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Vacant Women’s Flyweight Title Bout Official For UFC 231

Vacant women’s flyweight title bout is official for UFC 231 in Toronto, Canada.

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Vacant women’s flyweight title bout is official for UFC 231 in Toronto, Canada.

Valentina Shevchenko will take on Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the 125-pound strap December 8, 2018. This is the fight that was rumored and this is the fight that needed to happen. Although its unfortunate how they got here.

Nicco Montano won season 26 of The Ultimate Fighter as an underdog. Winning the inaugural women’s flyweight title in the process. Unfortunately for Montano, there were complications with her weight cut preparing for her first title defense against Shevchenko.

Montano was hospitalized just one day prior to her first title defense due to kidney issues. As a result, the fight was scrapped and the UFC stripped Montano of her title.

UFC President Dana White did confirm Shevchenko would get a chance to fight for the now-vacant title. She just needed an opponent.

Enter Joanna champion. Here is how the UFC confirmed the fight:

Jedrzejczyk, 31, most recently defeated Tecia Torres in July of this year. The win snapped back to back losses suffered at the hands of the current strawweight champion Rose Namajunas.

As for Shevchenko, she is also coming off of a rebound victory after suffering a super close decision loss at the hands of bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk Admits Andrade Deserves Title Shot

Joanna Jedrzejczyk began lobbying for a trilogy fight against Rose Namajunas the moment UFC 223 concluded. Jedrzejczyk loss her rematch to Namajunas via unanimous decision, yet maintained that the “numbers don’t lie,” and that she was the rightful winn…

Joanna Jedrzejczyk began lobbying for a trilogy fight against Rose Namajunas the moment UFC 223 concluded. Jedrzejczyk loss her rematch to Namajunas via unanimous decision, yet maintained that the “numbers don’t lie,” and that she was the rightful winner. She also believed that with a win over Tecia Torres, that would be enough to earn […]

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Tatiana Suarez Vows To Handle Rose Namajunas Better Than Carla Esparza

Tatiana Suarez is looking to dominate the UFC women’s strawweight champion.

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A scary contender has emerged in the UFC’s women’s 115-pound division.

Tatiana Suarez made a statement when she dominated Carla Ezparza inside the Octagon, en-route to a third-round TKO win over the former inaugural UFC women’s strawweight champion. Suarez handily controlled Esparza, an impressive wrestler in her own right, on the ground.

The ground-and-pound over the course of three rounds took its toll late on, and the referee was forced to call the action off. Some suggested on social media that the reason for Suarez’s dominance wasn’t necessarily her skill, but her size. She took to Twitter to address this:

“People are so funny. Constantly putting me down. Every time I win it’s because I’m way bigger than every1 in my division.

“It has nothing to do with the fact that I’ve wrestled since I was 3yrs old or the fact that I work my *** off every day to be successful at my craft.”

Speaking on the Top Turtle Podcast, Suarez talked about a possible match-up with UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas.

Given that Esparza defeated Rose Namajunas to become the first-ever 115-pound champion, Suarez thinks she can dominate Namajunas even better than she did against Esparza (quotes via MMA Mania):

“I think I’ll do the same thing I did to Esparza—I’ll do the same thing to Rose. It actually might be worse because Rose isn’t nearly as good of a wrestler as Esparza.

“She’s longer, but that’s about it. We saw what Esparza did to Rose,” Suarez said. “And I think I’m the best wrestler in the division.”

While Suarez admits that the UFC women’s strawweight division has some talented wrestlers, she doesn’t think any of them are on her level:

“I think [people in my division] know how to shoot, they’re powerful—like Claudia [Gadelha] and [Jessica] Andrade,” Suarez said. “There’s a difference between knowing how to shoot and actually knowing how to wrestle. I know how to wrestle,” she added.

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Tatiana Suarez Says She’ll Dominate Rose Namajunas Worse Than Carla Esparza

Tatiana Suarez solidified herself as a legitimate threat to the 115-pound throne at UFC 228 this past weekend. Suarez completely dominated inaugural UFC women’s strawweight champion Carla Esparza at UFC 228. With the big win, Suarez can expect to…

Tatiana Suarez solidified herself as a legitimate threat to the 115-pound throne at UFC 228 this past weekend. Suarez completely dominated inaugural UFC women’s strawweight champion Carla Esparza at UFC 228. With the big win, Suarez can expect to receive a top-tier match-up next. Interestingly enough, Esparza defeated Namajunas to become the first-ever UFC 115-pound […]

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Jessica Andrade Urges Fans to Help Her Receive UFC Title Shot

Jessica Andrade urges fans to assist in her quest to receive a shot at Rose Namajunas’ Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight title. This past Saturday night (Sept. 8), Andrade took on Karolina Kowalkiewicz in the co-main event of UFC 2…

Jessica Andrade urges fans to assist in her quest to receive a shot at Rose Namajunas’ Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight title. This past Saturday night (Sept. 8), Andrade took on Karolina Kowalkiewicz in the co-main event of UFC 228. Andrade earned a first-round knockout victory. The finish earned her a “Performance of the Night” […]

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Jessica Andrade Must Be Next Title Challenger For Rose Namajunas

After knocking out Karolina Kowalkiewicz with a one-punch KO in the co-main event of UFC 228, there cannot be any more doubt that Jessica Andrade is next for UFC women’s flyweight champion Rose Namajunas. With a 6-1 record as a flyweight in the O…

After knocking out Karolina Kowalkiewicz with a one-punch KO in the co-main event of UFC 228, there cannot be any more doubt that Jessica Andrade is next for UFC women’s flyweight champion Rose Namajunas. With a 6-1 record as a flyweight in the Octagon, Andrade has proven she is the rightful next title challenger at […]

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