2024-04-13 - Martial Arts Kleinanzeigen™

Israel Adesanya Criticizes Dricus Du Plessis’ Refusal to Fight at UFC 300

Israel Adesanya isn’t too happy with reigning champion Dricus Du Plessis’ refusal to compete at UFC 300.

The former middleweight champion, who lost his belt to Sean Strickland at UFC 293, was eagerly hoping to return to action against reigning champion du Plessis at the marquee event that goes down on Saturday. In fact, “The Last Stylebender” had been training for around three to four weeks leading up to the revelation that a fight with Du Plessis at UFC 300 was off the table.

“I was heartbroken, because I thought it was us and I was like, ‘Oh! they’ll announce, they’ll announce it and Tim [Adesanya’s manager] was holding out because he and Hunter, shoutout Hunter and Dana, they were like going back-and-forth and then. I'm glad Tim called me before they announced it, like, I think three minutes before they announced Jamahal [Hill] versus Alex [Pereira] because if I found out on Instagram, I would have been like, Dana would have got calls, because …

Joshua Silveira Reflects on Anti-Climactic End to Clash With Sadibou Sy at PFL 2

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Joshua Silveira is relieved to get back in the win column after suffering a unanimous decision loss against Impa Kasanganay in the finals of the Professional Fighters League 2023 season, regardless of the method of victory.

Silveira walked away with six points in the PFL light heavyweight point standings after securing a technical knockout due to injury in the first frame against Sadibou Sy in their PFL 2 meeting on Friday.

While both competitors used the initial minute of the round to make reads, Silveira managed to get Sy against the cage and subsequently take him down, only for the Swede to instantly attempt to grab referee Marc Goddard’s attention by waving at him. Once Goddard noted that Sy had dislocated his thumb, the veteran referee was quick to call off the contest at the 1:14 mark.

Despite the odd fight-ending sequence, Silveira is happy to get back in the win column. Interestingly, this isn't the first time the …

PFL Sets Tone for Major MMA Weekend with 10 Finishes in Las Vegas

Reigning Professional Fighters League light heavyweight tournament champion Impa Kasanganay brutally took his first step toward defending his title with a first-round TKO win over former Bellator MMA bruiser Alex Polizzi in the PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season main event at The Theatre at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas on Friday.

Kasanganay (16-4) went into the SmartCage with pressure to live up to the seven-straight finishes that proceeded him. If the Kill Cliff FC stud were going to keep up in the standings, he would have to dispatch the former Northwestern wrestler in the opening minutes. Polizzi looked to grapple with Kasangany but was only met with leather to the face. Kasangany battered Polizzi with both hands until he could barely stand on his own, and referee Marc Goddard was forced to save the day just 3:29 into the match.

The win might've capped off a violent night but did nothing to separate Kasanganay from the rest of the pack. Fellow light heavi…

2024 PFL 2 Regular Season Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring

The Professional Fighters League resumes its 2024 campaign with 2024 PFL Regular Season 2 at 6:30 p.m. ET on April 12 in Las Vegas. Round 1 Sherdog Scores Tyler Treese scores the round:J.L. Kirven scores the round:Jay Pettry scores the round:

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UFC 300 Weigh-in Results: 2 Title Fights Set

[embedded content] The Ultimate Fighting Championship makes history this weekend with a stacked UFC 300 card that is now official after the weigh-ins took place.

Headlining the milestone event is a light heavyweight title fight between current champion Alex Pereira and Jamahal Hill, who vacated the belt due to injury after claiming it in a vacant title tilt. The card also features a women's strawweight championship bout as Weili Zhang looks to defend against countrywomanXiaonan Yan. All championship participants made weight, as did the rest of the card.

This marks the fourth UFC title fight for Pereira (9-2), who previously claimed the middleweight strap by knocking out Israel Adesanya in 2022. After losing the belt back to "The Last Stylebender," the Brazilian moved up to light heavyweight and picked up wins over Jan Blachowicz and Jiri Prochazka in a vacant championship affair. "Poatan" officially weighed 205 pounds exactly.

Making a quick return…