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COLOMBIA: Pintores Unidos por Ucrania.

COLOMBIA: United Painters for Ukraine. El próximo jueves 8 de junio del presente año se inaugurará en Bogotá ciudad capital del hermoso país de Colombia, una Exposición de Arte, con obras de pintoras y pintores nacionales de reconocida trayectoria, que están donando a favor de las víctimas en Ucrania. Next Thursday, June 8 of this year, an Art Exhibition will be inaugurated in Bogotá, the…

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Alerta sindicato del Metro fallas estructurales en Pantitlán

Alerta sindicato del Metro fallas estructurales en Pantitlán #PeriodismoParaTi #SociedadNoticias #Metro #CLaudiaSheinbaum #Morena #Pantitlan @Congreso_CdMex @diazpol @Claudiashein @GobCDMX @MetroCDMX @MetrobusCDMX @GCalderon_Metro

En una carta, el Sindicato de Trabajadores del Metro pidió cerrar la estación terminal y revisar los fallos estructurales. Por Carlos Lara Moreno | Reportero                                            El Sindicato de Trabajadores del Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC) Metro pidió a las autoridades de la ciudad de México cerrar la terminal Pantitlán de la Línea 9 debido a que existen…

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Miss Grand Spain 2022 National Costume-BUTTERFLY DRAG QUEEN

Inspired on the Drag Queens from the Carnival of Gran Canaria, the island where this year's Miss Grand Spain comes from. This dress represents the prettiest of the metamorphosis that exists in nature, the one of the butterfly; the same as the one of a DRAG QUEEN when transforms itself and spreads its wings on stage to shine Makeup by ex-drag queen Miss Claudia Suarez

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alexandra  dowling  ,  alicia  vikander  ,  anna  brewster  ,  aiysha  hart  ,  annabel  wallis  ,  aurora  ruffino  ,  angela  baby  ,  bella  heathcote  ,  blanca  suarez  ,  anya  chalotra  ,  beren  saat  ,  camille  lou  ,  caitlin  stasey  ,  amita  suman  ,  charitra  chandran  ,  claudia  kim  ,  deepika  padukone  ,  dilraba  dilmurat  ,  ebonee  noel  ,  charlotte  hope  ,  elle  fanning  ,  ellie  bamber  ,  janet  montgomery  ,  jenna  coleman  ,  lily  james  ,  cynthia  addai-robinson  ,  lucy  lawless  ,  margot  robbie  ,  marina  moschen  ,  gemma  chan  ,  marion  cottilard  ,  matilda  lutz  ,  demet  özdemir  ,  kerry  washington  ,  matilda  de  angelis  ,  michelle  fairley  ,  millie  brady  ,  nadia  parkes  ,  pinar  deniz  ,  simone  ashley  ,  saadet  aksoy  ,  natalie  portman  ,  zhu  xudan  ,  xuan  lu  ,  niamh  walsh  ,  nicola  coughlan  ,  noemi  schmidt  ,  zhu  zhu  ,  li  landi  ,  jessica  chastain  ,  zhang  nan  ,  phoebe  dynevor  ,  phoebe  fox  ,  poppy  drayton  ,  rafaelle  cohen  ,  rosamund  pike  ,  rose  williams  ,  ruth  gemmell  ,  sai  bennett  ,  samara  weaving  ,  sophie  turner  ,  tamzin  merchant  ,  teresa  palmer  ,  zendaya  coleman  ,  nur  fettahoğlu  .

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WALDORF ASTORIA MIAMI

THE MOST REVOLUTIONARY RESIDENTIAL SKYSCRAPER IN MIAMI, IS HERE.

WALDORF ASTORIA MIAMI IS THE NEW HOTEL RESIDENTIAL TOWER BEING DEVELOPED IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI, WHICH WILL BECOME THE TALLEST BUILDING IN FLORIDA. DESIGNED BY THE WORLD-FAMOUS ARCHITECT, CARLOS OTT.

Waldorf Astoria Miami introduces the city to one of the most prestigious luxury hotel brands in the world, owned by Hilton Hotels. The tower offers 100 floors of residences.

The famous architect Carlos Ott, with the help of Sieger Suarez, designed the building to resemble a pile of unevenly stacked glass cubes. At 1,049 feet tall, Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Residences Miami is Miami’s tallest tower and Miami’s first supertall skyscraper. Residences have dramatic views of Biscayne Bay, the Port of Miami, Brickell Avenue, Downtown Miami, Key Biscayne, and South Beach.

CARLOS OTT, WITH THE HELP OF SIEGER SUAREZ'S ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, ENVISIONED A MODERN SKYSCRAPER LIKE NO OTHER,

Carlos Ott is the mastermind behind the famous Burj Al Arab in Dubai, and amazing residential buildings in Miami like Echo Brickell, Echo Aventura, and Muse Sunny Isles.

LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI

Waldorf Astoria Miami's perfect location allows residents to live just minutes away from the new Miami World Center, several cultural attractions, arts, tourism, and fashion.

VIDEO OF WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL & RESIDENCES

Enjoy this video presentation by Claudia Pinto.

DEVELOPED BY PMG AND GREYBROOK REALTY PARTNERS.

PMG's team has expertly spearheaded complex restorations and new construction high rises in a vast array of environmental and market conditions. The company’s residential portfolio includes E11EVEN Residences, Echo Aventura, Muse Sunny Isles, Echo Brickell, and the famous 111 West 57th St in New York City.

Greybook Realty Partners have shown their vast expertise and experience behind more than 80 real estate developments with an estimated gross development value of $17 billion.

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INICIÓ LA OBRA DE URBANIZACIÓN DEL BARRIO FERRARI EN JOSÉ C. PAZ

El presidente de la cooperativa Construyendo Libertad y responsable del Movimiento Evita local, Nicolás Lemos, inauguró el inicio de una obra de integración socio urbana en el barrio Ferrari de José C. Paz. La obra consiste en 4 mil metros de vereda en 16 manzanas, 133 instalaciones eléctricas intra domiciliarias, arbolado público y canastos de residuos. Proyecto para integrar a la comunidad y mejorar la calidad de vida de los vecinos y vecinas.

El evento contó con la presencia de la concejala de San Miguel, Claudia Borras; el director de Desarrollo Cooperativo y Mutual del Inaes, Sebastián Díaz; el responsable de Organización provincial del Movimiento Evita, Juan Luna; el referente nacional del Frente de Liberados del Evita, Matías Dimicroff;y la responsable del Movimiento Evita de Tres de Febrero, Amalia Suarez.

"Para nosotros es fundamental que se entienda que el modelo de cooperativismo funciona y resuelve cuestiones que hoy en nuestra sociedad son de clara emergencia. Cada uno de los 40 compañeros y compañeras que empieza esta obra va a cobrar un sueldo de convenio UOCRA, y nosotros entendemos que la dignificación de los trabajadores es fundamental para proyectar una vida que sea superadora", afirmó Lemos.

La diversidad del grupo de trabajo incluye mujeres que sufrieron violencia de género, personas liberadas con antecedentes penales y hombres mayores de 45 años. "La idea es solucionar lo que lo privado no soluciona. Con los liberados generamos una política de seguridad más trabajo", destacó Lemos.

Con esta obra, se busca mejorar las condiciones de vida de los vecinos de José C. Paz y promover políticas inclusivas y solidarias.

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Il soprano di Fama Mondiale Katia Ricciarelli,  il Tenore Francesco Zingariello e con la partecipazione del cantautore Francesco Drosi hanno deliziato il Teatro San Babila a Milano

 E' stata una serata emozionante, colma di messaggi dedicati all'amore, alla pace, all'aiuto reciproco e alla lotta all'indifferenza.

Lo spettacolo era improntato su testi e musiche del Cantautore Francesco Drosi, che ha eseguito "Lettera" che i tre artisti stanno portando in giro per l'Italia, canzone che esprime nella sua semplicità un pensiero profondo rivolto all'umanità per sensibilizzare il più possibile un messaggio di PACE.

 Lo spettacolo ha ricevuto il patrocinio del Premio Internazionale  "BOOKS for PEACE" e "FISPES" Federazione Italiana Sport Paralimpici e Sperimentali Lazio, il Tour NOI 2023 ha deciso di dedicare questo evento allo sport paralimpico. Il ricavato del concerto  è stato devoluto proprio a BOOKS for PEACE che finanzierà borse di studio per gli studenti/atleti del la FISPES Lazio, il delegato regionale Lazio Antonio Imeneo intervenuto sul palco, ha consegnato il prestigioso Premio Internazionale BOOKS for PEACE  2023- premio presente in 5 continenti e 61 paesi- a Katia Ricciarelli, a Francesco Drosi e a Francesco Zingariello e si incaricherà di individuare gli atleti assieme alla presidenza nazionale FISPES.

 Il concerto "NOI" è stato un'edizione molto speciale, senza precedenti; infatti, grazie alla rete consolidata di Antonio Imeneo presidente di BOOKS for PEACE, il concerto era patrocinato da Federação Nacional das Associações, Centros e Clubes UNESCO do Brasil, Club UNESCO Tangeri, Club UNESCO Mauritania, Club UNESCO COMPE -Messico, inoltre, i tre artisti hanno donato a BOOKS for PEACE la visione/diffusione di una parte del concerto in streaming live, Antonio Imeneo e BOOKS for PEACE, sono riusciti a coinvolgere i propri partner in tutto il mondo, il concerto è stato visibile nelle zone terremotate in Turchia, in Africa nelle Missioni umanitarie e nelle università, in Libano, in Albania, in tutto il Brasile attraverso la rete clubs UNESCO, in Messico, in Mauritania, in Marocco, nei paesi Arabi, in nord Europa, negli USA, in Colombia, in Macedonia attraverso KANAL 5 Tv, in  Kosovo, una grande festa di Cultura, di PACE e aggregazione mondiale.

 Tra i presenti Mila Suarez, Ivan Corso, Francesca Lovatelli Caetani, Roberto Alessi, amico da sempre della Ricciarelli, che con la sua simpatia, è salito sul palco, intrattenendo il pubblico con la sua eleganza e alcune divertenti battute insieme alla Ricciarelli, Gloria Anselmi, la scrittrice Melanie Francesca, Morena Zapparoli e il suo compagno, Claudia Peroni, l'agente dei vip Paolo Chiparo, Lorenzo Marchetti Direttore artistico Virgo Milano.

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Il soprano di Fama Mondiale Katia Ricciarelli,  il Tenore Francesco Zingariello e con la partecipazione del cantautore Francesco Drosi hanno deliziato il Teatro San Babila a Milano

 E' stata una serata emozionante, colma di messaggi dedicati all'amore, alla pace, all'aiuto reciproco e alla lotta all'indifferenza.

Lo spettacolo era improntato su testi e musiche del Cantautore Francesco Drosi, che ha eseguito "Lettera" che i tre artisti stanno portando in giro per l'Italia, canzone che esprime nella sua semplicità un pensiero profondo rivolto all'umanità per sensibilizzare il più possibile un messaggio di PACE.

 Lo spettacolo ha ricevuto il patrocinio del Premio Internazionale  "BOOKS for PEACE" e "FISPES" Federazione Italiana Sport Paralimpici e Sperimentali Lazio, il Tour NOI 2023 ha deciso di dedicare questo evento allo sport paralimpico. Il ricavato del concerto  è stato devoluto proprio a BOOKS for PEACE che finanzierà borse di studio per gli studenti/atleti del la FISPES Lazio, il delegato regionale Lazio Antonio Imeneo intervenuto sul palco, ha consegnato il prestigioso Premio Internazionale BOOKS for PEACE  2023- premio presente in 5 continenti e 61 paesi- a Katia Ricciarelli, a Francesco Drosi e a Francesco Zingariello e si incaricherà di individuare gli atleti assieme alla presidenza nazionale FISPES.

 Il concerto "NOI" è stato un'edizione molto speciale, senza precedenti; infatti, grazie alla rete consolidata di Antonio Imeneo presidente di BOOKS for PEACE, il concerto era patrocinato da Federação Nacional das Associações, Centros e Clubes UNESCO do Brasil, Club UNESCO Tangeri, Club UNESCO Mauritania, Club UNESCO COMPE -Messico, inoltre, i tre artisti hanno donato a BOOKS for PEACE la visione/diffusione di una parte del concerto in streaming live, Antonio Imeneo e BOOKS for PEACE, sono riusciti a coinvolgere i propri partner in tutto il mondo, il concerto è stato visibile nelle zone terremotate in Turchia, in Africa nelle Missioni umanitarie e nelle università, in Libano, in Albania, in tutto il Brasile attraverso la rete clubs UNESCO, in Messico, in Mauritania, in Marocco, nei paesi Arabi, in nord Europa, negli USA, in Colombia, in Macedonia attraverso KANAL 5 Tv, in  Kosovo, una grande festa di Cultura, di PACE e aggregazione mondiale.

 Tra i presenti Mila Suarez, Ivan Corso, Francesca Lovatelli Caetani, Roberto Alessi, amico da sempre della Ricciarelli, che con la sua simpatia, è salito sul palco, intrattenendo il pubblico con la sua eleganza e alcune divertenti battute insieme alla Ricciarelli, Gloria Anselmi, la scrittrice Melanie Francesca, Morena Zapparoli e il suo compagno, Claudia Peroni, l'agente dei vip Paolo Chiparo, Lorenzo Marchetti Direttore artistico Virgo Milano.

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Eliza schneider measurements

Rio Grande do Sul U.) De Jesus Damiao, Dilson (Rio de Janeiro State U.) Fonseca De Souza, Sandro (Rio de Janeiro State U.) Martins, Jordan (Rio de Janeiro State U.) Matos Figueiredo, Diego (Rio de Janeiro State U.) Medina Jaime, Miguel (Rio de Janeiro State U. Campinas) Coelho, Eduardo (Rio de Janeiro State U.) Da Costa, Eliza Melo (Rio de Janeiro State U.) Da Silveira, Gustavo Gil (Rio de Janeiro State U. IRFU, Saclay) Niedziela, Marek (Gent U.) Roskas, Christos (Gent U.) Skovpen, Kirill (Gent U.) Tytgat, Michael (Gent U.) Verbeke, Willem (Gent U.) Vermassen, Basile (Gent U.) Vit, Martina (Gent U.) Bruno, Giacomo (Louvain U.) Bury, Florian Joel J (Louvain U.) Caputo, Claudio (Louvain U.) David, Pieter (Louvain U.) Delaere, Christophe (Louvain U.) Delcourt, Martin (Louvain U.) Donertas, Izzeddin Suat (Louvain U.) Giammanco, Andrea (Louvain U.) Lemaitre, Vincent (Louvain U.) Mondal, Kuntal (Louvain U.) Prisciandaro, Jessica (Louvain U.) Taliercio, Angela (Louvain U.) Teklishyn, Maksym (Louvain U.) Vischia, Pietro (Louvain U.) Wuyckens, Sophie (Louvain U.) Zobec, Joze (Louvain U.) Alves, Gilvan (Rio de Janeiro, CBPF) Hensel, Carsten (Rio de Janeiro, CBPF) Moraes, Arthur (Rio de Janeiro, CBPF) Aldá Júnior, Walter Luiz (Rio de Janeiro State U.) Belchior Batista Das Chagas, Ewerton (Rio de Janeiro State U.) Brandao Malbouisson, Helena (Rio de Janeiro State U.) Carvalho, Wagner (Rio de Janeiro State U.) Chinellato, Jose (Rio de Janeiro State U. Brussels U.) Lelek, Aleksandra (Antwerp U.) Pieters, Maxim (Antwerp U.) Rejeb Sfar, Haifa (Antwerp U.) Van Haevermaet, Hans (Antwerp U.) Van Mechelen, Pierre (Antwerp U.) Van Putte, Senne (Antwerp U.) Van Remortel, Nick (Antwerp U.) Blekman, Freya (Vrije U., Brussels) Bols, Emil Sørensen (Vrije U., Brussels) Chhibra, Simranjit Singh (Vrije U., Brussels) D'Hondt, Jorgen (Vrije U., Brussels) De Clercq, Jarne (Vrije U., Brussels) Lontkovskyi, Denys (Vrije U., Brussels) Lowette, Steven (Vrije U., Brussels) Marchesini, Ivan (Vrije U., Brussels) Moortgat, Seth (Vrije U., Brussels) Morton, Alexander (Vrije U., Brussels) Python, Quentin (Vrije U., Brussels) Tavernier, Stefaan (Vrije U., Brussels) Van Doninck, Walter (Vrije U., Brussels) Van Mulders, Petra (Vrije U., Brussels) Beghin, Diego (Brussels U.) Bilin, Bugra (Brussels U.) Clerbaux, Barbara (Brussels U.) De Lentdecker, Gilles (Brussels U.) Dorney, Brian (Brussels U.) Favart, Laurent (Brussels U.) Grebenyuk, Anastasia (Brussels U.) Kalsi, Amandeep Kaur (Brussels U.) Makarenko, Inna (Brussels U.) Moureaux, Louis (Brussels U.) Pétré, Laurent (Brussels U.) Popov, Andrey (Brussels U.) Postiau, Nicolas (Brussels U.) Starling, Elizabeth (Brussels U.) Thomas, Laurent (Brussels U.) Vander Velde, Catherine (Brussels U.) Vanlaer, Pascal (Brussels U.) Vannerom, David (Brussels U.) Wezenbeek, Liam (Brussels U.) Cornelis, Tom (Gent U.) Dobur, Didar (Gent U.) Gruchala, Marek (Gent U.) Khvastunov, Illia (Gent U. Problems) Darwish, Mohamed Rashad (Antwerp U.) De Wolf, Eddi A (Antwerp U.) Di Croce, Davide (Antwerp U.) Janssen, Tahys (Antwerp U.) Kello, Tomas (Antwerp U. Problems) Suarez Gonzalez, Juan (Minsk, Inst. Problems) Makarenko, Vladimir (Minsk, Inst. Problems) Litomin, Aliaksandr (Minsk, Inst. Inst.) Adam, Wolfgang (Vienna, OAW) Bergauer, Thomas (Vienna, OAW) Dragicevic, Marko (Vienna, OAW) Erö, Janos (Vienna, OAW) Escalante Del Valle, Alberto (Vienna, OAW) Fruehwirth, Rudolf (Vienna, OAW TU Vienna) Jeitler, Manfred (Vienna, OAW TU Vienna) Krammer, Natascha (Vienna, OAW) Lechner, Lukas (Vienna, OAW) Liko, Dietrich (Vienna, OAW) Madlener, Thomas (Vienna, OAW) Mikulec, Ivan (Vienna, OAW) Pitters, Florian Michael (Vienna, OAW) Rad, Navid (Vienna, OAW) Schieck, Jochen (Vienna, OAW TU Vienna) Schöfbeck, Robert (Vienna, OAW) Spanring, Markus (Vienna, OAW) Templ, Sebastian (Vienna, OAW) Waltenberger, Wolfgang (Vienna, OAW) Wulz, Claudia-Elisabeth (Vienna, OAW TU Vienna) Zarucki, Mateusz (Vienna, OAW) Chekhovsky, Vladimir (Minsk, Inst.

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(via Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida's "Latin Bravura" is sensational | The Wonderful World of Dance)

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Mexico subway overpass collapses, killing 15 and injuring dozens (Video)

Mexico subway overpass collapses, killing 15 and injuring dozens (Video)

An overpass carrying a subway train collapsed in Mexico City late Monday, killing 15 people and injuring at least 70, according to local government officials. Touchaheart blog gathered that the subway was traveling on an elevated and outdoor portion of the city’s rapid transit system on the newest Line 12, also known as the Golden Line, when a portion of the overpass collapsed, Mexico’s…

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Cae un joven en la estación del Metro Pino Suárez de la Cdmx

Cae un joven en la estación del Metro Pino Suárez de la Cdmx #PeriodismoParaTi #SociedadNoticias #Metro #CLaudiaSheinbaum #Morena #MuereJoven @Congreso_CdMex @diazpol @Claudiashein @GobCDMX @MetroCDMX @MetrobusCDMX @GCalderon_Metro

Reportan caída de joven en estación del Metro Pino Suárez Por Paola Ramírez | Reportera                                            La tarde de hoy, se reportó la caída de un joven de aproximadamente 20 años de edad desde una altura de 5 metros en el interior de la estación del metro Pino Suárez en la ciudad de México. El personal de seguridad de la estación tomó conocimiento del hecho y de…

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“Eh. Just a bunch of Eh. Good main though!” UFC Fight Night: Mexico

Joey

September 17th, 2019

The UFC decided to take its model for fight cards in Europe and import it over to Mexico for a bit! I think it speaks to the UFC's level of focus for this card that the third fight on this card is in a division they were going to close with two guys they just signed. This is basically a 3-4 fight card; a tremendous featherweight main event, two really interesting fights on paper featuring two top Mexican fighters AND the return of Brandon Moreno vs top flyweight Askar Askarov. Beyond that? Some action fighters, more WMMA, the return of Bethe Correia and some other stuff. It's not a good card but what's at the top is pretty solid. It's also worth offering them a bit of a mulligan since the headliner was supposed to be Brian Ortega vs the Korean Zombie before something fell apart. Either Ortega balked at the fight at first offering or someone in the UFC realized they need a South Korean headliner for their December Korea card. Either way we got what we got here. It's not great but as my sister says "You get what you get and you don't get upset." I also think it's worth pointing out that this card is basically a glorified gift show as the UFC breaks ground on their new PI in Mexico.

Fights: 12

Debuts: Ariane Carnelossi, Vanessa Melo, Brandon Moreno, Askar Askarov

Fight Changes/Injury Cancellations: 4 (Brian Ortega vs the Korean Zombie CANCELLED/Isatela Nunes OUT, Ariane Carnelossi IN vs Angela Hill/Alex Perez OUT, Tyson Nam IN vs Sergio Pettis/Marion Reneau OUT, Vanessa Melo IN vs Irene Aldana)

Headliners (fighters who have either main evented or co-main evented shows in the UFC): 7 (Yair Rodriguez, Sergio Pettis, Alexa Grasso, Carla Esparza, Brandon Moreno, Bethe Correia, MArcos Mariano)

Fighters On Losing Streaks in the UFC: 7 (Bethe Correia, Vinicius Moreira, Sergio Pettis, Kyle Nelson, Polo Reyes, Stephen Peterson, Jeremy Stephens)

Fighters On Winning Streaks in the UFC:

Main Card Record Since Jan 1st 2017 (in the UFC):  15-18 (The first card of the year with an under .500 record for the main card)

Yair Rodriguez- 2-1 Jeremy Stephens- 3-3 Carla Esparza- 3-3 Alexa Grasso- 2-2 Brandon Moreno- 1-2 Askar Askarov- 0-0 Irene Aldana- 3-2 Vanessa Melo- 0-0 Martin Bravo- 0-2 Stephen Peterson- 1-3

Fights By Weight Class (yearly number here):

Featherweight-  3 (47) Women’s Bantamweight-  2 (17) Women’s Strawweight- 2 (24) Flyweight-  2 (14) Light Heavyweight- 1 (35) Bantamweight- 1 (49) Lightweight- 1 (60)

Middleweight-   (32) Heavyweight- (27) Welterweight-  (52) Women’s Flyweight- (29) Women’s Featherweight- (7)

2019 Number Tracker

Debuting Fighters (27-49-1)- Vanessa Melo, Ariane Carnelossi, Tyson Nam, Askar Askarov, Brandon Moreno

Short Notice Fighters (25-32)- Vanessa Melo, Tyson Nam, Ariane Carnelossi

Second Fight (49-27)- Marcos Mariano, Carlos Huachin

Cage Corrosion (Fighters who have not fought within a year of the date of the fight) (19-32-1)- Claudio Puelles, Martin Bravo

Undefeated Fighters (31-34-1)- Askar Askarov

Fighters with at least four fights in the UFC with 0 wins over competition still in the organization (11-8)-

Weight Class Jumpers (Fighters competing outside of the weight class of their last fight even if they’re returning BACK to their “normal weight class”) (25-18)-  Martin Bravo, Sergio Pettis

Twelve Precarious Ponderings

1- Yair Rodriguez's career since 2017 has taken quite a turn. He started the year dicing up BJ Penn in a showcase fight, got put against Frankie Edgar in what on paper seemed like a mega fight and then had one of the weirdest UFC spats ever. Yair was offered Zabit a few times, Ricardo Lamas once and then referred to a Dana White fight announcement as fake news. Dana cut him and Yair was on the free market for approximately a week or so before Sean Shelby patched things up and cleaned up the mess. Yair repaid the UFC by showing up on two weeks notice to fight the Korean Zombie at high altitude in one of the craziest fights of 2018. Likely down on the cards, Yair hit an upwards elbow that KO'd the Korean Zombie with pretty much the world's greatest buzzer beater KO ever. Yair apparently broke his nose and damaged his lead foot early in that fight which makes it even more amazing that he did what he did. Since then Yair has been pretty much out in nowhere land. He took time off to heal up, was rumored to be fighting in the Summer but instead returns here towards the Fall. He was originally supposed to be the co-main event but when Ortega/Zombie fell through, Yair got the bump up vs Jeremy Stephens. It's worth remembering that Yair Rodriguez is crazy young (JUST 26 years old) and fights in a division where every major prospect gets checked eventually. We've watched a lot of 145 lbers get the business from somebody with more experience or the right kind of style. Even Zabit had a bit of a rough go of it vs Jereemy Stephens.  This feels like a high pressure situation for Yair; a dangerous opponent on a losing streak in a market where chaos has tended to abound (I believe Mexican fighters are 0-3 in main event fights in Mexico). A win here says a lot not just about Yair's talent level but about his poise and maturity given where he was in his career at THIS point last year.

2- Does the fact that Yair and Zabit both have enough similarities offensively allow Jeremy Stephens to go into this fight feeling like he's seen the same guy twice in a row? I'd argue Yair's hands are much better than Zabit's but at the same time, Zabit is a far better wrestler than Yair who is more of a squirrely scrambler type. Either way if you're Stephens, the similarities have to make you feel like you've got something of a leg up going into this fight.

3- Would Yair Rodriguez vs Jose Aldo be an appealing fight for both parties if Yair wins vs Jeremy Stephens?

4- In 2015, Dana White took a photo with both Irene Aldana and Alexa Grasso where he deemed both the future of WMMA. It's been a rather tumultuous run for both ladies since that point and while it'd be fair to offer both mulligans; I think calling them busts relative to the expectations would be somewhat fair. For Irene Aldana, she probably just isn't good enough to ever be a challenger or even a contender for Amanda Nunes. After starting her UFC run with two losses (one in a controversial fashion), Aldana rallied with three straight wins including what felt like the final corner turner vs Bethe Correia. She returned to face Rocky Pennington in a big enough fight and while she started strong, she allowed Pennington to pressure her repeatedly en route to a split decision win. The last round was punctuated by Aldana chasing a go nowhere no hope heel hook as Pennington punched away from on top. Even when she had the opportunity to try and get to her feet, she stuck by her guns and eventually it cost her. Aldana's fight IQ and I guess her willingness to fight to her opponent's strengths continues to burn her. She'll get a soft enough touch vs the debuting Vanessa Melo after a bigger fight with Marion Reneau fell through. For Alexa Grasso; her not progressing feels like a serious bummer. Grasso's ultra talented and athletic in a division where talent + athlete usually means progress. Instead a lack of strength and so-so fight IQ (plus some UFC rush jobs) has hurt her. Grasso looked AMAZING vs Karolina K but Karolina may just be broken beyond belief. It's a long way from 2015 where she was the future of WMMA but Grasso has a chance to still make good (somewhat) on that hype.  It's a tough call though with Carla Esparza.

5- If you remove the fight vs Randa Markos which felt like Markos just coming out with a proverbial death wish, Carla Esparza's losses are to former champ Joanna Jedrzyjeczyk, future #1 contender Tatiana Suarez and former title contender Claudia Gadelha. A win for Grasso would be massive and would probably set her up nicely for another "prove it" fight, likely against Nina Ansaroff.

6- Without looking them up and just on a run sheet alone, could you tell me anything about any fighter after, say, the fourth fight on this card?

7- TUF LAM has given the UFC some pretty damn good fighters. Names like Teco Quinones, Enrique Barzola, Marlon Vera, Moggly Benitez and the aforementioned Yair Rodriguez. That makes it so disappointing that Martin Bravo has not been successful as of yet because he has the natural tools to be on par with those guys. Bravo came into the UFC off of TUF as a crazy body punching all action fighter. He got KO'd in his non-TUF debut vs Humberto Bandenay (who has since gone 0-3 in the UFC) and then followed that up with a loss in a violent war vs Alex Caceres. Bravo's chin seems to be a serious problem and his lack of anything besides a really good body work game and heart/cardio seems to be holding him back. He'll get the perfect guy if he wants an action fight in Steven "Ocho" Peterson in what has to be a loser leaves town fight for both guys.

8- I don't expect Polo Reyes to find much of a home at 145 lbs but I expect to get a few wild brawls and finishes before he eventually gets cut.

9- Brandon Moreno vs Askar Askarov figures to be an absolute hell of a fight but I wonder how much people are going to care as this 125 lb title dangles dangerously in limbo.

10- I cannot believe Vinicius Moreira is still on the UFC roster. Totally flummoxed and perplexed.

11- Speaking of fighters from 2015 that people had high hopes for, Sergio Pettis has gone from being a potential feature piece at 125 lbs or 135 lbs to scrapping this out on the prelims. Remember when the UFC went to Mexico in 2017, Sergio Pettis was the headliner. Now he's looking to find himself in the UFC after jumping weight classes recently with no success.

12- Sajara Eubanks vs Bethe Correia figures to be a stupendous fight, folks. Well worth your time if you want a wild action fight.

[gayreads]

january reads

1. The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert -- the first 2/3 are pretty good. the last 1/3 is excellent and spooky.

2. A Bound Woman is a Dangerous Thing: The Incarceration of African American Women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland by DaMaris B. Hill -- smart. passionate. haunting. a tremendous combination of poetry, history, and social commentary.

3. The Giver (graphic novel) by Lois Lowry, illus. Craig P. Russell -- amazing art with some really clever visual interpretations of the original story. I wish it had less text, or that the text was incorporated better (i.e. sometimes Jonas will have a thought bubble containing Lowry’s narration, which doesn’t often work -twelve-year-olds just don’t think how adult women write).

4. Bloom by Kevin Panetta, illus. Savanna Ganucheau -- cute, sweet, full of tropes. a great light, fuzzy read. might make you hungry.

5. The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales by Virginia Hamilton, illus. Leo and Diane Dillon -- what can I say? Hamilton was a genius. a beautiful collection of oft-overlooked folktales. 

for february

1. Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina (currently reading)

2. Girls Made of Snow and Glass (for class)

3. I, Claudia by Mary McCoy

4. Damsel by Elana K. Arnold

5. Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Hepperman (for class)

6. I Was a Rat! by Philip Pullman (for class)

7. Kissing the Witch by Emma Donoghue (for class)

8. Through the Woods by Emily Carroll (for class)

9. Egg and Spoon by Gregory Maguire (for class)

10. We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia

11. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (because she’s visiting my program this month!)