Day: 10. Juli 2026

Hang on tight.

Manager Jorge Nojikoski posted on social media Friday morning announcing that ex-Professional Fighters League athlete Bruce Souto had been shot Thursday reportedly following a disagreement involving the sport of soccer. Per the manager, Souto was struck in the buttocks by two of the six rounds fired by the shooter while running away.

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Souto was rushed to the Joao XXIII Hospital in his home city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, where he has been treated and is in stable condition. He is expected to be discharged soon and his representatives have already posted on social media calling out the alleged shooter.Bruce is fineA member of his team posted a statement on Souto’s Instagram Stories after the shooting, where they confirmed his non-life-threatening status in the hospital while declaring that they knew who the shooter was. “Folks, Bruce is fine, thank God. He's out of danger,” the post wrote in Portuguese, as translated by She…

📸 لقطات من أول ظهور احترافي لهتان السيف

ليلة بدأت بها فصلًا جديدًا في مسيرتها#PFLMENA10 | مباشر الآن | المسرح العالمي، بوليفارد سيتي، الرياض | تابعوا مباشرة عبر STARZPLAY pic.twitter.com/L8vl0IAoFn

— PFL MENA (@PFLMENA) July 10, 2026

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Hattan Alsaif's pro debut headlines historic night at PFL MENA 10 in Saudi Arabia PFL MENA 10 took place on Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as the 2026 Professional Fighters League featherweight and welterweight tournaments continued on.

History was made in the main event as rising star Hattan Alsaif squared off against Dania Ouhachi in the main event, the first ever female headliner in Saudi Arabia.

Half of the 10-fight card ended before the final bell, none bigger than Alsaif, who picked up the second-round technical knockout over Ouhachi, sending the Saudi Arabian crowd into a frenzy. Alsaif has been under the spotlight since her arrival in the company, winning all four of her a…

[embedded content] The Ultimate Fighting Championship sees the return of its biggest star this weekend.

Conor McGregor successfully made weight at the UFC 329 weigh-ins. A rematch 13 years in the making against Max Holloway is now set. All other fighters on the 13-fight card successfully made weight, as well.

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This is the first fight for McGregor (22-6) since 2021, which saw "Notorious" lose two fights to Dustin Poirier. Questions abound if he'll be the same fighter after a nasty leg break and five controversial years away from the sport. The electric Irish striker's last win came against Donald Cerrone in 2020, which took only 40 seconds. The 37-year-old Irish fighter weighed 170.5 pounds for his anticipated return.

Holloway (27-9) looks to get revenge on his fellow mixed martial arts icon after losing a clear-cut decision back in 2013. Since then, "Blessed" has held the featherweight title and scored one of the most legendary knockouts ever over …

Ultimate Fighting Championship great Alex Pereira is the type of guy to give someone else a present on his birthday.

Two weeks before her title defense at Karate Combat 62—scheduled for July 24 in Miami against Juliana Velasquez—Aline Pereira was surprised by her brother, “Poatan,” with one of the biggest gifts she has ever received. On his birthday of July 7, per sources close to the situation, the current UFC heavyweight gave his younger sister a house in Connecticut, near their training camp of Teixeira MMA & Fitness.

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Gifts that change a life On a since-deleted Instagram Stories post, the Karate Combat champ wrote, “There are gifts that change a life. Today, you gave me one of them. Thank you, little brother, for so much love and generosity. May God repay you twofold for everything you do for me. Happy birthday! I love you.”

The 35-year-old flyweight has bounced back and forth between kickboxing, Karate Combat and MMA since debuting in the LF…

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight king Israel Adesanya is going in a new direction.

Posting a video on his personal YouTube channel on Thursday titled “I’m Leaving CKB,” Adesanya explained that he was doing just that: departing the confines of Auckland, New Zealand-based camp City Kickboxing. The 36-year-old ex-kickboxer has fallen on hard times as of late, dropping four straight, although two of his last four outings were for his old middleweight title.

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The split came effective May 20, per “The Last Stylebender,” who does so a little under two months after losing to Joe Pyfer by knockout in the UFC Seattle headliner. Per the fighter, he needed a fresh start, and most importantly, personalized training instead of being in a room full of top-ranked athletes who all vie for attention from the coaches. Adesanya claimed it had been brewing for a while, and that he still mourns the absence of the team as a main part of his life.I am not c…