All but one fighter made weight for UFC 248. Emily Whitmire came in heavy for the strawweight limit by 1.5 pounds. All fighters involved in title fights hit the mark making Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero official. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
At UFC 226, Las Vegas-based fighter Emily Whitmire notched a win against Jamie Moyle, who also used to train at a camp in town. After the fight, Whitmire said she was upset with a Vinny Magalhaes who’s trained with her at Xtreme Couture for coaching against her.
After losing her UFC debut last December, Emily Whitmire lost her head coach, Robert Follis, just a few weeks later. At UFC 226, she hopes to apply what he taught her and come out victorious when she faces Jamie Moyle.
All fighters involved on the UFC 226 fight card on July 7 faced off at the T-Mobile Arena during the ceremonial weigh-ins.
Ahead of UFC 226, many fighters on the card squared off at a media day at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas. UFC 226 will take place at the T-Mobile Arena on July 7.
The Ultimate Fighter 26 features a Las Vegas showdown between Syndicate MMA’s Roxanne Modafferi and Xtreme Couture’s Emily Whitmire. Modafferi previews the fight with CoveringtheCage.com.
Adam Hill and Heidi Fang are joined by special guest Emily Whitmire where they talk about the Ultimate Fighter and recap UFC Fight Night 118.
The Ultimate Fighter season 26 boasts a cast of 16 women who are vying to become the UFC’s first female flyweight champion. Four women from the cast talk about what it means to have the new weight class available to them and about their experiences on TUF 26.
Las Vegas-based fighter Emily Whitmire talks about being homeless, fighting through a rib injury and discusses what she missed most while she was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter season 26.
