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Brendan Loughnane (27-5) believes the Professional Fighters League’s tournament format isn’t for everyone and claims to know plenty of Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters who agree with him. Loughnane will face Justin Gonzalez (14-4) in the main event of the PFL6 2024 regular season featherweight and welterweight bouts at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on June 28. The 2022 PFL featherweight champion has been with the promotion since 2019 and is no stranger to the unique format.A PFL season will feature two regular season matches across six weight classes, with a points system based on winning method to…
Cade Ruotolo will be making his mixed martial arts debut on Friday, but he’s no stranger to fisticuffs, having grown up with his twin brother, Ty Ruotolo. Ruotolo is scheduled to make his MMA debut against Blake Cooper (2-1) at ONE 167 in Bangkok on June 7. Having frequently competed in bare-knock bouts with his brother since he was a child, the elite jiu-jitsu practitioner says he has effortlessly mastered the striking side of MMA. As he prepares for his next bout, Ruotolo has already surprised many who expected him to compete as a pure jiu-jitsu practitioner, and he is…
Adrian Lee is hoping to make his professional mixed martial arts debut at ONE 167 on Friday and make his presence known. Li will have to live up to the family name when she makes her professional debut against Antonio Mammarella on 7 June in Bangkok. Li’s sister Angela Lee retired as the ONE Championship atomweight champion last year, while her brother Christian Lee currently holds the lightweight and welterweight titles. Her other sister, Victoria Lee, also had a promising future before sadly taking her own life in 2022.Heading into his pro debut, Lee’s main goal is to make an…
Mikey Musumeci believes that aside from Brazilian Joao Gabriel Sousa’s strength, his physical shape is his biggest challenge. Musumeci will look to avenge his 2021 loss in a rematch against Souza at 145 pounds on June 7 at ONE 167 in Bangkok. Musumeci has not lost a fight since his first bout with Souza, where he was submitted. Reflecting on that loss, Musumeci acknowledged that Souza was clearly the stronger contender.Musumeci is determined to do whatever it takes to get revenge, and has been working on improving his strength with Sam “Coach Cal” Calvitta at The Training Lab. Aside from…
The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is expanding into the Far East. During an appearance on “The MMA Hour” on Wednesday, BKFC president David Feldman and RIZIN Fighting Federation president Nobuyuki Sakakibara announced that the two organizations have agreed to a talent-sharing partnership with plans to jointly promote events in the near future.”Today we are announcing our official partnership with BKFC and RIZIN to produce Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship shows in Japan and the Southeast Asian region, as well as provide any support RIZIN may need from around the world,” Feldman said. “We are truly excited about this partnership and to…
While Javier Mendez agrees that Arman Tsarukyan deserves a title fight against Islam Makhachev, he recently explained why the Dagestan would prefer to face Leon Edwards. Makhachev defended his lightweight title with a fifth-round submission win over Dustin Poirier in the main event of last weekend’s UFC 302. Makhachev subsequently demanded a welterweight title fight against Leon Edwards following his victory.But in the wings is No. 1 lightweight contender Tsarukyan, who bounced back so quickly from his win over Charles Oliveira in April that he turned down an offer to fight for gold against Makhachev at UFC 302. After UFC…
Jason Jackson recently criticized the MMA gym of his upcoming opponent, Ramazan Kuramagomedov. Jackson is scheduled to make the first defense of his Bellator MMA welterweight title against Kramagomedov in the main event of the Bellator Champions Series in Dublin on June 22. While Jackson trains out of Killcliff FC, Kramagomedov trains out of rival South Florida gym American Top Team.Jackson recently praised his gym’s unity while implying that ATT is divided along cultural and racial lines.”My gym has everything. There’s no shortage of anything,” Jackson said during a recent Bellator media call. “Everybody is highly motivated. The thing about…
Ramazan Kuramagomedov admits Jason Jackson is his toughest opponent yet but believes he can beat the Jamaican fighter. Kramagomedov will challenge Jackson for the Bellator welterweight title in the main event of the Bellator Champions Series in Dublin on June 22. Although Kramagomedov is the slight favorite going into the bout, Jackson expects him to be a tough opponent.”I think the Jason Jackson fight was the hardest fight of my MMA career so far,” he said on a recent media conference call. Kuramagomedov respects Jackson’s technique but believes every fighter has weaknesses.”This upcoming fight is very exciting. Jason is one…
Former rivals Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev have a mutual respect for each other. Makhachev ended Oliveira’s lightweight title reign with a dominant submission victory at UFC 280 in 2022. Oliveira earned himself an immediate rematch opportunity following a knockout win over Beneil Dariush, but was forced to pull out of their scheduled bout at UFC 294 due to a cut he suffered in sparring 12 days before fight date. The Brazilian most recently lost a narrow split decision in a title eliminator bout against Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300 in April.Oliveira is now looking to move up to welterweight…
Dustin Poirier is one of 10 fighters who could face an indefinite suspension immediately following UFC 302.The New Jersey Athletic Control Board recently released the full list of medical suspensions for the event, which took place last Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. In the evening’s main event, Islam Makhachev defended his lightweight title by submitting Poirier in the fifth round. Due to the damage sustained in the Octagon, Porier needs clearance from an ENT specialist on his nose and an orthopedic surgeon on his left knee before he can compete again, while Makhachev has been banned…