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Cesar Gracie will not be in Nick Diaz’s camp ahead of his bout against Vicente Luque at UFC on ABC 7 in Abu Dhabi on August 3. Diaz’s longtime coach isn’t happy with some aspects of the booking, including the overseas trip and the matchup with Luque, which will be Diaz’s first Octagon appearance since his third-round TKO loss to Robbie Lawler at UFC 266 in September 2021.”I had nothing to do with that fight. To be completely honest with you, it wasn’t my idea. It’s not a fight I was going to do,” Gracie recently told Submission Radio. “If…
Carlos Real Miranda delivered one of the biggest highlights of LFA 187 last Saturday, defeating Manuel Mena by first-round technical knockout in the Brazil vs. Latin America themed event. Following his win, Leal revealed to Sherdog that while he would like to fight for the LFA welterweight title he once held, his real dream is to fight in the UFC.”With this fight, I proved that I’m already at a level where I can compete against the best fighters in the world at the biggest events in the world,” the former Professional Fighters League talent said. “Actually, I didn’t lose the…
Aljamain Sterling is the latest featherweight contender to compete for a spot at UFC 306, which takes place at The Sphere in Las Vegas in September. Sterling made his featherweight debut in April at UFC 300, winning a unanimous decision over Calvin Kattar, and the former bantamweight champion has since teased a possible matchup with Movsar Evloev, with both fighters initially expressing interest in the bout but that has now seemingly died down.Evloev has accused Sterling of avoiding him, but “The Funkmaster” claims the unbeaten Russian is unwilling to accept his terms. Sterling is currently focused on facing Brazil’s Diego…
Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 59 card is likely to look much different than originally planned.This includes two bouts that were added late to the lineup: a bantamweight showdown between Montel Jackson and Damon Blackshear and a women’s flyweight showdown between Jasmine Yasdavicius and Fatima Klein. The promotion recently confirmed the dates for the bouts on its website. Yasdavicius was originally scheduled to face Bibiane Araujo, but the Brazilian withdrew from the bout.UFC on ESPN 59 will take place at Denver’s Ball Arena and will feature a 125-pound showdown between Rose Namajunas and Tracy Cortez as the main event, one of…
Dricus du Plessis has been hugely impressed with Robert Whittaker’s recent win but believes ‘Bobby Knuckles’ is one win away from a title shot. Whittaker lost via second-round TKO to du Plessis at UFC 290 in July 2023. Du Plessis was the only person other than Israel Adesanya to beat Whittaker since 2014, but the loss led many to discount “The Grim Reaper.”However, Whittaker bounced back with a unanimous decision win over Paulo Costa at UFC 298 in February. Whittaker was then scheduled to compete in a title-winning bout against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC on ABC 6 last month, but…
Mark Goddard reveals why he won’t referee Leon Edwards’ matches. 👀Full Episodes: https://t.co/ISAltc1GC9 pic.twitter.com/eFENek2ISk — OverDogs Podcast | Kanpai Media (@OverDogsPodcast) July 7, 2024 Umpire Mark Goddard doesn’t want to get personal with the players in the games he officiates.Refereeing is one of the toughest jobs in any sport, but combat sports referees bear an even heavier burden due to the deadly nature of the sport. Therefore, to avoid any conflict of interest, referees at the highest levels are not allowed to coach combat sports athletes.This also means Goddard cannot officiate the bouts of UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards. The…
Despite winning consecutive matches against some of the biggest names in Muay Thai, Nico Carrillo insists he hasn’t reached his peak yet. Carillo once again outdid the veteran, defeating Seymapetch Fairtex via second-round knockout in the co-main event of ONE on Prime Video 23. The Scottish fighter knocked Seymapetch down twice before scoring the final knockdown to secure the victory. Carillo initially struggled against Seymapetch’s unconventional defense, but admitted he was confident of victory if he made the necessary adjustments.”There’s no surprise [at Saemapetch’s durability]”I think his tactics were a little bit weird,” Carrillo said in the post-fight press conference.…
Alibeg Rasoulov is now focused on the ONE Championship 170-pound title (though not necessarily against current champion Christian Lee) after a successful promotional debut on Friday. Rasoulov made his debut against former lightweight (170 lbs) champion Ok Le Yoon in the main event of ONE on Prime Video 23 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Thailand. The Turk controlled the bout against Yoon for the better part of 25 minutes to earn a unanimous decision victory and improve his perfect record to 15-0.”As you know, it was a pretty difficult match,” Rasulov said in the post-match press conference. “I’m really happy…
Diego Lima, Charles Oliveira’s longtime coach, believes “Do Bronx” is the most logical candidate for the next lightweight title fight. Oliveira lost the title to Islam Makhachev by second-round submission at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi in October 2022. Oliveira then knocked out Beneil Dariush to set up a quick rematch with Makhachev at the same venue a year later at UFC 294. However, “The Bronx” was forced to withdraw 10 days before the bout after suffering a severe cut during sparring. Alexander Volkanovski took the Brazilian’s place, but was knocked out by Makhachev with a brutal head kick.Oliveira then…
Tai Ruotolo claims he had health issues going into his bout against Joseph Cheng at ONE on Prime Video 23. Ruotolo faced the 19-year-old phenom in a submission grappling bout at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium on Friday, and while Ruotolo maintained his unbeaten record with a unanimous decision victory, the South African gave him a tough fight.Ruotolo was not satisfied with his performance, blaming it on a bad training camp, but the 21-year-old was happy that even on his “worst day,” he was able to pull off a decision win.”Obviously, I could have performed better,” Ruotolo said in the post-match press…