Emergency Surgery Forces Bethe Correia Out Of Upcoming Bout

Former UFC women’s bantamweight title contender Bethe Correia has unfortunately been forced out of her upcoming bout with Irena Aldana at January 14, 2018’s UFC Fight Night event from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She posted on Instagram earlier today that an emergency eye operation had forced her Octagon return to be held up for a […]

The post Emergency Surgery Forces Bethe Correia Out Of Upcoming Bout appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.

Former UFC women’s bantamweight title contender Bethe Correia has unfortunately been forced out of her upcoming bout with Irena Aldana at January 14, 2018’s UFC Fight Night event from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

She posted on Instagram earlier today that an emergency eye operation had forced her Octagon return to be held up for a few months:

In the first place I want to thank @irene.aldana for agreeing to fight with me in January. I was very excited to go to war with a Mexican woman. Unfortunately, I had an accident, had to go through an emergency surgery and my return to the most famous octagon in the world will take few more months. I was so excited to show to the world my evolution and what I learned with my experiences in Thailand and in Texas, anyway … I'll meet you in the first semester of 2018. Injuries are a part of a fighter’s life and it prepares us for tough battles and for the overcoming of adversity, making us psychologically stronger. I want to thank Dr. Remo Turchetti for the success of the treatment, making me fit and prepared for the next @ufc battles. . Primeiramente queria agradecer a Irene Aldana, por aceitar lutar comigo em janeiro, estava super animada em ir pra guerra com uma mexicana. Infelizmente tive um acidente, tendo que passar por uma cirugia de urgência e minha volta ao octógono mais famoso do mundo será adiado por uns meses a mais. Estava extremamente empolgada em mostrar ao mundo minha evolução e o que aprendi nos meus intercâmbios na Tailandia e no Texas, enfim… encontro vocês no primeiro semestre de 2018. Lesões faz parte da vida de lutador e serve para nos preparar para batalhas duras e com a superação nos deixa psicologicamente mais forte. Quero agradecer ao Dr. Remo Turchetti pelo sucesso no tratamento, me deixando apta para as próximas batalhas no UFC.

A post shared by Bethe (@bethecorreia) on

After dropping her last bout to Holly Holm via TKO, Correia thanked Aldana for accepting the fight and expressed disappointment at not being able to show off some supposedly new skills:

In the first place I want to thank @irene.aldana for agreeing to fight with me in January. I was very excited to go to war with a Mexican woman. Unfortunately, I had an accident, had to go through an emergency surgery and my return to the most famous octagon in the world will take few more months. I was so excited to show to the world my evolution and what I learned with my experiences in Thailand and in Texas, anyway … I’ll meet you in the first semester of 2018. Injuries are a part of a fighter’s life and it prepares us for tough battles and for the overcoming of adversity, making us psychologically stronger.
I want to thank Dr. Remo Turchetti for the success of the treatment, making me fit and prepared for the next @ufc battles.

Correia will look to rebound from the surgery and a stretch where she’s dropped three out of her last five fights with one draw in early 2018.

She may be on the sidelines now, but with some time to heal and a only a few wins in the currently contender-starved women’s bantamweight division, Correia could re-establish herself in the division.

The post Emergency Surgery Forces Bethe Correia Out Of Upcoming Bout appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.

Bethe Correia’s Octagon Return Delayed after Eye Surgery

Plans for Bethe Correia to return to the Octagon this January and face Irene Aldana have been scrapped. Correia, a former title challenger in the UFC’s bantamweight division, was forced to undergo emergency surgery following an accident involving her eye. “I was so excited to show to the world my evolution and what I learned […]

Plans for Bethe Correia to return to the Octagon this January and face Irene Aldana have been scrapped. Correia, a former title challenger in the UFC’s bantamweight division, was forced to undergo emergency surgery following an accident involving her eye. “I was so excited to show to the world my evolution and what I learned […]

Holly Holm’s New Ranking Shows Lack of Depth in Women’s MMA

Holly Holm is back in title contention for the UFC’s women’s bantamweight division after knocking out Bethe Correia with a brutal head kick at last weekend’s (Sat., June 17, 2017) UFC Fight Night 111 from Singapore. With the win, Holm moved up to number two in the rankings even though she had not won a fight since […]

The post Holly Holm’s New Ranking Shows Lack of Depth in Women’s MMA appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.

Holly Holm is back in title contention for the UFC’s women’s bantamweight division after knocking out Bethe Correia with a brutal head kick at last weekend’s (Sat., June 17, 2017) UFC Fight Night 111 from Singapore.

With the win, Holm moved up to number two in the rankings even though she had not won a fight since November 2015 when she used the same left high kick to finish Ronda Rousey to win the title and shock the world in the main event of the now-historic UFC 193.

After that, Holm (11-3) lost three consecutive times to the likes of Miesha Tate, Valentina Shevchenko and Germaine de Randamie, and had not backflipped inside the octagon for almost two years.

Before Saturday’s card, Holm hadn’t fought at 135 pounds since July 23, 2016. She was outclassed by number one-ranked Shevchenko and then went on to lose a decision for the women’s featherweight strap to de Randamie.

Holm’s rise in the rankings from number five to number two shows a lack of depth in the women’s bantamweight division, since she just knocked out the previous number 11 and has not been active in the weight class.

Check out the latest rankings report courtesy of the UFC:

With Rousey absent for what seems like will be forever and Nunes set to face a woman she barely beat at UFC 196 last year, there just isn’t much in terms of actual legitimate title contenders in the women’s bantamweight division, and we all know the mess that is the newly-instated featherweight division.

Consensus uncrowned champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino will face Invicta FC featherweight champion Megan Anderson for the now-vacant belt in the co-main event of July 29’s UFC 214, but after that, there aren’t any fighters, let alone serious threats to the belt, except for maybe Holm because she’s fought in the division before.

Women’s strawweight isn’t much better, with Joanna Jedrzejczyk looking like a dominant champion who has already beaten the next-best fighter, Claudia Gadelha, twice. Rose Namajunas is lined up as the next title contender, but most don’t give “Thug” much of a chance against arguably the top pound-for-pound female fighter in the sport.

But back to bantamweight.

It’s this lack of depth that has Holm on the cusp of a another title shot at both 135 and 145 pounds, a spot where she jumped over Raquel Pennington, Ronda Rousey and Julianna Peña. It makes sense to have Holm over Rousey, but Pennington beat Tate, the woman who took Holm’s belt, so why would Pennington be lower than Holm?

As far as Peña goes, she just lost to Shevchenko in January. Even though Holm has faced tougher competition overall, Peña’s last victory was against number 7-ranked Cat Zingano, and deserves to be higher than Holm.

Regardless, a possible stylistic match-up between Holm and Nunes would make for an excellent fight, and if Nunes can get past Shevchenko on UFC 213, Holm might challenge for the belt and return to her former glory once again. Much of that is due to her win over Rousey obviously, as she may still be the most recognized female fighter outside of “Rowdy” and Tate.

To her credit, she can devastatingly finish any fight with her vicious kicks. At times she’s been tentative and cautious in the octagon, however, making her an inconsistent would-be star who certainly has the potential to be one, and a flashy one at that.

That’s what the UFC’s new owners appear focused on in an effort to repay the monstrous $4.2 billion price tag, so Holm is benefitting from her considerable knockout ability – and also the lack of top contenders in the UFC’s female divisions right now.

The post Holly Holm’s New Ranking Shows Lack of Depth in Women’s MMA appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.

Holly Holm’s New Ranking Shows Lack of Depth in Women’s MMA

Holly Holm is back in title contention for the UFC’s women’s bantamweight division after knocking out Bethe Correia with a brutal head kick at last weekend’s (Sat., June 17, 2017) UFC Fight Night 111 from Singapore. With the win, Holm moved up to number two in the rankings even though she had not won a fight since […]

The post Holly Holm’s New Ranking Shows Lack of Depth in Women’s MMA appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.

Holly Holm is back in title contention for the UFC’s women’s bantamweight division after knocking out Bethe Correia with a brutal head kick at last weekend’s (Sat., June 17, 2017) UFC Fight Night 111 from Singapore.

With the win, Holm moved up to number two in the rankings even though she had not won a fight since November 2015 when she used the same left high kick to finish Ronda Rousey to win the title and shock the world in the main event of the now-historic UFC 193.

After that, Holm (11-3) lost three consecutive times to the likes of Miesha Tate, Valentina Shevchenko and Germaine de Randamie, and has not backflipped inside the octagon for almost two years.

Before Saturday’s card, Holm hadn’t fought at 135 pounds since July 23, 2016. She was outclassed by number one-ranked Shevchenko and then went on to lose a decision for the women’s featherweight strap to de Randamie.

Holm’s rise in the rankings from number five to number two shows a lack of depth in the women’s bantamweight division, since she just knocked out the previous number 11 and has not been active in the weight class. With Rousey absent for what seems like will be forever and Nunes set to face a woman she barely beat at UFC 196 last year, there just isn’t much in terms of actual legitimate title contenders in the women’s bantamweight division, and we all know the mess that is the newly-instated featherweight division.

Consensus uncrowned champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino will face Invicta FC featherweight champion Megan Anderson for the now-vacant belt in the co-main event of July 29’s UFC 214, but after that, there aren’t any fighters, let alone serious threats to the belt, except for maybe Holm because she’s fought in the division before.

Women’s strawweight isn’t much better, with Joanna Jedrzejczyk looking like a dominant champion who has already beaten the next-best fighter, Claudia Gadelha, twice. Rose Namajunas is lined up as the next title contender, but most don’t give “Thug” much of a chance against arguably the top pound-for-pound female fighter in the sport.

Check out the latest rankings report courtesy of the UFC:

She jumped over Raquel Pennington, Ronda Rousey and Julianna Peña. It makes sense to have Holm over Rousey, but Pennington beat Tate, the woman who took Holm’s belt, so why would Pennington be lower than Holm?

As far as Peña goes, she just lost to Shevchenko in January. Even though Holm has faced tougher competition overall, Peña’s last victory was against number 7-ranked Cat Zingano, and deserves to be higher than Holm.

Regardless, a possible stylistic match-up between Holm and Nunes would make for an excellent fight, and if Nunes can get past Shevchenko on UFC 213, Holm might challenge for the belt and return to her former glory.

The post Holly Holm’s New Ranking Shows Lack of Depth in Women’s MMA appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.

UFC Fight Night 111 Medical Suspensions: Four Fighters Face Long Layoff

With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle at UFC Fight Night 111, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions. A women’s bantamweight bout between former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm and former title challenger Bethe Correia headlined this event. Andrei […]

The post UFC Fight Night 111 Medical Suspensions: Four Fighters Face Long Layoff appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.

With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle at UFC Fight Night 111, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions.

A women’s bantamweight bout between former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm and former title challenger Bethe Correia headlined this event. Andrei Arlovski vs. Marcin Tybura in a heavyweight bout co-headlined this event. Rounding out the main card was Dong Hyun Kim vs. Colby Covington in a welterweight bout and Rafael dos Anjos vs. Tarec Saffiedine in a welterweight bout.

Some of the more notable suspensions include Correria being suspended for 180 days or until she receives “dental clearance.” She will be suspended a minimum 60 days with 45 days no contact. Arlovski has been suspended for 180 days or until X-ray for left hand is clear as well as suspended a minimum 45 days with 30 days no contact for hard bout.

Other fighters that have been given lengthy suspensions include Covington out for 180 days or until right eye cleared by ophthalmologist and Hyun Kim suspended 180 days or until cleared by maxillofacial or ophthalmological examination.

Here are the entire medical suspensions:

Holly Holm: suspended 7 days

Bethe Correia: suspended 180 days or until she receives “dental clearance,” and suspended a minimum 60 days with 45 days no contact

Marcin Tybura: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for a hard bout

Andrei Arlovski: suspended 180 days or until X-ray for left hand is clear, and suspended and suspended a minimum 45 days with 30 days no contact for hard bout

Colby Covington: suspended 180 days or until right eye cleared by ophthalmologist

Dong Hyun Kim: suspended 180 days or until cleared by maxillofacial or ophthalmological examination, and suspended a minimum 30 days with 21 days no contact

Rafael dos Anjos: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact

Tarec Saffiedine: a minimum 30 days for hard bout

Jon Tuck: suspended 7 days

Takanori Gomi: suspended 7 days

Walt Harris: suspended 180 days or until X-ray for left hand is clear

Cyril Asker: suspended 45 days with 30 days minimum no contact due to TKO

Alex Caceres: suspended 7 days

Rolando Dy: suspended 30 days with 21 days minimum no contact due to TKO

Ulka Sasaki: suspended 30 days with 21 days minimum no contact

Justin Scoggins: suspended 45 days for right brow laceration with 30 days minimum no contact

Li Jingliang: suspended 180 days or until X-ray for right foot is clear, and suspended 30 days with 21 days minimum no contact

Frank Camacho: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for a hard bout

Russell Doane: suspended 7 days

Kwan Ho Kwak: suspended 45 days with 30 days minimum no contact due to TKO

Naoki Inoue: suspended 45 days for head laceration with 30 days minimum no contact

Carls John de Tomas: suspended 30 days with 21 days minimum no contact

Lucie Pudilova: suspended 30 days with 21 days minimum no contact

Ji Yeon Kim: suspended 30 days with 21 days minimum no contact

UFC Fight Night 111 took place on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. The entire card aired exclusively on the UFC’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass. The prelims began at 4:30 a.m. ET while the four bout main card aired at 8 a.m. ET.

The post UFC Fight Night 111 Medical Suspensions: Four Fighters Face Long Layoff appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.

UFC Fight Night 111 Medical Suspensions: Bethe Correia Sits 180 Days

The UFC Fight Night 111 medical suspensions have rolled out and four fighters have 180-day sits. One of those fighters is Bethe Correia. In the main event of UFC Fight Night 111, Correia took on former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s bantamweight title holder Holly Holm. “The Preacher’s Daughter” starched Correia in the third round […]

The UFC Fight Night 111 medical suspensions have rolled out and four fighters have 180-day sits. One of those fighters is Bethe Correia. In the main event of UFC Fight Night 111, Correia took on former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s bantamweight title holder Holly Holm. “The Preacher’s Daughter” starched Correia in the third round […]