Signings/Scouting WMMA Discussion #29

[Xuh]

anyone know her

curious how much of her popularity is based on looks

This is the first time I've heard of her (so obv I haven't watched her fight either) but in my experience grils with very padded records on the Russian regional circuit are usually pretty bad and tend to get smushed when they step outside into a 'name' league.

...and if they're pretty and have a very padded record they're doubly unlikely to be good (i.e. they got attention 'based on looks')

....and if they have big balloon lip fillers, are pretty (rubber lips aside) and have a padded record then they're 1000x more likely to not actually be any good. It's ovah before it even begun

I'd let her hold my hand though

 

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25TH

[GRAPPLING]
UFC BJJ 1: Musumeci vs. Gabriel - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Main Card – UFC Fight Pass / YouTube – 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT

Cassia Moura vs. Talita Alencar
Bella Mir vs. Carol Joia


THURSDAY, JUNE 26TH

[BOXING]
Phoenix Battle 138 - Tokyo, Japan
Main Card – iPPV – 4:00am ET / 1:00am PT

Yuko Kuroki vs. Nanako Suzuki
Anera Osawa vs. Pei Yi Wu
Makoto Kikuchi vs. Yuki Fuke
Honoka Kano vs. Ena Sakai
Madoka Wada vs. Carleans Rivas
Wakashi Yoshida vs. Komi Sato
Mika Yagio vs. Arisa Kishimoto
Nano Hata vs. Ying Wang


[BOXING/KICKBOXING]
Mega Fight Arena Series 3 - Istanbul, Turkey
Main Card – TBD – 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT

Seren Cetin vs. Griselda Torollari


[MMA]
FFC 92 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Main Card – UFC Fight Pass – 11:00pm ET / 8:00pm PT

Julia Pareja vs. Nicole Artaza


FRIDAY, JUNE 27TH

[KICKBOXING]
KRUSH 177 - Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
Main Card – ABEMA TV (JP IP) – 4:30am ET / 1:30am PT

Ozawa Satoko vs. Mona Kimura


[MMA]
WLF MMA 85 - Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Main Card – YouTube / Henan TV – 9:00am ET / 6:00am PT

Huaxiang Dong vs. Mika Arai


[MMA]
Hexagone MMA Series 2 - Colmar, France
Main Card – TBD – 12:30pm ET / 9:00am PT

Mathilde Aschenbrenner vs. Veronica Grenno


[MMA]
Rocket Combat Sports 20 - Woodford, Virginia, USA
Main Card – iPPV – 6:00pm ET / 3:00pm PT

Hannah Ross vs. Skyler Thrasher


[MUAY THAI]
Warrior’s Cup 70 - Queens, New York, USA
Main Card – iPPV – 7:00pm ET / 4:00pm PT

Gianna Vadino vs. Leanna Bade
Megan Roscoe vs. Sirilak Choophien
Cici McDonald vs. Annika Kahl
Kay Gentle vs. Emily Crown
Katrina Zacharias vs. Kayla Brackett
Janilssa Quezada vs. Niteka Raina
Corissa Griffith vs. Gita-Marie Figueroa
A. Guerard-Prevost vs. Summer Brady


[BOXING]
Ring Wars XVII - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Main Card – iPPV – 7:00pm ET / 4:00pm PT

Brittany Sims vs. Marcela Yineris Nieto
Shannel Butler vs. Cara McLaughlin


[BOXING]
Wilder vs. Herndon - Wichita, Kansas, USA
Main Card – iPPV (BLKPrime) – 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT

Yvonne Flores vs. Simone da Silva
Kayla Williams vs. Helen Lucero


[BOXING]
Mbili vs. Sulecki - Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Main Card – ESPN+ – 6:00pm ET / 3:00pm PT

Leila Beaudoin vs. Elhem Mekhaled


[MMA]
Island Fights 89 - Pensacola, Florida, USA
Main Card – YouTube – 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT

Dacey Slayton vs. Natalie Kutzli


[MMA]
UCC 76 - Panama City, Panama
Main Card – iPPV – 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT

Martha Caballero vs. Nicole Cedeño
Jonalys Herrera vs. Nicole Cantuña


[MMA]
Riot Fight League 12 - Mexico City, Mexico
Main Card – YouTube – 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT

Mata vs. Lopez
Jennifer Domingo vs. Karla Mejia


[MMA]
Shooto Brasil 130 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Preliminary Card – YouTube – 5:00pm ET / 2:00pm PT

Maria Eduarda Oliveira vs. Laís Cavalcante


SATURDAY, JUNE 28TH

[MUAY THAI]
LWC Super Champ - Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Thailand
Main Card - YouTube - 5:30pm ICT

(119lb women's 8 person tournament - first bracket)
Karaked Por.Muangphet
Cindy Silvestre
Nongnew Sor.Supap
Masami Machida

Polina Maksimova vs. Marianne Danielle


[MUAY THAI]
Rajadamnern World Series - Thailand
Maincard - YouTube - 7:00pm ICT

Judy Humber vs. Hannah Brady


[MMA]
Road FC 73 - Seoul, South Korea
Main Card – Free Stream – 2:00am ET / 11:00pm PT

Seung Gi Jo vs. Young Cheol Lee


[MMA]
GSFS 12 - Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Main Card – iPPV – 4:00am ET / 1:00am PT

Indiana Buckley vs. Sara Navybox
Van Vuuren vs. Cain
Brianna Waters vs. Missy Goatcaller


[MMA]
JCK Kings 009 - Luliang, Shanxi, China
Main Card – YouTube – 7:00am ET / 4:00am PT

Yixuan Li vs. Jeong Yun Choi


[MMA]
TFL 34: House of Pain - Przytyk, Poland
Main Card – YouTube – 12:00pm ET / 9:00am PT

Natalia Przygodzka vs. Antonina Szyłko


[MMA]
SBS 6 - Police, Poland
Main Card – TBD – 12:00pm ET / 9:00am PT

Zofia Sosnowska vs. Wioletta Stępniak


[GRAPPLING]
Polaris 32: Women’s Squads - Swansea, Wales
Main Card – UFC Fight Pass – 12:00pm ET / 9:00am PT

Squads competition: Team North America vs. Team Europe

Team North America:
Helena Crevar
Brianna Ste-Marie
Elizabeth Mitrovic
Alex Enriquez
Taylor Ellis Hishaw
Alanis Santiago

Team Europe:
Nia Blackman
Margot Ciccarelli
Sula-Mae Lowenthal
Ane Svendsen
Josefine Modig
Selma Vik


[BOXING]
Pitters vs. Rea: Deep Waters - Hull, Yorkshire, England
Main Card – DAZN – 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT

Gemma Paige Richardson vs. Tereza Dvořáková
Chelsey Arnell vs. Bec Connolly


[MMA/KICKBOXING]
Xtreme Fight Night 402 - Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Main Card – iPPV – 5:00pm ET / 2:00pm PT

Brittany Thurlo vs. Amelia Upton


[MMA/KICKBOXING]
New Level Fighting Championship 1 - Rocky Mount, Virginia, USA
Main Card – iPPV (StarFund) – 6:00pm ET / 3:00pm PT

Rachel Beauchamp vs. Nikki Lovern


[MMA]
UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Preliminary Card – ESPN / ESPN+ – 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT

Viviane Araujo vs. Tracy Cortez


[MMA/MUAY THAI]
ECF 53: Seek & Destroy - Queens, New York, USA
Main Card – iPPV (Millions) – 7:00pm ET / 4:00pm PT

Stephanie DeRiso vs. Lissbeth Hernandez


[MMA/KICKBOXING]
Fighter League Championship 6 - Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Main Card – iPPV – 7:00pm ET / 4:00pm PT

Malicia Arnaubec vs. Isaïs Assogba
Yvonna Vallieres vs. Ophélie Bastien


[MMA]
Flex Fights: Beach Brawl Vol. 48 - Patchoque, New York, USA
Main Card – iPPV – 7:00pm ET / 4:00pm PT

Phaidra Knight vs. Kylie O'Hearn


[MMA]
Peak Fighting 45 - Frisco, Texas, USA
Main Card – iPPV – 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT

Abril Anguiano vs. Thaiane Souza
Jacqueline Flores vs. Brijatte Garcia


[BOXING]
Paul vs. Chavez Jr. - Anaheim, California, USA
Main Card – DAZN – 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT

Holly Holm vs. Yolanda Vega
Naomy Valle vs. Ashley Felix


[MMA]
Fusion Fight League - Missoula, Montana, USA
Main Card – iPPV – 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT

Julissa Mendez vs. Gabrielle Coppedge


[MMA]
WFC 177 - Ridgefield, Washington, USA
Main Card – TBD – 10:00pm ET / 7:00pm PT

Mihaela Keller vs. Jordyn Edwards
Richelle Rolfe vs. Nicky Gil


SUNDAY, JUNE 29TH

[MUAY THAI]
Thai Fight - Pluak Daeng, Thailand
Main Card - YouTube - 6:00pm ICT

Fahsai Aor. Yutthachai vs. Roghayeh


[MMA]
DEEP Osaka Impact 2025 2nd Round - Sumiyoshi, Osaka, Japan
Main Card – iPPV (YouTube) – 12:00am ET / 9:00pm PT

Mana Akagi vs. Juki Sue


[KICKBOXING]
RISE 189 - Tokyo, Japan
Main Card – ABEMA TV – 4:15am ET / 1:15am PT

Tessa De Kom vs. Manazo Kobayashi
Melty Kira vs. YAYA


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Bias against Atomweights is real

gonna be real here never heard of this publication so idgaf what they think

 

[leto1776]

gonna be real here never heard of this publication so idgaf what they think

It’s basically “PFL is the biggest outside UFC, so we’re gonna favor them over everything else”

 

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spotted: ariane lipski da silva and her husband renato in talita alencar's corner.

the ufc bjj pit looks huge compared to the tiny cage - it almost looks like a skate bowl

 

[leto1776]

Sawada (8-1-1) vs Aragon (4-1)

Sawada’s coming off her first pro loss to Meng Bo in January. Aragon dropped her ONE debut to Ayaka Miura in November, but recently rebounded with a win over Jihin Radzuan.

Finally a WMMA fight on an Amazon card. Ayaka Miura is in title contention, and her next fight is relegated to a Friday Fights card

 

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Finally a WMMA fight on an Amazon card. Ayaka Miura is in title contention, and her next fight is relegated to a Friday Fights card

ONE Friday Fights consistently tops ratings in Thailand so it's not that much of a downgrade

 

[Eater of Souls]

Arauja by decision.

 

[leto1776]

Li Yixuan (6-2) vs Choi JeongYun (9-4) timestamped:

It's a bit of a slow fight,no really big moments, but the payoff is worth it:

Spoiler

 

[Eater of Souls]

Arauja by decision.

Cortez fought well, Arauja had her head up her ass. Cortez showed the best striking she ever has but that is not exactly the highest of bars. Her jab actually looked crisp, which is saying something.

 

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Cortez fought well, Arauja had her head up her ass. Cortez showed the best striking she ever has but that is not exactly the highest of bars. Her jab actually looked crisp, which is saying something.

i think if you're arguing with the ref, it's time to hang them up

 

[leto1776]

RENA approaching the wall is not something I’ve prepared for

 

[DamnSevern]

prospect to watch Anna Gyria (8-0 am) 22 or 23 yrs old.

 

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prospect to watch Anna Gyria (8-0 am) 22 or 23 yrs old.

hyria looks promising - i'd like to see her fight outside europe for a better idea of where she's at

 

[leto1776]

If Sam doesn’t beat this chick, she better retire


In other news, Dana’s favorite fighter takes on Kennedy Freeman, who I believe will mark the first time a former UFC fighter’s child will compete in the promotion

 

[leto1776]

UFC veteran Ji Yeon “Fire Fist” Kim has opened her own gym in her home town. No idea if she plans to keep fighting or not. She hasn’t fought since her release from UFC. If you go to the IG post and translate it, she has a nice vision for her gym

 

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Dern on Weili:
"I would love to fight Weili, but not right now," Dern said. "I'm not there yet. I saw her fight Tatiana … I feel like I could do good with Weili compared to how Tatiana did with her, but on a personal level, I'm not ready for Weili right now. But if I were to fight Virna and get the belt, and Weili comes back down, I think that would be enough time to (be ready)."

Mackenzie Dern keeps it real about UFC champ Zhang Weili: 'I'm not there yet'

Mackenzie Dern has heard the rumblings about the strawweight champion, and she's very much interested in a decision soon.

mmajunkie.usatoday.com

 

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 2ND

[BOXING]
Batyrgaziev vs. Dickens - Istanbul, Turkey
Main Card – DAZN – 10:00am ET / 7:00am PT

Mizhgona Samadova vs. Puneh Akhundtabarmazandarani
Gulsum Tatar vs. Milana Safronova


THURSDAY, JULY 3RD

[MUAY THAI]
Patong Boxing Stadium - Thailand
Main Card – YouTube – 9:00am ET / 6:00am PT

Kulap Petch vs. Kanya


FRIDAY, JULY 4TH

[MUAY THAI/MMA]
ONE Friday Fights 115 - Bangkok, Thailand
Main Card – YouTube – 8:30am ET / 5:30am PT

Gabriele Moram vs. Lou Elise


[BOXING]
Grassroots Boxing: 4th of July Fight - Dubai, UAE
Main Card – TrillerTV – 10:00am ET / 7:00am PT

Anahit Aroyan vs. Gretel de Paz


[MMA]
PFL MENA 2: Riyadh 2025 - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Main Card – PFL App (USA) / DAZN (INTL) – 12:00pm ET / 9:00am PT

Hattan Alsaif vs. Nour Al Fliti


[MMA]
ARMMADA 13 - Bačka Palanka, Serbia

Daniela Aleksovska vs. Éabha Cruise


[MMA]
Ares FC 33: Shiguemoto vs Pirvulescu - Nantes, France
Preliminary Card – Twitch – 1:30pm ET / 10:30am PT

Weronika Cisło vs. Sophie Bargeot


[KICKBOXING]
Golden Fight 9 - Šibenik, Croatia
Main Card – TBD – 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT

Karmela Makelja vs. Milana Bjelogrlic


[BOXING]
Independence Day: O’Toole vs. Costin - Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England
Main Card – TBD – 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT

Sian O’Toole vs. Doina Costin


[BOXING]
Esparza vs. Munyai - Chihuahua, Mexico
Main Card – ESPN Knockout – 10:00pm ET / 7:00pm PT

Diana Fernández vs Alondra Prado


SATURDAY, JULY 5TH

[MUAY THAI]
LWC Super Champ - Thailand
Main Card – YouTube – 5:30am ET / 2:30am PT

(119lb women's 8 person tournament - second bracket)
Jomkwan Lukmuangphet
Justine Desportes
Pankcake Kiattithongyot
Nikki Haemaelae


[MMA]
Kunlun Fight World Championship 104 - Tongling, Anhui, China
Main Card – QQ – 8:00am ET / 5:00am PT

Shao Zheng Yi vs. (a fighting robot??)


[MUAY THAI]
Rajadamnern World Series - Bangkok, Thailand
Main Card – DAZN / YouTube – 8:45am ET / 5:45am PT

Narak vs. Diana Chu


[MMA]
PFL Europe 2: Brussels 2025 - Brussels, Belgium
Main Card – PFL App (USA) / DAZN (INTL) – 12:00pm ET / 9:00am PT

Paulina Wiśniewska vs. Jessica Cunha


[BOXING]
Paparo vs. Henchiri 2 - Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Main Card – TBD – 12:00pm ET / 9:00am PT

Veronica Tosi vs. Cristina Garganese


[BOXING]
Catterall vs. Eubank - Manchester, Lancashire
Main Card – DAZN – 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT

Skye Nicolson vs. Carla Camila Campos


SUNDAY, JULY 6TH

[KICKBOXING]
Hoost Cup Kings Nagoya 17 - Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Main Card – iPPV – 1:00am ET / 10:00am PT

RINRIN vs. Jacqueline Ayala
Fuuka Kogiri vs. Yukimi Okumura


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[leto1776]

 

[Feniamin]

If Sam doesn’t beat this chick, she better retire


In other news, Dana’s favorite fighter takes on Kennedy Freeman, who I believe will mark the first time a former UFC fighter’s child will compete in the promotion

She might be first daughter of UFC fighter. There were father and son before - Couture and Gilbert and Elijah Smith.