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Savannah Marshall is preparing to make her MMA debut in 4 weeks 👀#PFLNewcastle | Saturday 8th June | Utilita Arena, Newcastle | Tickets on sale now! 🔗 Biography | Live streaming on DAZN pic.twitter.com/JD50b8958U — PFL Europe (@PFLEurope) May 13, 2024 Savannah Marshall didn’t necessarily expect her professional mixed martial arts debut to be on such a big stage. Her signing with the Professional Fighters League was met with some fanfare because of her background as a boxing champion. But Marshall would have paid her dues on the undercard of her first foray into MMA. However, things were not like…
Tamirez Vidal’s technical knockout loss to Melissa Gatto at UFC Fight Night 241 was caused by a punch to the chest, sparking controversy in the women’s MMA world. Taynara Lisboa, who was part of the UFC Fight Pass Brazil commentary team for the event, pointed out that the rules are the same for men and women, meaning there is no foul against blows to the chest. However, Professor Lisboa pointed out that such attacks can cause the appearance of nodules that can lead to breast cancer.The need for discussion gained even more attention after the match between reporters Evelyn Rodriguez…
#breaking news – A Waco-area mixed martial arts coach is accused of sexually abusing a girl he trained over a three-year period, an affidavit states. Information: https://t.co/QO5jWq34GN pic.twitter.com/O1P9ipCrJs — KWTX News 10 (@kwtx) May 20, 2024 Jacob Brennan, husband and coach of UFC fighter Hayley Cowan, has been arrested on suspicion of sexual abuse of a minor. Brennan was arrested and booked into the McLennan County (Texas) Jail on May 19 on suspicion of inappropriately touching women between 2013 and 2015, KWTX 10 reported. The victim was 13 years old at the time of the alleged abuse. Brennan was 30…
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Cage Warriors featherweight Connor Hitchens.The entire CW family sends our deepest condolences to his family and friends at this difficult time. Rest in peace 🙏 pic.twitter.com/ilwcAwQJsK — Cage Warriors (@CageWarriors) May 21, 2024 Former Cage Warriors Fighting Championship featherweight champion Conor Hitchens has died at the age of 26. The European promotion team confirmed the news in a social media post on Tuesday. International Mixed Martial Arts Federation President Kellis Brown also released a statement regarding Hitchens’ death. Hitchens’ cause of death has not been disclosed.”On behalf of the entire International…
American Kickboxing Academy coach Javier Mendez believes Conor McGregor hasn’t changed since his fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov. Islam Makhachev recently reversed his previous position and expressed interest in facing McGregor. When asked about why Makhachev was interested in McGregor, Mendes, who coached both Makhachev and Nurmagomedov at AKA, stated the obvious: a huge paycheck and instant stardom.”Big fights, huge amounts of money. And when you’re a champion, when you’re a prize fighter, at the end of the day you fight for prizes and money,” Mendes told Submission Radio. “So this is a huge fight for Islam and his stock is…
Colby Covington can get on anyone’s nerves, and that includes UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards. Covington secured his title shot against Edwards at UFC 296 in December 2023. Covington, known for pushing boundaries with his trash talk, insulted Edwards’ late father in his pre-fight press conference.Edwards was clearly affected by this comment, but managed to keep his cool to deliver a lopsided blow against Covington en route to a unanimous decision victory. “Rocky” revealed immediately after the press conference that he looked for Covington backstage to slap him. However, the Americans were nowhere to be found, and may have been…
Islam Makhachev believes teammate Usman Nurmagomedov is a better striker than his next opponent Dustin Poirier. Makhachev is scheduled to defend his lightweight title against Poirier in the main event of UFC 302 on June 1st at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Bellator MMA lightweight champion Nurmagomedov is one of Makhachev’s main sparring partners in camp, as he is in the same weight class as Makhachev.Although Nurmagomedov was unable to join the rest of the team until recently, Makhachev revealed that the undefeated Bellator champion gave him solid rounds as soon as they sparred. The reigning lightweight champion…
Stamp Fairtex suffered a torn meniscus during training, forcing him to withdraw from the ONE Championship 167 headliner. The Singapore-based promotion said Fairtex will undergo surgery for his injury and will not defend his atomweight (115-pound) belt against Dennis Zamboanga as originally scheduled. Zamboanga is expected to remain on the fight card with an opponent yet to be announced. Fairtex was scheduled to face ONE strawweight (125-pound) queen Jingnan Xiong in Denver on September 6, but the promotion says that bout is also “questionable.”Fairtex revealed the circumstances of his injury in a release issued by ONE Championship.”My sparring partner was…
Two heavyweight bouts have been rescheduled for the second round of the 2024 Professional Fighters League season. Daniel James has withdrawn from his scheduled match against Tyrell Fortune on June 13th in PFL4. As a result, Marcelo Gorm will take his place and face Fortune in a regular season heavyweight bout. Meanwhile, Oleg Popov will face Davion Franklin after his original opponent Marcelo Nunes was absent from the fight on the same card. Following the initial report from MMAjunkie.com, Sherdog.com confirmed the latest heavyweight bout with a representative from the promotion.PFL 4 will be held at Mohegan Sun Arena in…
Colby Covington’s recent calls have caught the attention of Charles Oliveira. Covington recently turned down a potential fight with upstart welterweight Ian Garry, whom he had been pursuing for months. ‘Chaos’ has instead called for a ‘legacy fight’ with former lightweight champion Oliveira, who has admitted he is considering moving up to welterweight for his next bout.As long as Oliveira remains in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, that possibility remains. “The reality is, like I said, it’s sitting down and looking at the heritage, the history, the values,” Oliveira recently told Ag.Fight. I woke up in the morning and thousands of…