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Virna Jandiroba: ‘I’m here to take the belt on Saturday’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:08:12 +0000

When Virna Jandiroba made her octagon debut in April 2019, she was undefeated and had just defended the Invicta FC strawweight championship. She made her promotional debut against former two-time champion Carla Esparza and suffered her first career defeat.

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Tatiana Suarez returns for top-ranked strawweight bout at Noche UFC 3

BAD MMA News — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Tatiana Suarez | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Tatiana Suarez has booked her first fight since suffering her first loss. The UFC announced Wednesday that Suarez is set to fight Amanda Lemos in a strawweight bout at Noche UFC 3 on Sept

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UFC 307 post-event facts: Alex Pereira joins elite company with record-setting title defense

BAD MMA News — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 21:19:47 +0000

The UFC’s third annual stop to Salt Lake City didn’t provide the shocking moments of the prior two, but UFC 307 at Delta Center did feature a title defense and a title change. In the main event, Alex Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) etched his name in the record books with a fourth-round TKO of Khalil Rountree (13-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) to defend his light heavyweight title, while in the co-main event Julianna Peña (12-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) regained the women’s bantamweight strap with a split decision over Raquel Pennington (16-9 MMA, 13-6 UFC). For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts for UFC 307. * * * *

5 biggest takeaways from UFC 307: Why Alex Pereira’s 2024 Fighter of the Year case is ironclad

BAD MMA News — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 16:38:00 +0000

What mattered most at UFC 307 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City? Here are a few post-fight musings … * * * *

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UFC 307 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program cracks $29 million total paid since Venum deal

BAD MMA News — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 13:17:57 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 307 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $407,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC 307 took place at Delta Center in Utah. The main card aired on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+. The full UFC 307 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: * * * * Alex Pereira : $42,000 def

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Tecia Pennington def. Carla Esparza at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:39:25 +0000

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Tecia Pennington def. Carla Esparza at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City: Best photos – MMA Junkie

UFC 307 results: Emotional Carla Esparza retires after close loss to Tecia Pennington

BAD MMA News — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:39:24 +0000

Former women’s strawweight champion Carla Esparza hoped for the storybook ending at UFC 307 . While she didn’t get it, she now leaves the sport with a decorated and historic legacy. On Saturday’s prelims at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Esparza (20-8 MMA, 10-6 UFC) lost a unanimous decision to Tecia Pennington (13-7 MMA, 9-7 UFC). The scorecards were 29-28, 29-28, and 30-27.

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UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr. Ceremonial Weigh-In Video

BAD MMA News — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 21:40:48 +0000

The Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah hosts Saturday’s UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. pay-per-view event. The fight card is headlined by a light heavyweight title bout between champion Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree Jr. The women’s bantamweight title is on the line in the co-main event with champion Raquel Pennington taking on former titleholder Julianna Peña . UFC 307 Ceremonial Weigh-in Video

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Carla Esparza says her retirement plan will stick after UFC 307

BAD MMA News — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 18:00:33 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY – Unlike a lot of sports retirements, particularly ones in MMA it seems, Carla Esparza said she thinks hers will stick. Nearly 10 years ago, Esparza became an integral part of the UFC history books when she became the inaugural women’s strawweight champion with a submission of future champ Rose Namajunas. Their fight closed out the first women’s season of “The Ultimate Fighter. And though Esparza lost the belt to Joanna Jedrzejczyk in her first attempted defense in early 2015, she went 8-3 over a six-year stretch and improbably, given the distance from her first title, she won the belt again with an upset of Namajunas

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Video: ‘UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree’ media day interviews

BAD MMA News — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 22:24:53 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY – The UFC 307 , which takes place at Delta Center with a main card that airs on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+, goes down Saturday. Before fight night arrives, though, notable athletes from the main card and preliminary spoke to reporters Wednesday at media day. If you happened to miss any of the individual sessions on the live stream, check below for the archived videos of each media day. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 307 .

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