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GLOBAL FIGHT LEAGUE BRACKETOLOGY​

MG: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Global Fight League Women's Bantamweight Bracketology Show! For months, fans have speculated about who would enter the tournament that will crown the first GFL Women's Bantamweight Champion. Tonight we begin to answer those questions. Joining us for this historic reveal will be a pioneer of women's MMA... Gina Carano!

BS: It's great to have Gina here. Few people understand the growth of women's MMA better.

RB: This is a bracket I'm very excited about. The Women's Bantamweight division has been one of killers. Now we get to see who will be the next great Bantamweight champion.

GC: I'm excited. Women's MMA has come a long way, and this tournament is going to showcase just how deep the talent pool really is.

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AW: Starting out the GFL Bantamweight tournament. We head to Brazil for a UFC veteran and UFC title contender. This woman is a former Invicta Flyweight champion and is the current reigning Invicta Bantamweight champion.. Jennifer Maia!

MG: We are starting out this tournament in a big way with the addition of Jennifer Maia. She has a ton of big fight experience.

BS: This is a well rounded fighter. She has very good boxing and muay thai while on the ground she has a black belt.

RB: Maia has fought killers in her career. This is truly a diamond forged by pressure.

GC: She brings a lot of experience into this bracket. Nobody's going to have an easy night against her.

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AW: Our next entry is one of the toughest and most aggressive veterans in the game. A UFC veteran and former Bellator title contender.. Leslie Smith!

MG: That is an excellent addition. Leslie Smith is one of the toughest fighters the division has ever seen.

BS: Smith will fight anyone. She will not take a step back.

RB: One of the most determined and resilient fighters I have ever seen.

GC: There is no fear from Smith. That fearlessness she possesses can be an absolute game changer in any fight!

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AW: For our third entrant into the GFL Women's Bantamweight we return once more to Brazil. This time for a PFL veteran who has won not one but two tournaments.. Larissa Pacheco.

MG: Now this is a big addition to the tournament. We have a favorite here with this addition.

RB: Pacheco is not just a favorite but a heavy favorite in this field. This is an elite level fighter.

BS: Pacheco has game changing power. She can alter outcomes in seconds.

GC: Larissa is such a hard hitter. Her power is absolutely game changing in a field such as this.

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AW: For our fourth entrant into the GFL Women's Bantamweight tournament, we return to America for a UFC, PFL and Bellator veteran.. Aspen Ladd!

MG: We are four entrants into this field and we have seen some big guns already in the fray.

RB: When Ladd is able to dictate the pace and instill her will, she is near enough unstoppable.

BS: She is very well rounded and her power is a difference maker.

GC: As a fighter Ladd is exceptional. She is one of the mot physically imposing women in this weight class and if she can control her weight, she is a favorite to reach the tournament finals.

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AW: For the third time in the tournament, we head back to Brazil. This is a former UFC veteran as well as a former Invicta Bantamweight champion.. Talita Bernardo!

MG: Now this is an elite level submission grappler who is entering the field.

RB: Loads of big fight experience and a true grappling specialist to boot. Talita is a big threat to anyone on the ground.

BS: A specialist like Talita is a game changer. The threat of the takedown and her grappling allows her to surprise you with her stand up.

GC: Talita is a dark horse in a tournament like this. Elite grapplers like Talita are a worst possible outcome to draw in this field.

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AW: Our next entrant into the tournament is representing England. An unbeaten fighter who is the current reigning Cage Warriors Women's Bantamweight champion... Kennedy Freeman!

MG: I am so happy to see Kennedy entering the field. I remember calling her father's fights and hearing him rave about her potential.

BS: This is a big opportunity here for Kennedy. Unbeaten and with a chance to make her name.

RB: the future arrives in moments such as this. We will see just what Kennedy's true potential is here.

GC: I really like this addition. Kennedy Freeman is a top ranked prospect and now we will see how she fares with her most dangerous, experienced opposition yet.

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AW: Our next entrant is fighting out of Brazil. She is a UFC veteran who holds a black belt in both Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Judo.. Ketlen Vieira!

MG: This is a serious contender to the GFL Women's Bantamweight tournament.

RB: One of the most physically strong women in the division. Vieira can dictate where any fight goes.

BS: Pressure, persistence and physicality. Ketlen has a lot of big fight experience which makes her a dark horse in this field.

GC: Ketlen has all the tools to go far in this tournament. With her strength and grappling, she can dominate brackets.

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AW: Our eighth entrant into the GFL Women's Bantamweight tournament is a former Invicta Women's Bantamweight Champion.. Taneisha Tennant.

MG: Tennant is a raw fighter. Just true potential and a skilled athlete.

RB: A well conditioned fighter who keeps a pressure like few others.

BS: This is Tennant's moment to shine. A true pressure fighter who can really upset the field.

GC: Tournaments always present an opportunity for upsets to happen. Tennant is a fighter who can most definitely play the spoiler in a field.

MG: We are now a quarter of the way into this field. We will be back soon for the second batch of entrants into the GFL Women's Bantamweight tournament.

GFL WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANTS
1. Jennifer Maia - (23-10-1)
2. Leslie "The Peacemaker" Smith - (12-9-1)
3. Larissa Pacheco - (23-5)
4. Aspen Ladd - (12-5)
5. Talita Bernardo - (11-5)
6. Kennedy "The Machine 2.0" Freeman - (6-0)
7. Ketlen "Fenomeno" Vieira - (16-5)
8. Taneisha "Triple Threat" Tennant - (5-2)

 

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MG: Welcome back ladies and Gentleman, to the GFL Women's Bantamweight Bracketology event. We are already a quarter into the field, so let's go back to Alex for the next wave of entrants. So let's head back to Alex for the next wave.

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AW: Thank you Mike. Our next entrant in the GFL Women's Bantamweight tournament is a UFC and Bellator veteran with wins over former champions such as Amanda Nunes, Miesha Tate and Raquel Pennington... Cat Zingano!

MG: one of the most respected veterans in women's MMA history. This is a huge addition to the tournament!
RB: Zingano is forged in resilience, persistence and adversity. The tougher the battle, the better she gets.
BS: Cat is a pure dog. She is always in the fight!
GC: Cat has been competing at the highest level for years. She's the kind of fighter nobody wants to draw in the first round.
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AW: Entrant number ten is fighting out of Sweden. A UFC veteran as well as a former Cage Warriors Women's Bantamweight champion.. Pannie Kianzad!

MG: Kianzad is an excellent striker. There are few as technical as her on the feet.
RB: Pace is one of Kianzad's biggest tools. She can maintain her pace for fifteen minutes.
BS: A technician who accumulates success through consistency.

GC: She has great experience and she's fought a lot of high level competition. While Kianzad may not be the most exciting, she is consistent and consistency kills in a tournament setting.
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AW: Our next entrant is a Bellator veteran and former title contender.. Olga Rubin!

MG: A solid veteran addition to the tournament. Olga Rubin is hands down one of the best athletes we have in this tournament.
BS: Rubin is just a strong and tough athlete. She can strike and she can grapple. Plus there are few she can out muscle.
RB: Plus with her strength and power. People tend to forget that Olga Rubin has a strong grappling background.

GC: Rubin's strength is a difference maker in a tournament like this. If she gets you in her clutches, it's dangerous.
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AW: Our next entrant is a UFC, Elite XC and Invicta veteran. A former Invicta Bantamweight champion and widely regarded as one of the toughest veterans in the game.. Tonya Evinger!

MG: In my opinion one of the toughest fighters I have ever seen compete in the cage.
BS: Evinger is old school tough. She may not be in her prime but she is still dangerous.
RB: She has the wisdom of battle. Tonya has fought for so long, there is nothing she hasn't seen before.

GC: I fought Evinger a long time ago myself. Even back then she was known for her toughness. She is a dangerous out for anyone.
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AW: For our next entrant in the tournament we head to Russia. We have a Bellator and PFL veteran as well as an eight time Sambo champion.. Marina Mokhnatkina!

MG: This is a high level grappler entering the field.
RB: Marina has that nightmare Dagestan wrestling style. If she gets hold of anyone it will be a long night.

BS: Marina is a specialist. You have to mind yourself in a fight with her.
GC: This is a dark horse entrant. Marina is capable of establishing her game on anyone.
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AW: Our next entrant is representing Canada. She is a former UFC veteran and title contender. With wins over veterans such as Sarah Kaufman and Liz Carmouche.. Alexis Davis.

MG: What a resume this woman has. She has fought a who's who in the sport.

RB: There is nothing Davis hasn't seen out there. This is a veteran of the highest order.
BS: On the feet she is solid. But on the ground is where Alexis Davis shines.
GC: Alexis has spent years competing against elite competition. You can't overlook someone like that.
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AW: Our next entrant is representing Slovakia. She is the current reigning Oktagon Flyweight and Bantamweight champion.. Lucia Szabova!

MG: This is a dangerous addition to the tournament. The undefeated Lucia Szabova enters the field.
RB: She is undefeated and she is dangerous. This is a highly regarded Muay Thai specialist.
BS: Potential remains one of the sport's most compelling mysteries.
GC: She may not have the name value of some veterans, but unbeaten fighters carry confidence that's hard to teach.
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AW: We return to Brazil once more for our 16th entry as we hit the halfway mark. This is a UFC veteran and former title contender.. Mayra Bueno Silva!

MG: I like this addition to the tournament. She may have had some hard times recently but this is a contender.
RB: Absolutely. To me this is a tournament favorite.
BS: This is a submission threat who grows in confidence through aggression.
GC: She's dangerous everywhere and she's fought at the highest level. That's a huge addition to this tournament..

MG: Sixteen women have now entered the GFL Women's Bantamweight Tournament. With us now at the halfway mark, the bracket is beginning to reveal its shape. We will be back soon for the next group of entrants.

GFL WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANTS
1. Jennifer Maia - (23-10-1)
2. Leslie "The Peacemaker" Smith - (12-9-1)
3. Larissa Pacheco - (23-5)
4. Aspen Ladd - (12-5)
5. Talita Bernardo - (11-5)
6. Kennedy "The Machine 2.0" Freeman - (6-0)
7. Ketlen "Fenomeno" Vieira - (16-5)
8. Taneisha "Triple Threat" Tennant - (5-2)
9. Cat "Alpha" Zingano - (14-5)
10. Pannie "Banzai" Kianzad - (16-9)
11. Olga "Big Bad" Rubin - (10-5)
12. Tonya "Triple Threat" Evinger - (19-9)
13. Marina Mokhnatkina - (11-4)
14. Alexis "Ally Gator" Davis - (21-11)
15. Lucia "Silent Killer" Szabova - (11-0)
16. Mayra "Sheetara" Bueno Silva - (10-7-1)

 

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GLOBAL FIGHT LEAGUE BRACKETOLOGY​

MG: Welcome back ladies and gentlemen, we are already at the halfway point for our Women's Bantamweight tournament. So let's head to Alex to continue our announcements.

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AW: Thank you Mike. For our seventeenth entrant into the GFL we head to Russia. This entrant is a Judoka and a UFC veteran.. Milana Dudieva.

MG: A solid veteran presence has just entered this tournament.
RB: This is another high level grappler we have entering this field.
BS: Dudieva brings a lot of pressure with her style. She can make a lot of people uncomfortable.
GC: She's experienced and tough. You can't afford to overlook fighters like that in tournaments.
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AW: Our next entrant is representing America and is a former UFC veteran and title contender as well as Olympic silver medalist... Sara McMann.

MG: We have just added an elite level wrestler to this field!
BS: McMann is by far one of the best wrestlers we have seen in women's MMA.
RB: Sara is a master of control and positional dominance.
GC: Her wrestling alone makes her a threat to win this entire tournament.

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AW: Our next entrant is a former UFC veteran from Japan. She is also the current reigning Women's Flyweight champion in Jewels.. Rin Nakai.

MG: A highly unorthodox but effective fighter.

RB: Nakai is so physically strong. She can out muscle anyone in the field.

BS: She's got a style that's hard to prepare for. Unpredictability is a weapon in a field like this.

GC: She brings something different to every matchup. That makes her dangerous.
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AW: Our next entrant is fighting out of Brazil. She is a bellator and Invicta veteran.. Paula Bittencourt.

MG: This is an excellent prospect to watch in this tournament.
RB: She trains out of a great gym in Nova Uniao. She very much has the striking reminiscent of others from that gym.
BS: I have a lot of faith in Paula. She is an elite striker.
GC: These tournaments can change careers overnight. For someone like Paula, this is her moment.
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AW: For entrant number 21 we once more return to Brazil. This fighter is an LFA veteran.. Queila Braga!

MG: This is a solid addition to the tournament. Braga is very well rounded and someone to keep an eye on.
BS: She likes to push the pace. Braga is very good at bullying her opponents.
RB: Pressure creates opportunity. For Braga she has the opportunity to steal rounds and win fights.
GC: She has the kind of style that can wear opponents down. This is someone to keep a watch on.
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AW: Entrant number 22 is a PFL veteran who fights out of Miami. She is a product of the American Top Team... Evelyn Martins!

MG: A very interesting prospect enters the field here. Martins is one of the most physically strong fighters in the field.
RB: There's a lot of hungry fighters entering this bracket.
BS: Ambition meeting opportunity for Evelyn Martins.
GC: Sometimes the least known names become the biggest stories. This is a big chance for Martins.
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AW: For our twenty third entrant into the GFL Women's Bantamweight tournament we head to Nigeria. Our entrant is a former EFC Women's Bantamweight champion Juliet Chukwu.

MG: I love this. This is an athlete with a tremendous upside.
RB: She's got some physical tools that can cause problems.
BS: Potential waiting to be realized.
GC: This is the stage where fighters find out exactly how good they are. Chukwu has her chance to make her name here.
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AW: As we reach our 3rd quarter of announcements. Our next name is a UFC veteran and former UFC women's Bantamweight champion. She is a prolific boxing superstar... Holly Holm!

MG: Wow! That is a game changer of an entrant to this tournament!
RB: OK, now we are talking! We have a new favorite in the field.
BS: A striker whose timing altered the course of MMA history.
GC: Holly's one of the most accomplished women to ever compete in combat sports. Her experience, footwork, and composure make her a threat to anybody in this field.
MG: With this we are now three quarters into our field. We will be back soon for the final 8 participants in this tournament.
GFL WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANTS
1. Jennifer Maia - (23-10-1)
2. Leslie "The Peacemaker" Smith - (12-9-1)
3. Larissa Pacheco - (23-5)
4. Aspen Ladd - (12-5)
5. Talita Bernardo - (11-5)
6. Kennedy "The Machine 2.0" Freeman - (6-0)
7. Ketlen "Fenomeno" Vieira - (16-5)
8. Taneisha "Triple Threat" Tennant - (5-2)
9. Cat "Alpha" Zingano - (14-5)
10. Pannie "Banzai" Kianzad - (16-9)
11. Olga "Big Bad" Rubin - (10-5)
12. Tonya "Triple Threat" Evinger - (19-9)
13. Marina Mokhnatkina - (11-4)
14. Alexis "Ally Gator" Davis - (21-11)
15. Lucia "Silent Killer" Szabova - (11-0)
16. Mayra "Sheetara" Bueno Silva - (10-7-1)
17. Milana Dudieva - (14-9)
18. Sara McMann - (14-7)
19. Rin Nakai - (27-2-1)
20. Paula Bittencourt - (8-3)
21. Queila Braga - (9-3)
22. Evelyn "The Spartan" Martins - (6-2)
23. Juliet "Super" Chukwu - (7-2)
24. Holly "The Preachers Daughter" Holm - (15-7)