Sarah Frota’s days as a strawweight are over.
“A Treta”, who took on Livinha Souza at last Saturday’s UFC Fortaleza in Brazil and lost via split decision, didn’t come close to making the strawweight limit for the bout, coming in at 123 pounds on Friday.
Argentines ruled another day at the inaugural Cordoba Open on Wednesday, winning five of the six matches contested. The only match players from the home country lost was a doubles match between four Argentines.
One of the most ferocious MMA fighters in his prime, Wanderlei Silva never shied away from standing and trading strikes with his opponents, even when he was standing in front of heavyweights heavy-hitters like Mark Hunt and Mirko Cro Cop.
The light heavyweight matchup between longtime contender Glover Teixeira and up-and-comer Ion Cutelaba is back on.