Former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko made a big statement in her UFC flyweight debut on February 3rd at UFC Fight Night 125. Shevchenko annihilated the previously unbeaten Priscila “Pedrita” Cachoeira and enters the top ten at 125 pounds.
Also in February, Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade made a strong case for a UFC women’s strawweight title shot with a clear-cut Unanimous Decision win over Tecia “The Tiny Tornado” Torres at UFC on FOX 28, and Marion “The Belizean Bruiser” submitted Sara McMann in bantamweight action.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its way to Perth Arena in Perth, Western Australia today for UFC 221: “Romero vs Rockhold.” The event was headlined by a UFC Interim Middleweight Championship bout between Yoel “Soldier of God” Romero, who missed weight, and Luke Rockhold.
In the heavyweight co-feature, Mark “Super Samoan” Hunt battled Curtis “Razor” Blaydes. Tai “Bam Bam” Tuivasa took on Cyril “Silverback” Asker, and Jake “The Celtic Kid” Matthews met Jingliang “The Leech” Li at 170 pounds. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC 221 main card.
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