologizing on Instagram for jumping in the cage and shoving a referee at Bellator 187.
Georges St. Pierre took a four-year hiatus before returning to claim the UFC middleweight title. Now he’s taking another break before he decides on his next challenge in the cage.
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