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The first issues have struck UFC 227 . Just a few days before the card, it appears that the California State Athletic Commission has decided to pull women’s bantamweight fighter Bethe Correia from her fight with Irene Aldana . The reason? Something to do with her eye. MMA Brasil’s Matheus Costa on Twitter posted the news, with original credit to AG Fight: Bethe Correia is out of UFC 227. The CSAC has detected a problem in her left eye and made she pull out of the card. Aldana will be also removed from the card. First reported by @AgFight . https://t.co/zuXwscaBhm — Matheus Costa (@MatheusCostaMMA) July 31, 2018 The UFC has now also confirmed that the bout will not be taking place. Correia (10-3-1, 4-3-1 UFC) has just one win in her last five fights and was taking her first bout in over a year. Aldana (8-4, 1-2 UFC) picked up her first UFC win back in January when she defeated Talita Bernardo by decision. The bout had been scheduled for the televised Fox Sports 1 prelims, so...

Karate Combat hosted their sophomore ‘Olympus’ event this past Saturday from Athens, Greece. The full-contact karate league’s second show went down at the historic Zappeion Courtyard, where the first modern day Olympics were held back in 1896. In a show of respect, the card opened up with a moment of silence for those affected by the tragic fires that have plagued the city of Greece. The top of the billing witnessed England’s Jerome Brown taking a first round TKO due to an unfortunate leg injury to France’s Davy Dona. Brown worked his leg attacks early in the fight with Dona looking to throw his hands. When Dona did decide to throw a kick, he connected on the shin of Brown, and instantly showed signs of an injury. The bout was called off shortly after. In the co-main event, Morocco’s Achraf Ouchen overcame early adversity to score a knockout of Ecuadorian karateka Franklin Mina. Mina started strong, dropping Ouchen with a laser-like right cross, before landing several more right ...

The UFC made good on a long standing promise to return to Calgary with a great fight card to make up for UFC 149. It may have taken 6 years to do it, but when they put together a card like UFC on FOX 30: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2, it was almost worth the wait. While no titles were on the line, three former champions looked to state their case to stay in contention among their respective divisions. And they did it against three well seasoned veterans who were all hunting for their first chances at UFC gold. So, who made the cut? Who has a coveted title shot within reach? And who fell back into the ever-churning sea of rising talent? To answer all these questions – and more – I’ll be using the classic Silva/Shelby fight booking model of years past. That means pitting winners against winners, losers against losers, and similarly tenured talent against one another. If you’d like to take your own swing and fantasy matchmaking glory, leave a comment below starting with, “ Keep the belt, I wil...

A pair of top women’s bantamweights will make an appearance at UFC Fight Night: Sao Paulo, as the undefeated Ketlen Vieira is slated to take on former Invicta FC champion Tonya Evinger. According to a report by Nolan King of MMA Today , a fight between Vieira and Evinger is being targeted for the event that takes place on September 22nd, though an official announcement has not yet been made by the UFC. Vieira (10-0) has found herself ranked at the number two slot at 135-pounds after just four fights in the UFC. “Fenomeno” most recently picked up a split decision win against former title challenger Cat Zingano, before that she defeated Sara McMann by second round submission. Evinger (19-6, 1NC) has only fought once in the UFC, losing to Cris Cyborg by third round stoppage back at UFC 214 in July 2017. Before her loss to Cyborg, Evinger hadn’t lost a fight in six years. The 37-year-old was supposed to fight Marion Reneau at UFC Austin in February, but an injury forced her out the fig...

It feels awkward talking about Joanna Jedrzejczyk without her being involved in a title fight. Her last fight without a belt on the line was all the way back in 2014. Typically, a fighter doesn’t regain their title after a long reign, Jose Aldo being the only exception that comes to mind. But do we really believe Jedrzejczyk is done as an elite fighter? As of next month, she’ll be 31, hardly an age that indicates she’s left her best days in the past. Her road back to the title starts against Tecia Torres at UFC on FOX 30. The main card begins on FOX at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT on Saturday. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (14-2) vs. Tecia Torres (10-2), Women’s Strawweight It’s hard to believe it’s been over a year since Jedrzejczyk successfully defended her title against Jessica Andrade . The woman formerly known as Joanna Champion seems to believe a win here against Torres will get her back in the title picture, but most have a hard time believing that given there are so many fresh opportunit...

Colby Covington may be the UFC interim welterweight titleholder, but he is not getting the next shot at current champion Tyron Woodley . Instead, “The Chosen One” will be facing number two-ranked contender Darren Till at UFC 228 on September 8 th . The decision was made on Tuesday, after it was revealed that Covington would be unable to fight on the said date due to a sinus condition, and these developments have caused frustration within his team. “I’m pretty bummed about it,” former UFC fighter and Covington’s coach Mike Brown told MMA Fighting . “I just feel like its devaluing the belts. You can’t just make every fight a title fight if it doesn’t go your way.” “It just doesn’t seem right; it doesn’t seem like it’s good for long-term value for the titles. That’s a big problem. That’s the bottom line, I think they’re devaluing the belts. Everybody sees it.” Brown said that Covington is “upset” with how the situation turned out, but the team remains assured that their fighter w...