Irene Aldana

Coach Raul Arvizu confident in the future of Mexican talent in UFC: ‘There’s an expansion coming’

Mexican MMA, specifically in the UFC, has taken a hit. Recently, Mexico had two undisputed UFC champions in Brandon Moreno and Alexa Grasso, an interim UFC champion in Yair Rodriguez and a title challenger in Irene Aldana, who was slated to fight women’s MMA great Amanda Nunes. Fast-forward to...

With stitches out, Irene Aldana shares healing progress on insane cuts suffered at UFC 306

Does Irene Aldana have a Marvel-like mutant healing factor? “Wolverine ,” fellow UFC fighter Angela Hill commented on Aldana’s Instagram post Thursday. In her latest social media post, Aldana shared a short selfie video showing her healing progress after removing her stitches. Less than two weeks ago at UFC...

UFC 306 post-event facts: Merab Dvalishvili’s streak reaches historic status in title win vs. Sean O’Malley

The UFC’s historic event at Sphere in Las Vegas on Saturday produced historic results, because UFC 306 joined the short list of events to crown two new champions on the same night In the main event, Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) claimed the bantamweight title from Sean O’Malley...

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, June 20: Arman Tsarukyan, Larissa Pacheco climb

Two impressive fighters in their respective divisions picked up big wins last weekend and made moves up the ladder. First, at 2023 PFL 5 on Friday, 2022 season winner Larissa Pacheco picked up another first-round finish by making quick work of Amber Leibrock. The quick finish earned her six...

Brandon Moreno confident Irene Aldana will bounce back, offers advice on overcoming UFC 289 title loss

Mexico fell short in its quest for a fourth UFC title. In the biggest fight of her career, Irene Aldana had arguably her worst showing, losing a lopsided decision against two-division UFC champion Amanda Nunes in the main event of UFC 289 this past Saturday. Immediately after the bout,...

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, June 13: Amanda Nunes’ retirement resets women’s standings

Amanda Nunes successfully defended her UFC women’s bantamweight title at UFC 289. However, immediately after her dominant unanimous decision victory over Irene Aldana, Nunes announced her retirement from MMA. Already having a firm grasp as the No. 1 bantamweight, featherweight, and pound-for-pound, her exit causes a massive shuffle. Aldana...

Irene Aldana apologizes for UFC 289 loss vs. Amanda Nunes: ‘This will not happen again’

Irene Aldana is aware of her lackluster performance against Amanda Nunes in the UFC 289 main event. Aldana (14-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC) was dominated in her first UFC title shot opportunity on Saturday when she suffered a lopsided unanimous decision loss to Nunes (23-5 MMA, 16-2 UFC) in the...

Julianna Pena: I will be Amanda Nunes’ ‘one biggest fan in the world’ at UFC 289

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena wants her trilogy against Amanda Nunes, and is prepared to be her biggest fan at UFC 289. Before a rib injury forced her to the sideline, Pena (11-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) was set to share the main event...

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