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Holly Holm is here to stay. The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion recently signed a new, six-fight contract with the world’s preeminent MMA promotion ahead of her Yana Santos bout, scheduled for UFC San Antonio this Sat. night (March 25, 2023) at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Holly Holm inks six-fight deal with UFC, just ‘one or two fights away’ from (another) title shot

Maycee Barber is happy to see a new Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Flyweight champion. Earlier this month (March 4, 2023), UFC 285 saw one of the all-time greats return while the other fell from their perch. In that evening’s co-main event, the 125-pound title changed hands when the longtime champion, Valentina Shevchenko, was bested for the first time in the division against Mexico’s Alexa Grasso (watch highlights).

Maycee Barber ‘not shocked’ Alexa Grasso beat ‘exposed’ Valentina Shevchenko

There are two things a star athlete will have to surrender when they retire from competition: money and attention. That may explain why former UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo, who also held gold at 125 pounds, is making his return to combat sports after previously walking away from UFC in early 2020 as the result of a “stagnant process.”

Marlon Vera sides with Sean O’Malley, pans ‘broke’ Henry Cejudo for attention-getting return to UFC

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Miami, FL

Luana Pinheiro is ready to get her run in the UFC rolling properly. Perfect as a professional since her third career bout, the 10-1 Pinheiro had her momentum halted by an LCL injury in 2022, sidelining her for the year’s entirety. The Brazilian strawweight prospect managed to avoid surgery as she patiently rehabbed for over eight months.

Luana Pinheiro recalls being inspired by Ronda Rousey ahead of UFC 287’s full crowd

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The development appears to have taken residents by surprise, and follows Walmart in the pulling of locations within the region. This article is based on corporate postings and accredited media reports. Linked information within this article is attributed to the following outlets:KATUNews.com, Reddit.com, and Facebook.com.

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Dynamic Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s Bantamweight talents Holly Holm and Yana Kunitskaya-Santos will throw down at UFC San Antonio this weekend (Sat., March 25, 2023) inside AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Holly Holm’s frequent title shots have become something of a recurring joke among fight fans, but...

Holly Holm vs. Yana Kunitskaya-Santos full fight preview | UFC San Antonio

Hailey Cowan might be cursed. MMA Fighting confirmed today (Thurs., March 23, 2023) that Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight prospect, Tamires Vidal (7-1), has withdrawn from her fight with Cowan (7-2) this weekend (Sat., March 25, 2023) at UFC San Antonio. Vidal’s reasoning for her bout exit was listed as “medical issues.”

‘Medical issue’ torpedoes UFC San Antonio bantamweight clash last-minute

Las Vegas, NV

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently put pen to paper for an all-action welterweight showdown between exciting 170-pound up-and-comers Ian Garry and Daniel Rodriguez, a three-round contest expected to take place at the upcoming UFC Vegas 73 mixed martial arts (MMA) event on Sat., May 13, 2023 at APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ian Garry vs Daniel Rodriguez welterweight banger set for UFC Vegas 73 on May 13

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Kansas City, MO

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently posed the official UFC Kansas City poster for the upcoming “Holloway vs. Allen” MMA event on ESPN+, scheduled for Sat., April 15, 2023 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. As the name implies, the fight card will be topped by a featherweight banger between former division champion Max Holloway and rising 145-pound prospect Arnold Allen, just two spots below “Blessed” in the official Top 5 rankings.

UFC Kansas City poster drops for ‘Holloway vs Allen’ and MMA fans don’t hate it

This weekend (Sat., March 25, 2023), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) travels to AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, for UFC San Antonio. For the second time this month, the main event is a pivotal Bantamweight match up, as top-tier strikers Marlon Vera and Cory Sandhagen will go to war in the main event. Leading up to that fight, there’s a potential title eliminator in the co-main event, too, as Holly Holm returns to action opposite Yana Kunitskaya-Santos. The rest of the main card bouts are broken down below, but let me also argue that the second best fight of the evening, Manel Kape vs. Alex Perez, will be headlining the “Prelims” instead of its deserved co-main event slot (Kape via knockout!). Otherwise, let’s dig in and take a closer look at the match ups that lead up the to main event:

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