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Video – Charly Arnolt makes history as first female UFC announcer, temporarily replaces hoarse Joe Martinez

Charly Arnolt makes history as first female UFC announcer replaces hoarse Joe Martinez at UFC Vegas 91Making brief history overnight, former WWE star, Charly Arnolt became the first female Octagon announcer at UFC Vegas 91…

Charly Arnolt makes history as first female UFC announcer replaces hoarse Joe Martinez at UFC Vegas 91

Making brief history overnight, former WWE star, Charly Arnolt became the first female Octagon announcer at UFC Vegas 91 – in rather impromptu fashion, replacing a hoarse veteran caller, Joe Martinez for a moment during last night’s broadcast.

Returning to schedule for the first time since this month’s historical UFC 300 card a the T-Mobile Arena, the Dana White-led promotion hosted UFC Vegas 91 from the Apex facility, with a reworked flyweight clash taking headlining honors.

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And himself retuning in place of veteran fan-favorite, Bruce Buffer, former WEC announcer, Martinez was forced to sit out momentarily during the main card of UFC Vegas 91 – having featured as part of Ryan Garcia’s massive upset win over world champion, Devin Haney last week in ‘Sin City’.

Afforded the opportunity to make Octagon history as Martinez fell ill with throat issues, the above-mentioned roving reporter, Arnolt featured inside the cage to announce the winner of Karine SIlva vs. Ariane da Silva – before introducing both Ryan Spann and Bogdan Guskov for co-main event honors. 

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Charly Arnolt makes Octagon history at UFC Vegas 91

Commenting on her history-making role, Arnolt – who usually handles roving reporting duties for the UFC, admitted she almost turned down the impromptu opportunity to stand in for Martinez.

“I’m going to put up a video tomorrow talking about how everything went down tonight because, just to be honest, I almost said no to doing the announcements,” Charly Arnolt posted. “I almost said no, and now I’ve made history, that is so f*cking cool!”

Returning to form in time for the night’s main event, Martinez introduced both pre and post-fight for Matheus Nicolau’s reshuffled pairing with former title challenger, Alex Perez.

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Turning in a blistering victory over the Brazilian to win his first fight in over four years, Lemoore native, Perez fired through with a massive second round KO win – eanring himself a Performance of the Night bonus and once more launching himself into championship contention. 

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Alex Perez shocks Matheus Nicolau with vicious second-round knockout – UFC Vegas 91 Highlights

Alex Perez shocks Matheus Nicolau with vicious Second-Round knockout - UFC Vegas 91 HighlightsAlex Perez stormed back into the win column with a highlight-reel-worthy knockout of Matheus Nicolau in the UFC Vegas…

Alex Perez shocks Matheus Nicolau with vicious Second-Round knockout - UFC Vegas 91 Highlights

Alex Perez stormed back into the win column with a highlight-reel-worthy knockout of Matheus Nicolau in the UFC Vegas 91 headliner on Saturday night.

After a relatively slow opening round that saw both fighters finding their range, things began to open up in the second stanza with the two top-10 contenders throwing hands.

Near the two-minute mark of the round, Perez landed a solid overhand right that knocked Nicolau off balance and put him on his bicycle. Moving in on his opponent, Perez unleashed a combination punctuated with a right hook that caught Nicolau clean and immediately rendered him unconscious.

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Official Result: Alex Perez def. Matheus Nicolau via KO (right hook) at 2:16 of Round 2.

With the win, Perez snaps a three-fight losing skid and will likely return to the flyweight top five. For Nicolau, it is his second-straight knockout loss after being finished in the first round against Brandon Royval at a Fight Night event last April.

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Uros Medic blasts Tim Means with slick uppercut to score opening-round TKO – UFC Vegas 91 Highlights

Uros Medic blasts Tim Means with slick uppercut to score Opening-Round TKO - UFC Vegas 91 HighlightsSerbian standout Uros Medic got back into the win column with a spectacular first-round finish against ‘The Dirty Bird’…

Uros Medic blasts Tim Means with slick uppercut to score Opening-Round TKO - UFC Vegas 91 Highlights

Serbian standout Uros Medic got back into the win column with a spectacular first-round finish against ‘The Dirty Bird’ at UFC Vegas 91.

Kicking off the afternoon’s main card festivities, Medic put away Tim Means just past the two-minute mark with a perfectly timed left uppercut as Means was moving in. With his opponent on the canvas, Medic dropped another nasty left, prompting Herb Dean to step in and call for the stoppage.

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Official Result: Uros Medic def. Tim Means via TKO (left uppercut) at 2:09 of Round 1.

With the victory, Medic moved to 4-2 under the UFC banner and has now won three of his last four fights. Means fell to 15-13 inside the Octagon and has now lost four of his last five.

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