Nicco Montano vs. Julianna Pena On Tap For UFC Sacramento With Sara McMann Out

Nicco Montano will have a different opponent for her return to the Octagon. The former flyweight champion was expected to take on Sara McMann. But, the 38-year-old had to pull of the fight, she announced on social media. Now, according to MMAFighting, …

Nicco Montano will have a different opponent for her return to the Octagon. The former flyweight champion was expected to take on Sara McMann. But, the 38-year-old had to pull of the fight, she announced on social media. Now, according to MMAFighting, The Ultimate Fighter winner Julianna Pena will fight Montano. Pena last fought back […]

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Photo: UFC Sacramento Poster Released

UFC Sacramento is quickly approaching and thus, the promotion for the upcoming event has started with the official poster. Germaine De Randamie vs. Aspen Ladd in a women’s bantamweight bout will serve as the headliner. In the co-main event, Urijah Faber vs. Ricky Simon in a bantamweight will take place. You can see the official […]

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UFC Sacramento is quickly approaching and thus, the promotion for the upcoming event has started with the official poster.

Germaine De Randamie vs. Aspen Ladd in a women’s bantamweight bout will serve as the headliner. In the co-main event, Urijah Faber vs. Ricky Simon in a bantamweight will take place. You can see the official poster that was released by the Las Vegas-based promotion here:

UFC Sacramento Poster

This event is slated to take place on July 13, 2019, at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. The main card and preliminary portion will air on ESPN+. Here is the updated card:

Main Card (ESPN+/10 p.m. ET)

  • Women’s bantamweight: Germaine De Randamie vs. Aspen Ladd
  • Bantamweight: Urijah Faber vs. Ricky Simon
  • Featherweight: Mirsad Bektic vs. Josh Emmett
  • Lightweight: Beneil Dariush vs. Drakkar Klose
  • Middleweight: Cezar Ferreira vs. Marvin Vettori
  • Middleweight: Karl Roberson vs. John Phillips

Prelims (ESPN+/5 p.m. ET)

  • Featherweight: Andre Fili vs. Sheymon Moraes
  • Women’s strawweight: Livinha Souza vs. Brianna Van Buren
  • Featherweight: Darren Elkins vs. Ryan Hall
  • Light heavyweight: Mike Rodriguez vs. Gian Villante
  • Women’s bantamweight: TBA vs. Nicco Montano
  • Bantamweight: Jonathan Martinez vs. Liu Pingyuan
  • Bantamweight: Martin Day vs. Benito Lopez

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Nicco Montano Opens Up About USADA Suspension

Controversy aside, Nicco Montano will forever be recorded as the UFC’s first ever women’s flyweight champion. The asterisk next to that fact is from Montano being unable to defend her championship due to injury and, in the case of her most recent…

Controversy aside, Nicco Montano will forever be recorded as the UFC’s first ever women’s flyweight champion. The asterisk next to that fact is from Montano being unable to defend her championship due to injury and, in the case of her most recent booking against Valentina Shevchenko last September, severe weight-cutting issues. After being stripped, Nicco […]

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Michael Bisping Surprised By Urijah Faber’s UFC Return

Michael Bisping wasn’t exactly expecting Urijah Faber to make his return to the Octagon. Faber last competed back in Dec. 2016, taking a unanimous decision victory over Brad Pickett. “The California Kid” retired after the bout and was…

Michael Bisping wasn’t exactly expecting Urijah Faber to make his return to the Octagon. Faber last competed back in Dec. 2016, taking a unanimous decision victory over Brad Pickett. “The California Kid” retired after the bout and was later inducted into the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Hall of Fame. Faber will put the gloves back […]

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Dana White Lashes Out At Fans Unhappy With UFC Sacramento Card

UFC president Dana White is certainly not one to shy away from angry fans on social media. It was recently announced that women’s bantamweight Germaine de Randamie would face Aspen Ladd in the main event of UFC Sacramento which takes place July 13. When White posted the news of the fight on his Instagram, he […]

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UFC president Dana White is certainly not one to shy away from angry fans on social media.

It was recently announced that women’s bantamweight Germaine de Randamie would face Aspen Ladd in the main event of UFC Sacramento which takes place July 13.

When White posted the news of the fight on his Instagram, he was soon bombarded with comments from fans angry at the lack of a high-profile main event. Others complained about the overall strength of the card as well.

One fan in particular wrote: “This card [is] trash. Sacramento fans deserve better, man.” To which White had one simple bit of advice to not only him, but any other unhappy fan: “Stay home f*ck face.”

When another fan responded to White calling him “classy as always,” the UFC president responded with a middle finger emoji accompanied by “yes sir.”

While De Randamie vs. Ladd is not a high-profile main event, it’s still a bout between two highly-ranked contenders.

It’s also unfair to call the entire card bad when there are some interesting ranked bouts taking place. Not to mention, the return of bantamweight legend in Sacramento’s own Urijah Faber.

The full card as of now can be seen below:

  • Germaine de Randamie vs. Aspen Ladd
  • Urijah Faber vs. Ricky Simon
  • Mirsad Bektic vs. Josh Emmett
  • Andre Fili vs. Sheymon Moraes
  • Darren Elkins vs. Ryan Hall
  • Cynthia Calvillo vs. Livinha Souza
  • Beneil Dariush vs. Drakkar Klose
  • Sara McMann vs. Nicco Montano
  • Cezar Ferreira vs. Marvin Vettori
  • Mike Rodriguez vs. Gian Villante
  • Karl Roberson vs. John Phillips
  • Jonathan Martinez vs. Liu Pingyuan
  • Martin Day vs. Benito Lopez

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Germaine De Randamie Return Being Finalized For UFC Sacramento Main Event

It looks like a women’s bantamweight bout is being finalized for the main event of UFC Sacramento. According to a report from MMA Junkie, subsequently confirmed by ESPN, former UFC women’s featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie will be facing off against Aspen Ladd. The show goes down from Sacramento, California on July 13. It already […]

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It looks like a women’s bantamweight bout is being finalized for the main event of UFC Sacramento.

According to a report from MMA Junkie, subsequently confirmed by ESPN, former UFC women’s featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie will be facing off against Aspen Ladd. The show goes down from Sacramento, California on July 13.

It already features the return of former multi-time bantamweight title challenger Urijah Faber, who is coming out of retirement to face Ricky Simon. Bout agreements have not yet been signed for Randamie vs. Ladd, but both sides have verbally agreed to the contest.

Ladd comes off a unanimous decision victory over Sijara Eubanks at UFC Rochester earlier this month. As for Randamie, she hasn’t competed since November when she defeated Raquel Pennington via unanimous decision. She is currently on a four-fight win streak, not having lost since 2013 to Amanda Nunes.

Check out the updated UFC Sacramento card here:

  • Germaine de Randamie vs. Aspen Ladd
  • Urijah Faber vs. Ricky Simon
  • Mirsad Bektic vs. Josh Emmett
  • Andre Fili vs. Sheymon Moraes
  • Darren Elkins vs. Ryan Hall
  • Cynthia Calvillo vs. Livinha Souza
  • Beneil Dariush vs. Drakkar Klose
  • Sara McMann vs. Nicco Montano
  • Cezar Ferreira vs. Marvin Vettori
  • Mike Rodriguez vs. Gian Villante
  • Karl Roberson vs. John Phillips
  • Jonathan Martinez vs. Liu Pingyuan
  • Martin Day vs. Benito Lopez

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