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Gadzhimurad Amirzhanov knows how to get his way, and ONE Championship stands to benefit from his success.The unbeaten Russian prospect used tenacious takedowns, suffocating top control and effective ground-and-pound to defeat Matheus Pereira by unanimous decision on Friday at the three-round lightweight show at ONE Friday Fights 70 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. All three ringside judges gave the win to Amirzhanov (6-0, 3-0 ONE), who was forced to go a full round for the first time since his professional debut in December 2020.Pereira (7-3, 3-1 ONE) couldn’t get up. Amirzhanov took him down with an overhand left…
Jarrah Al Shirawi’s chance to reclaim his Professional Fighters League berth will depend on winning the eight-man PFL MENA welterweight season. Despite the setbacks of the past two years, Al Shirawi says he is a whole new fighter.”I consider myself one of the most experienced fighters in the field,” Al Shirawi told Sherdog.com, “but this camp has given me the opportunity to improve and try new things to become Jara 2.0. With that comes the responsibility to perform and do well in this tournament.” “I’m really looking forward to fighting in the Arab world again,” he added. “I think this…
Michael Page, who shared the Octagon with Ian Garry, believes the Irishman will never win an Ultimate Fighting Championship title.Page (22-3) experienced a big step up in his opponents’ game when he faced Gary (15-0) in his sophomore year with the promotion last month at UFC 303. Despite being dominated on the ground by Gary, “MVP” fought bravely on the strikes and lost by unanimous decision. Not wanting to make excuses, Page claims he wasn’t his true self on fight day. “I made a lot of mistakes,” Page said on The MMA Hour. “I don’t want to make excuses, but…
Cody Brundage (10-6) may have to endure the wrath of Abdul Razak Alhassan (12-6) through no fault of his own in a bout scheduled for this weekend. Alhassan (12-6) and Brundage (10-6) are both scheduled to fight in front of a home crowd at UFC on ESPN 59 on July 13 at Denver’s Ball Arena. Alhassan vented his pent-up anger at UFC Denver media day, vowing to unleash his worst wrath on Brundage on fight day.”I have a devil inside me and I’m going to unleash my devil on that motherfucker,” Alhassan said. “Obviously, my words are going to make…
Your co-main event. Only one can advance to the playoffs.Mohamed Alakra 🇰🇼 Weight ✅ 170 lbs Youssef Uabas 🇩🇿 Weight ✅ 169 lbsAre you ready for a welterweight showdown?🔥🥊About #PFLMENA | Friday, July 12 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Tickets available from 🔗… pic.twitter.com/8PZx8lLu4c — PFL MENA (@PFLMENA) July 11, 2024 Mohamed Alakra has traveled more than 7,000 miles to train with the best players. He’s made huge sacrifices to get a chance to shine on the biggest stage, and it’s finally starting to pay off.Despite initial setbacks, such as not having a sponsor to travel to the U.S., Aracula…
. John Anik If I win I’ll have to get a 337 tattoo https://t.co/gzuBwZRWsR — The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) July 9, 2024 Dustin Poirier (30-9) is interested in facing Nate Diaz (21-13), but the Ultimate Fighting Championship is not interested in doing business with Diaz’s brother. After leaving UFC in 2022, Diaz (21-13) tried his hand at boxing and suffered a controversial split decision loss to Jake Paul before bouncing back to win a unanimous decision over fellow UFC alum Jorge Masvidal last weekend. Poirier (30-9), meanwhile, finds himself at a crossroads in his career after failing to get his third…
Sean Strickland’s exchange with the Navy SEALs has brought David Goggins into the fray. Strickland (29-6) has been engaged in a bitter feud with Navy SEALs since February, claiming that none of them could stand a week of training with him. Predictably, Strickland received some harsh backlash from the SEALs, but recently one of them showed up to spar with the former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion. Strickland was ruthless, thoroughly beating former Navy SEAL turned mixed martial artist Mitch Aguiar.Now Goggins, a former Navy SEAL and fitness motivation influencer, has issued a challenge to Strickland. “This is your chance…
He competed on Dana White’s Contender Series seven times and signed six contracts with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, winning 20 of 24 bouts and earning four bonuses in 2024. Though it’s only been two years since the Fighting Nerds made their Octagon debut, there’s no denying that this Brazilian team has made a huge impact on the sport in a short space of time. Captained by former boxer Pablo Scupira, the team features seven fighters already with the UFC: Caio Borrallo, Mauricio Rufi, Bruna Brasil, Carlos Prates, Thiago Moises, Jean Silva and Keinan Kruszewski.In an exclusive interview with Sherdog.com, Sucupira…
Bellator Champions Series San Diego has several notable fighters confirmed to compete. The organization announced Wednesday that Douglas Lima, Lorenz Larkin and Laufeon Stotts will compete on the card, which will take place at Pechanga Arena in San Diego on Sept. 7. Lima will face Aaron Jeffery at middleweight and Larkin will face Levan Chokeri at welterweight, while Stotts will face Marcos Breno at bantamweight in the night’s co-main event.The main event of Bellator Champions Series San Diego will be a lightweight title fight between Usman Nurmagomedov and Alexandre Chabry, and the card will be broadcast in its entirety in…
With 2024 more than halfway over, top contender Magomed Ankalaev has vowed to knock out UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira before the year is out. Ankalaev is the only top contender in the division who hasn’t fallen prey to Pereira, who recently defeated former champion Jiri Prochazka for the second time at UFC 303 and is likely to face Ankalaev next.However, Ankalaev continues to attack Pereira as “Poitan” only asked Anthony Joshua to suggest possible future boxing opponents. “[Alex Pereira] “There is a reason why you kept me away and I understand that this is a business,” Ankalaev wrote…