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Tabatha Ricci scores impressive armbar win over ex-Title challenger Jessica Penne – UFC 285 Highlights

Surging division contender, Tabatha Ricci has continued her roughshod run at strawweight, taking out former Invicta FC atomweight best, and former UFC title challenger, Jessica Penne, with an impressive second round armbar win on the early preliminary card of UFC 285. Taking the opening round against the Huntington Beach veteran, Penne, Ricci, who now improves […]

Taking the opening round against the Huntington Beach veteran, Penne, Ricci, who now improves to 8-1 as a professional with her second round win, immediately shot for the finish during a scramble.

Forcing Penne to her back in the second round midway through the frame, Ricci locked onto a far-side armbar against the former, forcing the tap to notch her third consecutive UFC victory.

Landing in the UFC off the back of a three-fight winning run under the LFA banner, Ricci debuted with a loss against the surging, Manon Fiorot, before securing consecutive victories over Maria Oliveira, and compatriot, Polyana Viana before tonight’s win against Penne.

Catch the highlights from Tabatha Ricci’s armbar submission win over Jessica Penne, below

Jessica Penne Grabs Armbar Win Over The Returning Karolina Kowalkiewicz – UFC 265 Highlights

One-time UFC strawweight title challenger, Jessica Penne has handed fellow former title chaser, the returning, Karolina Kowalkiewicz a first round armbar defeat to open the preliminary portion of UFC 265 at the Toyota Centre in Houston, Texas. Penne, a former Invicta FC atomweight gold holder managed to eventually lock up an armbar victory with just […]

Penne, a former Invicta FC atomweight gold holder managed to eventually lock up an armbar victory with just less than 30-seconds remaining in the first round as Lodz native, Kowalkiewicz admirably attempted to defend.

Following Penne to the ground, former KSW titleholder, Kowalkiewicz failed with a brief kneebar attack of her own, before California native, Penne secured her second straight victory via an armbar win — following a prior decision victory against former LFA champion, Lupita Godinez earlier this year.

Below, catch the highlights from Penne’s armbar success against Kowalkiewicz.

UFC Strawweight Jessica Penne Accepts 20-Month USADA Sanction

UFC strawweight Jessica Penne’s fighting career doesn’t have to end now as initially feared. Penne hasn’t competed since April 2017. Injuries have plagued Penne but she was also dealing with a potential career-ending situation. The 115-pounder was facing a four-year suspension from USADA following her second violation of the UFC’s anti-doping policy. The 37-year-old was […]

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Jessica Penne Ready To Fight USADA, Launches GoFundMe Campaign

Jessica Penne is planning to fight USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) on her latest doping charge after slamming the organisation on social media. In line with the UFC’s anti-doping policy, all fighters can dispute findings and appeal against any punishment handed down. However, fighters are responsible for all legal costs attributed to this process. For […]

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Jessica Penne is planning to fight USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) on her latest doping charge after slamming the organisation on social media.

In line with the UFC’s anti-doping policy, all fighters can dispute findings and appeal against any punishment handed down. However, fighters are responsible for all legal costs attributed to this process. For the majority of fighters, the cost of this is simply too much. Penne estimates she’ll need $40,000 in order to fight this case.

The UFC strawweight has now turned to the public in search of help, setting up a GoFundMe Page, in the hope of raising enough money to defend herself against these allegations.

“We are setting up this campaign on behalf of our client, Jessica Penne. Jessica is a UFC strawweight who has been wrongly suspended for the last 3 years by USADA for claims that are proven invalid. She served the suspension but again has been accused of a violation in which her along with the help of the UFC have found to be a mistake. She spent all of her remaining savings on the testing of products to fight and prove her innocence which paid off (as the tests came back in her favor). She now has all of the paperwork that proves her innocence but is left in the position to have to fight USADA head on in court. This campaign is set up to help raise the money to cover the legal fees and save her career before its to late. From here team here at SuckerPunch Entertainment we thank everyone for their support and we are ready to fight this and get her back in competition.

Thank you,
Team Penne”

This comes after USADA responded to claims from Penne that she was effectively bullied into a premature retirement. The 36-year-old wrote a lengthy social media post on Friday, which blasted the doping agency. This followed another drug test failure, having already served an 18-month suspension for an earlier infraction.

“Given Jessica Penne’s public statement, we can confirm her positive test for stanozolol. However, there are many factual inaccuracies and unfounded allegations in her statement, including that she has been forced out of UFC.

“In fact, she has exercised her right to contest her case before an independent arbitrator, per a request USADA received after she released her public statement. Under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, all athletes have the right to present the facts and circumstances during a full evidentiary hearing. We look forward to the opportunity to present the facts and evidence through this process.”

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Jessica Penne Points To USADA Ordeal As Cause Of Her Retirement

Jessica Penne isn’t counting on being able to continue her fighting career. Penne has competed under the UFC banner and even challenged for the promotion’s strawweight title at some point. Penne has certainly seen better days, however. She’s currently dealing with USADA, the official drug testing partner of the UFC. Penne was flagged for dehydroepiandrosterone back […]

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Jessica Penne Is ‘Heartbroken’ After Claiming USADA Forced Her To Retire From MMA

UFC strawweight Jessica Penne’s career could very well be over after her recent issues with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Penne released a lengthy statement on her Instagram page detailing her recent issues with USADA, noting that sanctions have kept her from fighting inside the cage, and they’ll likely continue for several years. The […]

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UFC strawweight Jessica Penne’s career could very well be over after her recent issues with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).

Penne released a lengthy statement on her Instagram page detailing her recent issues with USADA, noting that sanctions have kept her from fighting inside the cage, and they’ll likely continue for several years. The 36-year-old was flagged by USADA in March of 2017 after failing an out-of-competition drug test for the anabolic agent dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA).

As a result, she received an 18-month ban. She avoided a two-year ban after explaining she was using something approved by a physician that also contained the steroid. According to Penne’s recent post, she’s looking at more potential sanctions that could result in a four-year suspension.

“I am heartbroken and defeated,” Penne said. “USADA has effectively bullied and forced me into retiring from MMA.”

Penne noted she went “broke” during her first suspension, having to take odd jobs to make ends meet. She was to make her return in February of 2019, however, an ankle injury spoiled those plans. After being booked again the following April, Penne again was removed from the fight when tests found “an extremely low level of stanozolol” in her system.

“My heart sank,” Penne said. “After everything I had gone through by complying and staying quiet just to get my shot back, this happened. I had been tested so many times and had even tested clean days before this actual test was given.

“I knew this had to be a mistake or some form of contamination. What we thought was going to be an easy determination of cause turned out to be an emotional roller coaster and ended in disaster.”

The 36-year-old spent “thousands” to test her supplements and medications, and a lab in California discovered one of them did contain the banned substance in question. However, Penne reveals USADA has conducted their own tests with new samples,” and have determined that she was, again, in violation of the promotion’s anti-doping policy. This means Penne could be looking at a four-year suspension.

“At my age there is no way I can come back in four years,” Penne said. “At this point I am lost and defeated.”

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