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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. One week after a big Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight match was announced, it has been pulled. The news first breaking from RTSport on Thursday, Volkan Oezdemir (17-5) has since confirmed on his Instagram that he has been forced to pull out of his UFC Fight Night 180 co-headliner. He was set to face Nikita Krylov (27-7), but a knee injury has prohibited that contest from going forward. It is unclear at this time whether the promotion will elect to book a new opponent for Krylov or reschedule the fighters for a later date.

Oezdemir was looking to bounce back from a dramatic knockout loss to Jiri Prochazka in July. The defeat his first by clean knockout throughout his career, the heavy-handed striker has doled out several of his own throughout the years with his knockout rate of 71 percent. The loss snapped a t…

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Josh Barnett's neueste Kampf-Sport-Erscheinungsbildes im Rahmen die bare-knuckle-Regelsatz.

Der ehemalige UFC Schwergewichts-champion werden square off gegen KSW veteran Marcin Rozalski bei einer Veranstaltung namens "Genesis" in Polen auf. Okt. 23. Die bare-knuckle-card wird gefördert von KSW co-Gründer Maciej Kawulski. "Genesis" werden über online pay-per-view.

Barnett kämpft nicht mehr im MMA, da ein submission-Sieg über Andrei Arlovski UFC Fight Night 93 auf Sept. 3, 2016. Er hat vor kurzem unterzeichnet mit Bellator MMA, aber bei zwei Gelegenheiten eine vorgeschlagene matchup mit Ronny Markes war nixed — einmal wegen Krankheit und einmal wegen einem faile Drogen-test. Der 42-jährige besitzt eine 35-8 Karriere daneben umfasst triumphiert über die gerne von Roy Nelson, Frank Mir, Sergej Charitonow, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mark Hunt, Randy Couture und Dan Severn, zu ein paar Namen zu nennen.

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Unbeaten prospects Christian Edwards and Kyle Crutchmer are among the notable additions to the Bellator 249 preliminary lineup.

A promotion official confirmed the following four contests to Sherdog.com on Wednesday: Edwards vs. Hamza Salim at light heavyweight; Crutchmer vs. Kemran Lachinov at welterweight; Tony Johnson vs. Joseph Creer at middleweight and Mike Kimbel vs. Da’mon Blackshear at 140 pounds.

Bellator 249 takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on Oct. 15 and is headlined by a women’s featherweight title clash between Cristiane Justino and Arlene Blencowe. The main card airs on CBS Sports Network at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, while the prelims stream immediately prior on Bellator’s YouTube channel.

Edwards, who trains at Jackson-Wink MMA in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is unbeaten in three Bellator appearances – including a pair of KO/TKO finishes in less than a minute. He last fought at Bellator 239, where he took a unanimous decision over…

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While Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier recently discussed a charity exhibition bout on Twitter, the two fighters will apparently have the opportunity to square off in the UFC if they so choose.

UFC president Dana White recently told Barstool Sports that the promotion is attempting to book a rematch between McGregor and Poirier. White also claimed that the rumored boxing match between McGregor and Manny Pacquiao is nowhere close to being finalized.

“I don’t know if you just saw, the Saudis went after Conor, basically said that’s a lie that fight [with Manny Pacquiao] is happening and you better take that down in the next 15 minutes and we’re going to sue you. He took it down. You don’t see the poster anymore about him and Pacquiao that he posted.

“Then he called out Poirier with Conor in Dublin for charity. So…

Deron Winn will return to the Octagon to square off against Antonio Braga Neto at a UFC event on Dec. 19.

Winn announced the middleweight contest on his Instagram account. The UFC Fight Night event is likely to be held at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card does not yet have a headliner.

Winn was suspended for nine months by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after testing positive for amphetamines in relation to a submission loss to Gerald Meerschaert at UFC 248 on March 7. The American Kickboxing Academy product began his professional tenure with six straight triumphs before dropping consecutive fights to Darren Stewart and Meerschaert.

Neto, meanwhile, has competed just three times since joining the Las Vegas-based promotion in 2013. After beginning his UFC career with a victory over Anthony Smith, the 32-year-old Brazilian fell to Clint Hester and Trevin Giles in his next two appearances. His most recent outing, a KO loss to Giles, occurred at UFC Fight Ni…

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Bellator 247 has a new headliner.

Paul Daley was hospitalized after missing weight ahead of his proposed welterweight clash with Derek Anderson, resulting in the cancellation of Thursday’s original main event. Sherdog.com confirmed the news with a promotion official following an initial report from Gareth Davies.

“Paul Daley weighed in at 172.6 during the official window,” a Bellator statement read. “He was unable to make it to the stage during the ceremonial weigh-ins shortly after and was subsequently transported. Fight is off and we will have a a new main event shortly.”

Anderson, meanwhile, tipped the scales at 170.4 pounds.

As a result, a women’s flyweight clash between Kate Jackson (125.6) and Denise Kielholtz (123.4) will serve as the card’s new featured bout.

Bellator 247 takes place at Allianz Cloud in Milan, Italy on Thursday and airs on CBS Sports Network at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m.…

The lineup for the Bellator 249 main card is now complete, as Ricky Bandejas will square off against Leandro Higo at bantamweight, while Saad Awad meets Mandel Nallo at lightweight.

Sherdog.com confirmed the bouts with a promotion official following an initial report from MMAjunkie.com. Bellator 249 takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, on Oct. 15 and is headlined by a women’s featherweight title bout between Cristiane Justino and Arlene Blencowe.

Additionally, a middleweight clash pitting Curtis Millender against Joe Schilling has been booked for the preliminary draw. That contest was initially reported by The Orange County Register.

Bandejas had a two-bout winning streak snapped in his most recent outing, when he dropped a three-round verdict to Sergio Pettis at Bellator 242 on July 24. Higo, meanwhile, halted a two-fight skid with a second-round submission of Shawn Bunch at Bellator 228 in September 2019.

The 37-year-old Awad ha…

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A featherweight tilt pitting Darren Elkins against Luiz Eduardo Garagorri is slated for an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on Nov. 7.

Combate was first to report the booking. The card is expected to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a light heavyweight showdown between Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira.

Elkins is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Nate Landwehr at UFC on ESPN 8 on May 16. That was the fourth consecutive defeat for “The Damage,” who has also fallen to Ryan Hall, Ricardo Lamas and Alexander Volkanovski during his current skid.

Uruguay’s Garagorri suffered his first defeat in 14 professional outings at UFC Fight Night 164, where he was submitted in the opening stanza by Ricardo Ramos this past November. The 31-year-old began his promotional tenure with a three-ro…

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“The Ultimate Fighter” franchise could have been resurrected in a major way with Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor as coaches, but the reigning lightweight king turned that opportunity down, according to manager Ali Abdelaziz.

“Last week Dana White called me,” Abdelaziz told TMZ Sports. “He said, ‘Ali, what do you think if Khabib win, him and Conor do ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ on ESPN?’ This is breaking news. I said, ‘I don’t know. I’ll think about it.’ And he said, of course, [vice versa] if Justin win.

“It would be Khabib vs. Conor on The Ultimate Fighter, coaching. It would have been f—ing huge. Probably would have went to the hospital because he would have beat his ass and his whole team. Or Justin Gaethje vs. [McGregor].”

However, Abdelaziz …

Patricky Freire will square off against former Legacy Fighting Alliance champion Jaleel Willis in the Bellator 249 co-headliner on Oct. 15.

Sherdog.com confirmed the matchup with a promotion official on Tuesday following an initial report from MMAjunkie.com. Bellator 249 takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and is headlined by a women’s featherweight title tilt between Cristiane Justino and Arlene Blencowe.

Freire has been victorious in his last five Bellator appearances and seven of his last eight bouts overall. Most recently, the elder “Pitbull” brother suffered a decision loss against Tofiq Musayev in the finals of Rizin’s lightweight grand prix on Dec. 31.

The 28-year-old Willis claimed welterweight gold with a five-round verdict against Vinicius de Jesus at LFA 88 on Aug. 21. Willis owns a 13-2 professional mark overall and has earned five of his victories by KO/TKO and eight via decision.

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Jon Jones is only a slight betting favorite in a potential matchup with UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, according to online oddsmaker BetOnline.

Jones opened as a -150 favorite in the bout, while Adesanya checks in as a +130 underdog. Odds are subject to change, and Jones vs. Adesanya must take place by Sept. 1, 2021 for bets to be viable. It's worth noting that there is a significant disparity between online oddsmakers, as Bovada lists Jones as a -375 favorite and Adesanya as a +285 underdog.

Jones and Adesanya have taken shots at one another in recent months, and that didn’t change following the Nigerian-born Kiwi’s second-round stoppage of Paulo Henrique Costa in the UFC 253 headliner this past Saturday.

At the UFC 253 post-fight press conference, Adesanya mentioned still wanting to face Jones but …

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One Championship is set to return with a card featuring a muay Thai title bout and five mixed martial arts contests on Oct. 9.

The Singapore-based promotion unveiled the full card for the event, entitled "Reign of Dynasties,” on Tuesday. The headliner will feature a strawweight championship clash pitting Sam-A Gaiyanghadao against Josh Tonna, while Aleksi Toivonen will lock horns with Reece McLaren in the evening’s featured MMA matchup at flyweight.

Four other MMA bouts will round out the card: Amir Khan vs. Rahul K. Raju at lightweight; Eko Roni Saputra vs. Murugan Silvarajoo at a 140-pound catchweight; Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke vs. Getu Hexi…