The Sacramento Bee reported yesterday several matches for UFC on ESPN+ 13 July 13 at Golden1 Center in Sacramento, CA. One of those matches is Sara McMann vs Nicco Montano at Bantamweight. Of course Sara is a veteran fighter who was a Silver medallist in Wrestling in the 2004 Olympics. She's 38 years old and she now trains at Team Alpha Male in Sacramento. Her record is 11-5 and 5-5 in the UFC. She is on a two fight losing streak. She's always been overrated as an MMA fighter because of that Olympic medal. She should be better than she has been in the UFC. She has serious technique flaws and makes poor decisions that cost her fights. And she is returning from pregnancy. So she might be a completely different fighter. There has also been turmoil at TAM so how does that affect her. There is also plenty of uncertainty with Nicco. She is 30 years old and she trains at Fit NHB in Arizona. Former UFC fighter Tim Means trains there. Her record is 4-2 and 1-0 in the UFC. And that fight was the final of TUF 26 and it made Nicco the UFC Flyweight Champion. So this should be a rags to riches story. But it all went down in flames when the UFC tried to have Nicco defend that belt against Valentina Shevchenko Sept. 2018. She told them she wouldn't be ready and then when she got sick and couldn't weigh in, she was stripped of the title. And she had a positive drug test which turned out to be a tainted supplement. At one point she was supposed to have foot surgery. But it would have left her with limited mobility. So she has decided to live with the pain so she can still fight. She's also moving up to Bantamweight though she has fought for most of her career at Flyweight. Sara is big enough to be a Featherweight so her size advantage gives her a clear edge. But with all these other factors, who knows what will happen?
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Sara McMann vs Nicco Montano added to July 13 UFC show
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