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Amway Center, Orlando, FL UFC Fight Night: February 24, 2018

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Red Corner Blue CornerBantamweight

3 Rounds Albert MoralesReseda, California, Uni... – --

Manny BermudezNorwell, Massachusetts,... – --

Flyweight 3 Rounds

Eric SheltonDavenport, Iowa, United... – --

Alex PerezLemoore, California, Un... – --

Bantamweight 3 Rounds

Rani YahyaBrasilia, Brazil – 24-9-0

Russell DoaneHonolulu, Hawaii, Unite... – 15-7-0

Light Heavyweight 3 Rounds

Sam AlveyTemecula, California, U... – 31-10-0

Marcin PrachnioWarsaw, Poland – --

Red Corner Blue CornerWelterweight

3 Rounds Ben SaundersOrlando, Florida, Unite... – 21-8-2

Alan JoubanLos Angeles, California... – 15-6-0

Women's Strawweight 3 Rounds

Maryna MorozVolnogorsk, Ukraine – --

Angela HillSan Diego, California, ... – 7-4-0

Women's Bantamweight 3 Rounds

Sara McMannSacramento, California,... – 11-4-0

Marion ReneauVisalia, California, Un... – 8-3-1


Renan BaraoRio de Janeiro, Brazil – 36-5-0

Brian KelleherSelden, New York, Unite... – --

Red Corner Blue CornerWelterweight

3 Rounds Mike PerryOrlando, Florida, Unite... – --

Max GriffinSacramento, California,... – --


Ovince Saint PreuxKnoxville, Tennessee, U... – 22-10-0

Ilir LatifiMalmo, Sweden – 14-5-0


Jessica AndradeNiteroi, Rio de Janeiro... – 17-6-0

Tecia TorresColorado Springs, Color... – 10-1-0

Featherweight 5 Rounds

Josh EmmettSacramento, California,... – --

Jeremy StephensSan Diego, California, ... – 27-14-0

All Bouts Live And Subject To Change

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Event Notes

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UFC HISTORY UFC HISTORY


ALBERT MORALES

NICKNAME The Warrior

WEIGHTCLASS Bantamweight

AGE 26

BIRTHDATE 05/25/91

BIRTHPLACEGranada Hills,California,United States

HEIGHT 69"

WEIGHT 135 lbs.

REACH 72"

FIGHTING OUTOF

Reseda,California,United States

RECORD --

TRAINER /TEAM --

TWITTER @warrior135

MANNY BERMUDEZ

NICKNAMEThe BermudezTriangle


AGE 23

BIRTHDATE 07/16/94

BIRTHPLACEBoston,Massachusetts, United States

HEIGHT 70"

WEIGHT 135 lbs.

REACH 71"

FIGHTING OUTOF

Norwell,Massachusetts, United States

RECORD --

TRAINER /TEAM --

TWITTER @_mannybermudez

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Flyweight 3 Rounds

ERIC SHELTON

NICKNAME Showtime

WEIGHTCLASS Flyweight

AGE 27

BIRTHDATE 02/02/91

BIRTHPLACELawton,Oklahoma ,United States

HEIGHT 66"

WEIGHT 125 lbs.

REACH 68"

FIGHTING OUTOF

Davenport,Iowa, UnitedStates

RECORD --

TRAINER /TEAM --

TWITTER @Showtime1MMA

ALEX PEREZ

NICKNAME --

WEIGHTCLASS Flyweight

AGE 25

BIRTHDATE 03/21/92

BIRTHPLACEHanford,California,United States

HEIGHT 66"

WEIGHT 125 lbs.

REACH 65"

FIGHTING OUTOF

Lemoore,California,United States

RECORD --

TRAINER /TEAM --

TWITTER @thedecision135

MEDIA NOTES



UFC HISTORY

WHenryBriones

UFC Fight Night: Pettisvs. Moreno

08/05/17 Submission R1 02:01

L Joe SotoUFC Fight Night: Belfortvs. Gastelum

03/11/17Decision -Unanimous

R3 05:00

WMichinoriTanaka

UFC Fight Night: Cyborgvs. Lansberg


R3 05:00

WMatthewLopez

UFC Fight Night:McDonald vs. Lineker

07/13/16 Submission R3 04:19

WMasanoriKanehara

UFC Fight Night: Mir vsDuffee

07/15/15Decision -Split

R3 05:00

UFC HISTORY

WKwan HoKwak

UFC Fight Night: Holm vs.Correia

06/17/17 KO/TKO R1 04:09

LMirsadBektic

UFC 204: Bisping vs.Henderson

10/08/16 Submission R1 04:22

LPedroMunhoz

UFC Fight Night: DosAnjos vs. Alvarez

07/07/16 Submission R1 02:08

LJerrodSanders

The Ultimate Fighter 21Finale


R3 05:00

LIuriAlcantara

UFC Fight Night: Silva vsArlovski


R3 05:00

CAREER NOTES

4-3 in WEC, with wins over Mark Hominick, Yoshiro Maeda, EddieWineland, and John Hosman

Earned three Submission of the Night awards in WEC (Maeda,Wineland, Hosman)

Lost five round decision to Chase Beebe in 2007 challenge for theWEC bantamweight title

16 of 20 wins by submission (kimura, 3 north-south, 2 RNC, 2guillotine, D’Arce, Ezekiel, triangle, 2 arm triangle, keylock, armbar,Peruvian necktie)

Fought Kid Yamamoto, Fredson Paixao, and Gesias Cavalcante innon-WEC / UFC bouts

Loss to Niinimaki snapped three fight winning streak

CAREER NOTES

• Pro since 2008

• Six wins by KO, five by submission

• Owns wins over Tyson Nam, Jon Delos Reyes, and his most recent win was afourth round KO over UFC vet Jared Papazian

• Seven first-round finishes

• Has won four of his last five


RANI YAHYA

NICKNAME --


AGE 33

BIRTHDATE 09/12/84

BIRTHPLACE Brasilia, Brazil

HEIGHT 66"

WEIGHT 135 lbs.

REACH 67"

FIGHTING OUTOF Brasilia, Brazil

RECORD 24-9-0

TRAINER /TEAM --

TWITTER @RaniYahyaMMA

RUSSELL DOANE

NICKNAME --


AGE 31

BIRTHDATE 08/13/86

BIRTHPLACEHonolulu,Hawaii, UnitedStates

HEIGHT 67"

WEIGHT 135 lbs.

REACH 70"

FIGHTING OUTOF

Honolulu,Hawaii, UnitedStates

RECORD 15-7-0

TRAINER /TEAM --

TWITTER @russelldoane135

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UFC HISTORY

LRamazanEmeev

UFC Fight Night: Cerronevs. Till


R3 05:00

WRashadEvans

UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs.Moreno


R3 05:00

LThalesLeites

UFC Fight Night: Swansonvs. Lobov


R3 05:00

WNateMarquardt

UFC Fight Night:Shevchenko vs. Pena


R3 05:00

WAlexNicholson

UFC Fight Night: DosAnjos vs. Ferguson


R3 05:00

UFC HISTORY

CAREER NOTES

Pro since 2008

17 wins by knockout, two by submission (RNC, kimura)

Twelve first round finishes

Has won seven of his last eight, and three in a row

Owns wins over Jay Silva and Jason Guida

First pick of Team Carwin on TUF 16

2010 bout with Paul Bradley was ruled a no contest due to rainfall

Married to McKey Sullivan, a winner of the America’s Next Top Modelreality show

Origin of nickname: “The origin of my nickname is pretty obvious ifyou've ever seen me fight - I smile. A lot.”


SAM ALVEY

NICKNAME Smile'N

WEIGHTCLASS

Light_Heavyweight

AGE 31

BIRTHDATE 05/06/86

BIRTHPLACEMilwaukee,Wisconsin,United States

HEIGHT 74"

WEIGHT 205 lbs.

REACH 75"

FIGHTING OUTOF

Temecula,California,United States

RECORD 31-10-0

TRAINER /TEAM --

TWITTER @smilensam

MARCIN PRACHNIO

NICKNAME --

WEIGHTCLASS

Light_Heavyweight

AGE 29

BIRTHDATE 07/14/88

BIRTHPLACE Warsaw,Poland

HEIGHT 75"

WEIGHT 205 lbs.

REACH --

FIGHTING OUTOF

Warsaw,Poland

RECORD --

TRAINER /TEAM

--

TWITTER @marcinprachnio

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UFC HISTORY

LPeterSobotta

UFC Fight Night:Gustafsson vs. Teixeira

05/28/17 KO/TKO R2 02:29

WCourtMcGee

UFC Fight Night:Rodriguez vs. Penn


R3 05:00

LPatrickCote

UFC Fight Night:Dillashaw vs Cruz

01/17/16 KO/TKO R2 01:14

WKennyRobertson

UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs.Barao II


R3 05:00

W Joe RiggsUFC Fight Night: DosSantos vs Miocic

12/13/14 Submission R1 00:57

UFC HISTORY

L Niko PriceUFC Fight Night: Pettisvs. Moreno

08/05/17 KO/TKO R1 01:44

LGunnarNelson

UFC Fight Night: Manuwavs. Anderson

03/18/17 Submission R2 00:46

W Mike PerryUFC Fight Night: VanZantvs. Waterson


R3 05:00

WBelalMuhammad

UFC Fight Night: DosAnjos vs. Alvarez


R3 05:00

WBrendanO'Reilly

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vsMir

03/19/16 KO/TKO R1 02:15

CAREER NOTES

• Pro since 2004

• 0-0-2 at the start of his career

• First man to knock out Marcus Davis

• Nine wins by KO, four by submission

• Stopped Kenny Stevens in The Ultimate Fighter 2 in three rounds back in2006

• 8-3 between UFC appearances

CAREER NOTES

Pro since 2011

Eight wins by KO

Five first round finishes

Has won nine of his last 11. Only losses in that stretch were to Alvesand via five round decision to UFC vet Mike Rhodes

Owns wins over Chris Spang and Ricky Legere Jr.

Origin of nickname: “Brahma is a nickname I started using in memoryof my late Grandfather, who was a cattleman and raised BrahmaBulls.”

Welterweight 3 Rounds

BEN SAUNDERS

NICKNAME Killa B

WEIGHTCLASS Welterweight

AGE 34

BIRTHDATE 04/13/83

BIRTHPLACE

FortLauderdale,Florida, UnitedStates

HEIGHT 74"

WEIGHT 170 lbs.

REACH 77"

FIGHTING OUTOF

Orlando,Florida, UnitedStates

RECORD 21-8-2

TRAINER /TEAM --

TWITTER @BenSaundersMMA

ALAN JOUBAN

NICKNAME Brahma


AGE 36

BIRTHDATE 11/25/81

BIRTHPLACELafayette,Louisiana,United States

HEIGHT 72"

WEIGHT 170 lbs.

REACH 73"

FIGHTING OUTOF

Los Angeles,California,United States

RECORD 15-6-0

TRAINER /TEAM --

TWITTER @AlanJouban

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UFC HISTORY

UFC HISTORY

LNinaAnsaroff

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs.Pettis


R3 05:00

WAshleyYoder



R3 05:00

LJessicaAndrade

UFC Fight Night: Bermudezvs. The Korean Zombie


R3 05:00

LRoseNamajunas

UFC 192: Cormier vsGustafsson

10/03/15 Submission R1 02:47

LTeciaTorres

UFC 188: Velasquez vsWerdum


R3 05:00

CAREER NOTES

Pro since 2013

Five wins by submission (5 armbar), one by KO – has finished all wins

Five first round finishes

Origin of nickname: “Was given to me by Chinese fans.”


MARYNA MOROZ

NICKNAME Iron Lady

WEIGHTCLASS

Women_Strawweight

AGE 26

BIRTHDATE 09/08/91

BIRTHPLACE Volnogorsk,Ukraine

HEIGHT 67"

WEIGHT 115 lbs.

REACH 67"

FIGHTING OUTOF

Volnogorsk,Ukraine

RECORD --

TRAINER /TEAM

--

TWITTER --

ANGELA HILL

NICKNAME Overkill

WEIGHTCLASS

Women_Strawweight

AGE 33

BIRTHDATE 01/12/85

BIRTHPLACEClinton,Maryland,United States

HEIGHT 63"

WEIGHT 115 lbs.

REACH 64"

FIGHTING OUTOF

San Diego,California,United States

RECORD 7-4-0

TRAINER /TEAM --

TWITTER @angieoverkill

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UFC HISTORY

LKetlenVieira

UFC 215: Nunes vsShevchenko 2

09/09/17 Submission R2 04:16

WGinaMazany

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs.Browne

02/19/17 Submission R1 01:14

WAlexisDavis


12/03/16 Submission R2 02:52

WJessicaEye

UFC Fight Night: Almeidavs Garbrandt


R3 05:00

LAmandaNunes

UFC Fight Night: Teixeiravs Saint Preux

08/08/15 Submission R1 02:53

UFC HISTORY

WTalitaBernardo

UFC Fight Night: Volkovvs. Struve

09/02/17 KO/TKO R3 04:54

D Bethe CorreiaUFC Fight Night: Belfortvs. Gastelum

03/11/17Decision -Majority

R3 05:00

WMilanaDudieva

UFC Fight Night:Mousasi vs. Hall 2

11/19/16 KO/TKO R3 03:03

LAshleeEvans-Smith

UFC Fight Night:Cowboy vs Cowboy


R3 05:00

L Holly HolmUFC Fight Night: Mir vsDuffee


R3 05:00

CAREER NOTES

Pro since 2011

Two wins by submission (RNC, Americana), two by KO

2011 ADCC North American Championships Silver Medalist

2009 FILA Grappling World Championships Senior Women's No-GiGold Medalist

Three-time NAGA Gold medalist

CAREER NOTES

Pro since 2010

Three wins by KO, one by submission (armbar) – has finished all wins

On three fight winning streak

Three first round finishes. Owns 10-second knockout of Lydia Reyes in2012

Women's Bantamweight 3 Rounds

SARA MCMANN

NICKNAME --

WEIGHTCLASS

Women_Bantamweight

AGE 37

BIRTHDATE 09/24/80

BIRTHPLACETakoma Park,Maryland,United States

HEIGHT 66"

WEIGHT 135 lbs.

REACH 66"

FIGHTING OUTOF

Sacramento,California,United States

RECORD 11-4-0

TRAINER /TEAM --

TWITTER @Sara_McMann

MARION RENEAU

NICKNAMEThe BelizeanBruiser

WEIGHTCLASS

Women_Bantamweight

AGE 40

BIRTHDATE 06/20/77

BIRTHPLACETulare,California,United States

HEIGHT 66"

WEIGHT 135 lbs.

REACH 68"

FIGHTING OUTOF

Visalia,California,United States

RECORD 8-3-1

TRAINER /TEAM --

TWITTER @BelizeanBruiser

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UFC HISTORY

LAljamainSterling

UFC 214: Cormier vs.Jones 2


R3 05:00

WPhillipeNover

UFC Fight Night: Cyborgvs. Lansberg


R3 05:00

LJeremyStephens



R3 05:00

LTJDillashaw

UFC on Fox: Dillashawvs. Barao II

07/25/15 KO/TKO R4 00:35

WMitchGagnon

UFC Fight Night: Machidavs Dollaway

12/20/14 Submission R3 03:53

UFC HISTORY

CAREER NOTES

• Pro since 2005

• Made three successful title defenses

• Training partner of UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo

• Lost first fight in 2005 – 34-1-0, 1NC since

• Loss to Dillashaw snapped a 22-fight winning streak

• Eight wins by KO / TKO, 14 by submission

• Promoted to undisputed bantamweight champion in January of 2014


RENAN BARAO

NICKNAME The Baron


AGE 31

BIRTHDATE 01/27/87

BIRTHPLACE Natal, Brazil

HEIGHT 66"

WEIGHT 135 lbs.

REACH 70"

FIGHTING OUTOF

Rio de Janeiro,Brazil

RECORD 36-5-0

TRAINER /TEAM --

TWITTER @RenanBaraoUFC

BRIAN KELLEHER

NICKNAME Boom


AGE 31

BIRTHDATE 08/19/86

BIRTHPLACEOceanside,New York,United States

HEIGHT 66"

WEIGHT 135 lbs.

REACH 66"

FIGHTING OUTOF

Selden, NewYork, UnitedStates

RECORD --

TRAINER /TEAM --

TWITTER @brianboom135

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Welterweight 3 Rounds

MIKE PERRY

NICKNAME Platinum


AGE 26

BIRTHDATE 09/15/91

BIRTHPLACEFlint,Michigan,United States

HEIGHT 70"

WEIGHT 170 lbs.

REACH 71"

FIGHTING OUTOF

Orlando,Florida, UnitedStates

RECORD --

TRAINER /TEAM --

TWITTER @PlatinumPerry

MAX GRIFFIN

NICKNAME Pain


AGE 32

BIRTHDATE 11/29/85

BIRTHPLACESanta Barbara,California,United States

HEIGHT 71"

WEIGHT 170 lbs.

REACH 76"

FIGHTING OUTOF


RECORD --

TRAINER /TEAM --

TWITTER @maxpainmma

MEDIA NOTES



UFC HISTORY

WCoreyAnderson

UFC 217: Bisping vs.St-Pierre

11/04/17 KO/TKO R3 01:25

W Yushin OkamiUFC Fight Night: SaintPreux vs. Okami

09/22/17 Submission R1 01:50

WMarcosRogerio deLima

UFC Fight Night: Swansonvs. Lobov

04/22/17 Submission R2 02:11

LVolkanOezdemir

UFC Fight Night:Bermudez vs. The KoreanZombie


R3 05:00

L Jimi ManuwaUFC 204: Bisping vs.Henderson

10/08/16 KO/TKO R2 02:38

UFC HISTORY

WTysonPedro



R3 05:00

LRyanBader

UFC Fight Night: Arlovskivs. Barnett

09/03/16 KO/TKO R2 02:06

WGianVillante

UFC 196: McGregor vsDiaz


R3 05:00

WSeanO'Connell

UFC Fight Night:Dillashaw vs Cruz

01/17/16 KO/TKO R1 00:30

WHansStringer

UFC Fight Night: Bispingvs Leites

07/18/15 KO/TKO R1 00:56

CAREER NOTES

Pro since 2008

Nine wins by knockout, four by submission (Calf Slicer, RNC, Von FlueChoke, Kimura)

Has won 14 of his last 16

Eleven first round finishes

Owns eight second knockout victory over UFC vet Jason Day in 2010

CAREER NOTES

Pro since 2008

Four wins by submission (guillotine, keylock, armbar, undisclosedsubmission), six by knockout

Has won eight of his last 10 and three in a row

Eight first round finishes


OVINCE SAINT PREUX

NICKNAME --

WEIGHTCLASS

Light_Heavyweight

AGE 34

BIRTHDATE 04/08/83

BIRTHPLACEImmokalee,Florida, UnitedStates

HEIGHT 75"

WEIGHT 205 lbs.

REACH 80"

FIGHTING OUTOF

Knoxville,Tennessee,United States

RECORD 22-10-0

TRAINER /TEAM --

TWITTER @003_OSP

ILIR LATIFI

NICKNAMETheSledgehammer

WEIGHTCLASS

Light_Heavyweight

AGE 34

BIRTHDATE 07/28/83

BIRTHPLACEMalmo,Sweden

HEIGHT 70"

WEIGHT 205 lbs.

REACH 73"

FIGHTING OUTOF

Malmo,Sweden

RECORD 14-5-0

TRAINER /TEAM --

TWITTER @latifimma

MEDIA NOTES



UFC HISTORY

WClaudiaGadelha

UFC Fight Night: SaintPreux vs. Okami


R3 05:00

LJoannaJedrzejczyk

UFC 211: Miocic vs. DosSantos


R5 05:00

W Angela HillUFC Fight Night: Bermudezvs. The Korean Zombie


R3 05:00

WJoanneCalderwood

UFC 203: Miocic vs.Overeem

09/10/16 Submission R1 04:38

WJessicaPenne

UFC 199: Rockhold vs.Bisping 2

06/04/16 KO/TKO R2 02:56

UFC HISTORY

WMichelleWaterson

UFC 218: Holloway vs.Aldo 2


R3 05:00

W Juliana LimaThe Ultimate Fighter 25Finale

07/07/17 Submission R2 00:53

W Bec RawlingsUFC Fight Night:Bermudez vs. TheKorean Zombie


R3 05:00

LRoseNamajunas

UFC Fight Night:Teixeira vs Evans


R3 05:00

WJocelynJones-Lybarger

UFC 194: Aldo vsMcGregor


R3 05:00

CAREER NOTES

• Pro since 2011

• Nickname is translated to “piledriver” in English

• Five wins by submission, four by knockout – has finished all but one of herwins

• Has won eight of her last 10

• Five first-round finishes

PERSONAL NOTES


JESSICA ANDRADE

NICKNAME Bate Estaca

WEIGHTCLASS

Women_Strawweight

AGE 26

BIRTHDATE 09/25/91

BIRTHPLACE Umuarama,Parana, Brazil

HEIGHT 62"

WEIGHT 115 lbs.

REACH 62"

FIGHTING OUTOF

Niteroi, Rio deJaneiro, Brazil

RECORD 17-6-0

TRAINER /TEAM

--

TWITTER @JessicaMMApro

TECIA TORRES

NICKNAMEThe TinyTornado

WEIGHTCLASS

Women_Strawweight

AGE 28

BIRTHDATE 08/16/89

BIRTHPLACEFall River,Massachusetts, United States

HEIGHT 61"

WEIGHT 115 lbs.

REACH 60"

FIGHTING OUTOF

ColoradoSprings,Colorado,United States

RECORD 10-1-0

TRAINER /TEAM

--

TWITTER @teciatorres

MEDIA NOTES



UFC HISTORY

UFC HISTORY

W Dooho ChoiUFC Fight Night:Stephens vs. Choi

01/14/18 KO/TKO R2 02:36

WGilbertMelendez



R3 05:00

LRenatoMoicano

UFC Fight Night: Johnsonvs. Reis


R3 05:00

LFrankieEdgar

UFC 205: Alvarez vsMcGregor


R3 05:00

WRenanBarao



R3 05:00

CAREER NOTES

Pro since 2011

Four first round finishes

Three wins by KO, two by submission (guillotine, arm triangle)

Coming off January 2016 TKO of UFC vet Christos Giagos

CAREER NOTES

• Pro since 2005

• Win over Payan snapped three-fight losing streak

• Sparring sessions with buddy Josh Neer are legendary

• 16 wins by KO / TKO, two by submission

• Third fight at featherweight (2-0)

Featherweight 5 Rounds

JOSH EMMETT

NICKNAME --

WEIGHTCLASS Featherweight

AGE 32

BIRTHDATE 03/04/85

BIRTHPLACESacramento,California,United States

HEIGHT 66"

WEIGHT 145 lbs.

REACH 70"

FIGHTING OUTOF


RECORD --

TRAINER /TEAM --

TWITTER @joshemmett155

JEREMY STEPHENS

NICKNAME Lil' Heathen

WEIGHTCLASS Featherweight

AGE 31

BIRTHDATE 05/25/86

BIRTHPLACEDes Moines,Iowa, UnitedStates

HEIGHT 69"

WEIGHT 145 lbs.

REACH 71"

FIGHTING OUTOF

San Diego,California,United States

RECORD 27-14-0

TRAINER /TEAM --

TWITTER @lilheathenmma

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