Larissa Pacheco will now face Kayla Harrison in the PFL 12 main event
(https:)The PFL’s first show of 2019 is once again seeing a main event change.
Less than a week after scheduled headliner Louis Taylor announced that he would not be competing in the league’s second season due to the New York State Athletic Commission not clearing him for his welterweight bout with Chris Curtis, Thursday’s replacement main event between Kayla Harrison (3-0) and Svetlana Khautova is no more.
PFL announces first three events of 2019 regular season
(https:)The Professional Fighters League announced the first three events for the first half of the 2019 regular season Friday.
PFL 1 will feature two-time Olympic judo gold medalist Kayla Harrison as she takes on Russian born Svetlana Khautova. Also on the card, former Strikeforce and Invicta FC bantamweight champion Sara Kaufman makes the jump up two weight classes to challenge Morgan Frier. Both women will compete in the inaugural women’s lightweight division. PFL’s season 1 breakout star Ray Cooper III is also set to return as he faces off against his cousin Zane Kamaka.
PFL 2 will feature hometown favorites Chris Wade and Andre Harrison as well the returns of defending 2018 PFL featherweight champion Lance Palmer and lightweight champion Natan Schulte.
Rounding out the first three events, fans will witness the return of defending heavyweight champion Philipe Lins as he enters the cage against former Bellator and RIZIN veteran Satoshi Ishii at PFL 3. Last season’s light heavyweight runner-up Vinny Magalhaes will also begin his quest for redemption against Emiliano Sordi.
All three events will take place at NYCB Live on Long Island, N.Y.
Here is the first three fight cards:
PFL 1 – May 9
ESPN2
Kayla Harrison vs. Svetlana Khautova
Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. John Howard
Ray Cooper III vs. Zane Kamaka
Sarah Kaufman vs. Morgan Frier
Sadibou Sy vs. David Michaud
ESPN+
Handesson Ferreira vs. Bojan Velickovic
Genah Fabian vs. Bobbi Jo Dalziel
Gamzat Khiramagomedov vs. Glaico Franca
Andre Fialho vs. Chris Curtis
Larissa Pacheco vs. Roberta Samad
PFL 2 – May 23
ESPN+
Lance Palmer vs. Alex Gilpin
Chris Wade vs. Nate Andrews
Andre Harrison vs. TBD
Ramsey Nijem vs. Ronys Torres
Akhmed Aliev vs. Carlao Silva
Alexandre Almeida vs. Luis Rafael Laurentino
Islam Mamedov vs. Ylies Djiroun
Rashid Magomedov vs. Loik Radzhabov
ESPN2
Natan Schulte vs. Bao Yincang
Alexandre Bezerra vs. Jeremy Kennedy
Damon Jackson vs. Movlid Khaybulaev
Steven Siler vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov
PFL 3 – June 6
ESPN+
Philipe Lins vs. Satoshi Ishii
Kelvin Tiller vs. Muhammed Dereese
Maxim Grishin vs. Jordan Johnson
Valdrin Istrefi vs. Ali Isaev
Rakim Cleveland vs. Viktor Nemkov
Ronny Markes vs. Sigi Pesaleli
Rashid Yusupov vs. Mikhail Mokhnatkin
Alex Nicholson vs. Francimar Barroso
ESPN2
Vinny Magalhaes vs. Emiliano Sordi
Dan Spohn vs. Bozigit Ataev
Jared Rosholt vs. Denis Goltsov
Ben Edwards vs. Ante Delija
Rizin 15 card finalized
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Top of the Card:
Muhammed Lawal vs. Jiri Prochazka
Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Fritz Aldin Biagtan
Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Ben Nguyen
Satoru Kitaoka vs. Roberto Satoshi Souza
Karl Albrektsson vs. Christiano Frohlich
RENA vs. Samantha Jean-Francois
Mikuru Asakura vs. Luiz Gustavo
Bottom of the card:
Kana Watanabe vs. Justyna Zofia Haba
Damien Brown vs. Koji Takeda
Manel Kape vs. Seiichiro Ito
Saray Orozco vs. Kanako Murata
TAIGA vs. Thallison Ferreira
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:
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