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Vanessa Demopoulos Jumps Into Joe Rogan’s Arms After Win At UFC 270

Vanessa DemopoulosVanessa Demopoulos might just be a bit of a Joe Rogan fan. At UFC 270 in Anaheim, California, Demopolous (7-4, 1-1 in UFC) got her first win in the promotion by dispatching of opponent Silvana Gomez (10-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) with an armbar at 2:25 of the very first round. Vanessa Demopoulos picks up epic […]

Vanessa Demopoulos

Vanessa Demopoulos might just be a bit of a Joe Rogan fan.

At UFC 270 in Anaheim, California, Demopolous (7-4, 1-1 in UFC) got her first win in the promotion by dispatching of opponent Silvana Gomez (10-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) with an armbar at 2:25 of the very first round.

Vanessa Demopoulos picks up epic first UFC win

The win was Demopoulos’ first in the promotion, but it certainly did not come easily. The finishing sequence actually came after she was dropped by a nasty shot from Juarez. Demopoulos managed to rally from the back to lock up the submission victory.

Immediately after the tap, Demopoulos rose to her feet and nailed a split – similar to the one she displayed at Friday’s ceremonial weigh-ins.

In what might be a UFC first, Demopoulos made her victory even more memorable when she geeked out at the sight of UFC commentator, comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan during her post-fight interview. As Rogan was coming to the end of his questioning, Demopoulos jumped into his arms, beating Sean O’Malley for the most memorable post-fight interview in recent memory.

Demopoulos rebounds from a UFC debut loss against JJ Aldrich in August. Meanwhile, Juarez’s losing skid expands to two, also including a submission loss to Lupita Godinez back in October of last year.

What did you make of Vanessa Demopoulos at UFC 270?

Vanessa Demopoulos Rallies, Submits Silvana Gomez Juarez With First Round Armbar – UFC 270 Highlights

Vanessa DemopoulosWhat an incredible rallying effort from Vanessa Demopoulos — who managed to recover from a massive opening round knockdown, courtesy of a huge overhand right from Silvana Gomez Juarez, quickly submitting the Mexico native with a slick armbar on the preliminary card of UFC 270. Finding herself on the receiving end of a massive overhand […]

Vanessa Demopoulos

What an incredible rallying effort from Vanessa Demopoulos — who managed to recover from a massive opening round knockdown, courtesy of a huge overhand right from Silvana Gomez Juarez, quickly submitting the Mexico native with a slick armbar on the preliminary card of UFC 270.

Finding herself on the receiving end of a massive overhand right shot from Gomez Juarez, Demopoulos was dropped to the Octagon canvas, admitting her wits had momentarily left as a result of the shot.

However, surviving and composing herself, Demopoulos then attempted to setup and armbar, before successfully sweeping Gomez Juarez, and then forcing a quickfire tap courtesy of an armbar over the two and a half minute mark of the opening round for a huge rally success.

Catch the armbar finish from Vanessa Demopoulos, below.

UFC Vegas 46 Down Two Bouts, Sees One Replaced

UFC’s January 15th card has suffered a few changes just a few days before it is set to happen.

The upcoming “Fight Night” card lost two matchups Wednesday, although one of them has already been accounted for with a new short-notice opponent.

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UFC’s January 15th card has suffered a few changes just a few days before it is set to happen.

The upcoming “Fight Night” card lost two matchups Wednesday, although one of them has already been accounted for with a new short-notice opponent.

Undisclosed reasons have forced former CFFC Bantamweight Champion Saidyokub Kakhramonov out of his fight against Brian Kelleher, per a report from MyMMANews.com.

UFC is currently in talks to replace Kakhramonov with Kevin Croom. News of the new matchup was first reported by Damon Martin of MMA Fighting, saying it has not been finalized but is near completion.

The potential matchup gives Croom a chance to score his first UFC win. His last appearance was a loss to Alex Caceres in February 2021. Croom is going from one veteran opponent to another with this matchup of him against Kelleher.

Kelleher returned to the win column in his last showing, going three rounds against Domingo Pilarte for a unanimous decision win in August.

Juarez vs. Demopoulos Moved To UFC 270

Saturday’s card also lost a fight between strawweights Silvana Gomez Juarez and Vanessa Demopoulos, per MMA Fighting. The matchup is now expected to happen a week later, taking place at UFC 270 on January 22nd.

Both fighters will be competing for their first UFC win. Demopoulos, a former LFA Strawweight Champion, lost her promotional debut to JJ Aldrich in August. Two months later, Juarez lost her respective UFC debut against Loopy Godinez.

The recent changes bring Saturday’s UFC card down to 10 bouts in total. It has suffered numerous changes throughout the week, including the departure of a co-main event fight between Michel Pereira and Muslim Salikhov. Pereira has since been matched against UFC newcomer Andre Fialho for the pay-per-view card later this month.

UFC’s January 15th card is currently set to be headlined by featherweights Giga Chikadze and Calvin Kattar.

What do you think about these recent changes? Do you like the new bantamweight matchup?

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