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2025 PFL World Tournament 2 video: Liz Carmouche steamrolls Ilara Joanne in 85 seconds

BAD MMA News — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 04:34:13 +0000

Even after all these years, Liz Carmouche is still doing her thing – and doing it well. At Friday’s 2025 PFL World Tournament 2 event in Orlando, Fla., Carmouche (23-8) made quick work of Ilara Joanne (12-10), as she finished the Brazilian fighter with ground-and-pound strikes for a stoppage at 1:25 of Round 2.

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PFL reveals women’s flyweight, bantamweight tournament fields for 2025

BAD MMA News — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:12:25 +0000

The PFL on Friday announced its latest pair of tournament fields for its first year under a revamped format. At women’s flyweight, the field is filled up with many fighters who are familiar with each other. A pair of former Bellator champions, Liz Carmouche (22-8) and Juliana Velasquez (13-3), are in the field. They’re notable for their Bellator trilogy, in which Carmouche gave Velasquez all three of her losses, including two in title fights.

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PFL announces 2025 women’s flyweight tournament roster – but no Dakota Ditcheva

BAD MMA News — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:42:35 +0000

The 2025 PFL women’s flyweight tournament will feature eight fighters – but Dakota Ditcheva is not one of them. Tuesday, the promotion announced the roster will include former Bellator women’s flyweight champions Liz Carmouche (22-8) and Juliana Velasquez (13-3), and former UFC title challenger Taila Santos (22-4) as well as Bellator alumni Kana Watanabe (13-3-1), Ilara Joanne (12-9), Jena Bishop (7-2), and Diana Avsaragova (6-1). Additionally, the promotion has signed Jungle Fight champion Elora Dana (7-0), who will make her promotional debut in the tournament. The women’s flyweight tournament will be single elimination with $1 million going to the winning fighter. It kicks off April 11 at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla., and airs on ESPN2/ESPN+.

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Ilara Joanne def. Shanna Young at 2024 PFL 4: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:55:06 +0000

Check out these photos from Ilara Joanne ’s win over Shanna Young at 2024 PFL 4 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. (Photos by Cooper Neill, PFL MMA) Ilara Joanne def. Shanna Young at 2024 PFL 4 Ilara Joanne def. Shanna Young at 2024 PFL 4 – 2024 PFL 4: Mohegan Sun at… Ilara Joanne def. Shanna Young at 2024 PFL 4 – 2024 PFL 4: Mohegan Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, Thursday, June 13, 2024. (Cooper Neill / PFL) more Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed Ilara Joanne def.

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Ilara Joanne eyes ranked opponents and women’s flyweight title consideration

BAD MMA News — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 14:08:15 +0000

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – After her second straight win over a big name, Ilara Joanne is hoping she’ll start to draw some attention in Bellator’s women’s flyweight division. The belt was on the line in Bellator 289’s co-main event Friday in Uncasville, Conn., and champion Liz Carmouche beat ex-champ and challenger Juliana Velasquez, who was the favorite, with a second-round submission. But just three fights prior, Joanne (11-6 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) picked up a unanimous decision over Denise Kielholtz (6-5 MMA, 6-4 BMMA). The 28-year-old Brazilian beat Alejandra Lara in June to snap a two-fight skid.

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Bellator 263 adds three fights including Brent Primus vs. Islam Mamedov, loses ranked bantamweight bout

BAD MMA News — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 20:25:30 +0000

With less than two weeks before what some are calling the biggest fight in Bellator history, the promotion continues to add the finishing touches to its next event. Bellator 263 takes place July 31 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The main card airs on Showtime after prelims on MMA Junkie. On Monday, promotion officials announced the addition of a main card fight between former Bellator lightweight champion Brent Primus (10-1 MMA, 8-1 BMMA) and Russian standout Islam Mamedov (19-1-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA). Additionally, a women’s flyweight bout between Ilara Joanne (9-5 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) and Vanessa Porto (22-9 MMA, 0-1 BMMA), as well as a 150-pound contract-weight fight between Daniel Carey (7-4 MMA, 3-3 BMMA) and Gadzhi Rabadanov (15-4-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) has been added to the prelims. A bantamweight bout between contenders Magomed Magmedov (18-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) and Raufeon Stots (16-1 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) has been removed from the card, MMA Junkie confirmed with a Bellator official

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Vanessa Porto deemed unfit to compete, fight vs. Ilara Joanne off Bellator 260

BAD MMA News — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:47:20 +0000

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Bellator 260 has lost a main-card fight. The women’s flyweight bout between Brazilians Vanessa Porto and Ilara Joanne was called off Friday.

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Video: Bellator 237 highlights, including Fedor Emelianenko’s KO of ‘Rampage’ Jackson

BAD MMA News — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 05:18:55 +0000

Bellator put on it’s first-ever card in Japan on Saturday, bringing some of their biggest names to the iconic Saitama Super Arena just outside of Tokyo. And what a night it was, as several of Bellator’s best brought their A-game to the venerated venue. Goiti Yamauchi , Ilara Joanne , Lorenz Larkin , Michael Chandler , and Michael Page all put on great shows leading up to the fight which brought everyone to the house: The return of the legendary Fedor Emelianenko , who made short work of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in a battle of former world champions. Whether you missed the show the first time or watched it live and want to relive a night filled with slam-bang highlights, you can now watch the best moments from Bellator 237

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Goiti Yamauchi def. Daron Cruickshank at Bellator 237: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Sun, 29 Dec 2019 14:26:01 +0000

Check out these photos highlighting Goiti Yamauchi ’s first-round submission victory over Daron Cruickshank in their lightweight bout at Bellator 237 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan (Photos courtesy Bellator).

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Kana Watanabe def. Ilara Joanne at Bellator 237: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Sun, 29 Dec 2019 14:26:00 +0000

Check out these photos highlighting Kana Watanabe ’s third-round TKO victory over Ilara Joanne in their women’s flyweight bout at Bellator 237 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan (Photos courtesy Bellator).

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