Ketlen Vieira Wants Interim UFC Title Fight Against Holly Holm

Ketlen Vieira wants an interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title bout. Vieira is on a roll with a perfect professional mixed martial arts record of 10-0. Her last outing ended in a split decision victory over Cat Zingano. Vieira has also earne…

Ketlen Vieira wants an interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title bout. Vieira is on a roll with a perfect professional mixed martial arts record of 10-0. Her last outing ended in a split decision victory over Cat Zingano. Vieira has also earned victories over Ashlee Evans-Smith and Sara McMann. Ketlen Vieira Wants Interim UFC Title Fight […]

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Ketlen Vieira Confident She Deserves Next UFC Bantamweight Title Opportunity

Just after successfully defending her UFC women’s bantamweight title against Raquel Pennington at UFC 224 in Rio de Janeiro, Amanda Nunes confirmed she believes Ketlen Vieira is next in line for an opportunity. While it’s reassuring for Vie…

Just after successfully defending her UFC women’s bantamweight title against Raquel Pennington at UFC 224 in Rio de Janeiro, Amanda Nunes confirmed she believes Ketlen Vieira is next in line for an opportunity. While it’s reassuring for Vieira to hear the champion acknowledge her by name, she also fears that former women’s bantamweight champion and current […]

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Ketlen Vieira Avoids Judging Fail To Defeat Cat Zingano

Ketlen Vieira was almost robbed in Las Vegas, but she was able to earn the win over Cat Zingano. For the first time since 2016, Zingano made her way to the Octagon. She did battle with Vieira on the main card of UFC 222. The action took place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, […]

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Ketlen Vieira was almost robbed in Las Vegas, but she was able to earn the win over Cat Zingano.

For the first time since 2016, Zingano made her way to the Octagon. She did battle with Vieira on the main card of UFC 222. The action took place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Zingano got things underway with a leg kick. Vieira landed a right hand followed by a knee to the body. She landed an elbow on the break. Zingano connected with a right hand. A knee to the body was there for Zingano. Vieira was able to counter her opponent and stuffed a takedown. She was able to score a takedown with a little over one minute to go in the opening frame.

Vieira scored a judo throw early in the second stanza. She went for an arm trianglebut Zingano was able to break free of the hold. Vieira remained in control.  Vieira stood in control for the remainder of the round.

Zingano fired away at the start of the final frame. She connected with a right hand. Vieira checked a kick and Zigano hobbled on her foot. Vieira was able to gain top control as a result. Despite her injury, Zingano popped up and klanded a knee to the body. The action in the clinch was broken up. Zingano moved forward with strikes. Vieira thwarted the attack by pushing her opponent against the fence until the final horn sounded.

The score totals were read and somehow one judge gave the fight to Zingano. Luckily, the other two judges used common sense.

Final Result: Ketlen Vieira def. Cat Zingano via split decision (29-28. 28-29, 29-28)

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UFC 222 Ceremonial Weigh-In Video

The stage is nearly set for tomorrow’s (Sat., March 3, 2018) UFC 222 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fighters participating in the pay-per-view event weighed in an today’s official early weigh-ins, and each fighter made weight without instance for this card. The event features a late-notice women’s featherweight title fight between Cris Cyborg […]

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The stage is nearly set for tomorrow’s (Sat., March 3, 2018) UFC 222 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Fighters participating in the pay-per-view event weighed in an today’s official early weigh-ins, and each fighter made weight without instance for this card.

The event features a late-notice women’s featherweight title fight between Cris Cyborg and Invicta FC bantamweight champion Yana Kunitskaya, and the event also has the potential to be a huge leaping point for future stars like Brian Ortega, who will meet stalwart contender Frankie Edgar in the co-main event, Mackenzie Dern, who will face Ashley Yoder in her UFC debut, and exciting bantamweight Sean O’Malley.

All that’s left before they square off in Sin City tomorrow night is to step on the scales and face off, so watch the UFC 222 ceremonial weigh-in video streaming live at 7 p.m. EST/4 p.m. PST right here:

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Cat Zingano ‘Broke’ Amanda Nunes, Felt Raquel Pennington ‘Quit’

Cat Zingano may have been gone for a while but she’s never forgotten. The former UFC title contender returns this weekend where she will face Ketlen Vieira in what could ultimately be a No. 1 contender’s bout in the women’s bantamweig…

Cat Zingano may have been gone for a while but she’s never forgotten. The former UFC title contender returns this weekend where she will face Ketlen Vieira in what could ultimately be a No. 1 contender’s bout in the women’s bantamweight division. While Zingano is coming off two straight losses, she faced nothing but top […]

Ketlen Vieira Claims Fight With Germaine de Randamie is Off

It looks like Ketlen Vieira will no longer be fighting Germaine de Randamie. Vieira was scheduled to take on the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s featherweight title holder in Feb. 2018. The plan was to have the bout featured o…

It looks like Ketlen Vieira will no longer be fighting Germaine de Randamie. Vieira was scheduled to take on the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s featherweight title holder in Feb. 2018. The plan was to have the bout featured on the UFC Fight Night 125 card. In a recent Instagram post, Vieira expressed her […]