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UFC fighters Denise Gomes, Jessica Andrade, and Karol Rosa have joined forces to create a new all-women’s MMA team to ignite change in Brazil.

Gomes, who enters the octagon Saturday to face one-time UFC title contender Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC Vegas 100 in Las Vegas, said that GAEA Project was born in Sao Paulo from a desire to give women better training environment and support, especially after experiencing past situations “no athlete needs to experience.”

“GAEA Project came to give girls the opportunity to work freely, work the correct way, and give them option in training,” Gomes said in an interview with MMA Fighting. The trio of UFC fighters were part of PRVT, which closed doors after the retirement of coach and manager Gilliard Parana. Andrade said she will file a lawsuit against Parana.

“The truth is, our previous team ended and we kind of had no place else to go,” she continued. “Based on the things we went through there before, we were more selective of what we wanted to do and where we wanted to go. The team ended, but Karol, Jessica and I remained together, so we decided, alongside other great people, to create our own team.”

Gomes said GAEA Project, a non-profit company based on empathy and cooperation to empower women, is a place where female athletes can go and train for upcoming fights without the need to necessarily part ways with their original teams, creating opportunity for women to do their camp and at the same time helping full-time GAEA members.

GAEA Project’s first assignment in the UFC is Gomes’ strawweight clash with Kowalkiewicz this Saturday, with the Brazilian looking to go 4-2 in the company after a June victory over Eduarda Moura. The Polish talent was riding a four-fight winning stream before dropping a decision to Iasmin Lucindo in May.

“It’s a privilege to be here [fighting Kowalkiewicz],” Gomes said. “She has fought so many girls that are role models, and now I’m fighting her. I obviously respect her history, but I want to build my own story. … She’s a striker than can grapple, but I think she will try to take me down instead of trading on the feet. I’m confident in my hands and in the grappling area, and I will be able to use all the weapons I have.”

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The UFC will host their 100th UFC Fight Night event at the APEX in Las Vegas this Saturday for UFC Vegas 100, and in the main event, welterweight veteran Neil Magny will look to slow the incredible momentum of Carlos Prates. What is at stake in Saturday’s headliner?

Ahead of this weekend’s slate, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Jed Meshew preview the event, the Magny vs. Prates headliner, what Prates could gain with his fourth win of the year in the octagon, and the chances Magny has to pull off the upset. Additionally, they’ll discuss the overall quality of the card, the middleweight tilt between Gerald Meerschaert and former ONE champ Reinier de Ridder, and much more.

Catch the UFC Vegas 100 preview show above. An audio-only version of the show can be found below and on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you find your favorite podcasts.

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How many times can a card lose its co-main event? If we’re talking about UFC Vegas 100, the answer is two.

UFC Vegas 100 has lost another fight, this time the co-main event just moments after both fighters stepped onto the scales.

UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates goes down this Sat. Nov. 9 from Las Vegas, Nevada. Both Neil Magny and Carlos Prates made weight for their welterweight showdown, and so did co-main fighters Ricky Turcios and Benardo Sopaj. But moments before faceoffs for the event were set to go down, UFC officials made an announcement: Turcios was out due to an undisclosed ‘medical emergency.’

This is the fourth fight to be changed leading into the 100th Apex event. Cody Garbrandt vs. Miles Johns was cancelled outright due to a Garbrandt issue, with Johns being rescheduled for UFC Tampa against Felipe Lima. Nicolas Dalby was forced out of his bout with Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos, who now faces Zach Scroggin. And Melissa Mullins’ original opponent Montserrat Rendon was replaced by Klaudia Sygula.

Four fights isn’t a lot when it comes to card changes, but it’s interesting that this is the second co-main event for this card that has been scrapped, along with the ‘featured prelim’ of Dalby vs. Dos Santos. Losing Garbrandt, Dalby, and now Turcios is rough for those who planned on staying home Saturday night to watch the centennial Apex event.

A middleweight bout between Gerald Meerschaert and former ONE double champion Reinier de Ridder has been moved up into the new co-main slot.

We’ll keep you informed of any more last minute changes to UFC Vegas 100 as they happen.

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MMA Fighting has ONE 169 results for the Malykhin vs. Reug Reug fight card from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday night.

In the main event, Anatoly Malykhin defends his ONE heavyweight title against Oumar Kane, popularly known as “Reug Reug.” Malykhin has reeled off 14 straight wins to begin his pro career, while Reug Reug (6-1) has only suffered one professional loss.

Rodtang Jitmuangnon lost his ONE flyweight Muay Thai title after failing to make weight, but Jacob Smith still has a chance to win the championship after hitting the mark. Their fight is now a catchweight at 135.5 pounds.

Check out ONE 169 results below (MMA unless otherwise noted).

Main Card (Amazon Prime at 8 p.m. ET)

Anatoly Malykhin vs. Reug Reug

Rodtang Jitmuangnon vs. Jacob Smith (Muay Thai)

Jackie Buntan vs. Anissa Meksen (kickboxing)

Adriano Moraes vs. Danny Kingad

Kongthoranee Sor Sommai vs. Tagir Khalilov (Muay Thai)

Kade Ruotolo vs. Ahmed Mujtba (kickboxing)

Sam-A Gaiyanghadao vs. Zhang Peimian

Marcus Buchecha vs. Amir Aliakbari

Eddie Abasolo vs. Mohamed Younes Rabah (Muay Thai)

Ayaka Miura vs. Macarena Aragon

Aliff Sor Dechapan vs. Walter Goncalves (Muay Thai)

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Fight fans are inching closer to the much-anticipated showdown between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic. The UFC 309 heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden in New York City has been promoted as the bout that could finally determine the greatest heavyweight fighter of all time.

A significant change to the fight’s rulebook will allow the controversial 12-6 elbow strike, as New York has adopted the updated MMA Unified Rules. Jones is especially enthusiastic about this rule shift, as it directly relates to the only official loss on his record. In December 2009, he was disqualified in the first round by referee Steve Mazzagatti after using a 12-6 elbow against Matt Hamill—without a prior warning, despite dominating the fight until that moment.

Reflecting on the change, Jones told Kevin Iole, “It just makes me wish that the disqualification was overturned. That’s my biggest thought since I learned the rule is no longer banned. But on the other hand, I’ve accepted it, and I’ve been training extensively on different 12-6 elbow attacks. It’s funny because it’s been such a big no-no, and you train yourself not to go there. Now, being able to use that strike – it’s a very devastating move. It opens up so many more options, both standing and in the top position. I’m excited to hopefully be one of the first UFC athletes to legally display it at Madison Square Garden.”

Since the rule change in July, Jones has been preparing to make the most of this weapon against Miocic. “In this next fight, I feel like I will be putting myself in some really great positions to land the technique, and I’m really looking forward to it,” Jones said.

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