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After much tougher return than she expected, Loma Lookboonmee eyes UFC’s top 15 strawweights

BAD MMA News — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:39:27 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Loma Lookboonmee beat Istela Nunes with a first-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 65 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Lookboonmee, who returned after a 14-month injury layoff for her fourth straight win. Loma Lookboonmee def. Istela Nunes 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 #UFCVegas105 Loma Lookboonmee beats Istela Nunes by unanimous decision! pic.twitter.com/cltyn3OUuh — UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) April 6, 2025 Result: Loma Lookboonmee def. Istela Nunes via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) Updated records: Lookboonmee (10-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC), Nunes (6-6 MMA, 0-5 UFC) Key stats: Lookboonmee outstruck Nunes 111-51 overall. Lookboonmee on the fight’s key moment “The game plan was to take her down.

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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Feb. 13: ‘Robocop’ Gregory Rodrigues making noise at middleweight

BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 04:24:26 +0000

The UFC’s Apex events typically do not involve a lot of ranked fighters these days, but there were a few movements after last week’s event. UFC Fight Night 236 was headlined by a middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and Joe Pyfer. Entering the event, Hermansson held the No. 15 spot, and remains in place after picking up a win over the unranked Pyfer. On the undercard, Gregory Rodrigues turned in an impressive performance, stopping Brad Tavares in the third round.

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Loma Lookboonmee campaigns for atomweight division after UFC Fight Night 236 win

BAD MMA News — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 15:56:15 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Loma Lookboonmee makes a case for an atomweight division after UFC Fight Night 236. Lookboonmee (9-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) defeated Bruna Brasil (9-4-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC) by unanimous decision this past Saturday at the UFC Apex. The only thing that surprised Lookboonmee in the fight is how undersized she felt against Brasil, who had a 5-inch height advantage, and a 4-inch reach advantage. Ideally, Lookboonmee would like to see a 105-pound division added to the UFC. “The big surprise for me was just how big she was,” Lookboonmee told MMA Junkie and other reporters through an interpreter post-fight at UFC Fight Night 236. “She was so much taller than me

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UFC Fight Night 236 pre-event facts: Brad Tavares on verge of a Michael Bisping record

BAD MMA News — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 22:30:47 +0000

The UFC continues its busy February schedule Saturday with UFC Fight Night 236 , which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streams on ESPN+. For the third straight event, middleweights take stage in the headliner as Jack Hermansson (23-8 MMA, 10-6 UFC) returns from a career-long layoff to share the octagon with the surging Joe Pyfer (12-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in a five-round bout. For more on the numbers behind the main event, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC Fight Night 235.

Loma Lookboonmee glad to quiet some doubters with first career submission at UFC 284

BAD MMA News — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:11:14 +0000

PERTH, Australia – Loma Lookboonmee beat Elise Reed with a second-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 284 at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Take a look inside the fight with Lookboonmee, who picked up the first submission win of her career.

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5 biggest takeaways from UFC 284: Islam Makhachev is rightful owner of No. 1 pound-for-pound

BAD MMA News — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 21:10:32 +0000

What mattered most at UFC 284 at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia? Here are a few post-fight musings …

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Loma Lookboonmee def. Elise Reed at UFC 284: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 02:38:36 +0000

Check out the best photos from Loma Lookboonmee ’s second-round submission win over Elise Reed at UFC 284 at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. (Photos by Jasmin Frank, USA TODAY Sports)

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UFC 284 video: Loma Lookboonmee defies odds with Elise Reed submission

BAD MMA News — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 01:30:55 +0000

PERTH, Australia – Loma Lookboonmee was a heavy betting favorite, so her UFC 284 win didn’t come as a surprise to the oddsmakers. The method of victory, however, defied the lines. In a strawweight bout on Saturday’s prelims at RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia, Lookboonmee (8-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC), a muay thai standout, submitted Elise Reed (6-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) by rear-naked choke at 0:44 of Round 2. Lookboonmee by submission was a +1463 on average across major online sports books, according to Best Fight Odds

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UFC 284 pre-event facts: Alexander Volkanovski can join exclusive club on home soil

BAD MMA News — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 02:46:38 +0000

The UFC returns to Australia for the first time in more than three years Saturday with UFC 284 , which takes place at RAC Arena in Perth with a main card that airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. Two title fights will headline the card “Down Under.” In the main event, just the seventh champion-vs-champion fight in UFC history will unfold with Islam Makhachev (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) set to put his lightweight strap on the line against featherweight kingpin Alexander Volkanovski (25-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC), who moves up in pursuit of a second belt. With Volkanovski doing business at 155 pounds, the promotion implemented an interim title at 145 pounds. The co-headliner of the card will see Yair Rodriguez (14-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) clash with Josh Emmett (18-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) to determine who will get the right to face Volkanovski when he returns to the division. For more on the numbers behind the entire card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC 284

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UFC books Loma Lookboonmee vs. Elise Reed for Feb. 4 event

BAD MMA News — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:24:56 +0000

Strawweights Loma Lookboonmee and Elise Reed will square off next year. Lookboonmee (7-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) faces Reed (6-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) on Feb. 4 at the UFC Fight Night event expected to take place in Seoul, South Korea. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Winner of three of her past four, Lookboonmee is coming off a unanimous decision win over Denise Gomes at UFC Fight Night 210 in September. Following the win, the Thai fighter signed a new multifight UFC contract

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