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Edgar Berlanga overcame an early scare to score a statement victory, while Richardson Hitchins impressed in his welterweight bout at Zuffa Boxing 9.

Zuffa Boxing graced The Big Apple on July 26, putting on an event at Infosys Theater in Madison Square Garden.

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Zuffa Boxing 9 Results: Edgar Berlanga stops Steven Butler, Richardson Hitchins wins side Berlanga rallied following a knockdown to stop Steven Butler via technical knockout in the seventh round of a super middleweight bout. Berlanga responded with relentless pressure after being dropped, gradually breaking Butler down before scoring a knockdown of his own in Round 6.

In the co-main event, Hitchins turned in a dominant performance, cruising to a unanimous decision over Ricardo Salas. Using his superior speed, reach and jab, the New Yorker outboxed Salas from bell to bell, earning identical 100-90 scores on all three judges' cards.

Elsewhere on the card, Jalil Hackett earned a unanimous de…

Valter Walker has issued a warning to his heavyweight peers in the Ultimate Fighting Championship for when the fight hits the mat.

The Brazilian submission specialist continued his remarkable streak at UFC Abu Dhabi, forcing a tap from Thomas Petersen with a rare calf slicer in the first round. This marked only the fourth successful calf slicer in Octagon history and extended Walker's streak of sub victories to five straight.

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Valter Walker says he has an answer when opponents defend his heel hook. Walker (16-1) secured four consecutive wins via heel hooks going into UFC Abu Dhabi and added yet another leg-based submission conquest to his record with his victory over Petersen. “The Foot Hunter” later explained that the finish came after his American counterpart successfully defended the heel hook.

“If you’re ready for the heel hook, I have a variation to find a way to win the fight,” Walker said in a post-fight interview. “If the fight is on the gr…

Professional Fighters League CEO John Martin saw several fighters make a statement at PFL Washington D.C.

The PFL put on a show at CareFirst Arena in the American capital, where Thad Jean (12-0) and Ernesto Rodriguez (11-2) fought for the vacant welterweight title in the main event. Rodriguez accepted the matchup on 48 hours’ notice after Jean’s original opponent, Shamil Musaev, pulled out due to weight cut issues.

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The PFL CEO believes Shamil Musaev deserves the next title shot Jean survived a knockdown scare in the second round and pounded out an exhausted Rodriguez to earn a stoppage win in the third period. Martin appreciates Rodriguez for stepping up to save the main event, although the Cuban was originally supposed to fight Aaron McKenzie on the same card. Martin also praised Jean for accepting a sudden change of opponent and would like to see him defend his title against Musaev next.

“Let’s start with Ernesto… 48 hours ago, he was preparing …