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Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream the UFC, PFL, Dana White’s Contender Series and “The Ultimate Fighter” live on your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the ESPN app. Sherdog's live UFC Fight Night 199 coverage will begin Saturday at 4 p.m. ET. Check out the MMA Forums to discuss the card or enter your comments and predictions below. Round 1 Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:Brian Knapp scores the round:Tyler Treese scores the round:Round 2 Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:Brian Knapp scores the round:Tyler Treese scores the round:Round 3 Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:Brian Knapp scores the round:Tyler Treese scores the round:The Official Result Round 1 Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:Brian Knapp scores the round:Tyler Treese scores the round:Round 2 Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:Brian Knapp scores the round:Tyler Treese scores the round:Round 3 Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry score…

HE NEEDED A FINISH AND HE GOT IT!

GM3 was down two rounds before sinking in the RNC!!! #UFCVegas45 pic.twitter.com/sYY4LDh2mf

— UFC (@ufc) December 18, 2021 Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream the UFC, PFL, Dana White’s Contender Series and “The Ultimate Fighter” live on your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the ESPN app. Gerald Meerschaert took a circuitous route but nevertheless arrived at his desired destination.

The Roufusport mainstay completed a perfect 2021 campaign—he went 3-0 with three submission victories—inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s middleweight division, as he dispatched Dustin Stoltzfus with a rear-naked choke in the third round of their featured UFC Fight Night 199 prelim on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Stoltzfus (13-4, 0-3 UFC) met his end 2:58 into Round 3.

Meerschaert (34-14, 9-6 UFC) appeared to tire after a back-and-forth first round. Stoltzfus …

Sherdog's live KSW 65 “Khalidov vs. Soldic” coverage will begin Saturday at 1 p.m. ET.

Check out the MMA Forums to discuss the card or enter your comments and predictions below.

Round 1 Welcome one and all to KSW 65, the final event for the Polish promotion for 2021, capped off with two exciting title bouts. Kicking off the card, we have 20 year-old Shamad Erzanukaev making his professional debut at bantamweight, facing 23 year-old Bartosz Rewera (1-0), who missed weight by a pound. Rewera begins with a 1-2 that barely misses, but it's soon Erzanukaev who gets him against the fence, unleashing a few punches that partially get through and attaining the clinch. Erzanukaev has double underhooks and clearly wants to get it to the ground. Still, Rewera is hanging tough, using a whizzer to stay upright for now. He even manages to regain one underhook. Marc Goddards separates the two men due to a lack of action. Erzanukaev fires a body kick that partially gets through. However…

Congratulation Slobodan Maksimović on the #BRAVECF debut victory

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— BRAVE Combat Federation (@bravemmaf) December 18, 2021 Brave Combat Federation’s final event of 2021 went down on Saturday night in Belgrade, Serbia.

Brave CF 56 was headlined by a lightweight clash between Ultimate Fighting Championship alum Rolando Dy and promotional newcomer Slobodan Maksimovic. Both fighters began Round 1 by attacking with a variety of calf kicks and head kicks. When Maksimovic attempted to move the action to the canvas, Dy (14-11-1, 1NC; 3-3, 1NC Brave) denied it. In the second frame, Maksimovic successfully landed his shots before his Filipino opponent landed a well-executed double-leg takedown. The Serbian returned to his feet quickly and went for a takedown of his own, which was quickly reversed by Dy.

The fighters spent half of Round 3 fighting against the fen…

Check out the MMA Forums to discuss the card or enter your comments and predictions below.Undercard Results: Amanda Serrano (133.8) vs. Miriam Gutierrez (133.6)Deron Williams (211.2) vs. Frank Gore (209.6)Liam Paro (139.4) vs. Yomar Alamo (139)Anthony Taylor (167.8) vs. Chris Avila (166.4)J'Leon Love (197) vs. Marcus Oliveira (198.6)Jeovanny Estela (149.6) vs. Chris Rollins (149.4) Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 The Official Result

A positive COVID-19 test for Victor Henry has resulted in the cancellation of his proposed bantamweight clash against Raoni Barcelos just hours before UFC Fight Night 199 was set to begin.

MMAjunkie.com first reported the news of the scrapped matchup. It’s currently unclear if Barcelos vs. Henry will be rebooked at a future event. Henry was a replacement opponent for Trevin Jones. UFC Fight Night 199 will proceed with 13 bouts, topped by a heavyweight duel between Derrick Lewis and Chris Daukaus.

Henry has won nine of his last 10 professional bouts. The 34-year-old Los Angeles native last appeared at LXF 6 on Oct. 30, when he submitted six-time UFC vet Albert Morales in the second round. Henry has competed for organizations such as Rizin, Deep, Pancrase and Russian Cagefighting Championship while compiling a 21-5 professional mark.

Barcelos, meanwhile, had a nine-bout winning streak snapped in his last outing, a majority decision loss to Timur Valiev at UFC Fi…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEM5jAw33AU&w=560&h=315] Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream the UFC live on your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the ESPN app. Rising Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight Bruno Silva believes that Brazilians will soon take over the 185-pound division. After three impressive wins in the UFC in seven months, with two consecutive bonus prizes, former M-1 champion “Blindado” Silva is finally thinking about taking a little time off. The Brazilian recently returned to his hometown of Cajazeiras, Brazil, which took several days to arrive there from Las Vegas. Silva spoke to Sherdog about his most recent performance, a knockout win over Jordan Wright, his style and his thoughts on the rest of his division.

“Less than 12 hours after my win over Andrew Sanchez, my manager got a call from the UFC to face Jordan Wright,” Silva explained about his hectic schedule. “On Monday, I was already traini…

The victor of the very first Ultimate Fighting Championship strawweight fight is hanging up her gloves.

The automated UFC roster tracker on Twitter named UFC Roster Watch noted on Friday that Claudia Gadelha had been removed from the UFC roster. Those announcements do not necessarily mean that the fighter has been let go, but rather that they are ineligible for rankings or are otherwise pulled due to inactivity. In this case, as later announced by MMA Fighting, Gadelha had indeed informed the UFC that she would be retiring from competition. She has since confirmed this news on her Instagram stories, thanking people for their support.

The 33-year-old from Mossoro, Brazil, last competed in November 2020, when she took on Xiaonan Yan and lost a unanimous verdict. The setback ended a two-fight win streak where she beat Randa Markos and Angela Hill at the hands of the judges. Throughout her UFC tenure, she has defeated the likes of Carla Esparza, Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Cor…

According to sources, Sinead Kavanagh vs. Leah McCourt is being targeted for Bellator Dublin on Feb 25th.

This fight is completely insane. I never thought it could happen. Add that to Mousasi vs. Vanderford and Queally vs. Mousah and you have on wild night at 3 Arena!

— Peter Carroll (@PetesyCarroll) December 17, 2021 The Irish faithful will have to decide which Bellator MMA featherweight to root for on fight night. On Friday, reporter Petesy Carroll initially broke the story that Leah McCourt (6-1) and Sinead Kavanagh (7-5) would be squaring off at Bellator Dublin on Feb. 25. News of this matchup has since been confirmed to Sherdog by sources close to the situation. Although the lineup is not yet official, it is likely that this 145-pound tilt will take place on the main card.

Since suffering her first career defeat in 2017 to Rizlen Zouak, McCourt has rattled off six straight victories, including five in the Bellator cage. Three of her…

One Championship ended its year with a pre-recorded event that saw many Team Lakay standouts take on fighters from all over the world.

In the “Winter Warriors 2” main event, Kairat Akhmetov upended Danny Kingad (14-3, 10-3 One) after three rounds of combat. One-time flyweight titleholder Akhmetov (25-2, 6-2 One) made the most out of the very first kick thrown by Kingad, taking Kingad down immediately. From there, “The Kazakh” kept heavy pressure while landing shots and control time for practically the entire round. The Team Lakay representative may not have gotten up in the first round, but he managed to get off some offense in Round 2 as he staved off relentless takedown efforts from Akhmetov. Eventually, Akhmedov did get “The King” down on his back, where he again reigned in top position until the round concluded.

The all-grappling attack of Akhmetov appeared to fatigue him going into the third frame, and Kingad took advantage of this by landing at will on the feet. T…

Second weigh in and he get 267 pic.twitter.com/gADnNxZWEg

— Amy Kaplan (@PhotoAmy33) December 17, 2021 Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream the UFC live on your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the ESPN app. The Ultimate Fighting Championship's final event of the year is now official after the UFC Fight Night 199 weigh-ins, which came with a bit of history being made. The UFC is ending 2021 with a heavyweight showdown between Derrick Lewis and Chris Daukaus. As expected, both headliners had no issue making weight. However, the same couldn't be said for the rest of the card, and shockingly, even the rest of the heavyweights. In a historic moment, Justin Tafa became the first UFC heavyweight to miss weight as he came in at 267 pounds. Additionally, Sijara Eubanks (127.5) and Macy Chiasson (148.5) weighed in heavy for their respective bouts. All three fighters have been fined percentages of their purses. Read more

189.6 for Tyron Woodley pic.twitter.com/YASvjQps5j

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December 17, 2021 YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul will continue his combat sports career on Saturday as he once again faces Tyron Woodley.

Both main eventers made weight as Paul (4-0, 3 KO) stepped on the scale at 191.4 pounds and Woodley (0-1) came in at 189.6 pounds for the rematch. Woodley wasn't initially expected to fight this weekend as he is a late replacement for Tommy Fury, who was set to be the first established boxer to face Paul before Fury pulled out due to a broken rib. Despite the late notice, Woodley looked in good shape, and weighed nearly identical to the first fight (189.5 pounds). Paul was victorious in their first meeting as he took a split decision with scores of 77-75, 75-77 and 78-74.

The undercard features women's pound-for-pound standout Amanda Serrano facing Miriam Gutierrez, as well as a battle between pro athletes when former NB…