Sijara Eubanks

Sijara Eubanks
Born Sijara Eubanks
(1985-04-27) April 27, 1985
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Other names Sarj
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
Division Flyweight
Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Rank Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total 5
Wins 3
By knockout 2
By decision 1
Losses 2
By decision 2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Sijara Eubanks (born April 27, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently fights in the women's flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of September 11, 2018, she is #4 in official UFC women's flyweight rankings.[1]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Eubanks began her MMA career in competitions for the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. After an undefeated MMA record as an amateur, she turned pro in April 2015.

Invicta FC

Eubanks made her professional debut on April 24, 2015 against Gina Begley at Invicta FC 12. She won the fight via TKO in the first round.

In her second fight for the promotion, Eubanks faced AmberLynn Orr on July 29, 2016 at Invicta FC 18. She won the fight via TKO in the first round.

In her third fight for the promotion, Eubanks faced Aspen Ladd on January 14, 2017 at Invicta FC 21. She lost the fight via unanimous decision, bringing her record to 2-2 before joining The Ultimate Fighter.

The Ultimate Fighter

In August 2017, it was announced that Eubanks would be one of the fighters featured on The Ultimate Fighter 26, where the process to crown the UFC's inaugural 125-pound women's champion will take place.[2]

In the first round, Eubanks defeated Maia Stevenson via submission in the second round, allowing her to move on to the next stage of the competition.[3] In the quarterfinals, Eubanks faced DeAnna Bennett and won the fight via knockout in round one.[4] In the semifinals, Eubanks faced Roxanne Modafferi. She won the fight via unanimous decision after three rounds.[5]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Eubanks was scheduled to face Nicco Montaño on December 1, 2017 at The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale for the inaugural UFC Women’s Flyweight title.[6] She was pulled from the fight for kidney failure while trying to make weight and was replaced by Roxanne Modafferi.[7][8]

Eubanks made her UFC debut against Lauren Murphy at UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes on June 1, 2018. She won the bout via unanimous decision.[9]

Eubanks was scheduled to face Valentina Shevchenko for the vacant UFC Women's Flyweight Championship at UFC 230 on November 3, 2018.[10] However, the fight was canceled on October 9, 2018 after the UFC announced that a fight between Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis would instead main event UFC 230 and that Shevchenko would also return to her original bout for the vacant title, against Joanna Jędrzejczyk at UFC 231.[11] Eubanks will remain on the card and is expected to face Roxanne Modafferi.[12]

Personal life

Eubanks is an openly lesbian athlete[13] who graduated from the High School of Commerce and then went to Morgan State University.[14]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 3–2 Lauren Murphy Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes June 1, 2018 3 5:00 Utica, New York, United States Return to Flyweight.
Loss 2–2 Aspen Ladd Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 21: Anderson vs. Tweet January 14, 2017 3 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 2–1 AmberLynn Orr TKO (punches and elbows) Invicta FC 18: Grasso vs. Esquibel July 29, 2016 1 4:41 Kansas City, Missouri, United States Return to Bantamweight.
Loss 1–1 Katlyn Chookagian Decision (unanimous) Cage Fury Fighting Championships 52 October 31, 2015 3 5:00 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Flyweight debut.
Win 1–0 Gina Begley TKO (punches) Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpää vs. Souza April 24, 2015 1 4:59 Kansas City, Missouri, United States Bantamweight debut.

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Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 3–0 Roxanne Modafferi Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion November 29, 2017 (air date) 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States TUF 26 Semi-final round.
Win 2–0 DeAnna Bennett KO (head kick) The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion November 8, 2017 (air date) 1 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States TUF 26 Quarter-final round.
Win 1–0 Maia Stevenson Submission (kimura) The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion September 27, 2017 (air date) 2 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States TUF 26 preliminary round.

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References

  1. ↑ "Fighter Rankings - UFC ®". UFC. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "'The Ultimate Fighter 26' cast revealed: Who's vying to become 1st UFC women's flyweight champ?". 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Ultimate Fighter 26, Episode 7 results: Melinda Fabian vs. Rachael Ostovich". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  4. ↑ "Episode No. 9 recap: 'The Ultimate Fighter 26: A New World Champion'". MMAjunkie. 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  5. ↑ "Episode No. 12 (season finale) recap: 'The Ultimate Fighter 26: A New World Champion'". MMAjunkie. 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  6. ↑ "Episode No. 12 (season finale) recap: 'The Ultimate Fighter 26: A New World Champion'". MMAjunkie. 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  7. ↑ "Roxanne Modafferi replaces Sijara Eubanks in TUF 26 Finale's inaugural title fight". MMAjunkie. 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  8. ↑ "'TUF 26' finalist Sijara Eubanks breaks silence on weight miss that scrapped UFC title shot". MMAjunkie. 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  9. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 131 results: Sijara Eubanks gets first UFC win, tops Lauren Murphy". MMAjunkie. 2018-06-02. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  10. ↑ "Sijara Eubanks e Jessica Eye se enfrentam no UFC 232 | MMA Brasil". MMA Brasil (in Portuguese). 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  11. ↑ "Cormier-Lewis official as UFC 230 main event". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  12. ↑ "Sijara Eubanks will fight at UFC 230, after all". MMAjunkie. 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  13. ↑ Dave Doyle (2018-06-27). "Sijara Eubanks determined to march from NYC Pride to UFC flyweight title". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  14. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/Sijara
  15. ↑ Sherdog.com. "Sijara". Sherdog. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  16. ↑ Sherdog.com. "Sijara". Sherdog. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
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  • "Sijara Eubanks". UFC.com.
  • Professional MMA record for Sijara Eubanks from Sherdog
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