Tag: Amanda Nunes

Nina Ansaroff Says Amanda Nunes Trained Harder to Shut Critics up

Amanda Nunes’ girlfriend feels confident that the women’s bantamweight champion will silence the doubters. Tonight (Sept. 9), Nunes will defend her 135-pound gold against Valentina Shevchenko. The two were set to do battle back in June. “The Lioness” pulled out due to complications from sinusitis. This drew criticism from fans because Nunes weighed in the […]

Amanda Nunes’ girlfriend feels confident that the women’s bantamweight champion will silence the doubters. Tonight (Sept. 9), Nunes will defend her 135-pound gold against Valentina Shevchenko. The two were set to do battle back in June. “The Lioness” pulled out due to complications from sinusitis. This drew criticism from fans because Nunes weighed in the […]

UFC 215 Full Fight Card, Start Time & How To Watch

The UFC returns to pay-per-view (PPV) tonight (Sat. September 9, 2017) from the Rogers Place arena in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada for UFC 215. The card was set to be headlined by a flyweight title defense from champion Demetrious Johnson against No. 3-ranked Ray Borg, however, Borg was forced to withdraw from the bout due to […]

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The UFC returns to pay-per-view (PPV) tonight (Sat. September 9, 2017) from the Rogers Place arena in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada for UFC 215.

The card was set to be headlined by a flyweight title defense from champion Demetrious Johnson against No. 3-ranked Ray Borg, however, Borg was forced to withdraw from the bout due to an illness and the fight is expected to be rescheduled soon. In its place, a women’s bantamweight title bout between champion Amanda Nunes and No. 1-ranked Valentina Shevchenko will close out the night.

Also on the card is a welterweight match-up between Neil Magny and former UFC lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos. Former 125-pound title challengers Henry Cejudo and Wilson Reis will also be going head-to-head, and former 155-pound title challenger Gilbert Melendez makes his return to the Octagon in his 145-pound debut against the heavy-handed Jeremy Stephens.

Tonight is sure to be a great night of fights, and you can check out the full fight card, start times, and information on how to watch UFC 215 here:

Main Card (10 P.M. ET PPV)

Women’s bantamweight: (C) Amanda Nunes (135) vs. Valentina Shevchenko (133.5)

Welterweight: Rafael dos Anjos (170) vs. Neil Magny (169.5)

Flyweight: Henry Cejudo (125.5) vs. Wilson Reis (125)

Light heavyweight: Ilir Latifi (205.5) vs. Tyson Pedro (205.5)

Featherweight: Gilbert Melendez (146) vs. Jeremy Stephens (146)

 

Preliminary Card (8 P.M. ET FS1)

Women’s bantamweight: Sara McMann (135.5) vs. Ketlen Vieira (136)

Women’s bantamweight: Ashlee Evans-Smith (135.5) vs. Sarah Moras (135)

Featherweight: Rick Glenn (145.5) vs. Gavin Tucker (145.5)

Lightweight: Mitch Clarke (155.5) vs. Alex White (155.5)

 

UFC Fight Pass Exclusive Prelims (7 P.M. ET)

Heavyweight: Arjan Bhullar (239) vs. Luis Henrique (244.5)

Lightweight: Kajan Johnson (155) vs. Adriano Martins (156)

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UFC 215: Holm Backs Shevchenko to Shine Against Nunes

The former women’s bantamweight champion and losing opponent of Valentina Shevchenko is predicting a new champion to be crowned on Saturday night Amanda Nunes will face Shevchenko for the second time, having won their first contest at UFC 196 last year. Despite Nunes possessing a comprehensive skill set, Holm believes Shevchenko is technically superior: “I think […]

The former women’s bantamweight champion and losing opponent of Valentina Shevchenko is predicting a new champion to be crowned on Saturday night Amanda Nunes will face Shevchenko for the second time, having won their first contest at UFC 196 last year. Despite Nunes possessing a comprehensive skill set, Holm believes Shevchenko is technically superior: “I think […]

UFC 215 Embedded: Finding Their Happy Places Outside the Octagon

Valentina Shevchenko takes part in an outdoor photo shoot that leaves her gaining confidence, while UFC female bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes enjoys playing a video game in the fourth installment of UFC 215: Embedded. Also featured are highlights from open workouts, Donald Cerrone and Cain Velasquez showing NHL players around, and the intensity of weigh-in […]

Valentina Shevchenko takes part in an outdoor photo shoot that leaves her gaining confidence, while UFC female bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes enjoys playing a video game in the fourth installment of UFC 215: Embedded. Also featured are highlights from open workouts, Donald Cerrone and Cain Velasquez showing NHL players around, and the intensity of weigh-in […]

UFC 215 Embedded Episode 4

UFC 215 is a few hours away and the fourth episode of Embedded was released on the UFC’s YouTube channel. In the episode, bantamweight title challenger Valentina Shevchenko talks confidence going into her championship rematch and sees the results of a glam outdoor photo shoot. Ever-competitive women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes keeps her mind off her […]

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UFC 215 is a few hours away and the fourth episode of Embedded was released on the UFC’s YouTube channel.

In the episode, bantamweight title challenger Valentina Shevchenko talks confidence going into her championship rematch and sees the results of a glam outdoor photo shoot. Ever-competitive women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes keeps her mind off her weight cut with video game soccer. Then the stars show off their skills in front of fans at the official open workouts, where UFC welterweight Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and heavyweight Cain Velasquez hold court with Milan Lucic and Darnell Nurse of the Edmonton Oilers. Friday morning marks the official weigh-in, where the headlining women hit their target numbers, and that afternoon they face off in front of fans at the ceremonial weigh-in.

You can watch it here:

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Betting Odds For UFC 215: Is Valentina Shevchenko Favored In Rematch?

UFC 215 is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, September 9th) from the Rogers Place in Edmonton, Canada. The preliminary card will air on Fight Pass at 7 p.m. ET and FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET while the main card will air on PPV at 10 p.m. ET. Demetrious Johnson vs. Ray […]

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UFC 215 is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, September 9th) from the Rogers Place in Edmonton, Canada. The preliminary card will air on Fight Pass at 7 p.m. ET and FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET while the main card will air on PPV at 10 p.m. ET.

Demetrious Johnson vs. Ray Borg for the flyweight title was originally supposed to headline this show. However, Borg pulled out due to an illness. Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko for the women’s bantamweight title will serve as the main event. Rounding out the main card is Rafael dos Anjos vs. Neil Magny in a welterweight bout, Henry Cejudo vs. Wilson Reis in a flyweight bout, Ilir Latifi vs. Tyson Pedro in a light heavyweight bout, and Gilbert Melendez vs. Jeremy Stephens in a featherweight bout.

According to oddsmakers, Shevchenko is a -120 favorite over Nunes, who is a +105 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Magny being a +165 underdog against Dos Anjos, who is a -340 favorite. Here are the full betting odds:

MAIN CARD (10 p.m. ET, pay-per-view)

Valentina Shevchenko (-120) vs. Amanda Nunes (+105)

Rafael Dos Anjos (-190) vs. Neil Magny (+165)

Henry Cejudo (-340) vs. Wilson Reis (+280)

Ilir Latifi (-130) vs. Tyson Pedro (-110)

Jeremy Stephens (-115) vs. Gilbert Melendez (-105)

PRELIMINARY CARD (8 p.m. ET, FS1)

Sara McMann (-260) vs. Kelten Vieira (+220)

Ashlee Evans-Smith (-235) vs. Sarah Moras (+195)

Gavin Tucker (-240) vs. Rick Glenn (+200)

Alex White (-170) vs. Mitch Clarke (+150)

PRELIMINARY CARD (7 p.m. ET, UFC Fight Pass)

Arjan Bhullar (-185) vs. Luis Henrique (+160)

Adriano Martins (-400) vs. Kajan Johnson (+325)

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