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USA Today
13 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Tracy Cortez not thrilled with dominant UFC 317 win, but knows she's a flyweight contender
LAS VEGAS – Tracy Cortez met with MMA Junkie and other media members Saturday after her unanimous decision win over Viviane Araujo at UFC 317. Cortez (12-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) swept the scorecards against Araujo (13-7 MMA, 7-6 UFC) on the prelims at T-Mobile Arena to get back in the win column nearly a year after the first loss of her UFC tenure, which came against ex-strawweight champion Rose Namajunas. Despite the win, Cortez, who was about a 2-1 betting favorite, said she wasn't happy leaving without a stoppage. 'I'm not too happy. I was trying to finish it within the first round,' Cortez said at her post-fight news conference. 'My coaches were telling me to be patient and let it go when I had that guillotine (choke). 'I wanted a submission … I wanted a finish – but unfortunately, I didn't get it.' Cortez said she wants to keep climbing up the flyweight ladder now that she's back on the right side of things, and if she can make her way to the promotion's annual Noche UFC celebration event for Mexican Independence Day, she'd like to be part of it. Check out Cortez's post-fight interview in the video below.
Yahoo
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Merab Dvalishvili and Tracy Cortez in studio, Alexandre Pantoja, Payton Talbott, UFC 317 reaction and more
Ariel Helwani is BACK ... IN ... YOUR ... LIFE! Join "The Ariel Helwani Show" live from Las Vegas as Ariel and the Boys In The Back react to the monster weekend in combat at 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. PT/7:30 p.m. UK time on Uncrowned and YouTube. Advertisement Monday's stacked lineup from the "Fight Capital of the World" can be seen below. 2:30 p.m. ET: Ariel and the gang react . 3:30 p.m. ET: Alexandre Pantoja looks back on his UFC 317 title win over Kai Kara-France and previews his likely next defense against Joshua Van. 4 p.m. ET: Tracy Cortez joins us in-studio following her big win over Viviane Araujo. 4:40 p.m. ET: Payton Talbott checks in after his big pay-per-view rebound over Felipe Lima. 5:05 p.m. ET: UFC bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili stops by in-studio to reflect on the wild weekend Catch all new episodes of "The Ariel Helwani Show" live every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET on Uncrowned and The Ariel Helwani Show's YouTube page. To listen to every episode, subscribe on Spotify or iTunes.
The Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
UFC 317 LIVE RESULTS – Ilia Topuria vs Charles Oliveira: Co-main ON NOW as two title bouts top MASSIVE bill
Araujo vs Cortez - Round One Chants of "let's go Tracy" ring throughout the arena before Cortez grounds Arajuo with a takedown with just 30 seconds on the clock. Araujo manages to reverse position and press Cortez against the fence. She's taken the back of Cortez, but Cortez is staying calm and fighting well. A huge cheer erupts as Cortez manages to shake Araujo off and end up in her guard. Cortez forces a brief separation and lands two hard punches before diving into half guard. Cortez looks for a guillotine, but it's not quite there for her and she gives it up. Cortez cinches up another guillotine with just seconds of the round remaining. This is much, much tighter. Araujo gets saved by the bell. Dominant round in the books for Cortez Chisanga's scorecard: 10-9 Cortez
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tracy Cortez 'grew a ton' from Rose Namajunas loss, excited to show evolution at UFC 317
Defeat can be painful, but often times, it's a necessary hardship for growth. Tracy Cortez, a contender in the UFC women's flyweight division, feels she's a testament of that and is thankful for her loss to former UFC champion Rose Namajunas in July 2024. Nearly one year later, Cortez (11-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) makes a return this Saturday against veteran Viviane Araujo (13-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) at UFC 317 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). Advertisement Cortez, 31, didn't enjoy losing a decision to Namajunas, but did enjoy the evolution that came with it, and she can't wait to show it in her return. "I was obviously bothered that I lost, but I did feel like I learned a lot from that fight," Cortez told MMA Junkie in Spanish. "I learned a lot. I knew that I had good cardio, I'm well-conditioned, but I had never been in a five rounder. I remember telling my coaches, 'Hey, I can fight another round.' I had a lot more inside of me to give. So I learned a lot from that fight, and above all else, I feel like I grew. I grew a ton as a person and fighter. "I can be very harsh on myself. I try to be positive, but it's hard because as an athlete who's competing, you never want to lose. I applied everything I learned from my last fight to this camp and I feel 100 percent right now." Cortez was undefeated in the octagon prior to Namajunas. She was also on an 11-fight winning streak dating back to a lone stumble in her 2017 professional debut. Given her popularity, top 10 ranking in the UFC and record, Cortez doesn't view the short-notice defeat to Namajunas as a significant setback. She said two more wins after Araujo on Saturday, and she's in title contention. Advertisement "I honestly think that after winning this one, maybe one or two fights, I'm ready to fight for the title," Cortez said. "There's obviously a lot of people in front of me who already deserve the title fight, and have been competing for a long time, but all in due time. I know it's close, it's not that far." This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 317 Tracy Cortez 'grew a ton' from Rose Namajunas loss
