Beyond the Octagon: Rousey teammate Jessamyn Duke drops fifth in a row, UFC vets go 2-5

Last weekend proved one of the roughest for fighters looking to work their way back to the Octagon, with UFC vets managing a paltry 2-5 record against regional competition. Granted, some of those losses came to high-potential prospects who may soon enough be UFC-bound themselves.

Case in point: TUF 18’s Peggy Morgan (4-4, 0-1 UFC) fell to strikes in the opening round of her featherweight contest at Invicta FC 18. This loss (the only one by TKO in her career) came at the hands of hard-hitting Australian product Megan Anderson (7-2-0), who has won three straight, all by (T)KO. Her last loss came in her Invicta debut last year, when she submitted to Cindy Dandois. Speaking of whom…

In 2009, Dandois (7-2-0) kicked off her MMA career with a huge upset win over former Strikeforce champion Marloes Coenen and would end up putting together a 5-1 mark in her first two years of competition. She then faded from the rankings due to a three-year break from competition and returned in 2014 under Invicta. A loss to future champion Tonya Evinger would prove a …

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