Yan Xiaonan Outpoints Claudia Gadelha – UFC Vegas 13 Results

GadelhaKicking off the UFC Vegas 13 main card is a women’s strawweight bout between Claudia Gadelha and Yan Xiaonan. Round 1: Both fighters are swinging early. Gadelha stings Yan with a big jab. She advances forward and trips Yan with a body lock as she enters her guard. She transitions to half guard before hooking […]

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Kicking off the UFC Vegas 13 main card is a women’s strawweight bout between Claudia Gadelha and Yan Xiaonan.

Round 1: Both fighters are swinging early. Gadelha stings Yan with a big jab. She advances forward and trips Yan with a body lock as she enters her guard. She transitions to half guard before hooking Yan’s legs. Yan improves her position and stands up but is still controlled by Gadelha who later clinches her up against the fence. Yan throws strikes as she continues to defend a takedown attempt from Gadelha. Both fighters are throwing knees before the referee separates them. Gadelha catches Yan’s leg and grabs a single. Yan is active off her back with strikes but remains controlled by Gadelha who lands a big elbow soon after. The round comes to an end.

Round 2: The pair return to striking. Yan is the quicker striker as s Yan he lands some big strikes but Gadelha isn’t seriously hurt. Gadelha misses a single leg attempt and continues to be on the receiving end of some nice jabs from Yan. It appears Gadelha is taking some minutes off to regain her stamina. Yan lands a big right during a flurry with Gadelha. Yan lands a leg kick but is caught with a one-two from Gadelha. Yan lands a few more strikes but receives a big left hook from Gadelha in return. Yan attempts a spinning backfist which is avoided by Gadelha who clinches her up against the fence to end the round.

Round 3: Yan is more aggressive early on with her jab. Gadelha fails with a single leg attempt but clinches Yan up against the fence as the game plan appears to be get the fight on the ground similar to the first round. Yan separates and they return to striking. Yan stuffs another takedown attempt which is telegraphed and continues to be effective with her jab. Gadelha clinches her up against the fence soon after. Yan continues to throw strikes while defending the takedown. Yan reverses the position and has Gadelha up against the fence. The referee separates them and they return to striking. Yan ends the fight strong and as the more active fighter as she lands a number of strikes that have bruised Gadelha up.

Official result: Yan Xiaonan defeats Claudia Gadelha via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Claudia Gadelha Tells Carla Esparza To Stop With ‘F*cking Excuses’ Following Greasing Comment

GadelhaThings are already heated between Claudia Gadelha and Carla Esparza if they are to have a rematch. Following a razor-thin split decision win over Angela Hill in the co-main event of UFC Florida this past weekend, Gadelha was asked who she wanted to face next. Having already defeated Esparza in a close contest two years […]

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Things are already heated between Claudia Gadelha and Carla Esparza if they are to have a rematch.

Following a razor-thin split decision win over Angela Hill in the co-main event of UFC Florida this past weekend, Gadelha was asked who she wanted to face next. Having already defeated Esparza in a close contest two years ago, the Brazilian called for a rematch with the former champion.

Esparza was reciprocative to the idea but having previously accused Gadelha of greasing her body in their UFC 225 contest — making it harder for her to grapple — she took a dig at the latter in her response.

“Let’s run it back!! Leave the grease at home this time ?? @ClaudiaGadelha_”

Gadelha: How The F*ck Am I Going To Grease?

That didn’t go down well with Gadelha who responded in the post-fight press conference.

“It’s 2020. The sport is evolving so much, come on,” Gadelha said (via MMA Fighting). “I have the commission following me from the time I step into the octagon to the time the fight is finish. How the f—k am I going to grease?

“Carla Esparza, stop with your f—king excuses, and let’s get back in there again.”

With her win over Hill, Gadelha is on a two-fight winning streak for the first time since 2017 as she looks to enter title contention once again.

As for Esparza, she recently earned a split decision win over Michelle Waterson at UFC 249 earlier this month to make it three wins in a row.

What do you make of Esparza’s greasing claims? Should they fight again next?

Claudia Gadelha Tells Carla Esparza To Stop With ‘F*cking Excuses’ Following Greasing Comment

GadelhaThings are already heated between Claudia Gadelha and Carla Esparza if they are to have a rematch. Following a razor-thin split decision win over Angela Hill in the co-main event of UFC Florida this past weekend, Gadelha was asked who she wanted to face next. Having already defeated Esparza in a close contest two years […]

Gadelha

Things are already heated between Claudia Gadelha and Carla Esparza if they are to have a rematch.

Following a razor-thin split decision win over Angela Hill in the co-main event of UFC Florida this past weekend, Gadelha was asked who she wanted to face next. Having already defeated Esparza in a close contest two years ago, the Brazilian called for a rematch with the former champion.

Esparza was reciprocative to the idea but having previously accused Gadelha of greasing her body in their UFC 225 contest — making it harder for her to grapple — she took a dig at the latter in her response.

“Let’s run it back!! Leave the grease at home this time ?? @ClaudiaGadelha_”

Gadelha: How The F*ck Am I Going To Grease?

That didn’t go down well with Gadelha who responded in the post-fight press conference.

“It’s 2020. The sport is evolving so much, come on,” Gadelha said (via MMA Fighting). “I have the commission following me from the time I step into the octagon to the time the fight is finish. How the f—k am I going to grease?

“Carla Esparza, stop with your f—king excuses, and let’s get back in there again.”

With her win over Hill, Gadelha is on a two-fight winning streak for the first time since 2017 as she looks to enter title contention once again.

As for Esparza, she recently earned a split decision win over Michelle Waterson at UFC 249 earlier this month to make it three wins in a row.

What do you make of Esparza’s greasing claims? Should they fight again next?

UFC on ESPN 8 Highlights: Claudia Gadelha Outpoints Angela Hill

Claudia Gadelha vs. Angela Hill in the co-main event of UFC on ESPN 8 is in the books. The two fighters met in a women’s strawweight bout at the UFC on ESPN 8 event on Saturday night from Jacksonville, Florida at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on E…

Claudia Gadelha vs. Angela Hill in the co-main event of UFC on ESPN 8 is in the books. The two fighters met in a women’s strawweight bout at the UFC on ESPN 8 event on Saturday night from Jacksonville, Florida at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on ESPN. It turned out that the third round […]

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Cláudia Gadelha Edges Angela Hill – UFC Florida Results

Cláudia GadelhaIn the UFC Florida co-main event former strawweight title challenger, Cláudia Gadelha will be hoping to edge closer to another shot at UFC gold. Angela Hill is the woman standing in her way. The American is currently on a three-fight win streak which is her best run since joining the UFC in 2017. Round 1: […]

Cláudia Gadelha

In the UFC Florida co-main event former strawweight title challenger, Cláudia Gadelha will be hoping to edge closer to another shot at UFC gold. Angela Hill is the woman standing in her way. The American is currently on a three-fight win streak which is her best run since joining the UFC in 2017.

Round 1: Cláudia Gadelha gets backed right up to the fence by Angela Hill from the first bell, she immediately shoots but it is shaken off. Both fighters are throwing hard and the occasional shots are getting through. The Brazilian is really sitting down on her punches and catches Hill coming in – the pair then clinch up and Gadelha initiates the clinch and takes the fight against the cage and begins chasing the takedown. Lot’s of good defence from Hill but she ultimately took down and lands away from the fence. Gadelha is in side control and has just over a minute to work from the position. Gadelha goes knee on bell starts reigning down punches but Hill uses the space well and gets back to her feet as the round ends.

Round 2: Gadelha opens up round two throwing big shots, Hill is firing back with a few lead hooks but nothing lands. ‘Overkill’ throws a nice straight hands which drops Gadelha shes thinks about going in for the finish but her corner are screaming to let the submission specialist stand up. The referee stands her up and Hill jumps in landing a few nice shots even landing a perfectly timed uppercut. Gadelha is standing up to everything that is thrown at her and begins landing punches of her own. Gadelha again initiates the clinch but is reversed against the cage before Hill manages to seperate. They return to the centre of the cage and continue to trade leather. Gadelha lands huge back to back right hands which seemed to have serious power behind them. Hill takes them well and returns with several nice body shots. She’s feinting well, throwing front kicks and being unorthodox – Hill looks great in round two. As the round comes to a close shes landing well and throwing high volume.

Round 3: Gadelha shoots straight from the off, Hill easily shrugs it and the two women go back to striking. It’s a really scrappy fight with both fighters trying to dip off and land strikes with some success. Gadelha lands a low leg kick which seems to get a reaction from Hill. Gadelha is throwing big rights and elbows too – they are landing flush but Hill has a great chin. Hill is using her length to land straight rights without eating anything in return – three in a row now. As the round goes on Hill is looking the fresher fighter, she’s landing hard and often. Gadelha is still throwing big though and is fighting like shes needs to win this round. One minute left and the two fights clinch. Gadelha lands a big elbow followed by a right hand. We are into the final ten seconds and they exchange right up until the buzzer – what a great fight!

OFFICIAL RESULT: Claudia Gadelha def. Angela Hill via Split Decision

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris Odds, Schedule, Predictions

The UFC completes its busy week of fights from VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, with an ESPN+ card that features a heavyweight main event between Alistair Overeem and Walt Harris …

The UFC completes its busy week of fights from VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, with an ESPN+ card that features a heavyweight main event between Alistair Overeem and Walt Harris …