Bbbbbbbbaaaadddd move JeremyâŚvery bad choice.
But WAR all the same.
Lots of fun fights on this card.
I am ready for in depth conversations with my bro 29-28
I met Davidsion Figueroa on a trip to Brazil. We talked about farming and how to cowboy it up south america style. He was a great human being
5/4 Sunday ? @Detroit_Redneck
Love little Heathen but he has some age and wear. Hereâs to hoping though
For you. My we squash the ill feelings.
BNice U2 !!
I hope figgy wins just for the lols. I hope De Ridder wins too, or st least pushes Bo to fight
I am here to watch Boâs hype train be derailed, but unless he can take a shot or avoid all together I see him in victory
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Dang Gillian Anderson is on the card, yes!
Looks like the card could be a bangerâŚ
Yana Santosâ 11th walk to the octagon will be a dream come true challenge for the Russian veteran, who faces former UFC and Strikeforce titleholder Miesha Tate at UFC Des Moines on May 3.
âFoxyâ is a former Invicta FC champion who debuted in the octagon straight in a title fight with Cris Cyborg seven years ago, and racked up a 5-5 record in the organization since. Back to the winning column with a decision over Chelsea Chandler in August 2024, she now fulfills a life-long dream in Iowa.
âIt was a dream match for me because I was a fan [of Tate] before I signed up in UFC,â Santos told MMA Fighting. âI was looking her fights and so many other girls and I really like her. Thatâs why I wanted so much to fight her, as well like other dream matches like Gina Carano or something like this. Itâs not like because I hate her, because I love her is why I wanted to fight her.â
Tate won the Strikeforce bantamweight championship in August 2010, when Santos â Yana Kunitskaya at the time â was still 2-1 in the sport. âCupcakeâ claimed UFC gold in 2016 when she choked out Holly Holm.
âI couldnât imagine that I would get to this level, and I couldnât imagine that one day I have a opportunity to fight her, so for me itâs like a dream come true,â Santos said. âAnd stylistically, for me it was like a little bit challenge about her takedowns but itâs what makes me excited. Iâm growing in my camp and we know what we can wait from her. ⌠For me, itâs to prove that I belong here in UFC.â
Santos said thereâs âno surpriseâ what she and Tate will try to do Saturday night, as Tate âwill try to put me down and I will try to knock her out.â Tate hasnât fought since December 2023, when she snapped a two-fight skid by beating Julia Avila via third-round submission. Santos wonât downplay her victory, but notes that Avila wasnât in her best condition.
âI donât want like to take anything from her last performance, but her opponent tore her LCL,â Santos said. âIt was a good performance, sure, but I think itâs one of the reasons why Julia didnât give like so much back, because she couldnât stand on her knee. But anyway, sure, it was a good performance, amazing performance. It was a long time ago.â
âBut I prepare for for best Miesha,â she continued. âI think sheâs in good shape. I think sheâs in this position when she has to prove that sheâs still in this level and that she wants to go to title and all these things. I prepared for hard fight.â
âFoxyâ gave birth to her second child on April 2022, with fellow MMA fighter Thiago Santos. She dropped two decisions in a row since then, losing to Holly Holm and Karol Santos before the victory over Chandler, and laments the way she handled her return from pregnancy.
âItâs very hard to come back,â Santos said. âYou feel mentally that youâre ready, you want to fight, and you get there and you have losses, especially with nursing, all the things, you canât sleep, baby needs you so much. First year was tough, but my last fight is probably first one when I felt like myself back and feel like better than ever. I think itâs kind of not like mistake, but itâs challenging to come back fast. You probably could take a little bit more, but Iâm happy with everything that happened. Itâs challenging, but at same time it gives so much motivation and so much power.â