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LAS VEGAS, NV – OCTOBER 18: (LR) Opponents Brad Katona of Canada and Gene Matsumoto of Brazil during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in at UFC APEX on October 18, 2024 in Las Vegas, NV. to confront. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)”Multimate” fighter Brad Katona wasted his work day in a dangerous fight with Brazil’s Gene Matsumoto at UFC Vegas 99 on Saturday. After winning The Ultimate Fighter 27 but later being denied entry by the UFC, Katona won at TUF 31, becoming the first two-time TUF champion. Matsumoto entered the match undefeated. Katona vs. Matsumoto began with a heated battle,…

LAS VEGAS, NV – OCTOBER 19: (LR) Joselyn Edwards of Panama defeats Tamirez of Brazil in a bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on October 19, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kick Vidal. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)The women’s bantamweight bout between Joselyn Edwards and Tamirez Vidal at UFC Vegas 99 had one major storyline. That was Edwards’ weight, coming into the fight weighing 3 pounds. Even after she took off her clothes and removed the braid from her hair. This is Edwards’ third time underweight in the UFC, following accidents in 2022 and 2023.…

LAS VEGAS, NV – OCTOBER 18: (LR) Opponents Jessica Penne and Elise Reid face off during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in at UFC APEX on October 18, 2024 in Las Vegas, NV. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)In the second of two strawweight bouts at UFC Vegas 99, Elise Reid faced former women’s 115-pound title challenger Jessica Penn. Both men clinched at the start, but broke shortly after and Jessica Penne went for a takedown. That didn’t come close, but she did even better work to close the distance soon after, but Reed showed great balance and hurt Penne’s troubles with…

LAS VEGAS, NV – OCTOBER 19: Mexico’s Melissa Martinez punches Romania’s Alice Aderen in a strawweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on October 19, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)Fighting alum Melissa Martinez enters the Octagon for the first time since UFC Vegas 99 in 2022, looking for her first win in the promotion against Alice Aderen. Like “Super Mary,” Aldelane was looking for her first UFC win after the fighter, who has a strong following on social media, was defeated in her previous debut. Martinez moved to the outside early…

LAS VEGAS, NV – OCTOBER 18: (LR) Opponents Austin Lane and Robertis Despaignes of Cuba face off during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in at UFC APEX on October 18, 2024 in Las Vegas, NV. do. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)He may be best remembered as one of Greg Hardy’s early MMA opponents, or from his own NFL days. But on Saturday at UFC Vegas 99, Austin Lane went into his fourth UFC fight looking for his first win against Olympian Robelis Despaignes. Lane was technically 0-2 after his first fight with Justin Tafa ended in a no-contest after being accidentally…

Max Holloway thinks Alex Pereira has ‘already earned’ the 2024 Fighter of the Year award“I don’t know if I can do it. [win fighter of the year]. The way Alex fought, he was the fastest man to win three title defenses.A tough guy to beat…I think Alex Pereira won… pic.twitter.com/PHEXHCxlz7 — Championship Round (@ChampRDS) October 18, 2024 Despite having a title shot, Max Holloway believes Alex Pereira has already beaten him in the race for UFC Fighter of the Year.Holloway was removed from the featherweight title in 2023 despite defeating Arnold Allen and Chan Sung-jong. However, the former featherweight champion…

Mateus Nicolaou, along with other members of the MMA community, mourns the loss of UFC and Bellator MMA veteran Guilherme Vasconcelos. Nicolau, who was born and raised in the same city of Belo Horizonte as Vasconcelos, was deeply shocked by Bomba’s death.Nikolaou will face upcoming flyweight contender As Almabaev on Saturday at UFC Vegas 99 at the Apex in Las Vegas. The Brazilian will raise his hand and dedicate the victory to Vasconcelos. “He wasn’t someone I talked to regularly on a daily or weekly basis, but I really liked him,” Nicolaou told MMAFighting.com. “He’s a little older than me,…

Coverage of Saturday’s Professional Fighters League “Battle of the Giants” card will begin at 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT. round 1 Sherdog Scores Tristen Critchfield scored the rounds: Mike Pendleton scores the round: JL Carven scores the round: round 2 Sherdog Scores Tristen Critchfield scored the rounds: Mike Pendleton scores the round: JL Carven scores the round:round 3 Sherdog Scores Tristen Critchfield scored the rounds: Mike Pendleton scores the round: JL Carven scores the round: official results round 1 Sherdog Scores Tristen Critchfield scored the rounds: Mike Pendleton scores the round: JL Carven scores the round:round 2 Sherdog Scores Tristen…

⚖️Battle of the Giants official results reviewPFL Super Fight Heavyweight World Title Match Francis Ngannou: 256.8 poundsRenan Ferreira: 261.5 poundsBuy Battle of the Giants now at https://t.co/2BtPH3wso4 [[[[ #PFLSuperfight | #BraceForImpact | Saturday, October 19th | 4pm ET | Buy… pic.twitter.com/NHxU1MBVEY — PFL (@PFLMMA) October 18, 2024 The return of the Professional Fighters League to Saudi Arabia was confirmed after the weigh-in of the PFL “Battle of the Giants”.The pay-per-view card features three Superfight Championship matches, with Francis Ngannou’s return to mixed martial arts being the headliner of the event. Both fighters competed under the 265-pound weight limit, although Renan…

185.5 pounds @UFCPereira ✅our #UFCVegas99 The main event has been officially decided!advertisement [ 📺 TOMORROW on @ESPNPlus at 7pmET/4pmPT ] pic.twitter.com/Jcojw3CHDa — UFC (@ufc) October 18, 2024 Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to UFC Apex with an interesting fight night card featuring middleweight contenders at the top.Headlining UFC Fight Night 245 is the main event between the rising Anthony Hernandez and the always entertaining Michel Pereira. Both athletes successfully lost weight and fell below the weight limit of 186 pounds. With one notable exception, Joselyn Edwards, who came in three pounds overweight for her fight against Tamirez Vidal, all the other…