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Sherdog’s live coverage of the PFL 7: 2024 Playoffs begins Friday at 6pm ET. Round 1 Sherdog Scores Jay Petrie scored this round: Brian Knapp scored the round: Mike Pendleton scored the round: Round 2 Sherdog Scores Jay Petrie scored this round: Brian Knapp scored the round: Mike Pendleton scored the round:Round 3 Sherdog Scores Jay Petrie scored this round: Brian Knapp scored the round: Mike Pendleton scored the round: Official Results Jaleel Willis (172.6: underweight) vs. Anthony Ivey (172.8: underweight) Round 1 Sherdog Scores Jay Petrie scored this round: Brian Knapp scored the round: Mike Pendleton scored the round:Round…

The eighth Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight non-title bout will be held in October.During last Friday’s UFC 304 weigh-in show, the promotion leaked a future matchup between Brandon Royval (16-7) and Tatsuro Taira (16-0) during the broadcast, and on Thursday, both Royval and MMA Junkie confirmed that the bout will be the main event of UFC Fight Night on Oct. 12. The two flyweight contenders will meet at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, with Royval predicting it will be “probably a title eliminator,” noting that he was originally scheduled to face Amir Albazi instead.Royval lost to Alexandre Pantoja in the…

An Ultimate Fighting Championship bout that was scheduled to take place in February will now take place in October.Lerone Murphy (14-0-1) was set to face Dan Ige (18-8) in a high-stakes featherweight showdown at UFC Fight Night 236 in February. Murphy ended up getting injured and was replaced by Andre Fili. After both fighters faced other opponents this year, UFC decided to reschedule the bout. According to MMA Fighting on Thursday, Murphy and Ige will meet at UFC 308. The two are scheduled to meet on Oct. 26 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and other…

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is seriously considering a return to Salt Lake City.Two big 135-pound bouts will take place at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Oct. 5. The locations have yet to be confirmed by the promotion, but were announced on Friday. The first, a bout between former featherweight champion Jose Aldo (32-8) and Mario Bautista (14-2), was first reported by Brazilian outlet Ag. Fight. The second, a bout between top contenders Kayla Harrison (17-1) and Ketlen Vieira (14-3), was reported by Super Lutus. Both UFC 307 bouts have since been confirmed by multiple media outlets. Aldo…

The former belt holder is hoping to take advantage of a historically quicker fighting path to claim another Ultimate Fighting Championship crown.Coming off a two-fight win streak in his new division, bantamweight, former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo plans to fight for a title in the near future. On Saturday’s UFC on ABC 7 main card, Figueiredo (23-3-1) will face Marlon Vera (23-9-1) in a high-stakes bout at 135 pounds. The two fight at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Speaking to ShelDog the week of the fight, Figueiredo talked about his plans to beat the No. 1-ranked Vera…

Liz Carmouche officially missed the weigh-in for her flyweight semifinal bout against Tayra Santos, meaning one point will be deducted from her scorecard if the bout goes to a decision.This will be the first time Carmouche has been overweight in his 29-fight (22-7) career. #PFLNashville pic.twitter.com/ETnPGlavdW — Drake Riggs (@DrakeRiggs_) August 1, 2024 The Professional Fighters League playoffs will open with bouts in the heavyweight and women’s flyweight divisions.advertisement Heavyweight headliners Denis Goltzov and Tim Johnson both made it to the weigh-in for the three-round main event, with Johnson coming in at 18.2 pounds ahead of her. But the biggest…

Shalabdin Magomedov, also known as “Shala Bullet”, is not happy about the fact that his next opponent has a win against a fellow countryman. Magomedov (13-0) will face Michal Oleksiejczuk (19-8) in the co-main event at UFC on ABC 7 on August 3 after the originally scheduled co-main event between Nick Diaz and Vicente Luque was canceled. The Polish veteran is an ideal opponent, as Magomedov already wanted an experienced opponent. But “Bullet” doesn’t like that those bouts include first-round knockout wins over compatriots Gadzhimurad Antigulov (2019) and Shamil Gamzatov (2021). Magomedov vows to avenge his loss to the Russian…

Fabian Edwards is no fan of Johnny Eblen’s shenanigans. Edwards (13-3) will challenge Eblen (15-0) in a middleweight title rematch at the Bellator Champions Series in London on Sept. 14. Eblen successfully defended his Bellator MMA 185-pound title by third-round TKO in the pair’s first meeting at Bellator 299 in September 2023. “Pressure” immediately began taunting the fallen Edwards, leading to a heated exchange that required security intervention as Edwards’ brother, Leon Edwards, joined the brawl.Edwards made headlines in February this year when he went on an $85,000 shopping spree with then-rumored girlfriend, OnlyFans model Jessenia Rebecca, days before his…

Usman Nurmagomedov believes his wrestling is different and better than that of Arman Tsarukyan. Nurmagomedov (17-0) is scheduled to defend his Bellator MMA lightweight title against Alexandre Chabry at Bellator Champions Series San Diego in Southern California on Sept. 7. Chabry has been training with Tsarukyan (22-3), the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s No. 1 lightweight contender, in preparation for Nurmagomedov’s upcoming bout.However, Nurmagomedov believes Tsarukyan does not have the skills to match his wrestling. Both Nurmagomedov and Tsarukyan started their martial arts careers with freestyle wrestling, but the Bellator lightweight champion later took up combat sambo, like most fighters from the…

Last week, I received a call from UFC matchmakers asking why I wasn’t re-signed.I’ve heard the flyweight division is made up of exciting fighters, but he doesn’t find me exciting 🥴 I don’t think half the fights are finishes/bonuses is enough now. — Nate Maness (@MayhemManess1) July 29, 2024 Flyweight prospect Nathan Manes has been unable to secure a contract extension with the Ultimate Fighting Championship despite his best efforts.Maness (16-3) completed his contract last month with a unanimous decision win over Jimmy Flick. “Mayhem” was hoping for a contract extension but has not heard anything from UFC. Maness has…