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Bethe Correia headed to AKA to train for next UFC fight, promises 'Pitbull' 2.0

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women's bantamweight No. 1 contender Bethe Correia -- iced by reigning division titleholder Ronda Rousey in just 34 seconds -- is headed to San Jose, Calif. to prepare for her next mixed martial arts (MMA) fight.

Correia will join the ranks of American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) after watching her undefeated record go up in smoke at last month's UFC 190 pay-per-view (PPV) event. As "The Pitbull" told Combate, losing to "Rowdy" in Brazil didn't make her mad.

"I had the great honor of being invited by Leandro Vieira, AKA jiu-jitsu coach, to spend a season training there.