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Paige VanZant Pulls From UFC Brasilia With Injury

Fans are going to have to wait a bit longer to see Paige VanZant return to the Octagon. “PVZ” was initially scheduled to face Amanda Ribas at UFC Brasilia from the Ginasio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia, Brazil on March 14. However, according to a report from MMA Junkie, VanZant has been forced to pull from […]

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Fans are going to have to wait a bit longer to see Paige VanZant return to the Octagon.

“PVZ” was initially scheduled to face Amanda Ribas at UFC Brasilia from the Ginasio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia, Brazil on March 14. However, according to a report from MMA Junkie, VanZant has been forced to pull from the bout with an undisclosed injury. Now, Randa Markos has stepped in to face Ribas after VanZant’s injury. The news was first reported by Combate.

Markos has been alternating between wins and losses since 2014. She’s looking to put together her first win streak since 2013. Ribas is on a three-fight win streak with only one loss on her professional mixed martial arts (MMA) record. She has won both of her fights under the UFC’s banner thus far, topping Emily Whitmire and Mackenzie Dern. Markos actually handed Dern the first loss of her career.

Before VanZant pulled from the card, the 25-year-old picked up a second-round submission win over Rachael Ostovich in January of last year. Prior to the victory, VanZant was on a two-fight losing streak to the likes of Michelle Waterson and Jessica-Rose Clark. You can check out the updated UFC Brasilia card after VanZant’s pull below.

UFC Brasilia

  • Lightweight: Kevin Lee vs. Charles Oliveira
  • Light heavyweight: Nikita Krylov vs. Johnny Walker
  • Flyweight: Jussier Formiga vs. Brandon Moreno
  • Women’s strawweight: Randa Markos vs. Amanda Ribas
  • Welterweight: Aleksei Kunchenko vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
  • Bantamweight: Enrique Barzola vs. Rani Yahya
  • Women’s bantamweight: Veronica Macedo vs. Bea Malecki
  • Women’s flyweight: Maryna Moroz vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
  • Welterweight: Gilbert Burns vs. Demian Maia
  • Lightweight: Francisco Trinaldo vs. John Makdessi
  • Flyweight: Su Mudaerji vs. Bruno Silva
  • Featherweight: Damir Hadzovic vs. Renato Moicano

What do you think about VanZant pulling from UFC Brasilia and Markos stepping in for her? Who do you want to see “PVZ” fight upon her return?

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Johnny Walker Returns, Several More UFC Fights Announced

Johnny Walker’s return headlines a number of UFC fights that were booked by the promotion recently. Walker will meet fellow UFC light heavyweight Nikita Krylov at UFC Brasilia which takes place March 14. Both fighters are coming off losses with Walker losing a first-round TKO to Corey Anderson last month. Krylov, meanwhile, suffered a split […]

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Johnny Walker’s return headlines a number of UFC fights that were booked by the promotion recently.

Walker will meet fellow UFC light heavyweight Nikita Krylov at UFC Brasilia which takes place March 14. Both fighters are coming off losses with Walker losing a first-round TKO to Corey Anderson last month. Krylov, meanwhile, suffered a split decision loss to Glover Teixeira.

Other fights added to UFC Brasilia include a flyweight matchup between Jussier Formiga and Brandon Moreno — a bout which could determine the next challenger for the winner of the vacant flyweight title fight at UFC Norfolk. Paige VanZant meets Amanda Ribas in a women’s flyweight bout while Brad Tavares meets Antonio Carlos Junior in battle of middleweights as well.

In addition, Rani Yahya meets Enrique Barzola while Veronica Macedo returns to bantamweight when she meets Bea Malecki. Elizue Zaleski is also reported to be on the card as he will meet Alexey Kunchenko according to MMA Fighting sources. It is not known which fight will be the event’s headliner.

As for UFC Auckland which takes place February 23, Kai Kara-France will compete in his home country when he faces Tyson Nam in a flyweight contest. Kara-France recently suffered a unanimous decision defeat against Moreno at UFC 245.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, two more fights have also been added to the card including Callan Porter vs. Song Kenan and Jamie Mullarkey vs. Jalin Turner.

UFC Auckland will be headlined by a lightweight bout between Dan Hooker and Paul Felder.

What do you think of these fights?

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Cynthia Calvillo Blasts Ex-Teammate Paige VanZant: She’s Not A Good Fighter

Paige VanZant finally has a fight. She’ll be taking on Amanda Ribas at the upcoming UFC Brasilia event in March. It will be the final fight on her current UFC deal before VanZant tests free agency. VanZant had previously been called out several times by Maycee Barber, but opted to decline the young contender’s numerous […]

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Paige VanZant finally has a fight. She’ll be taking on Amanda Ribas at the upcoming UFC Brasilia event in March.

It will be the final fight on her current UFC deal before VanZant tests free agency. VanZant had previously been called out several times by Maycee Barber, but opted to decline the young contender’s numerous callouts due to their brash nature. Instead, VanZant made an Instagram post demanding a fight from the UFC, tagging several female combatants in the post.

One of those combatants was none other than VanZant’s former teammate, Cynthia Calvillo. Calvillo actually responded to VanZant’s post, but apparently kept having her comments deleted by VanZant.

“Normally when it comes to Paige, I feel like I just roll my eyes because it’s like whatever,” Calvillo told MMA Fighting. “I know her, I know who she is, I know what she’s all about. We actually lived together for a little bit. I know her very, very well. For me, I personally do not care. I don’t care what she does.

“We’re on two different paths when it comes to fighting but she did put me in that list of fighters. I know she was just trying to take a jab at Maycee [Barber]  what I did not like myself is that she had a lot of fighters that she tagged reply to her post and she would reply to them and acknowledge them. If I would reply to it, she would just delete it and I was like why are you doing that? It’s really annoying.”

Paige VanZant
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In the end, Calvillo isn’t too worried about VanZant, who she says isn’t even a good fighter.

“For me, I really don’t care. I just don’t think that she’s a good fighter. I really don’t respect her too much as a real martial artist. I don’t hate on anyone for how they want to become successful and what she wants to do or how she wants to get it done, all on her, nothing against me, but if she starts including me and putting my name in her mouth?” Calvillo said.

“We’re on two different paths. I want to be a world champion. I want to be the best. She’s not in my concern in any kind of way. I don’t feel like me beating her would mean anything but I did [find it] bothersome with her calling me out and just deleting my replies. I feel like that’s more disrespectful. She would say it’s a respectable call out but yet delete replies. It was a lot of bullcrap.”

What do you think about Calvillo’s comments towards VanZant?

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Paige VanZant Meets Amanda Ribas At UFC Brasilia

Paige VanZant’s return to the Octagon is set. VanZant will fight the final bout on her UFC deal at UFC Brasilia when she takes on Amanda Ribas on March 14. MMA Fighting confirmed the matchup. Both fighters have verbally agreed to the fight, but no contracts have been signed as of this writing. In her […]

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Paige VanZant’s return to the Octagon is set. VanZant will fight the final bout on her UFC deal at UFC Brasilia when she takes on Amanda Ribas on March 14.

MMA Fighting confirmed the matchup. Both fighters have verbally agreed to the fight, but no contracts have been signed as of this writing. In her last outing, VanZant defeated Rachael Ostovich via second-round submission by way of an armbar. However, she was then sidelined several months after being forced to undergo a pair of surgeries to repair a fractured arm.

As for Ribas, she comes off of a victory over Mackenzie Dern at UFC Tampa, handing the Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace the first loss of her professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career. There was initially some talk of VanZant fighting Maycee Barber next instead, as Barber has been calling VanZant out for quite some time.

However, VanZant refused to fight Barber due to her disrespectful tactics, and now, Barber is matched up against longtime women’s MMA veteran Roxanne Modafferi. It will be interesting to see how each woman does in their respective matchup, and if they find themselves matched up with one another down the line.

What do you think about the matchup between VanZant and Ribas in March?

 

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Paige VanZant vs. Amanda Ribas Targeted for March 14 in Brazil

Paige VanZant now has an opponent for the final fight of her UFC contract, and it is back in the strawweight division against rising prospect Amanda Ribas. Paige VanZant has been making headlines recently for being at the top of the wishlist of another…

Paige VanZant now has an opponent for the final fight of her UFC contract, and it is back in the strawweight division against rising prospect Amanda Ribas. Paige VanZant has been making headlines recently for being at the top of the wishlist of another young prospect in UFC WMMA, undefeated Maycee Barber, but both VanZant […]

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UFC’s Maycee Barber is Over Paige VanZant

Maycee Barber seems to have finally given up on her quest to fight Paige VanZant. For several months, Maycee Barber has been calling out Paige VanZant, whether in an Octagon interview or in any of the other several times she has been interviewed outsid…

Maycee Barber seems to have finally given up on her quest to fight Paige VanZant. For several months, Maycee Barber has been calling out Paige VanZant, whether in an Octagon interview or in any of the other several times she has been interviewed outside of the cage. As of yet, the fight has not materialized. […]

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