Nicco Montaño Releases Statement After 7-Pound Weight Miss

Nicco Montaño has released a statement after missing weight by 7 pounds earlier today during the UFC Vegas 33 weigh-ins. Nicco Montaño was all set to compete for the first time in two years in a scheduled bout against Wu Yanan at UFC Vegas 33. Unfortun…

Nicco Montaño has released a statement after missing weight by 7 pounds earlier today during the UFC Vegas 33 weigh-ins. Nicco Montaño was all set to compete for the first time in two years in a scheduled bout against Wu Yanan at UFC Vegas 33. Unfortunately, that bout had to be canceled after Montaño missed […]

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Former UFC Champ Nicco Montaño Returns To Face Wu Yanan July 31

Former UFC women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montaño is making a return to the Octagon against Chinese Wu Yanan. Montaño will be facing fellow flyweight Yanan on July 31st. The bout is expected to take place on a UFC card that has yet to be offici…

Former UFC women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montaño is making a return to the Octagon against Chinese Wu Yanan. Montaño will be facing fellow flyweight Yanan on July 31st. The bout is expected to take place on a UFC card that has yet to be officially announced. Location and venue is still unknown at this current […]

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Nicco Montano vs. Macy Chiasson Booked in Battle of the TUF Winners

Bantamweight prospect Macy Chiasson is getting right back on the horse after suffering her first career loss, and she will be doing so against a former UFC champion. Much like Macy Chiasson, inaugural UFC women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano is loo…

Bantamweight prospect Macy Chiasson is getting right back on the horse after suffering her first career loss, and she will be doing so against a former UFC champion. Much like Macy Chiasson, inaugural UFC women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano is looking to get back in the win column, but only one of the two women […]

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Nicco Montano Says She Has ‘Unfinished Business’ At Flyweight

At UFC Sacramento, the inaugural UFC flyweight champion, Nicco Montano will make her bantamweight debut. It will also be her first fight since winning the title back in The Ultimate Fighter. She then had weight issues and was stripped of the belt. Now, at bantamweight, Montano says she feels much better and is excited to […]

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At UFC Sacramento, the inaugural UFC flyweight champion, Nicco Montano will make her bantamweight debut. It will also be her first fight since winning the title back in The Ultimate Fighter. She then had weight issues and was stripped of the belt.

Now, at bantamweight, Montano says she feels much better and is excited to prove it.

“I’m comfortable at bantamweight,” Montano said to MMA Fighting. “I’ve taken all my amateur fights at bantamweight, probably half of my pro fights at bantamweight. I feel comfortable there. I don’t feel like I need to be as crazy with my diet and weight cutting as I am at 125 [pounds].

“I did 125 when my body was walking around close to that weight for sure but the closest I ever was during the [The Ultimate Fighter] show was 138 [pounds]. So walking around for a bantamweight fight is more comfortable for me.”

Although this fight is at bantamweight, she is not ruling out a return to flyweight where she was the Queen of the division. She says there is unfinished business there, but a return is not 100 percent finalized.

“I’ll do this fight at 135 and then see how comfortable I can get and see how my body reacts. 125 isn’t completely out of the picture but I’m going to take it step by step,” Montano explained.

“125 is something that I’m going to keep in the back of my mind. It’s not something I’m going to get my hopes up about but it’s something I’m going to work towards and be patient about. There is definitely some unfinished business at 125.”

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Nicco Montano Contemplated MMA Retirement

At UFC Sacramento, both Nicco Montano and Juliana Vena will be making their returns to competition after lengthy layoffs. In the case of former womens flyweight champion Nicco Montano, she has not competed since December of 2017 when she defeated Roxan…

At UFC Sacramento, both Nicco Montano and Juliana Vena will be making their returns to competition after lengthy layoffs. In the case of former womens flyweight champion Nicco Montano, she has not competed since December of 2017 when she defeated Roxanne Modafferi to become the inaugural UFC women’s flyweight champion. Since then, Montano was booked […]

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Nicco Montano vs. Julianna Pena On Tap For UFC Sacramento With Sara McMann Out

Nicco Montano will have a different opponent for her return to the Octagon. The former flyweight champion was expected to take on Sara McMann. But, the 38-year-old had to pull of the fight, she announced on social media. Now, according to MMAFighting, …

Nicco Montano will have a different opponent for her return to the Octagon. The former flyweight champion was expected to take on Sara McMann. But, the 38-year-old had to pull of the fight, she announced on social media. Now, according to MMAFighting, The Ultimate Fighter winner Julianna Pena will fight Montano. Pena last fought back […]

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