Raquel Pennington Steps In For Irene Aldana, Will Fight Aspen Ladd At UFC 273

Aspen Ladd will be staying on the UFC 273 card, with a new opponent. Eurosport NL was first to report the news that No. 7 ranked bantamweight Raquel Pennington will step in for Irene Aldana and fight No. 4 ranked...
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UFC Columbus: Gutierrez, Blaydes Earn Performance Bonuses

With last weekend's UFC London being touted as one of the best Fight Night cards in years, UFC Columbus on Saturday had a tough act to follow. And while it didn't quite hit the same peaks, for the most...
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UFC Columbus: Curtis Blaydes Lets Hands Do the Talking, Stops Chris Daukaus

For heavyweights Curtis Blaydes and Chris Daukaus, their UFC Columbus main event wasn't about climbing the rankings. Rather, the fight was more about maintaining position in a division all but stagnant in the absence of Francis Ngannou. At some point...
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UFC Columbus: Blaydes vs. Daukaus Post-Fight Press Conference Live Stream

For the second week in a row, the UFC was on the road, this time bringing a Fight Night event to Columbus, Ohio. The UFC Columbus card was in essence to make up for the cancelled show at the Nationwide...
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UFC Columbus: Alexa Grasso Submits Joanne Wood For Biggest Win Yet

Were it not for a decision to fight and stay busy rather than sit and wait for a title shot, Joanne Wood would have already had a shot at gold in the UFC. In hindsight, that decision — which led...
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UFC Columbus: Bryan Barberena Slugs It Out with Matt Brown, Wins Split Decision

Two years ago, Matt Brown had seen a planned match-up with Miguel Baeza at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio fall through, with the entire event cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. For a fighter entering his 40s...
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UFC Columbus: Kai Kara-France Upsets Askar Askarov in Thriller

Of all the fights on the UFC Columbus card on Saturday, Askar Askarov vs. Kai Kara-France at flyweight arguably had the most relevance. In terms of the actual short term future of the weight class, the winner of Askarov vs....
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UFC Columbus: Neil Magny Survives First Round Knockdown, Takes Split Decision Over Max Griffin

A promising welterweight scrap was expected to top UFC Columbus' preliminary card. That saw Max Griffin paired up with Neil Magny in a fight that looked to land Griffin inside the divisional rankings, were he to get his hand...
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UFC Columbus: Marc Diakiese Plays Grinch, Runs “Slava Claus” Out of Town

"Slava Claus" was coming to town in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, as Vlacheslav Borshchev was set to face Marc Diakiese. The lightweight match-up kicked off the UFC Columbus main card at the Nationwide Arena. In the end, it wasn't a...
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UFC Columbus: Sara McMann Gets Back in Win Column, Out-Wrestles Karol Rosa

Long since removed from her title shot against Ronda Rousey in 2014, Olympian Sara McMann, at age 41, entered UFC Columbus for her first fight in over a year opposite Brazil's Karol Rosa. McMann's last fight had ended a submission...

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