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Patrick Mix will defend his bantamweight title against Leandro Higo in the main event of Bellator Champions Series Paris on November 16. The promotion announced the bracket on Tuesday. In the co-main event, Baisangul Shamsoudinov will face Oliver Encamp in a welterweight bout. Bellator Champions Series Paris will take place at the Adidas Arena in the French capital and will be broadcast in full in the U.S. on Max starting at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT.”Patchy” is coming into his second official title defense on a seven-fight winning streak in promotional bouts. The 30-year-old New York native struggled in his…
Sean O’Malley has slammed McGregor after the Irish star mocked the bantamweight champion’s explanation for failing a drugs test. O’Malley has tested positive for the banned substance ostarine multiple times throughout his career, most recently in 2019, which led to a suspension, but he has always denied using PEDs and claimed the traces found in his samples were the result of a tainted supplement.While O’Malley was unable to identify any supplements that may have contained ostarine, he sees a new possibility as the reason for the failed test. O’Malley says recent studies suggest that ostarine can be transferred through sweat,…
Belal Muhammad is grateful for Khabib Nurmagomedov’s guidance as he approaches his first championship opportunity.Muhammad will face Leon Edwards in a highly anticipated welterweight title bout in the main event of UFC 304 in Manchester on Saturday, and recently traveled to Dagestan to train with Nurmagomedov in preparation for the upcoming bout.Muhammad claims that a bit of advice from the former lightweight champion has proven invaluable, and he’s happy to have the opportunity to receive tutelage from “The Eagle,” who he regards as the MMA GOAT.”It’s been a blessing in every way,” Muhammad told Shakiel Majli, “physically, mentally, spiritually, it…
LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 19: Amanda Lemos of Brazil poses on the weigh-in scale during the UFC Fight Night weigh-ins at UFC APEX on July 19, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 60 / UFC Vegas 94 undercard featured just one decided bout. But the main card played out as expected, with five of the six bouts ending in stoppages. In fact, all of the performance bonuses for the night went to fighters on the main card. In the main event, Virna Jandiroba submitted Amanda Lemos, all but cementing…
You can forgive Choi Du-ho if he gets a little carried away by the moment. Fresh off his second-round TKO win over Bill Algeo at UFC on ESPN 60, Choi Doo-ho sat down with Daniel Cormier for an emotional post-fight interview in the Octagon on Saturday night.”This win was a long time coming and I’ve disappointed a lot of people. It’s been a long time,” Choi said, “but I kept believing in myself. I knew I could win tonight and I wanted to prove it to the people who still believe in me.” It was Choi’s first promotional win since…
Coming off two impressive first-round knockout wins in January and June, Bruno Ferreira is excited to return to the Octagon on Aug. 24 at UFC Fight Night against Roman Kopylov. However, on Monday, “The Hulk” was informed that his Russian opponent had withdrawn from the bout.”Once again I received some not-so-good news,” Ferreira said in an Instagram video. “My fight with Roman Kopylov has been canceled. It’s true that the Russian said he doesn’t want to fight me. In fact, it’s the second time. [time]. [Sharabutdin Magomedov] We did the same thing. Strangely enough, they’re both strikers.” UFC 304: Edwards…
Jake Paul believes UFC CEO Dana White won’t let Alex Pereira face him in a boxing match. On Saturday night at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., Paul defeated Mike Perry for the third and final time in a boxing match, winning by technical knockout in the sixth round. Paul immediately reached out to UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, who contacted the “problem boy” over FaceTime to express his interest in fighting him. Alex Pereira posted the full FaceTime call with Jake Paul after Paul’s win over Mike Perry last night 📱 Pereira is apparently eager to fight Paul,…
At the very least, flyweight Nathan Manes is demanding an explanation if his contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship is not renewed. Manes finished his contract with UFC last month following a unanimous decision win over Jimmy Flick, and “Mayhem” was hoping to hear from the UFC about a contract extension, but hasn’t heard anything since.”To be honest with you, I haven’t heard anything,” Manes told MMAjunkie.com. “We’ve sent out a couple different messages. I messaged them two weeks after the fight and then we’ve made some probes after that, but we haven’t even really heard back. All I can…
Stipe Miocic sympathizes with Tom Aspinall’s situation but doesn’t take responsibility for slowing down the heavyweight division’s progress. Miocic was originally scheduled to challenge Jon Jones for the heavyweight title at UFC 295 in November 2023, but “Bones” withdrew from the event due to injury. To save the card, an interim title fight between Aspinall and Sergey Pavlovic was arranged at the last minute, with Aspinall knocking out his Russian rival in the opening round.With no timetable for Jones’ return, Aspinall initially called for the champion to be stripped of his title. Aspinall then called for a title unification bout…
Shavkat Rahmonov was overtly dismissive when responding to a call from Ian Garry. Gary recently took to social media to propose a bout between two unbeaten welterweight contenders at the end of 2024.”December 2024, Undefeated vs Undefeated,” Garry wrote on Instagram. “Let’s make it happen!” [Shavkat Rakhmonov].” Rakhmonov didn’t rule out a fight, but mocked Gary’s finishing percentage compared to his own. The Kazakhstan challenger doesn’t think Gary would be a match for him if the bout were to happen. UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad airs Saturday at 10pm ET on ESPN+. Order now! “100% finishing percentage vs. 53%,” Rakhmonov…