Bethe Correia is out of UFC 227 and it didn’t take her long to explain why. Correia was scheduled to meet Irene Aldana inside the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California this Saturday night (Aug. 4). The UFC announced that Correia had been pull…
Bethe Correia is out of UFC 227 and it didn’t take her long to explain why. Correia was scheduled to meet Irene Aldana inside the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California this Saturday night (Aug. 4). The UFC announced that Correia had been pulled from the event. The timing is unfortunate as we’re in the […]
Unfortunately, former UFC title contender Bethe Correia has been pulled from her upcoming women’s bantamweight bout against Irene Aldana at the upcoming UFC 227 pay-per-view event.
On Tuesday night (July 31, 2018), it was revealed that Correia was forced to withdraw due to injury and the fight won’t be replaced as if you recall, this marks the second time that this fight has been scrapped as they were originally supposed to fight in January that was called off after Correia was injured.
Aldana was coming into this fight after scoring a unanimous decision win over Talita Bernardo back in January, which marked her first win inside of the Octagon under the UFC banner as she holds a 1-2 record in her UFC run and 8-4 in her overall pro-MMA career. On the flip side, the former title contender has not been seen in action since suffering a head-kick knockout loss to former bantamweight champ Holly Holm in the main event of UFC Singapore and was coming into this fight with a 10-3-1 pro-MMA record.
The UFC 227 pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, August 4, 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California with the main card airing on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will air on FX at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass. Here is the updated card:
MAIN CARD (PPV/10 p.m. ET) UFC Bantamweight Championship: TJ Dillashaw (c) vs. Cody Garbrandt UFC Flyweight Championship: Demetrious Johnson (c) vs. Henry Cejudo
Featherweight: Cub Swanson vs. Renato Moicano Strawweight: Polyana Viana vs. JJ Aldrich
Middleweight: Thiago Santos vs. Kevin Holland
PRELIMINARY CARD (FX/8 p.m. ET) Bantamweight: Pedro Munhoz vs. Brett Johns Bantamweight: Ricky Simon vs. Montel Jackson Featherweight: Matt Sayles vs. Sheymon Moraes PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/6 p.m. ET) Flyweight: Jose Torres vs. Alex Perez Bantamweight: Ricardo Ramos vs. Kyung Ho Kang Strawweight: Danielle Taylor vs. Zhang Welli Bantamweight: Marlon Vera vs. Wuliji Buren
In the sport of MMA there are plenty of fighters who fall under the banner of being ‘bad boys,’ but let’s not forget that there are ‘bad girls’ out there too.
In this article, we’ll take a look at 10 of today’s most notorious fighters in WMMA, from the outspoken trash-talkers and troublemakers through to the steroid cheats and the former ‘wild childs’ trying to put their murky past behind them.
Carina Damm
Nearly 14 years into her MMA career, Carina Damm, sister of former UFC fighter Rodrigo Damm, is a true veteran of the sport, having fought for the likes of Strikeforce, Jungle Fights and most recently Titan FC.
However, the 39-year-old ‘Beauty But The Beast’ also holds the dubious distinction of being the first-ever female MMA fighter to test positive for steroids.
Damm popped for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone back in 2008 after her first fight in the United States at FFF4, where she had defeated her opponent via a second-round armbar submission.
She was subsequently banned for a year, though Damm continued to fight back home in Brazil in the mean time.
However, Damm would again run into trouble when she was caught attempting to submit a fake urine sample following a loss to Jessica Eye at NFAAS 9 in 2013, which was quickly spotted due to the fact it was reportedly ‘clear’ and ‘cold’.
Damm was subsequently suspended for 6 months, leaving her reputation further tarnished.
Former UFC women’s bantamweight title contender Bethe Correia is looking to make her long-awaited return to the Octagon under the promotion’s banner. Her desire to return to action in the cage comes after a nearly year hiatus and now feels like it is t…
Former UFC women’s bantamweight title contender Bethe Correia is looking to make her long-awaited return to the Octagon under the promotion’s banner. Her desire to return to action in the cage comes after a nearly year hiatus and now feels like it is time to return to action. She went on record by stating in […]
Former UFC women’s bantamweight title contender Bethe Correia is looking to make her long-awaited return to the Octagon under the promotion’s banner. Her desire to return to action in the cage comes after a nearly year hiatus and now feels like it is t…
Former UFC women’s bantamweight title contender Bethe Correia is looking to make her long-awaited return to the Octagon under the promotion’s banner. Her desire to return to action in the cage comes after a nearly year hiatus and now feels like it is time to return to action. She went on record by stating in […]
Holly Holm made history in the boxing ring, winning world titles in multiple weight classes over her storied career. Next Saturday night at UFC 219, she’ll attempt to become the first female fighter in the UFC to secure gold in two weight divisio…
Holly Holm made history in the boxing ring, winning world titles in multiple weight classes over her storied career. Next Saturday night at UFC 219, she’ll attempt to become the first female fighter in the UFC to secure gold in two weight divisions when she challenges Cris Cyborg for the featherweight title. Holm (11-3) is […]