UFC Fight Night 133 Results: Junior dos Santos Beats Blagoy Ivanov via Decision

Junior dos Santos proved to be a rough welcoming committee for Blagoy Ivanov, winning a unanimous-decision victory to close out UFC Fight Night 133 in Boise, Idaho, on Saturday…

Junior dos Santos proved to be a rough welcoming committee for Blagoy Ivanov, winning a unanimous-decision victory to close out UFC Fight Night 133 in Boise, Idaho, on Saturday…

UFC Fight Night 133: The Real Winners and Losers

On Saturday the UFC made its Idaho debut, and evidently the company was looking to make a splash. The UFC’s cable TV cards tend to run together these days, but UFC Fight Night 133 was uncharacteristically meaty…

On Saturday the UFC made its Idaho debut, and evidently the company was looking to make a splash. The UFC’s cable TV cards tend to run together these days, but UFC Fight Night 133 was uncharacteristically meaty…

Cat Zingano Shuts Out Marion Reneau To Snap Skid

Cat Zingano is finally back on track after defeating Marion Reneau at #UFCBoise:

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Cat Zingano turned in a dominant performance over Marion Reneau.

The opening bout on the main card of UFC Boise featured action in the women’s bantamweight division. Zingano and Reneau shared the Octagon inside CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. “Alpha” was looking to nab her first victory since Sept. 2014.

Zingano went high with a kick early, but it found air. She went for a leg kick, but Reneau had a counter right hand. Zingano lifted her opponent and scored a takedown. The two returned standing quickly. Zingano connected with a leg kick. They engaged in the clinch with Zingano’s back against the fence. Reneau landed two elbows and short punches. Reneau jumped guard and was taken down for her efforts. Zingano preferred to keep it standing. Zingano threw out leg kicks.  left hand had Reneau off balanced. Reneau moved in with strikes for the clinch. Reneau landed an elbow, while Zingano connected with a knee to the body. Zingano locked the body and scored a huge takedown near the end of the round.

A left hand landed for Reneau early in the second stanza. Zingano scored a takedown. An elbow was there for “Alpha.” Zingano decided to keep it standing. A hard leg kick had Reneau buckled. She transitioned to the clinch. Another takedown was there for Zingano. Zingano connected with an elbow. She ained down some ground-and-pound before Reneau pushed her off. “Alpha” locked the body, but this time the takedown wasn’t there. Reneau landed a left hand. Zingano fired back with a leg kick. Reneau popped her opponent with a left jab. Zingano lifted her opponent up and dumped her to the canvas. A cut formed above the right eye of Reneau. The second round ended with Zingano in top control.

A stiff jab from Zingano opened up the final frame. Zingano slammed her opponent to the mat and moved to the north-south position. She settled for full guard. She dropped an elbow. Zingano continued to maintain control while dropping some elbows. This was a solid performance from Zingano, who was awarded a unanimous decision.

Final Result: Cat Zingano def. Marion Reneau via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

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Cat Zingano Received Ronda Rousey’s Blessing To Work With Judo Coach

Cat Zingano is shaking things up in attempt to land her first UFC win since September of 2014. The former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger is set to take on Marion Reneau on the opening fight of UFC Boise’s main card tomorrow night…

Cat Zingano is shaking things up in attempt to land her first UFC win since September of 2014. The former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger is set to take on Marion Reneau on the opening fight of UFC Boise’s main card tomorrow night (Sat. July 14, 2018). Zingano’s last Octagon victory came over current 135-pound […]

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UFC Boise Fights Revealed Including Cat Zingano vs. Marion Reneau

Cat Zingano and Marion Reneau have a date to trade leather. Earlier today (April 20), the UFC announced match-ups for their upcoming trip to Boise. One of those bouts is Zingano vs. Reneau. The action will take place inside the CenturyLink Arena in Boi…

Cat Zingano and Marion Reneau have a date to trade leather. Earlier today (April 20), the UFC announced match-ups for their upcoming trip to Boise. One of those bouts is Zingano vs. Reneau. The action will take place inside the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho on July 14. In her last outing, Zingano fell short against Ketlen […]

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Cat Zingano Reveals Target Date For UFC Return

Former title contender Cat Zingano appears to be back on a full-time basis as an active MMA fighter. After taking a nearly two-year break from competition, she returned to action at the UFC’s latest PPV event. As seen on the preliminary card of the UFC 222 pay-per-view event (March 3, 2018) on FOX Sports 1 at the […]

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Former title contender Cat Zingano appears to be back on a full-time basis as an active MMA fighter.

After taking a nearly two-year break from competition, she returned to action at the UFC’s latest PPV event.

As seen on the preliminary card of the UFC 222 pay-per-view event (March 3, 2018) on FOX Sports 1 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the former title challenger dropped a split decision to Ketlen Vieira.

This marked her third straight loss, which also meant that she had not won a fight in three years since defeating current bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes at UFC 178.

Despite the bad string of fights, she has her focus on all the positive aspects of fight week and fighting once again.

“I had fun. I had a good time,” Zingano told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour. “From the weigh-ins, from the whole fight week, everything just kind of fell together and I felt strong, I felt confident. I missed all of it and I loved that I missed it. That meant a lot to me to miss it.

“I walked through so much to just get here and to stay here and to still be on top of my game and to still be training. Camp went as good as possible, a couple of catastrophes here and there just like life goes, but whatever, I was just excited to get there.”

It should be noted that injuries have played a big part in Zingano’s cage time for the past few years as she fought once in 2015, 2016 and this year.

She already has a date in mind for her next fight, and that is at the upcoming event in Chile, which is slated to take place on May 19, 2018, at Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile.

The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.

“The last couple of days I asked for opinions and possibilities as far as the May 19 card in Chile,” Zingano said. “I know it’s far in distance, but not far in time and I just kind of want to keep the ball rolling and keep moving and see who would be game to go at that time. That one sounds good to me, but I haven’t gotten any confirmation on that.”

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