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Merab Dvalishvili won’t let injury thwart his chances at winning the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight title. Dvalishvili will challenge Sean O’Malley for the bantamweight title in the main event of UFC 306 at the Sphere in Las Vegas on September 14. This particular card is one like no other. With less than a month until fight day, the challenger revealed a cut on his left eyelid, which immediately raised concerns for O’Malley.The champion warned Dvalishvili not to withdraw from the bout, writing to X: “You son of a bitch never withdraw, I swear to God.” This damn rat better never…
Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum revealed some interesting details about his recent meeting with Jon Jones backstage at ADCC. “It was so great to see Jones again,” Werdum said. “I couldn’t believe my eyes when he asked me to teach him how to make a happy face.”The Brazilian heavyweight boxer recalled that he and Jones became close after he received VIP treatment from a local promoter in Russia and in the Brazilian state of Goai on separate occasions.”It was a good opportunity to get to know both of them. [Jones] “We had a great time together as people,” Werdum…
Jon Jones claims he has nothing left to prove after fighting Stipe Miocic. Jones is not due to fight until his return after a three-year absence at UFC 285 in March 2023, where he submitted Ciril Gane to win the heavyweight title. The former light heavyweight champion remains keen to defend his title against Stipe Miocic, whose bout at UFC 295 was cancelled due to Jones injuring a pectoral muscle. That bout is rumored to take place at UFC 309 in November, but the fight card has yet to be officially announced. Jones has hinted at retirement multiple times since…
Advances in DNA testing may one day reveal that Andreas Gustafsson is of brown bear ancestry.The Vasteras Fight Club product was one of four prospects to win the Ultimate Fighting Championship during week two of Dana White’s Contender Series, defeating Pat Pytlik at close range and finishing him off with a series of knees to the head in the second round of the welterweight showcase. Pytlik (9-2, 0-1 DWS) succumbed to the accumulated punishment 3 minutes, 20 seconds into the second round. Gustafsson (11-2, 1-0 DWCS) got into the clinch and, with no regard for his own health, methodically beat…
The Professional Fighters League has officially announced the dates for Thursday’s PFL Super Fight: Battle of the Giants – Prepare to Shock press conference.The PFL Battle of the Giants will feature two title bouts on October 19 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Francis Ngannou (17-3) will make his PFL debut against 2023 PFL Global Season heavyweight champion Renan Ferreira (13-3) for the newly minted PFL Super Fight Championship belt. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion will be returning to mixed martial arts for the first time since January 2022 after fighting two major boxing matches during that period.In the evening’s…
Audible was called regarding the originally announced UFC Edmonton co-main event. Last week, the promotion revealed that a heavyweight showdown between Derrick Lewis and Alexander Romanov will serve as the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 246 on Nov. 2. Lewis and Romanov will still compete on the card, just with different opponents. Lewis will face Jonata Diniz in the new co-main event, while Romanov will face Rodrigo Nascimento. The new booking was first reported by Laerte Viana and later confirmed by MMAjunkie.com.UFC Fight Night 246 will take place at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Canada, and will feature a women’s…
Ilia Topuria is expanding his portfolio in his home country. The UFC featherweight champion recently became a co-owner of Spanish organization Way of Warrior FC, and WOW announced its partnership with Topuria on Tuesday.”We are very happy to welcome Ilia Topuria as a shareholder of WOW,” the organization announced on Instagram (via translation). “This partnership will make MMA in Spain even bigger. Your talent and passion are a perfect fit for our mission and let’s celebrate this great achievement together.”Since its launch in late 2019, WOW FC has hosted more than 30 events in Spain, the majority of which have…
Dan Hooker has hinted that he could face Charles Oliveira next, but it wouldn’t be the first time he has done so. Hooker had previously announced a bout with Oliveira, but admitted he was just joking after reports were denied by “The Bronx.” “The Hangman” instead faced Mateusz Gamrot last weekend at UFC 305 in Perth, Australia. A +250 underdog prior to the bout, Hooker went on to win a split decision against the Pole in their “Fight of the Night” bout.”I was in bad shape and I was happy I put my hand up,” Hooker recently told MAC Life.…
Tom Aspinall’s criticism of Jon Jones has become more and more harsh as time goes on. Jones has been sidelined since canceling his heavyweight title defense against Stipe Miocic, scheduled for UFC 295 in November 2023. Aspinall won the interim title with a last-minute knockout win over Sergey Pavlovic on the same card. “Honey Badger” has since called for a title unification bout with Jones, and Jones remains committed to fighting Miocic upon his return. Jones vs. Miocic is rumored to take place at UFC 309 in November, but has not been officially announced by the promotion.Aspinall, meanwhile, retained his…
Sean Strickland’s coach, Eric Nicksick, has no problem admitting he doesn’t want to fight Alex Pereira again. Strickland was knocked out by Pereira’s left hook at UFC 276 in 2022 after choosing to fight in the pocket with the former Glory kickboxing champion. A lot has happened since then, with Pereira winning the middleweight title, losing it and then winning the light heavyweight title, while Strickland also won the middleweight title in a major upset over Israel Adesanya before losing it in a close split decision to Dorricus du Plessis.Du Plessis defended his belt against Adesanya by fourth-round submission last…