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Roman Dolidze will move up a weight class on short notice to face Anthony Smith at UFC 303. Dolidze will replace Carlos Ulberg, who withdrew from the event with an undisclosed injury. The Las Vegas-based organization announced the new light heavyweight bout on Friday. UFC 303 will take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on June 29 and will feature a light heavyweight championship rematch between Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka as the main event.Dolidze moved down to middleweight after wins over Kadiz Ibragimov and John Allan at UFC’s 205-pound division. The 35-year-old Extreme Couture-signed fighter has gone 4-3…
Conor McGregor is famous for showing up on fight day no matter what, but he wanted to ensure he was 100% healthy for his long-awaited return to the Octagon. In a social media post, the Irish star revealed that he was forced to pull out of his UFC 303 main event bout against Michael Chandler at short notice due to a broken toe.”This is so tough to take because we were so damn prepared for this fight,” McGregor wrote on Instagram. “I want a new Bugatti! How can I justify getting it now instead of betting on the fight. I…
Sherdog’s live coverage of Bellator Champions Series Dublin begins at 12pm ET on Friday. Round 1 Sherdog scores Tristen Critchfield scores the round: JL Karben scores the round: Christian Stein scored the round:Round 2 Sherdog scores Tristen Critchfield scores the round: JL Karben scores the round: Christian Stein scored the round: Round 3 Sherdog scores Tristen Critchfield scores the round: JL Karben scores the round: Christian Stein scored the round:Official Results Round 1 Sherdog scores Tristen Critchfield scores the round: JL Karben scores the round: Christian Stein scored the round: Round 2 Sherdog scores Tristen Critchfield scores the round: JL…
The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its Saudi Arabia debut with an intriguing 11-bout card that was announced after the official weigh-ins took place.The main event featured former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker facing Ikram Aliskerov, filling in for the ailing Khamzat Chimaev at short notice. Both fighters stepped up to the weigh-in and looked ready to go all five rounds. Whittaker weighed in at 186 pounds, Aliskerov at a slim 184 pounds. All 22 fighters on the card made it in.advertisement This will be “Bobby Knuckles'” second fight of the year. The Australian previously bounced back with a win over Paulo…
LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 20: Kelvin Gastelum poses on the weigh-in scale during the UFC Fight Night weigh-ins at UFC APEX on August 20, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Ahead of this Saturday’s UFC in Saudi Arabia, rumors circulated (and were confirmed) that Kelvin Gastelum would miss the welterweight limit and have to move up to 185 pounds for his bout with Daniel Rodriguez, and this isn’t the first time Gastelum has struggled with weight. Kelvin Gastelum (18-9 MMA, 12-9 UFC) Welterweight (170 lbs.): 5-2 (UFC), has missed weight three times at UFC Catchweight (180…
The Professional Fighters League regular season will begin at 5pm ET with the 2024 PFL 5 Regular Season. Round 1 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scored this round: Tyler Treece scored the round. Mike Fridley scored the round:Round 2 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scored this round: Tyler Treece scored the round. Mike Fridley scored the round: Round 3 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scored this round: Tyler Treece scored the round. Mike Fridley scored the round:Official Results Round 1 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scored this round: Tyler Treece scored the round. Mike Fridley scored the round: Round 2 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp…
The main event of PFL 5 was made official after Clay Collard and Mads Burnell both reached contractual milestones on Thursday.advertisement Collado weighed in at 155.8 pounds and Burnell at 155.6 pounds ahead of the lightweight main event scheduled for Friday at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City. PFL 5, which will feature regular season bouts at lightweight and light heavyweight, will air a preliminary card at 4:30 pm ET/1:30 pm PT on ESPN+, followed by the main event at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT on ESPN and ESPN+.Collado, a 2023 PFL lightweight finalist, began his current campaign with…
Shalabdin “Shara Bullet” Magomedov (12-0) had an interesting encounter with local police during a previous visit to Saudi Arabia. Magomedov is scheduled to face Brazilian newcomer Antonio Trocoli (12-3) at UFC on ABC 6 on June 22 at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. But this isn’t Magomedov’s first visit to the region, where he has become a surprising favorite. The Russian has been there before for the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, called Hajj. Magomedov hasn’t been out of the fighter hotel much this time around, but the one time he did, he said he was…
Ikram Aliskerov (15-1) claims that Khabib Nurmagomedov’s coaching style is similar to that of his father. Aliskerov is scheduled to face Robert Whittaker (25-7) in the main event of UFC on ABC 6 on June 22 at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A native of Dagestan, Aliskerov frequently trains with former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and his protégé Islam Makhachev. Like many of the region’s elite fighters, Aliskerov had the opportunity to train under Nurmagomedov’s late father, Abdulmanap, who is widely regarded as a pioneer of mixed martial arts in the region.Aliskerov recently detailed why he believes Nurmagomedov…
Saturday saw another change to a dynamic UFC on ABC 6 card.Joylton Luterback (38-9) will withdraw from his scheduled bout against Shalabuddin “Shara Bullet” Magomedov (12-0) on June 22 in Riyadh. Fellow Brazilian Antonio Trocoli (12-3) will take Luterback’s place against Magomedov on three days’ notice. The change was first announced on social media by Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White. Luterback later revealed he was unable to compete due to a substance found in his urine.This will be Magomedov’s third opponent in his second year at UFC. Pothieria accepted a last-minute bout against Michel Pereira at UFC 301, while…