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Dana White confirms Jennifer Maia is next for UFC flyweight champ Valentina Shevchenko

Adam D Martin - August 2, 2020

UFC president Dana White confirmed that Jennifer Maia is next in line to fight UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko. Maia picked up the biggest win of her UFC career to date when she tapped out Joanne Calderwood with a first-round armbar at UFC Vegas 5. The victory improved Maia to 3-2 overall in the UFC, with previous victories over Roxanne Modafferi and Alexis Davis. By beating Calderwood, who was next in line to fight Shevchenko before taking this short-notice fight, Maia has elevated herself to an elite position at women’s 125lbs.

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Joanne Calderwood fainted and was taken to hospital following UFC loss to Jennifer Maia

Christopher Taylor - August 1, 2020

UFC women’s flyweight contender Joanne Calderwood (14-5 MMA) is having a very rough evening in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Scottish standout risked a future title shot with Valentina Shevchenko in order to take on Jennifer Maia in tonight’s UFC Vegas 5 co-main event.

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Pros react to Jennifer Maia defeating Joanne Calderwood at UFC Vegas 5

Chris Taylor - August 1, 2020

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 5 event was co-headlined by a women’s flyweight bout between perennial contenders Joanne Calderwood and Jennifer Maia. Calderwood was initially slated to challenge reigning division title holder Valentina Shevchenko. However, after the champ was forced to postpone her return due to injury, Jo-Jo decided to accept a fight with Maia instead.

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UFC Vegas 5 Results: Jennifer Maia stops Joanna Calderwood in Round 1 (Video)

Chris Taylor - August 1, 2020

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 5 co-headliner features a key women’s flyweight bout between perennial division contenders Joanne Calderwood and Jennifer Maia. Calderwood was actually slated to be the next woman to challenge reigning division title holder Valentina Shevchenko. However, after the champ was forced to postpone her return due to injury, Jo-Jo opted to accept a fight with Maia instead.

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UFC

UFC back heads to Austin, first bout is Jennifer Maia vs. Viviane Araujo

Adam Martin - February 27, 2020

The UFC is headed back to Austin, Texas, and the first bout on the card is a women’s flyweight match between Jennifer Maia and Viviane Araujo. Combate was the first to report the UFC will head back to Austin on June 27 for a Fight Night card and the first to report the Maia vs. Araujo matchup. At this time, no other bouts for the card have been revealed.

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UFC flyweight contender Jennifer Maia accepts six-month USADA suspension

Tom Taylor - January 15, 2019

11th-ranked UFC flyweight contender Jennifer Maia has accepted a six-month sanction from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) after testing positive for banned substances as the result of her ingestion of a tainted supplement. This Jennifer Maia news was announced on the official USADA website. Here’s what the USADA release on the topic says:

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MMA Inequity

MMA Inequity | Outside accomplishments mean nothing

Drake Riggs - July 9, 2018

Using the phrase “nobody knows who they are” is an invalid excuse when it’s the UFC’s fault for not promoting their own fighters. Especially in the case of the consensus best flyweight in the world, Jennifer Maia who makes her UFC debut this Saturday at UFC Boise.

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Jennifer Maia

Three Possible Match-Ups For Invicta Flyweight Champion, Jennifer Maia's UFC Debut

Drake Riggs - February 15, 2018

The consensus number one ranked female flyweight in the world(at least to those that have been paying attention) has officially and finally joined the UFC roster. Invicta FC flyweight queen, Jennifer Maia made the announcement today on her Instagram page that she is now a UFC fighter.

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Invicta Flyweight Champ, Jennifer Maia Isn't Afraid of Valentina Shevchenko, "I’ll fight whoever is in front of me"

Drake Riggs - February 8, 2018

When you bring up the discussion of best female flyweight fighters in the world today, very few if any will say that Invicta FC champion, Jennifer Maia isn’t #1. The Curitiba, Brazil native, Maia has defended her title twice and is currently on a six-fight winning streak that includes wins over Vanessa Porto, Agnieszka Niedzwiedz, and Roxanne Modaferri. Around the time that the UFC was ready to crown their inaugural 125-pound champion after a season of The Ultimate Fighter, Maia was ready to defend her title the week after. As one might imagine, Maia should have been a part of the tournament to decide the UFC’s first flyweight champion. Instead, Maia turned down the offer to participate on the show and as she told MMAFighting, it was for a pretty understandable reason: