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Sierra High School grad Elijah Smith earns UFC contract after win on DWCS
Last week, Elijah Smith said he would improve to 7-1 after his MMA fight against Aaron Tau. Smith’s words served as a spoiler rather than a prediction. The bantamweight won via unanimous decision victory over Tau on Dana White’s Contender Series on Tuesday in Las Vegas and earned a UFC contract. “Aaron came out showboating…
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Former Sierra Stallion Elijah Smith could earn competitive UFC contract
Elijah Smith has waited four years for this moment. It’s late August and days prior, he received a call from his father, Gilbert, who informed the 22-year-old that Smith might fight on Dana White’s Contender Series in September, but they had to wait for more details. Two days passed. Nothing. The next day, Smith received…
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Colorado Springs native Raquel Pennington set to defend bantamweight title against Julianna Peña at UFC 307
Raquel Pennington hopes to remain on a heater when she defends her championship title in seven weeks. Dana White, UFC CEO, announced Friday on X, the app formerly known as Twitter, the card for UFC 307 and said Pennington will defend her women’s bantamweight title against Julianna Peña on Oct. 5 in Salt Lake City.…