Rani Yahya

Actor

September 12, 1984 (41 years)

Brasilia, Brazil

Biography

Professional mixed martial artist who competes in the UFC bantamweight division.

Filmography

8.0

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski

Self

UFC Fight Night 51: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski was a mixed martial arts event held on September 13, 2014 at Ginásio Nilson Nelson in Brasília, Brazil. The event was headlined by a heavyweight rematch between Antônio Silva and Andrei Arlovski. Their first fight at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery ended in a unanimous decision victory for Silva.

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WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown

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WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown took place on November 5, 2008 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The event aired live on the Versus Network. Paulo Filho fought again against Chael Sonnen in the main event of the evening. WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber also put his belt on the line against Mike Brown.

3.5

WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff

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WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on December 19, 2009 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. It marked the first time the WEC has held back-to-back events at the The Pearl at The Palms.

N/A

UFC Fight Night 95: Cyborg vs. Lansberg

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UFC Fight Night 95: Cyborg vs. Lansberg was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 24, 2016, at Ginásio Nilson Nelson in Brasília, Brazil.

N/A

UFC Fight Night 187: Edwards vs. Muhammad

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UFC Fight Night 187: Edwards vs. Muhammad was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 13, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A welterweight bout between Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad fought in the main event.

N/A

UFC Fight Night 135: Gaethje vs. Vick

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UFC Fight Night 135: Gaethje vs. Vick was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on August 25, 2018 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. A lightweight bout between former WSOF Lightweight Champion Justin Gaethje and James Vick served as the event headliner.

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UFC Fight Night 222: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes

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UFC Fight Night 222: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 22, 2023, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada. A heavyweight bout between Sergei Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes headlined the event.

6.8

UFC 163: Aldo vs Korean Zombie

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UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie was a mixed martial arts event held on August 3, 2013 at the HSBC Arena in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

5.3

UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz

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UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 6, 2011 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

N/A

WEC 28: Faber vs. Farrar

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WEC 28: WrekCage was the fourth mixed martial arts event held by the World Extreme Cagefighting under Zuffa management. The event was held on June 3, 2007. WEC 28 was the first WEC to be aired live on the Versus Network. The main event was a Featherweight title defense by WEC Featherweight champion, Urijah Faber.

6.3

WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber

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WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on April 24, 2010 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. The event marked the WEC's debut on pay-per-view.

4.2

WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles

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WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on August 9, 2009 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bantamweight champion Miguel Torres defends his title against no. 1 contender Brian Bowles in the main event.

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UFC on ESPN 55: Nicolau vs. Perez

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UFC on ESPN 55: Nicolau vs. Perez was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 27, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, United States. A flyweight match between Matheus Nicolau and UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Alex Perez served as the headliner.

N/A

UFC Fight Night 91: McDonald vs. Lineker

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UFC Fight Night 91: McDonald vs. Lineker was a mixed martial arts event held on July 13, 2016 at Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

N/A

UFC Fight Night 198: Vieira vs. Tate

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Ketlen Vieira vs. Miesha Tate (Bantamweight) Michael Chiesa vs. Sean Brady (Welterweight) Rani Yahya vs. Kang Kyung-ho (Bantamweight) Joanne Calderwood vs. Taila Santos (Flyweight) Davey Grant vs. Adrian Yanez (Bantamweight)

7.0

UFC on Fox 28: Emmett vs. Stephens

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UFC on Fox 28: Emmett vs. Stephens was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 24, 2018, at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, United States. The event was headlined by a featherweight bout between Josh Emmett and Jeremy Stephens.

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WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton

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WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). The event took place on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and aired live on the Versus Network. The event featured a lightweight title match between champion "Razor" Rob McCullough and Richard Crunkilton. Additionally, Chase Beebe defended his bantamweight title against Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert Rani Yahya, who replaced Manny Tapia on the card after Tapia suffered a knee injury. WEC 30 was to feature the WEC debut of former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver in his move to the featherweight division. However, Pulver had to withdraw from the fight due to a knee injury.

N/A

UFC Fight Night 71: Mir vs. Duffee

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UFC Fight Night 71: Mir vs. Duffee was a mixed martial arts event held on July 15, 2015 at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California. The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir and touted prospect Todd Duffee.

3.8

UFC Fight Night 23: Fight for the Troops 2

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UFC Fight Night 23: Fight for the Troops 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 22, 2011 at Fort Hood, near Killeen, Texas.

6.0

UFC Fight Night 114: Pettis vs. Moreno

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UFC Fight Night 114: Pettis vs. Moreno was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on August 5, 2017, at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City, Mexico. A flyweight bout between Sergio Pettis and Brandon Moreno headlined the event.