Vanessa Demopoulos On UFC Vegas 92 Emily Ducote Match-Up & Victory Jumps Into Bisping & DC's Arms

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Demopoulos made her promotional debut on short notice replacing Tracy Cortez against JJ Aldrich on August 28, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 30.[16][17] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[18]
Demopoulos was scheduled to face Ashley Yoder on January 15, 2022 at UFC on ESPN 32.[19][20] However, Yoder withdrew from the event for undisclosed reasons and she was replaced by Silvana Gómez Juárez.[21] The bout was pushed back to UFC 270 a few days before the event.[22] She won the bout via armbar in the first round.[23]
Demopoulos faced Jinh Yu Frey on June 25, 2022 at UFC on ESPN 38.[24] She won the bout via split decision.[25]
Demopoulos faced Maria Oliveira on November 19, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 215.[26] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[27]
Demopoulos faced Karolina Kowalkiewicz on May 20, 2023 at UFC Fight Night 223.[28] At the weigh-ins, Demopoulos weighed in at 117.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the women's strawweight limit in a non-title fight. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Demopoulos was fined 20 percent of her purse, which went to Kowalkiewicz.[29] Demopoulos lost the fight via unanimous decision.[30]
Demopoulos faced Kanako Murata on October 7, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 229.[31] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[32]
Demopoulos is scheduled to face Emily Ducote on May 18, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 241.[33]

[@KarynBryant]

00:30 Matchup/friendship with Emily Ducote
3:15 Finding a new team in Vegas
6:40 how BJJ commentary work helps her own game
8:30 Strawweight or Flyweight?
10:30 Training alongside Champ #ZhangWeili at the PI
12:30 Win streak broken by #KarolinaKowalkiewicz
16:02 The victory leaps with Mike Bisping and Daniel Cormier
18:36 Social media trolls

[@TheReal_DeanD]

Best interviewer in the game KB. Always makes me smile hearing KB talking to fighters. Great positivity and good energy.

[@katelyn9182]

Love Vanessa 🙌🏻 She’s awesome! Thanks for the interview ❤️

[@Spellborn666]

karen that jump rope

[@luklopskywalk]

She juicing

[@TheReal_DeanD]

This will never happen but I’d love for Vanessa to do a pole dancing tutorial with KB. Just have fun and let loose. Try to break the internet.