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Anderson Silva vs. Jared Cannonier Booked For UFC 237

Anderson Silva’s wish has been granted. UFC 237 is set to take place inside the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil on May 11. After Silva’s unanimous decision loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 234, “The Spider” expressed his desi…

Anderson Silva’s wish has been granted. UFC 237 is set to take place inside the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil on May 11. After Silva’s unanimous decision loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 234, “The Spider” expressed his desire to compete on the UFC 237 card. Permission granted. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto revealed that Silva will collide with Jared […]

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UFC 237’s Rose Namajunas Asked To Fight Jessica Andrade In Hostile Territory

Women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas will return to action at UFC 237 when she defends her title against Jessica Andrade in Brazil. Namajunas will make the trip to Curitiba, Brazil along with her longtime boyfriend, former UFC heavyweight Pat Barry, on May 11, 2019. “I wanted to fight in Brazil,” Namajunas said on a recent […]

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Women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas will return to action at UFC 237 when she defends her title against Jessica Andrade in Brazil.

Namajunas will make the trip to Curitiba, Brazil along with her longtime boyfriend, former UFC heavyweight Pat Barry, on May 11, 2019.

“I wanted to fight in Brazil,” Namajunas said on a recent edition of “The Ariel Helwani MMA Show.” Barry briefly took over the interview to revealed Rose was offered to defend her title at the upcoming UFC 235 pay-per-view (PPV). He claimed she asked to fight in Andrade’s home county instead.

“That’s just how I perform best. I think it’s a great opportunity,” she added.

“I never ever really wanted to fight out of the country. The last time I left the country I lived in Indonesia, the middle of third-world conditions, no running water, no electricity. Just really challenging months for me,” she added when recalling her time living overseas.”

“We built a house for 30 days, living in tents and stuff like that. It was a real difficult thing I went through but it was one of those experiences where you hate it and love it,” she added. “Fighting in Brazil is definitely, I’d love to fight in my own backyard, of course, but fighting is not about being comfortable.”

Namajunas last competed in April of 2018 when she defeated Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the second straight time. When she steps into the Octagon at UFC 237, the champion will be 13 months removed from her last title defense.

Couple that with the added pressure of the fight being in Brazil and “Thug Rose” has a serious challenge ahead of her in
Curitiba.

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Rose Namajunas Chose to Fight Jessica Andrade in Brazil

When Rose Namajunas’s return for UFC 237 was announced, there were some eyebrows raised regarding the destination of her title defense against Jessica Andrade, as the champion will be going into hostile territory in the challenger’s home country of Bra…

When Rose Namajunas’s return for UFC 237 was announced, there were some eyebrows raised regarding the destination of her title defense against Jessica Andrade, as the champion will be going into hostile territory in the challenger’s home country of Brazil. Rose Namajunas does not mind fighting on foreign turf, though. In fact, in a recent […]

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Anderson Silva Wants Nick Diaz Rematch In Brazil

Anderson Silva is eyeing a spot on the Curitiba card in May. Last night (Feb. 9), Silva went one-on one with Israel Adesanya. The bout served as UFC 234’s main event. After three rounds of action, Adesanya was awarded the unanimous decision win. …

Anderson Silva is eyeing a spot on the Curitiba card in May. Last night (Feb. 9), Silva went one-on one with Israel Adesanya. The bout served as UFC 234’s main event. After three rounds of action, Adesanya was awarded the unanimous decision win. Anderson Silva vs. Nick Diaz II? Silva told Jon Anik in his […]

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk Offers Thoughts On Rose Namajunas vs. Jessica Andrade

Joanna Jedrzejczyk is finding it difficult to pick a winner for Rose Namajunas vs. Jessica Andrade. Namajunas and Andrade are expected to compete for the 115-pound title at UFC 237 in May. It will be Namajunas’ first title defense against someone…

Joanna Jedrzejczyk is finding it difficult to pick a winner for Rose Namajunas vs. Jessica Andrade. Namajunas and Andrade are expected to compete for the 115-pound title at UFC 237 in May. It will be Namajunas’ first title defense against someone other than Jedrzejczyk. Having shared the Octagon with both Namajunas and Andrade, Jedrzejczyk was asked for her […]

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Glover Teixeira Eyes Brazilan Legend For Upcoming UFC 237 PPV

Riding high off his first-round submission of Karl Roberson, Glover Teixeira has called out fellow Brazilian Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. Score one for the older guys. Teixeira looked great in his victory last weekend at UFC Brooklyn. He was all smiles after the fact as well. Shortly after he got his hand raised, Teixeira spoke with […]

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Riding high off his first-round submission of Karl Roberson, Glover Teixeira has called out fellow Brazilian Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.

Score one for the older guys. Teixeira looked great in his victory last weekend at UFC Brooklyn. He was all smiles after the fact as well.

Shortly after he got his hand raised, Teixeira spoke with Combate
and revealed that he would love to share the Octagon with former light heavyweight champion “Shogun” Rua.

“I want Shogun because he’s a legend of the sport,” Teixeira said. “I respect him very much. He has good style and it matches with mine. I want to fight him in Brazil. I don’t know when it doesn’t matter, we still need to work that out. For now, I just want a beer and enjoy my win in Brazil.”

Teixeira weathered the storm early on as Roberson landed some hard punches. However, the former 205-pound title challenger felt the tide turning when his opponent gassed.

“I made a mistake,” Teixeira said. “I went for his leg, I waited longer than necessary and I took some hard elbows. But I pulled guard and then I was able to block the elbows from under him. I tried a reversal, but it didn’t work, but then I ended up on top anyway and I could feel he was tiring out. I think his adrenaline was too high and I was able to recover.”

Although Glover didn’t specify when he would like to fight his fellow Brazilian, it would only make sense for matchmakers to book it for the upcoming UFC 237 card in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil.

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