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Former UFC Champion Nicco Montano Moving Up In Weight

Nicco Montano will be making the move to 135 pounds. Montano became the inaugural Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women's flyweight title holder back in Dec....

Former UFC Champion Nicco Montano Speaks Out On USADA Sanction

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women's flyweight title holder Nicco Montano has issued a statement following her suspension. Yesterday (April 23), the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency...

Sean O’Malley, Nicco Montano Among Four Sanctioned By USADA

Sean O'Malley, Nicco Montano, Marvin Vettori, and Augusto Mendes have been handed their sanctions by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). All four fighters tested positive...

Former UFC Champion Nicco Montano Talks About Her ‘Rough’ 2018

Nicco Montano has taken the time to reflect on what has been a rocky 2018 for her. Back in Dec. 2017, Montano picked up the...

Valentina Shevchenko Isn’t Sure Nicco Montano Will Ever Fight Again

Valentina Shevchenko still has some grievances with Nicco Montano. The pair were initially expected to co-main event UFC 228 earlier this month. Instead, Montano...

Joanna Jedrzejczyk Lectures Nicco Montano on Being a Fighter & Champion

When Nicco Montano was stripped of her flyweight championship for failure to make weight at UFC 228, this decision by the UFC was met...

Nicco Montano: Valentina Is Afraid To Fight Me

After Nicco Montano was pulled from the UFC 228 co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko was quick to offer her thoughts on the matter and she...

Nicco Montano Breaks Silence in Lengthy & Impassioned Statement

Nicco Montano has released a lengthy statement via Instagram to respond to the stripping of her flyweight championship and the lashing she took from...

Nicco Montano Provides Major Health Update

The original UFC 228 co-main event between Nicco Montaño and Valetina Shevchenko had to be cancelled after Montaño was hospitalized during her weight cut....

UFC Dropped The Ball With No Flyweight Backup Fighter At UFC 228

It happened again. Almost every UFC card this year has had something go wrong with it and UFC 228 wasn't immune to the bug....

BREAKING: Nicco Montano Stripped of Flyweight Championship

Nicco Montano has been stripped of her flyweight championship after being pulled from the UFC 228 co-main event against Valentina Shevchenko. Aaron Bronsteter of...

Valentina Shevchenko Issues Scathing Statement After Fight Cancellation

Valentina Shevchenko has broken her silence after flyweight champion Nicco Montano was pulled from the UFC 228 co-main event. Shevchenko was set to challenge...

Nicco Montano’s Team Releases Statement On UFC 228 Fight Cancellation

This morning (Fri. September 7, 2018) it was announced that UFC flyweight champion Nicco Montano was hospitalized while cutting weight. Her scheduled defense against Valentina...

UFC 228 Weigh-In Results: Till Makes Weight, Montano Hospitalized

The UFC 228 weigh-ins are complete. All fighters made weight, save Nicco Montano, who was hospitalized due to health concerns. The pay per view...

***UPDATED*** Montano Hospitalized UFC 228 Title Fight OFF

UFC 228 co-main event is in jeopardy with reports of the UFC flyweight champion, Nicco Montano being transported to the hospital in Dallas early...