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Mad Burnell believes that if you are a true fighter, the Professional Fighters League is the ideal place to compete. Burnell will face Clay Collard in the main event of PFL 5 on June 21 at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The card, which features bouts at lightweight and light heavyweight, will be the promotion’s debut in Utah. For Burnell, this marks his return to the ring a little more than two months after making his PFL debut in April.Newcomers to the PFL often have a hard time getting used to the frequency of fights, but Burnell…
Linton Vassell was certain he would see Valentin Moldavsky again. “I just had a hunch, and it was crazy when Valentin called me out, as you all saw,” Vassell said during a PFL media call. “I knew the trilogy was going to happen at some point. I didn’t think I was going to lose the first fight, so maybe I was expecting it to happen in the final.””So for me, I knew it was going to happen at some point and I’m excited that it did. I think it needs to happen and with how I ended up last time…
Things seem to be moving fast for Dakota Dycheva. Just months after winning the Professional Fighters League Europe title, the British flyweight prospect will face Chelsea Hackett in the co-main event of PFL4 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on June 13. Ditcheva opened her 2024 campaign with a first-round knockout of Lisa Mauldin at PFL1, a performance that earned her six points in the regular season standings.The Manchester Top Team product has an 11-0 record in her professional development and has already been treated as a star by the PFL – a testament to the high expectations for…
Charles Oliveira may no longer be the UFC lightweight champion, but he remains one of the most popular mixed martial artists in Brazil.Oliveira, who has 7.6 million followers on Instagram (Anderson Silva has 5.3 million and Alex Pereira has 3.5 million), was one of the big stars of a charity auction hosted by Brazilian soccer star Neymar Jr. on Monday to raise money for flood victims in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state. During the event, experiences with Oliveira sold for just under $100,000. In total, about $5.1 million was raised for flood-affected families, including at least 13,000 people.According to…
Stephen Rea will come out of retirement for a second time for the opportunity to fight in his home country. Ray will face Lewis Long in the welterweight main event of PFL Europe at the OVO Hyde in Glasgow, Scotland on September 28. The promotion announced the booking on Tuesday. The card will mark the promotion’s first trip to Scotland and will also feature a 150-pound catchweight bout between Robert Whiteford and Roger Huerta in the co-main event that night. Additionally, the card will feature PFL Europe postseason bouts, with more Scottish athletes to be added in the coming weeks.”We’re…
Dustin Poirier hasn’t practiced grappling in over two weeks leading up to his title shot against Islam Makhachev at UFC 302. Poirier took on Makhachev in the main event of UFC 302 on Saturday, seeking his third shot at lightweight gold. While many initially expected Poirier to only have punching opportunities and be dominated on the ground, “The Diamond” delivered a surprising performance. Poirier gave his opponent a tough test, thwarting Makhachev’s takedown attempts multiple times throughout the bout. Makhachev ultimately submitted Poirier via Bravo choke in the final round, but the Dagestan struggled more than expected.What makes Poirier’s performance…
Eddie Alvarez is confident Arman Tsarukyan can beat Islam Makhachev after witnessing the lightweight champion’s latest title defence. Alvarez was in attendance at UFC 302 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, where Makhachev faced Dustin Poirier for the lightweight belt in the main event. A heavily underdog, Poirier exceeded expectations by giving Makhachev a tough fight before succumbing to a Bravo choke in the final round. Makhachev’s path to the title may seem similar to that of his teammate Khabib Nurmagomedov, but Alvarez believes the reigning champion is more likely to lose than “The Eagle.””Khabib’s greatness was he…
Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko have different expectations regarding the theme of the upcoming UFC 306 card. UFC 306 is planned as a unique event taking place at The Sphere on September 14, two days before Mexican Independence Day. UFC began the tradition of holding a card celebrating Mexican Independence Day at Noche UFC this September. UFC 306 is expected to have a similar theme, although Shevchenko recently insisted it has no connection to Mexican Independence Day whatsoever. Shevchenko believes the event will be planned around The Sphere.”From what I understand, there is talk of Spheres, but it’s not Mexican…
Randy Brown claims he was in danger just over a minute into his fight against Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos at UFC 302. Brown displayed impressive striking and weathered the wrestling moves of dos Santos to win by unanimous decision. Brown revealed that he broke his leg 70 seconds into the bout when a tee kick landed on dos Santos’ elbow. “Rude Boy” limped off shortly after but was able to hide the injury from then on. Brown claims that his entire right side was paralyzed and that he was forced to control all of the action with his lead hand.“Look,…
The status of Monday’s canceled UFC 303 press conference in Dublin remains unclear, but at least for now, it doesn’t appear to have any impact on the upcoming bout between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler. McGregor released a statement regarding the cancellation via social media on Monday afternoon. While it didn’t explicitly state why the event was called off, the Irish star suggested he was still looking forward to fighting at UFC 303.”After consulting with UFC, today’s press conference has been cancelled due to a series of obstacles beyond our control,” McGregor wrote on X. “I apologise to my fans…