Strawweight Tabatha Ricci hopes to score her second Octagon win in impressive fashion at UFC Vegas 55. Paired up against grappler Polyana Viana for the main card’s first bout, ‘Baby Shark’ would like to get a clean submission finish. Having trained with Mackenzie Dern ahead of the fight, Ricci has faith that her grappling skills […]

If the main event of UFC Vegas 55 were to be taking place a year ago, it wouldn’t have quite the same oomph that it’s going to have this weekend. Amanda Nunes losing the bantamweight title opened up the possibility for Holm to get back into the title picture as opposed to playing the role […]

Tabatha Ricci heads into Saturday’s UFC Vegas 55 fight card with a 1-1 record in the UFC, a place on the main card and an opportunity to get some attention from the UFC and its fans. Ricci got her first chance to fight under the UFC under familiar — but less than ideal – circumstances. […]

The UFC remains in Vegas this weekend with another card built for their ESPN+ platform. The headliner this time around is Holly Holm vs. Ketlan Vieira in the bantamweight division. Holm will be looking to add a third win in a row with hopes of securing another title fight in a division she was once […]

It’s not at all the worst card the UFC has ever put together, but UFC Vegas 55 has the feel of a card that won’t be among the promotion’s highlights for 2022. Mostly that’s down to Holly Holm’s reputation as a controlled, consistent, low damage fighter. Opponents that don’t have a clear striking advantage over […]

It’s nice to be the largest MMA organization in the world. Even as UFC Vegas 55 is below average for a Fight Night card, it isn’t difficult to find something to pique the interest of MMA fans, even on the prelims. While the UFC might try to sell Chase Hooper as a future star, just […]

The last UFC event of the month is on May 21st, as usual from the APEX in Las Vegas. In the main event, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm looks to keep herself in title contention against Brazilian contender Ketlen Vieira. The co-main event should be a doozy between welterweight strikers Santiago Ponzinibbio and […]

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