LFA 58 video highlights with back-to-back highlight-reel KOs not to miss
(https:)If it was highlight-reel knockouts you were looking for Friday night, LFA 58 had you covered.
Harvey Park (11-2) took out Jaleel Willis (9-3) with a first-round TKO in the LFA 58 main event at Route 66 Casino Hotel in Albuquerque, N.M. The main card aired on AXS TV.
But the two biggest highlights came back-to-back, and they came quickly into their fights. First, Flavian Pilgrim (5-1) needed just 50 seconds to KO Sherwin Price (5-2) with a massive punch in their lightweight bout. And in the next fight, Luiz Gavinho (9-4) put out Vince Fricilone’s (8-2) lights with a flying knee in just 40 seconds.
How the ACB/Akhmat merger expands Kadyrov’s influence in MMA
(https:)Karim Zidan delves into the recent merger between Chechen promotions ACB and Akhmat MMA.
Several weeks ago, Chechnya’s strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov announced that his MMA promotion, World Fighting Championships of Akhmat (WFCA), would merge with fellow Chechen promotion Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB) in the coming months. According to the dictator, the goal behind the amalgamation is to secure a larger percentage of the sport’s global market share.
Invicta FC 33 results: Jinh Yu Frey outpoints Minna Grusander again to retain atomweight title
(https:)The second meeting between Jinh Yu Frey and Minna Grusander was arguably even closer than the first, but the result was the same: Frey leaving the cage with Invicta gold around her waist.
Frey (8-3) successfully defended her atomweight championship for the first time in the main event of Invicta FC 33 on Saturday at the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Mo., with a split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) win over Grusander (6-3). This was an immediate rematch of their Invicta FC 30 encounter in July that Frey won by unanimous decision.
Why cross-promotional title fights could be just what Bellator and Rizin FF need right now
(https:)New Year’s Eve is just the beginning, according to Bellator President Scott Coker. When he sends Darrion Caldwell, his promotion’s bantamweight champ, across the Pacific to fight Kyoji Horiguchi for the Rizin FF title at the end of the year, he’s banking on it being the start of a beautiful – and mutually beneficial – friendship.
And, if they get the details just right and both sides stay true to their commitments, he might end up being right.
Bellator champion Darrion Caldwell to challenge Kyoji Horiguchi for Rizin title on NYE
(https:)It’ll be Bellator champ vs. Rizin kingpin on New Years Eve, with a new Rizin title on the line.
Bellator is sending their bantamweight champion to Japan to try to collect some more gold. During a press conference to announce their New Years Eve show, Rizin announced that Darrion Caldwell will challenge Kyoji Horiguchi for Rizin’s inaugural 135-pound title. Bellator also put out a press release confirming the bout, stating that it will be a three-rounder:
Liddell vs. Ortiz 3: A (potential) buyer's guide to pay-per-view
(https:)It’s almost decision time for fight fans. The trilogy fight most of us stopped asking for a decade ago is almost upon us.
This Saturday night in Inglewood, Calif., Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz will square off for the third time when Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions makes its first foray into the world of MMA.
And yeah, they’re selling this thing on pay-per-view – and the fighters themselves are reportedly depending heavily on good sales figures to make this worth their while.
Should you buy it? Should you try to find some means of watching it without paying for it? Should you ignore it altogether?
To answer these questions, maybe we need to start by asking and answering some others.
LFA 54 results: Mazo cruises in title defense, Murrietta delivers stunning KO
(https:)“The Colombian Queen” failed to deliver another head-kick KO, but Sabina Mazo did comfortably cruise to a decision win over an outgunned Carol Yariwaki (7-3), defending the LFA women’s flyweight title in the process.
The bout served as the main event of tonight’s LFA 54, which aired on AXS TV from OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, Calif.
Cage Warriors 99 results: James Webb scores first-round knockout in front of home crowd
(https:)James Webb wasn’t intimidated by Jason Radcliffe’s reach or power, and it paid off big – and quickly – at Cage Warriors 99.
Less than 1:30 into tonight’s headlining bout, Webb (5-1) closed in on the lengthy, studious Radcliffe (13-6) and landed a left hook that would cause his knees to give out from under him. Radcliffe’s delayed physical reaction made for a confusing sight at first, but it soon became clear that he was seriously disoriented.
ONE Championship 84 results: Zebaztian Kadestam takes 170-pound title with thrilling late KO
(https:)As ONE Championship 84’s headliner wore on, it wasn’t at all clear whether Zebaztian Kadestam’s somewhat patient approach would pay off against a gritty Tyler McGuire.
However, just as it seemed like ONE Championship’s new welterweight titleholder was going to be decided in the judges’ scorecards, Kadestam (11-4) found what he’d been looking for. With about 30 seconds left in the fifth and final round, Kadestam dropped McGuire (11-1) with a massive right hand, which he followed up with a knee to secure the most notable win of his MMA career.
ONE Championship 84 took place at Stadium Istora in Jakarta, Indonesia. It streamed live on the ONE Championship app, following prelims on Facebook and Twitter.
Absolute Championship Berkut 90
(topmmanews.com)November 10, 2018
Venue: Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia
TV: YouTube
Fight Card:
265lbs- Mukhamad Vakhaev (6-4-1) vs. Sergey Belostenniy (5-1)
***Heavyweight Title Fight
155lbs- Eduard Vartanyan (18-4) vs. Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov (10-3)
155lbs- Andre Winner (22-11-2) vs. Yusup Raisov (13-1)
135lbs- Oleg Borisov (20-3-1) vs. Michinori Tanaka (12-3)
155lbs- Marcin Held (24-7) vs. Musa Khamanaev (18-5)
135lbs- Magomed Magomedov (15-2) vs. Walter Pereira Jr (14-3)
145lbs- Georgi Karakhanyan (28-8-1) vs. Timur Nagibin (14-3)
185lbs- Gamzat Khiramagomedov (6-0) vs. Jae Young Kim (23-11)
265lbs- Tanner Boser (15-4) vs. Salimgerey Rasulov (16-7)
145lbs- Gleristone Santos (34-9) vs. Rasul Mirzaev (17-1)
145lbs- Alexey Polpudnikov (24-5-1) vs. Alexander Peduson (13-2)
205lbs- Alexey Butorin (12-3) vs. Cory Hendricks (5-1)
155lbs- Alexander Sarnavskiy (35-7) vs. Herdeson Batista (12-3)
135lbs- Abdul-Rakhman Temirov (11-3) vs. Tural Ragimov (17-4)
170lbs- Umar Yankovskiy (12-2) vs. Sharaf Davlatmurodov (12-3-1)
Floyd Mayweather Will Fight In RIZIN FF
(https:)In a surprising bit of news, Floyd Mayweather will fight in Japanese MMA/kickboxing promotion RIZIN FF.
Word came tonight during a press conference (via Ariel Helwani) that Mayweather will face undefeated Japanese kickboxing sensation Tenshin Nasukawa at RIZIN FF 14 on December 31. The news was revealed in a press conference:
Art of the deal: How UFC, ONE Championship pulled off historic Johnson-Askren 'trade'
(https:)Trades are common in the four major American sports. Teams in the NFL, NBA, NHL, and Major League Baseball trade players for players, players for draft picks, players for cash. Trade deadlines are in place to make it all work.
No such practice exists in MMA. And yet, here we are in the wake of the first “trade” in the sport’s history, with two major promotions swapping high-profile fighters over the weekend.
Historic trade finalized: Ben Askren heads to UFC, Demetrious Johnson to ONE
(https:)An unprecedented deal was finalized Saturday which will bring an undefeated former world champion into the UFC while shipping one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters in mixed martial arts history off to compete in Asia.
Former Bellator and ONE welterweight champion Ben Askren will be released from his ONE contract to sign with the UFC, while Demetrious Johnson will be released from his UFC contract in order to sign a deal with ONE. ESPN first reported the news.
ONE announced the Johnson signing Saturday night...
PFL 10 results and highlights: Cooper III TKOs Shields, Ferreira on way to welterweight final
(https:)The tenth edition of Professional Fighter’s league revealed the finalists for the welterweight and middleweight tournaments, in Washington, D.C.
The Professional Fighters League middleweight and welterweight tournaments have its official finalists.
Following a rather interesting event in Washington, D.C., on Saturday night, October 20, the winning athletes are now just one fight away from the one million dollars prize. The tournaments’ finals will now be decided at PFL 11, on December 31, in New York City.
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