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The French middleweight boxer earned the most significant win of his career to date, defeating Cannonier by fourth-round technical knockout in the main event of UFC on ESPN 57 on Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Imavov dropped his opponent with a clean right hand, but Cannonier appeared to regain his composure as referee Jason Herzog stopped the bout at 1 minute, 34 seconds into the fourth round. Herzog was heavily criticised afterwards, but Imavov believes the veteran umpire got the call right.”It’s the referee’s job to decide if a fighter can continue or not,” Imavov said…

⚔️Horiguchi gets revenge!Defeats Sergio Pettis by UD! View #Raijin tv set!🔗https://t.co/CXiPKkswl0[ #RIZIN47 ] pic.twitter.com/EDrrQmedwC — RIZIN.tv (@RIZINTV_) June 9, 2024 RIZIN Fighting Federation flyweight champion Kyoji Horiguchi avenged his 2021 Bellator MMA loss to Sergio Pettis on Sunday at RIZIN 47 in Tokyo, winning a clear unanimous decision. Horiguchi dominated the first two rounds of the bantamweight main event and overcame a knockdown in the final round to earn a well-deserved victory in an entertaining bout. Horiguchi (33-5, 1 no-kick, 14-1 KO), who lost by fourth-round knockout to Pettis (23-7, 0-1 RIZIN) in their first bout at Bellator 272, fought…

Behind the scenes footage shows Hunter Campbell trying to convince Aljamain Sterling not to withdraw from his fight against Sean O’Malley.Dana White was not happy with Aljamain’s hesitation to fight.#UFC #Mixed Martial Arts pic.twitter.com/NC9DjJpnXX — Championship Round (@ChampRDS) June 8, 2024 Leading up to UFC 292, the relationship between UFC and Aljamain Sterling was a bit strained. When Dana White first announced the title fight between Sterling and Sean O’Malley at UFC 292, his coach Ray Longo said Sterling had not yet agreed to the bout, and recently released behind-the-scenes footage from “Fight Inc: Inside the UFC” shows White venting…

UFC had scheduled a fight between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev. #UFC295 at MSG after Jon Jones withdrew.Charles Oliveira declined the offer because his cuts had not yet fully healed.#UFC #Mixed Martial Arts pic.twitter.com/3BcMYKIZJu — Championship Round (@ChampRDS) June 8, 2024 The injury that forced Charles Oliveira to withdraw from UFC 294 proved costly. Oliveira was scheduled to challenge Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title at UFC 294 in October 2023. However, the night before Oliveira was scheduled to leave Brazil for Abu Dhabi, “The Bronx” suffered a severe cut during sparring and was forced to withdraw from the bout.…

Behind the Scenes UFC Matchmaking Footage:UFC was trying to set up a fight between Shavkat Rahmonov and Kamaru Usman in Abu Dhabi, but Ali Abdelaziz told Dana White that Kamaru wanted to fight Wonderboy. Khabib also said that Shafqat vs Usman is a fight that needs to happen.🎥 Fight Inc: The inside story of UFC… pic.twitter.com/9MMJb0Eu12 — Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) June 8, 2024 While the UFC wants to pit Kamaru Usman against Shavkat Rahmonov, the former welterweight champion is apparently hoping to face Stephen Thompson.The latest season of Fight Inc.: Inside the UFC featured behind-the-scenes footage of UFC matchmaking,…

Instead of bringing some clarity to the middleweight title fight, the UFC Louisville main event brought more confusion — through no fault of Nassouddin Imavov’s.On Saturday, Imavov and Jared Cannonier faced off in a high-level 185-pound matchup in the main event of UFC on ESPN 57 at the KFC Yum Center in Louisville, Kentucky. In the first two rounds, both fighters struggled with the other’s arsenal. Cannonier was repeatedly knocked back by Imavov’s lightning-fast jabs, especially the double jab, while Imavov struggled with Cannonier’s kicks to the calf and the strength and leverage he had against the cage. Cannonier looked…

Ludovit Klein once again proved he has one of the most accurate nicknames in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. On Saturday, in the top prelims of UFC on ESPN 57 in Louisville, Kentucky, “Mr. Highlight” (22-4-1) knocked down Thiago Moises (18-8) multiple times to earn a commanding unanimous decision victory. Their bout was marked by each man’s willingness to challenge the other’s strong suit. Moises, one of the most dangerous submission artists in the lightweight division, traded strikes with Klein, attempted kicks to the head and narrowly missed a loop bomb to the head, especially in the first round, much to…

Bruno Ferreira produced perhaps the most memorable finish of the UFC on ESPN 57 card.The Brazilian was rewarded for his efforts, knocking out Dustin Stoltzfus with a spinning back elbow 4 minutes, 51 seconds into the first round of their highly-anticipated middleweight bout, earning a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus. Ferreira had to overcome an early disadvantage but kept his cool to score the eighth spinning back elbow finish in UFC history.Meanwhile, Raul Rosas Jr. won the $50,000 prize after submitting Ricky Turcios in the second round in a bantamweight bout. After a spirited first round, the 19-year-old prospect…

Jared Cannonier and Nassouddin Imavov at the UFC Louisville weigh-in. Photo Credit: Youtube/UFCThe 40-year-old middleweight Jared Cannonier was looking to win his second title at UFC Louisville after defeating not only Nassouddin Imavov but also a man his father was old enough to own. Despite losing to Israel Adesanya in 2022, Cannonier bounced back with two straight wins, including a record-setting victory (most strikes landed in a middleweight bout) over Marvin Vetri last June. Going into Saturday’s main event, Cannonier looked to land some power shots, but Imavov seemed to use his length to his advantage and had some success…

Savannah Marshall stops Vargas in the first quarter! 👀Savannah stopped Mirella Vargas at the end of the first round after being taken down multiple times! 😳#PFLNewcastle | Stream live now on DAZN pic.twitter.com/XybwMJo0aU — PFL Europe (@PFLEurope) June 8, 2024 Former super middleweight boxing champion Savannah Marshall took her first step into the world of mixed martial arts and the Professional Fighters League with a first-round stoppage victory over Brazil’s Mirella Vargas (0:32) in the main event of the PFL Europe 2 2024 regular season at Utrita Arena in Newcastle, England.Marshall has a 13-1 record in professional boxing with 10…