Charly Arnolt became the first female UFC announcer during the UFC Vegas 91 card (Photo: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Held last Saturday (27), in Las Vegas (USA), the UFC Vegas 91 It featured good fights and was also marked by a historic moment due to an unforeseen event that occurred during the event, which ended up bringing MMA fans, for the first time, a woman as fight announcer within the North American organization.
The story starred 36-year-old journalist Charly Arnolt. The professional, who usually works as an announcer at the renowned WWE Pro-Wrestling event, was present at the UFC Apex, where UFC Vegas 91 took place, initially to mediate interviews with the fighters on the card for the American broadcast of Ultimate. Given this, it was not the company’s intention to place her as an announcer.
However, plans had to be changed at the last minute. Joe Martinez, who replaces the titular and legendary Bruce Buffer in some of the franchise’s events, had been announcing all the fights on the preliminary card and the start of the main card, until he started to get hoarse and have voice problems.
It was after this that Ultimate acted hastily and summoned Charly Arnolt to announce the result of the fight between Brazilians Karine “Killer” Silva and Ariane da Silva, which was the third to last on the card, in addition to presenting the co-main event, involving Bogdan Guskov and Ryan Spann. In the main fight of UFC Vegas 91, Joe Martinez returned to his role, even though he still had some voice problems.
COMPLETE RESULTS:
UFC Vegas 91
UFC Apex, in Las Vegas (USA)
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Main card
Alex Perez defeated Matheus Nicolau by technical knockout in 2R
Bogdan Guskov defeated Ryan Spann via TKO in 2R
Karine Killer defeated Ariane da Silva by unanimous decision of the jurors
Jonathan Diniz defeated Austen Lane via TKO in 2R
David Onama defeated Jonathan Pearce via unanimous decision
Uros Medic defeated Tim Means via TKO in 1R
Preliminary card
Victor Henry defeated Rani Yahya by technical knockout in 2R
Austin Hubbard defeated Michal Figlak via unanimous decision
Don’Tale Mayes defeated Caio Machado by unanimous decision of the jurors
Ketlen Souza defeated Marnic Mann via unanimous decision by the judges
Chris Padilla submitted James Llontop with a rear naked choke in 1R
Ivana Petrovic submitted Liang Na with a katagatame in 2R
Maheshate defeated Gabriel Benitez via split decision
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Matthew Machado
Journalist passionate about fights and football. Working for TATAME since 2015, I had the honor and privilege of covering major MMA, Jiu-Jitsu and other martial arts events over the last few years, as well as interviewing some of the biggest names in the world of fighting. “Obsessed” with information, always willing to tell new stories and witness remarkable moments.
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