Jessica Aguilar No Longer With UFC

It looks like former World Series Of Fighting (WSOF) women’s strawweight champion Jessica Aguilar is no longer with the UFC. Aguilar fought the final bout of her contract with her promotion in March. The contest resulted in a unanimous decision d…

It looks like former World Series Of Fighting (WSOF) women’s strawweight champion Jessica Aguilar is no longer with the UFC. Aguilar fought the final bout of her contract with her promotion in March. The contest resulted in a unanimous decision defeat to Marina Rodriguez. Speaking to MMA Fighting recently, Aguilar revealed she hasn’t heard from […]

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Jessica Aguilar No Longer With UFC

It looks like former World Series Of Fighting (WSOF) women’s strawweight champion Jessica Aguilar is no longer with the UFC. Aguilar fought the final bout of her contract with her promotion in March. The contest resulted in a unanimous decision d…

It looks like former World Series Of Fighting (WSOF) women’s strawweight champion Jessica Aguilar is no longer with the UFC. Aguilar fought the final bout of her contract with her promotion in March. The contest resulted in a unanimous decision defeat to Marina Rodriguez. Speaking to MMA Fighting recently, Aguilar revealed she hasn’t heard from […]

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UFC Philadelphia Medical Suspensions: Two Fighters Suspended Indefinitely

The UFC Philadelphia medical suspensions are in and two fighters are suspended indefinitely and will need a doctors clearance to return to action. The news came via the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission who released the event’s finalized medical suspension report on Monday (April 1, 2019). Paul Craig and Jessica Aguilar received the steepest suspensions with […]

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The UFC Philadelphia medical suspensions are in and two fighters are suspended indefinitely and will need a doctors clearance to return to action.

The news came via the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission who released the event’s finalized medical suspension report on Monday (April 1, 2019).

Paul Craig and Jessica Aguilar received the steepest suspensions with both fighters looking at a possible indefinite layoff. Respectfully, both fighters will need to get medical clearance before returning to active competition, per commission officials.

Other than that, one fighter received a 90-day suspension, and another fighter received a 60-day ban. Four fighters received a 45-day suspension and eight fighters are looking at a 30-day break.

UFC Philadelphia Medical Suspensions:

Paul Craig: Suspended indefinitely, requires doctor’s clearance
Jessica Aguilar: Suspended indefinitely, requires doctor’s clearance
Edson Barboza: Suspended 90 days
Michael Johnson: Suspended 60 days
Josh Emmett: Suspended 45 days
Marina Rodriguez: Suspended 45 days
Ross Pearson: Suspended 45 days
Sabina Mazo: Suspended 45 days
Justin Gaethje: Suspended 30 days
Kennedy Nzechukwu: Suspended 30 days
Sodiq Yusuff: Suspended 30 days
Sheymon Moraes: Suspended 30 days
Enrique Barzola: Suspended 30 days
Ray Borg: Suspended 30 days
Alex Perez: Suspended 30 days

UFC Philadelphia took place March 30 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Jessica Aguilar vs. Jodie Esquibel Set for UFC Fight Night 133

The UFC has booked Jessica Aguilar against Jodie Esquibel in a women’s strawweight bout once again. If you recall, they were supposed to fight each other as part of the Fight Pass preliminary card for the UFC Utica event this past weekend (June 1, 2018…

The UFC has booked Jessica Aguilar against Jodie Esquibel in a women’s strawweight bout once again. If you recall, they were supposed to fight each other as part of the Fight Pass preliminary card for the UFC Utica event this past weekend (June 1, 2018) at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York. Just an […]

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Jessica Aguilar Issues Statement On Being Pulled From UFC Utica Over Chapped Lips

Aguilar has given her side of this weird situation.

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Jessica Aguilar has addressed being pulled from the UFC Utica event.

It’s been well documented that Aguilar was slated to fight Jodie Esquibel in a women’s strawweight bout as part of the Fight Pass preliminary card for the UFC Utica event this past weekend (June 1, 2018) at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York.

Just an hour before the event went live on the promotion’s streaming service, it was revealed that the New York State Athletic Commission decided to scrap the fight despite giving the thumbs up the previous day due to Aguilar having chapped lips.

After the event had concluded, Aguilar took to her official Instagram account to issue a statement on being pulled from the event by writing the following in the caption of a video that she posted:

“Hey guys! Here’s a little update on the BS that went down today right before my fight. I am super disappointed and heartbroken, this is the second fight in a row canceled.

I want to clear things up. The commission had a concern regarding my lips and my use of chapstick during the physical exam prior to weigh-ins so they requested that I be cleared by a dermatologist.

So right after weigh-ins the commission rush me to get clearance which I was granted by the dermatologist. But tonight, at the arena, the commission struck again and canceled the fight. You can’t reason with this commission, it kinda felt personal. ?I am hopeful the @UFC will rebook our fight ASAP.”

Obviously, this is a weird situation and there’s a good chance that the UFC will book this women’s strawweight bout once again at an upcoming event.

Time will tell how the Las Vegas-based promotion handles the booking of these two fighters.

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Jessica Aguilar vs. Jodie Esquibel Pulled From UFC Utica

This fight was unexpectedly pulled from the show.

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The scheduled women’s strawweight bout between Jessica Aguilar and Jodie Esquibel has been pulled from UFC Utica.

It was revealed on Friday afternoon that the fight had been scrapped from this event, which is slated to take place tonight (June 1, 2018) at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York.

So here’s the story, the New York State Athletic Commission asked for additional medical clearance on Thursday for Aguilar and ended up receiving it. However, earlier today, the commission decided to scrap the fight despite giving the thumbs up the previous day.

Aguilar coach and cornerman Din Thomas noted that her having chapped lips was the issue behind this.

“(Thursday), the commission doctor saw her lips and thought it may have been some sort of infection,” Thomas told MMAjunkie via text. “They rushed her to a dermatologist as soon as she stepped off the scale. The dermatologist said nothing was wrong and cleared her to fight – gave her a doctor’s note and everything. Now today, the commission doctor saw her and told her she can’t fight.”

The UFC issued the following statement on the situation:

“Due to a medical issue involving strawweight athlete Jessica Aguilar, the New York State Athletic Commission has cancelled her scheduled bout against Jodie Esquibel. Tonight’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT card will proceed with 12 bouts, beginning at 6:55 pm ET / 3:55 pm PT.”

The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 10 PM ET while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at 8 PM ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 7 PM ET.

Jimmie Rivera vs. Marlon Moraes in a bantamweight bout will headline this event. Here is the updated card:

MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1/10PM ET)

Bantamweight: Jimmie Rivera vs. Marlon Moraes

Lightweight: Vinc Pichel vs. Gregor Gillespie

Heavyweight: Walt Harris vs. Daniel Spitz

Welterweight: Jake Ellenberger vs. Ben Saunders

Featherweight: Julio Arce vs. Daniel Teymur

Light Heavyweight: Sam Alvey vs. Gian Villante

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/8PM ET)

Female Flyweight: Sijara Eubanks vs. Lauren Murphy

Lightweight: Nik Lentz vs. Leonardo Santos

Welterweight: Niko Price vs. Belal Muhammad

Lightweight: Gleison Tibau vs. Desmond Green

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/7PM ET)

Bantamweight: Nathaniel Wood vs. Johnny Eduardo

Flyweight: Jose Torres vs. Jarred Brook

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