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UFC on ESPN+ 33 – Zak Cummings post-fight interview

Zak Cummings talks to media after his victory at UFC on ESPN+ 33 in Las Vegas.

Zak Cummings talks to media after his victory at UFC on ESPN+ 33 in Las Vegas.

UFC on ESPN+ 33: Sean Brady post-fight interview

Sean Brady talks to media after her victory at UFC on ESPN+ 33 in Las Vegas.

Sean Brady talks to media after her victory at UFC on ESPN+ 33 in Las Vegas.

UFC on ESPN+ 33 – Polyana Viana post-fight interview

Polyana Viana talks to media after her victory at UFC on ESPN+ 33 in Las Vegas.

Polyana Viana talks to media after her victory at UFC on ESPN+ 33 in Las Vegas.

UFC on ESPN+ 33 – Mallory Martin post-fight interview

Mallory Martin talks to media after her victory at UFC on ESPN+ 33 in Las Vegas.

Mallory Martin talks to media after her victory at UFC on ESPN+ 33 in Las Vegas.

Video: Polyana Viana snaps three-fight skid with slick submission at UFC on ESPN+ 33

Polyana Viana potentially saved her spot on the UFC roster with a much-needed win over Emily Whitmire at UFC on ESPN+ 33.

[autotag]Polyana Viana[/autotag] potentially saved her spot on the UFC roster Saturday with a much-needed win over [autotag]Emily Whitmire[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN+ 33.

Viana (11-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) carried a three-fight losing skid into her matchup with Whitmire (4-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Her back was against the wall, but then she rose to the occasion in thrilling fashion.

The Brazilian found an opportunity to lock up an armbar on Whitmire from bottom position early in the fight and finished the job in less than two minutes.

Check out the reply of her handiwork below (via Twitter):

With the performance, Viana has still yet to see the scorecards in victory. She’s put her opponent away inside the distance every time she’s gotten her hand raised, and Whitmire offered her that opportunity with her early aggression.

Viana returned to the win column for the first time since her UFC debut in February 2018, and now the 28-year-old can move forward with some pressure off her shoulders.

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Mallory Martin takes beating, comes back for incredible submission win at UFC on ESPN+ 33

Mallory Martin went nuts after her remarkable comeback.

[autotag]Mallory Martin[/autotag] simply could not contain her emotions after winning at UFC on ESPN+ 33, and who could blame her?

Martin showed incredible strength and perseverance in her fight with [autotag]Hannah Cifers[/autotag], who delivered a beatdown in Round 1. Cifers (10-7 MMA, 2-5 UFC) dropped Martin (7-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) with a hard right hand, and the fight was almost over at that point, but Martin managed to survive the final two minutes.

Then in Round 2, Martin listened to the advice of her coaches and got the fight to the mat, where she took Cifers’ back and locked in a rear-naked choke to earn a submission win at the 1:33 mark.

What a remarkable comeback win. Check out the sequence of events in the videos below:

Cifers drops Martin (via Twitter)

Martin finishes, outpouring of emotion (via Twitter)

And just to make this win even greater, there’s this statistic (via Twitter):

Mallory Martin’s -27 significant strike differential in her win over Hannah Cifers represents the 2nd largest statistical comeback finish in UFC strawweight history. The record for the division: Alex Chambers (-37) over Kailin Curran.

Amazing.

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UFC on ESPN+ 33 discussion thread

UFC on ESPN+ 33 takes place Saturday in Las Vegas, and you can discuss the event here.

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 33 event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, which kicks off at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). You can discuss the event here.

Be sure to follow along with the latest card updates in our UFC on ESPN+ 33 live results post, and then discuss the event in the comments section below.

Round-by-round updates and official results begin at approximately 6 p.m. ET for the preliminary card and 9 p.m. ET for the main card.

Ion Cutelaba tests positive for COVID-19, Magomed Ankalaev rematch off UFC on ESPN+ 33

The anticipated rematch between Ion Cutelaba and Magomed Ankalaev has been called off yet again.

The anticipated rematch between [autotag]Ion Cutelaba[/autotag] and [autotag]Magomed Ankalaev[/autotag] has been called off yet again.

Just hours before the light heavyweights were set to run it back tonight at UFC on ESPN+ 33, the promotion announced Cutelaba (15-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) has tested positive for COVID-19 and been removed from bout with Ankalaev (13-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC).

The promotion released a statement on its official website addressing the situation.

“Due to a positive COVID-19 test, Ion Cutelaba’s light heavyweight fight against Magomed Ankalaev has been removed from today’s undercard and will be rescheduled for a later date,” the statement read.

More on this in a moment.

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