Correia was scheduled to face Irene Aldana on August 4, 2018 at UFC 227. The bout was pulled from this event as Correia was forced to withdraw due to injury. She then faced Jessamyn Duke on April 26, 2014, at UFC 172. Despite her reach disadvantage, Correia used quick striking to out-point Duke and closed the gap by backing Duke toward the cage. She won the fight by unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, and 30–27).
Gadelha and Aguilar are considered the top two challengers to UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Gadelha gave the champion her toughest fight, a split decision that many thought Gadelha won. Aguilar, meanwhile, was considered the top fighter in the division before the emergence of Jedrzejczyk and is making her UFC debut. She has 10 straight wins while Gadelha is 12-1 with only the close split decision loss to the champion. Maia is one of the best ground fighters in the sport, although strangely he has only one submission in his last fifteen fights. He’s looking to work his way to a welterweight title shot.
Palelei is forced to cover up. Silva keeps coming with power punches and Palelei goes down. Silva keeps hammering pathfinder travel speed him and the fight is stopped. Hester looks for a takedown at the start of the round, just like in the first.
Taleb is a French fighter with a 3-0 record in the UFC but those wins have come against soft opposition. Correia is a striker who largely uses boxing and grappling techniques. She is recognized for her punching combinations, counter strikes, spinning back fists, and aggressive right hands.
Pichel clinches but Madsen reverses position against the fence. They break free and as Pichel closes in to fire off more strikes, Madsen shoots in for a big takedown and gets the fight to the mat. Pichel tries to scramble off his back and throws up a triangle attempt.
Hansen returned to her feet and they get back to action in the center of the cage. A kick from Hansen is blocked and Rodriguez fires off punches in return. They then clinch and Rodriguez presses Hansen’s back against the fence. Rodriguez nearly gets a single leg, but Hansen is able to defend and keep the fight standing. Hansen is able to get off the fence with just under half a minute remaining, but Rodriguez is able to score one more takedown before the final horn. MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9 for Rodriguez, giving her the fight 29-28.
Sterling tries to control Yan’s arms, but he postures up and just misses with a big punch. After a brief scramble, Yan ends up back on top of Sterling. The round concludes with Yan on top. MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9 for Yan.
Garry breaks free with a few seconds remaining and a couple of quick strikes from both fighters land. Very close round that could go either way. MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9 for Garry. Round 1 – No touch of gloves here as they meet in the middle and start sizing each other up. Ladd offers a front kick to find the range.
MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9 for Burns. Round 1 – The fighters touch gloves and Dern immediately looks to land big punches. Dern charges forward with punches and Torres counters nicely with a right hand.
