Extensive list of Spanish MMA fighters

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• The webpage is a Reddit thread discussing the availability of free Spanish language UFC fights on the official UFC Espanol channel.
• The author of the original post recommends the channel as a great resource for anyone wanting to watch UFC fights legally and without Fightpass.
• The free fights available on the channel are NOT available on the English language channel, featuring fighters like McGregor, Weidman, Wonderboy, Joanna, Tate, Cowboy, Khabib, Edgar, etc.
• The commentary on the Spanish channel is all in Spanish.
• One fighter who is strangely missing from their collection is Eddie Alvarez.
• There are non-205 related free fights available as well.
• The Reddit comments include some general discussion and recommendations about UFC fights and fighters, as well as information about related topics like the Countdown episodes.
• One comment recommends the UFC Quebec Youtube Channel for Countdown episodes.
• There is a link included in one comment to a video titled “The Most Terrifying Michael Jackson Impersonator You’ll Ever See”.
• Other comments discuss technical aspects of fights and fighters.
• There is discussion of the commentary on the Spanish language channel, including criticism of the commentators and praise for some aspects of it as well.
• One comment recommends a specific fight, Romero vs. Brunson, for its commentary and for a satisfying moment of victory.
• There are also some comments discussing biases in commentary towards Mexican fighters.
• There is a brief discussion of the availability of free fights on the UFC YouTube channel and when they are added/removed.

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• User on r/MMA forum asks for recommendations for Spanish-language MMA podcasts
• User is trying to learn Spanish and thought it would be helpful to listen to something they love in Spanish
• One user recommends “La Experiencia de Jose Rogano” podcast
  • This post receives 29 karma
• Another user makes a joke in response and receives 5 karma
• Third user responds with a comment about DMT, which is unrelated and receives 16 karma
• Fourth user recommends the YouTube page “ufcespañol,” which has Spanish-language MMA content, including fights with Spanish commentators
  • This post receives 5 karma
• Fifth user acknowledges the suggestion and says they will check it out
• Sixth user recommends “Tenemos Accion” by Emiliano Cándido for MMA content, which streams on Facebook and Twitter
  • This post receives 2 karma.
• The post was made 4 years ago, so the information may not be current.

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• A post on Reddit suggests the Hablemos MMA YouTube channel for those who are learning Spanish and are fans of MMA.
• Danny Segura, a Colombian MMA journalist, runs the channel and has interviewed MMA fighter Alexa Grasso.
• Another user suggested Pasando Guardia, which is a Spanish-language podcast that focuses mainly on Brazilian jiu-jitsu but also features interviews with MMA fighters.
• Users on the thread provided commentary and personal opinions about Alexa Grasso’s performance and Hablemos MMA’s content.
• One person recommended UFC Español on YouTube but noted that it might be challenging for those still learning Spanish.
• The post itself garnered 93 upvotes and received 5 comments, with at least one user thanking the original poster for the suggestion and another affirmatively responding to the recommendation.
• The post was submitted about two years ago, in February 2021, on the r/Spanish subreddit.

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• The webpage on Reddit lists undefeated fighters in the UFC, arranged by weight class
• The list is comprehensive and includes 19 fighters across various weight classes
• Askar Askarov of Russia is a top-ranked undefeated fighter in the flyweight category
• Umar Nurmagomedov, also of Russia, is undefeated in the bantamweight category
• “Tank” Shore is an undefeated fighter from Wales in the bantamweight category
• Lerone Murphy and Ilia Topuria are undefeated featherweight fighters from England and Spain, respectively
• “Thug Nasty” Bryce Mitchell and Movsar Evloev of Russia are ranked featherweight fighters in the UFC
• Uros Medic of the USA is an undefeated lightweight fighter
• Mark Madsen of Denmark is an Olympic silver medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling and an undefeated fighter in the UFC’s lightweight category
• Ottman Azaitar of Germany is a Brave CF lightweight champion with a 13-0 record
• Shavkat Rakhmonov of Kazakhstan is undefeated with a 13-0 record in the welterweight division of the UFC
• Miguel Baeza and Khamzat Chimaev of the USA and Sweden, respectively, are undefeated welterweights in the UFC
• And finally, undefeated light heavyweight fighters include Shamil Gamzatov of Russia and Jamahal Hill of the USA
• Both Alexander Romanov of Moldova and Ciryl Gane of France are undefeated fighters in the heavyweight category
• The list includes the fighters’ age, fighting out of location, MMA records (wins, knockouts, and submissions), UFC records, dates of their last fights, and upcoming fights (if applicable)
• The post also includes rankings for some of the fighters, according to the UFC’s official rankings
• The post has 173 upvotes and 50 comments as of the time it was created

• The UFC has a unique diversity of fighters from different backgrounds and heritage.
• Hispanic cultures have birthed many great fighters into MMA.
• The post lists 13 of the best Hispanic UFC fighters of all time.
• The author defines Hispanic as any country or culture with a predominantly Spanish-speaking language or heritage.
• The 13 fighters listed are from or have a heritage connected to Hispanic culture.
• Each fighter has a brief description, including their representations, heritage, notable fights, and achievements.
• Fighter #13 is Anthony Pettis, former UFC Lightweight Champion, known for his striking game and memorable fights against Donald Cerrone, Nate Diaz, and Stephen Thompson.
• Fighter #12 is Marlon Vera from Ecuador, known for his slick striking ability, mixture of kicks and punches, and great submission wins; defeated Bantamweight big names Rob Font, Frankie Edgar, and Davey Grant; fought Jose Aldo and lost the fight via decision.
• Fighter #11 is Yoel “Son of God” Romero from Cuba, known for being one of the scariest Middleweights in UFC history; former Middleweight gold challenger, fought Robert Whittaker for the title twice and gave the champ a hard time; knocked out former champions Luke Rockhold and Lyoto Machida; now fights in Bellator MMA.
• Fighter #10 is Brian “T-City” Ortega, known for his ability to secure tight triangle submissions and has knockout power; fought the two most prominent Featherweights that ever hold the belt: Holloway and Volkanovski; his fight against Volkanovski was considered one of the greatest UFC fights of all time.
• Fighter #9 is Dominick Cruz, former Bantamweight King known for his unpredictable open stance and jumping in and out of his opponent’s range; defeated various Bantamweight beasts such as TJ Dillashaw, Uriah Faber, and Demetrious Johnson and is also known for his chin.
• Fighter #8 is Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal, known for his extraordinary Boxing and is famous in the street fighting industry; holds the record of the fastest KO in UFC history after knocking out Ben Askren with a lightning-fast flying knee.
• Fighter #7 is Yair “El Pantera” Rodriguez from Mexico, known for using a wide variety of kicks from his Taekwondo background; memorable fights include Max Holloway, BJ Penn, and Jeremy Stephens; his upward elbow from out of nowhere that slept The Korean Zombie is one of his

• There are only three active Spanish UFC fighters: Ilia Topuria, Joel Alvarez, and Juan Espino.
• Ilia Topuria fights as a featherweight, Joel Alvarez in lightweight, and Juan Espino in heavyweight.
• Initially, there were more Spanish fighters on the UFC roster, but they didn’t have luck inside the octagon and switched organizations eventually.
• MMA isn’t as popular in Spain compared to other sports, such as football, basketball, and cycling.
• Spanish people seem to have their focus on more non-combat sports than combat sports such as bullfighting.
• In Spain, there are few MMA-focused gyms compared to other countries, and many Spanish aspirants don’t know how to get into MMA without training outside the country.
• Every fighter trained locally before the US to prepare in bigger gyms to improve their abilities and create more competitive opportunities.
• Ilia Topuria is known as a fight finisher for submitting and knocking out his opponents.
• Joel Alvarez wins more than 50% of his fights coming from a submission, and he has a couple of KO wins under his record.
• Juan Espino is known for his world-class wrestling and submission game and trained in Canarian wrestling before becoming a heavyweight fighter in the UFC.
• Ilia Topuria’s UFC debut was against Youssef Zalal, and he suffered a striking disadvantage, so he put the fight to the ground, converting five out of nine attempted takedowns to secure a unanimous decision win.
• Topuria secured a unanimous victory against Bryce Mitchell and had plenty of trash-talking with Paddy Pimblett.
• Joel Alvarez had an outstanding victory against Danilo Belluardo with a series of slick ground and pound to force a KO/TKO victory.
• Some other fighters that Alvarez finished are Joe Duffy, Alexander Yakovlev, and Thiago Moises.
• Juan Espino won his UFC debut against Justin Frazier and finished the fight late in round 1 with a textbook Armbar finish, and holds a rare finish record in the UFC for securing a Scarf Hold submission over Jeff Hughes.

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• Title of the linked video: ‘Greatest UFC fighter Ever Speaking Spanish’
• The video features a fighter named Anderson Silva speaking Spanish to his fans.
• The video was uploaded 5 years ago.
• The link for the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzyIzNH4tuo&t=52s
• The thread is from the subreddit r/ufc.
• The thread was posted 5 years ago.
• The thread has 3 points currently.
• The thread features 5 comments, including:
  • A user expressing admiration for the fighter.
    • This comment has 7 karma.
  • A user expressing a violent desire to wear the fighter’s skin.
    • This comment has 7 karma.
  • A user expressing incredulousness.
    • This comment has 2 karma.
  • A user making a joke about a different fighter winning.
    • This comment has 1 karma.
  • A user praising a different fighter.
    • This comment has 1 karma.
• The name Jon Jones is mentioned in one of the comments.

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