Tag: Nina Nunes

Nina Nunes didn’t follow wife Amanda in split from ATT, will train there ‘until I finish my career’

Nina Nunes is still training at American Top Team despite her wife Amanda Nunes having a well-documented divorce from the gym.

SAN DIEGO – [autotag]Nina Nunes[/autotag] is still training at American Top Team despite her wife Amanda Nunes having a well-documented divorce from the gym.

Following an upset loss to Julianna Peña at UFC 269 in December, Amanda parted ways with her longtime home at ATT in Coconut Creek, Fla., in favor of starting her own facility just a short drive away. That decision seemed to pay off for her after gaining revenge on Peña in the rematch at UFC 277 in July.

Nina (10-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC), who is set to meet Cynthia Calvillo (9-4-1 MMA, 6-4-1 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 41 card, opted against following suit. Her history with ATT goes back much further than Amanda’s, and Nina said she was able to allocate her time and maximize the conditions of working in multiple gyms.

“I stayed at American Top Team – I did both,” Nunes told MMA Junkie and other reporters at UFC on ESPN 41 media day. “I trained in the morning at American Top Team, I went to the gym, watched Amanda’s sparring, I coached her sparrings and then I trained conditioning after that. So I was actively in both gyms, I had good training partners at American Top Team. I’ve been there for 15 years. I’m going to stay there until I finish my career. I have the gym with Amanda as well. It’s 15 minutes apart. It makes no different to me. Amanda is going to pick whatever times she wants to train and we work around that.”

Nina was supposed to fight Calvillo at UFC on ESPN 39 on July 9, but she came down with an illness around weigh-ins. She said she went through every possible avenue to find a way into the octagon, but ultimately she “couldn’t keep food up” and was forced to pull out of the fight.

The UFC booked a new date, and now the matchup happens this weekend at Pechanga Arena and airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.

“I wanted to still fight Cynthia,” Nunes said. “I thought it would be fair to her, too, she prepared for a fight against me. It wasn’t her fault. They were asking to maybe do it in Long Island, but i wasn’t sure if it would be a 24-48 hour thing. The next card they had available was San Diego, I think she’s from California so it worked out well. It was enough time she was able to re-cut the weight.”

This fight is an important one for Nina’s career. She’s lost back-to-back fights against Mackenzie Dern and Tatiana Suarez, albeit nearly two years apart because of the time off she took to birth her and Amanda’s child.

Nina had no desire to have a three-fight losing skid on her record, and at UFC on ESPN 41 will be moving up to the women’s flyweight division for the first time in her UFC career.

She thinks this is the division where she belongs, and the 36-year-old hopes it’s where her best performance unfold.

“I feel so strong at 125,” Nunes said. “It was a no brainer. I am a 125er. I trained with the girls in (‘The Ultimate Fighter’) house that were 125ers, and it was like, ‘Yeah, I’m a 125er.”

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 41.

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UFC on ESPN 41 pre-event facts: Marlon Vera looks to add to finishes total

Check out the numbers behind UFC on ESPN 41, where Marlon Vera will look to 10 finishes in the bantamweight division.

The UFC makes its return to San Diego for the first time in more than seven years on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 41, which takes place at Pechanga Arena and airs on ESPN/streams on ESPN+.

A massive bantamweight fight serves as the main event of the card. [autotag]Marlon Vera[/autotag] (19-7-1 MMA, 13-6 UFC), who has won nine of his past 11 fights, will look to continue his climb up the divisional pecking order when he meets former UFC/WEC champion [autotag]Dominick Cruz[/autotag] (24-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC).

For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC on ESPN 41.

Nina Nunes announces UFC on ESPN 39 bout vs. Cynthia Calvillo off due to stomach virus

Hours before UFC on ESPN 39, Nina Nunes vs. Cynthia Calvillo was called off due to one fighter coming down with a stomach virus.

UFC on ESPN 39 is down a fight.

Hours before the event’s start time, [autotag]Nina Nunes[/autotag] announced her bout vs. [autotag]Cynthia Calvillo[/autotag] was removed from Saturday’s card at the UFC Apex and is currently being rescheduled for a later date. Nunes said she caught a stomach bug following Friday weigh-ins and could not recover in time to compete.

Both Nunes (10-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC) and Calvillo (9-4-1 MMA, 6-4-1 UFC) looked to end losing skids. Nunes is coming off two losses, while Cavillo three. Nunes didn’t reveal what the new target date is for the matchup.

“Hey Everyone, I had an amazing camp and the best weight cut yet,” Nunes wrote. “Unfortunately I picked up a stomach virus and have been sick since right after weigh ins. I tried as much as I could to make this better and still be able to fight. Sadly it has taken a tear on my body and I won’t be able to perform tonight. Sorry to my opponent. We are rescheduling it as we speak.”

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UFC on ESPN 39 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on ESPN after prelims on ESPN/ESPN+.

The updated UFC on ESPN 39 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)

  • Rafael dos Anjos vs. Rafael Fiziev
  • Caio Borralho vs. Armen Petrosyan
  • Said Nurmagomedov vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade
  • Chase Sherman vs. Jared Vanderaa
  • Michael Johnson vs. Jamie Mullarkey
  • Ricky Turcios vs. Aiemann Zahabi

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Cortney Casey vs. Antonina Shevchenko
  • Cody Brundage vs. Tresean Gore
  • Garrett Armfield vs. David Onama
  • Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Karl Roberson
  • Saidyokub Kakhramonov vs. Ronnie Lawrence

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UFC on ESPN 39 pre-event facts: Rafael dos Anjos on cusp of history

Check out the facts and figured behind UFC on ESPN 39, where Rafael dos Anjos near seven hours of cage time.

The UFC continues its busy July schedule Saturday with UFC on ESPN 39, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and airs on ESPN/streams on ESPN+.

A high-stakes lightweight clash serves as the main event of the card. Former 155-pound champion [autotag]Rafael dos Anjos[/autotag] (32-13 MMA, 20-11 UFC) continued his pursuit of gold when he takes on the surging [autotag]Rafael Fiziev[/autotag] (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in a five-round contest.

For more on the numbers behind the headliner, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC on ESPN 39.

UFC adds Amanda Lemos vs. Nina Nunes to Dec. 18 event

Amanda Lemos will look to crack the top 10 when she meets battle-tested veteran Nina Nunes.

[autotag]Amanda Lemos[/autotag] will look to crack the top 10 when she meets a battle-tested veteran.

Lemos (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) faces [autotag]Nina Nunes[/autotag] (10-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC) at a Dec. 18 UFC card. The event doesn’t yet have a known venue or location.

A person with knowledge of the matchup confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Combate was first to report the booking.

Brazil’s Lemos is 4-0 since moving down to 115 pounds. The 34-year-old is coming off her second-straight first-round finish. She needed only 35 seconds to TKO Montserrat Ruiz at UFC on ESPN 26 in July.

Nunes, who recently tested positive for COVID-19, will look to snap a two-fight losing skid. After notching four straight wins, Nunes dropped a decision to Tatiana Suarez and was submitted by Mackenzie Dern in her return after an almost two-year long layoff.

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UFC on ABC 2 medical suspensions: Mackenzie Dern, five others face potential 6 months

Mackenzie Dern and five others could be out up to six months due injuries sustained during Saturday’s card.

Six fighters face potentially lengthy layoffs as a result of injuries sustained in their UFC on ABC 2 bouts.

On Tuesday, MMA Junkie acquired a full list of the UFC on ABC 2 medical suspensions handed out by the Nevada Athletic Commission from MixedMartialArts.com, the Associate of Boxing Commission’s official recordkeeper.

Among those potentially suspended for 180 days is co-headliner [autotag]Arnold Allen[/autotag], who perhaps suffered a broken left hand in his victory over [autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag].

Fan favorite [autotag]Mackenzie Dern[/autotag] also could be out up to six months due to a potentially broken thumb suffered in her win against [autotag]Nina Nunes[/autotag].

[autotag]Julian Marquez[/autotag], who defeated [autotag]Sam Alvey[/autotag] by submission, will need his right hand cleared in order to avoid the mandatory 180 days off.

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Also handed a six-month suspension was UFC lightweight veteran [autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag], who will need his left foot cleared after his decision loss to [autotag]Joe Solecki[/autotag].

Both [autotag]John Makdessi[/autotag] (face and foot) and [autotag]Ignacio Bahamondes[/autotag] (nose and hand) received six-month suspensions for multiple potential injuries sustained in their back-and-forth preliminary card war.

The card was headlined by middleweights [autotag]Marvin Vettori[/autotag] and [autotag]Kevin Holland[/autotag], who received matching 21-day suspensions for facial lacerations.

The full list of UFC on ABC 2 medical suspensions:

  • Marvin Vettori: Suspended 21 days with no contact for 14 days due to left eyebrow laceration.
  • Kevin Holland: Suspended 21 days with no contact for 14 days due to left eyebrow laceration.
  • Arnold Allen: Suspended 180 days or until left hand x-ray is cleared by an orthopedic doctor; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.
  • Sodiq Yusuff: Suspended 21 days with no contact for 14 days.
  • Julian Marquez: Suspended 180 days or until right hand x-ray is cleared by orthopedic doctor.
  • Sam Alvey: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.
  • Mackenzie Dern: Suspended 180 days or until right thumb x-ray is cleared by an orthopedic doctor.
  • Nina Ansaroff: No suspension.
  • [autotag]Daniel Rodriguez[/autotag]: No suspension.
  • [autotag]Mike Perry[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 21 days.
  • Joe Solecki: No suspension.
  • Jim Miller: Suspended 180 days or until left foot x-ray is cleared by a doctor; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.
  • [autotag]Mateusz Gamrot[/autotag]: No suspension.
  • [autotag]Scott Holtzman[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days.
  • John Makdsessi: Suspended 180 days or until subtle nondisplaced fracture of the right zygomatic arch is cleared by a maxillofacial doctor and right foot displaced fracture of the second metatarsal is cleared by an orthopedic doctor; also suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days.
  • Ignacio Bahamondes: Suspended 180 days or until nose x-ray is cleared by a doctor and left hand x-ray is cleared by an orthopedic doctor; also suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days.
  • [autotag]Jarjis Danho[/autotag]: No suspension.
  • [autotag]Yorgan De Castro[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days.
  • [autotag]Jack Shore[/autotag]: No suspension.
  • [autotag]Hunter Azure[/autotag]: No suspension.
  • [autotag]Luis Saldana[/autotag]: No suspension.
  • [autotag]Jordan Griffin[/autotag]: Suspended 21 days with no contact for 14 days.
  • [autotag]Da Un Jung[/autotag]: No suspension.
  • [autotag]William Knight[/autotag]: Suspended 21 days with no contact for 14 days.
  • [autotag]Impa Kasanganay[/autotag]: No suspension.
  • [autotag]Sasha Palatnikov[/autotag]: Suspended 21 days with no contact for 14 days.

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UFC on ABC 2 results: Mackenzie Dern shuts down Nina Nunes, wins by first-round submission

Mackenzie Dern pushed her winning streak to four as she continued to make a push toward title contender status.

[autotag]Mackenzie Dern[/autotag] continues to look like a threat to the title.

The UFC strawweight contender picked up her fourth consecutive win, submitting [autotag]Nina Nunes[/autotag] with an armbar in the first round of their 115-pound clash at UFC on ABC 2.

The bout was part of the UFC on ABC 2 main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. It aired on ESPN following prelims on ESPN/ESPN+.

Dern (10-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) was completely dominant against Nunes (10-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC).

The 28-year-old jiu-jitsu champion took down Nunes with ease early in the first, using a single leg takedown. From there began her handy work. Dern passed guard, side control, and then moved to mount. From there, Dern began working for an armbar. Nunes did all she could to defend and managed to fight it off for a good while, but Dern’s efforts eventually got the arm straight and Nunes to tap with just 12 seconds reminding in the first.

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Dern hasn’t tasted defeat since her 2019 loss to Amanda Ribas. Prior to that, Dern was unbeaten with a 7-0 start in her professional career. She said post-fight that she’s eyeing a fight with a top-five opponent next.

Nunes, on the other hand, is now on a two-fight losing streak. This was her return fight after stepping away from the fight game back in 2019 game due to pregnancy.

Up-to-the-minute UFC on ABC 2 results include:

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UFC on ABC 2: Nina Ansaroff vs. Mackenzie Dern odds, picks and prediction

Previewing Saturday’s UFC on ABC 2 fight between Nina Ansaroff and Mackenzie Dern, with MMA odds, picks, tips and predictions.

In a women’s strawweight bout on Saturday’s main card, Nina Ansaroff and Mackenzie Dern meet at UFC on ABC 2 – also known as UFC Vegas 23 – at the UFC’s APEX Facility in Las Vegas. The early prelims kick off at 11:30 a.m. ET on ESPN+, the prelims start at noon ET on ESPN/ESPN+ and the main card begins at 3 p.m. ET on ABC/ESPN+. Below, we analyze the UFC on ABC 2 Ansaroff vs. Dern odds and lines, with picks and predictions.

UFC on ABC 2 Ansaroff vs. Dern Odds, spread and lines

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 3:03 a.m. ET.

  • Fight result (2-way line): Ansaroff -140 (bet $140 to win $100) | Dern +115 (bet $100 to win $115)
  • Over/Under: 2.5 rounds (Over -185 | Under +155)
  • Will the fight go the distance? (Yes -155 | No +130)

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UFC on ABC 2 Ansaroff vs. Dern: Odds, lines, predictions and picks

Records: Ansaroff 10-6 | Dern 10-1

Fight result (2-way line or money line)

Ansaroff (-140), who is sometimes listed as Nina Nunes, enters as the favorite. She is a bit on the ornery side after a unanimous-decision setback to Tatiana Suarez at UFC 238 last time out (June 8, 2019). In fact, this will be a “Battle of the Moms,” and the birth of her child is the reason she has been away from the octagon for so long.

DERN (+115) fought three times in 2020 since Ansaroff’s last fight, and she is a good value on the 2-way line at plus-money. Three of her past five fights have ended via submission wins, all in the first round.

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Over/Under (O/U)

Each of the past four fights for Ansaroff have ended up going the distance, and just one of her seven fights at the UFC level have ended via stoppage.

Dern’s last fight, Dec. 12, 2020 at UFC 256, ended up going the distance against Virna Jandiroba. Dern predicted this fight will finish by way of submission over Nunes, and I believe her. As such, take NO (+130): WILL THE FIGHT GO THE DISTANCE? as it’s hard to envision Ansaroff going all the way after such a long layoff. UNDER 2.5 ROUNDS (+155) is also a worthwhile play for a little added value.

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