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USA Today
07-04-2025
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- USA Today
Talita Alencar wants to stay busy after she took 'zero damage' from Vanessa Demopoulos at UFC on ESPN 65
LAS VEGAS – Talita Alencar beat Vanessa Demopoulos with a unanimous decision Saturday to open the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 65 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Alencar, who got back in the win column after the first loss of her pro career in a rematch with Stephanie Luciano this past August. Talita Alencar def. Vanessa Demopoulos Result: Talita Alencar def. Vanessa Demopoulos via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) Updated records: Alencar (6-1-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Demopoulos (11-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC) Key stats: Alencar had four takedowns that led to more than 12 minutes of ground control time. Alencar on the fight's key moment 'Definitely, you can see I improved my striking. I definitely got better in every area. I was happy I was able to dance around a little bit with my hands. We almost got the knockout there with one of the combos we were training the whole camp. I should have believed in (my striking) a little more.' Unanimous Decision! #UFCVegas105 Talita Alencar beats Vanessa Demopoulos in our first bout 👏 — UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) April 5, 2025 Alencar on being ready for anything 'But I'm training to be in the UFC, not training for a specific opponent. I'll study the opponent in the time that's necessary. But we're training to get hard fights because we know this division is packed.' Alencar on what she wants next 'I'm definitely going to take one week off. … I'm here, and the UFC can call me. I told my manager I have zero damage right now and I already have a license for the state of Nevada: Come on, guys. (I want to fight) at least three times this year, so two more. It would be amazing to fight in Brazil. It would be amazing to fight in Florida – it's local. But I'm down for anything. Definitely, Brazil is one of the places I'd like to fight this year. It's been a long time since I've been to Brazil – like five years. I need to see my family … The last time I've been there was befor eCOVID, and I really miss my family.' 'Everything we did in camp, we put into action.' Talita Alencar (@Talitaalencarbj) reflects on her dominant performance over Vanessa Demopoulos at #UFCVegas105 Prelim Results ➡️ — UFC News (@UFCNews) April 5, 2025 To hear more from Alencar, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC on ESPN 65. Gallery UFC on ESPN 65: Best photos from Las Vegas View 132 photos
USA Today
01-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC on ESPN 65: Make your predictions for Josh Emmett vs. Lerone Murphy
We want your predictions for Saturday's UFC on ESPN 65. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we'll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release ahead of UFC on ESPN 65 (ESPN/ESPN+), which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Make your picks below. Talita Alencar vs. Vanessa Demopoulos Records: Alencar (5-1-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Demopoulos (11-6 MMA, 5-3 UFC) Past five: Alencar 3-1-1, Demopoulos 3-2 Division: Women's strawweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.31.25): Alencar -105, Demopoulos -115 Pedro Falcao vs. Victor Henry Records: Falcao (16-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Henry (24-7 MMA, 3-2 UFC) Past five: Falcao 4-1, Henry 3-2 Division: Bantamweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.31.25): Falcao +165, Henry -200 Loma Lookboonmee vs. Istela Nunes Records: Lookboonmee (9-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC), Nunes (6-5 MMA, 0-4 UFC) Past five: Lookboonmee 4-1, Nunes 1-4 Division: Women's strawweight Rankings: Lookboonmee honorable mention Odds (as of 03.31.25): Lookboonmee -590, Nunes +420 Daniel Frunza vs. Rhys McKee Records: Frunza (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), McKee (13-6-1 MMA, 0-4 UFC) Past five: Frunza 5-0, McKee 3-2 Division: Welterweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.31.25): Frunza -165, McKee +140 Dione Barbosa vs. Diana Belbita Records: Barbosa (7-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Belbita (15-9 MMA, 2-5 UFC) Past five: Barbosa 4-1, Belbita 2-3 Division: Women's flyweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.31.25): Barbosa -480, Belbita +360 Davey Grant vs. Daniel Santos Records: Grant (14-7 MMA, 7-6 UFC), Santos (11-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) Past five: Grant 3-2, Santos 4-1 Division: Bantamweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.31.25): Grant +150, Santos -180 Luis Gurule vs. Ode Osbourne Records: Gurule (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Osbourne (12-8 MMA, 4-6 UFC) Past five: Gurule 5-0, Osbourne 1-4 Division: Flyweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.31.25): Gurule -205, Osbourne +170 Torrez Finney vs. Rob Valentin Records: Finney (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Valentin (10-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) Past five: Finney 5-0, Valentin 4-1 Division: Middleweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.31.25): Finney -225, Valentin +185 Gerald Meerschaert vs. Brad Tavares Records: Meerschaert (37-18 MMA, 12-10 UFC), Tavares (20-10 MMA, 15-10 UFC) Past five: Meerschaert 2-3, Tavares 1-4 Division: Middleweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.31.25): Meerschaert +185, Tavares -225 Martin Buday vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu Records: Buday (14-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC), Nzechukwu (14-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) Past five: Buday 4-1, Nzechukwu 3-2 Division: Heavyweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.31.25): Buday +245, Nzechukwu -305 ChangHo Lee vs. Cortavious Romious Records: Lee (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Romious (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) Past five: Lee 4-1, Romious 3-2 Division: Bantamweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.31.25): Lee -175, Romious +145 Joanderson Brito vs. Pat Sabatini Records: Brito (17-4-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Sabatini (19-5 MMA, 6-22 UFC) Past five: Brito 4-1, Sabatini 3-2 Division: Featherweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.31.25): Brito -220, Sabatini +180 Josh Emmett vs. Lerone Murphy Records: Emmett (19-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC), Murphy (15-0-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC) Past five: Emmett 3-2, Murphy 5-0 Division: Featherweight Rankings: Emmett No. 6, Murphy No. 12 Odds (as of 03.31.25): Emmett +250, Murphy -310 UFC on ESPN 65 fight card (as of March 31, 11 p.m. ET) MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET) Josh Emmett vs. Lerone Murphy Joanderson Brito vs. Pat Sabatini ChangHo Lee vs. Cortavious Romious Martin Buday vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu Gerald Meerschaert vs. Brad Tavares Torrez Finney vs. Rob Valentin PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET) Luis Gurule vs. Ode Osbourne Davey Grant vs. Daniel Santos Dione Barbosa vs. Diana Belbita Daniel Frunza vs. Rhys McKee Loma Lookboonmee vs. Istela Nunes Pedro Falcao vs. Victor Henry Talita Alencar vs. Vanessa Demopoulos For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC on ESPN 65.
