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Kyler Phillips still looks like a man who intends to make some significant noise in the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight division.

In his first appearance in more than 500 days, the MMA Lab standout outstruck and outmaneuvered Raoni Barcelos to a unanimous decision in the featured UFC on ESPN 50 prelim on Saturday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Scores were 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28—all for Phillips (11-2, 5-1 UFC).

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A short-notice substitution for Said Nurmagomedov, Barcelos, 36, looked his age at times and struggled to track down “The Matrix” in open space. Phillips sat him down with a clean one-two in the first round, troubled the Brazilian with a takedown in the second and managed to keep his head above water in the third. Barcelos surged late with takedowns and a right hook to the body, but by then, the die had been cast.Harris Choke Stuns Wells Onetime Brave Combat Federation titleholder Carlston Harris put Jeremiah Wells …

UFC welterweight prospect Ian Garry, who is undefeated in 12 professional outings, recently spent part of his camp in Sao Paulo, Brazil, at Chute Boxe Diego Lima.

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“He sent me a message on Instagram saying he really liked the energy of my team and would love to visit Chute Boxe. A few weeks later we finally met in person during fight week, and I officially invited him to come,” Lima told Sherdog.com.

According to Lima, the Irishman was welcomed with open arms to Charles Oliveira’s team.

"The guy has a great energy. Actually, he looks more like a Brazilian. Always smiling, treating everybody well,” Lima said. “After training he had lunch with the team. Plus his wife speaks Portuguese, which was great.”

Garry, who will face Geoff Neal at UFC 292 on Aug. 19, impressed Lima with his skill level.

"He is a very talented guy, very intelligent. He did very tough sparrng with everybody here and we had a pretty similar view of the tactics he…

The 2023 Professional Fighters League playoffs kicked off at the Boeing Center in San Antonio with semifinals at light heavyweight and featherweight, with the rest of the card showcasing various prospects, a few of which were indeed brilliant.

In the PFL 7: 2023 Playoffs main event, featherweight top seed Bubba Jenkins went to war with superb upstart Jesus Pinedo of Peru. Jenkins is a former NCAA Division 1 wrestling champion and has had continual success in the PFL since joining them in 2021, though the $1 million prize has thus far eluded him. Last year, he finished runner-up to Brendan Loughnane, who knocked him out in the fourth round. Speaking of Loughnane, he was the heavy favorite this year, but was knocked out of the fight and playoffs alike thanks to a 94 second beating by unheralded Peruvian Jesus Pinedo two months ago, who recently turned 27 years old. Pinedo struggled to make weight against Jenkins, weighing 0.4 pounds over the limit. This also meant he would b…

The 2023 Professional Fighters League Playoffs begin Friday in San Antonio with PFL 7 at 6:30 p.m. ET. The action airs live on ESPN+ and then continues on ESPN at 9 p.m. ET. Round 1

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Chingiz Allazov has waited nearly a decade to enact his revenge on rival Marat Grigorian. On Friday, he finally got his chance.

The One Championship featherweight kickboxing champion successfully defended his title for the first time after striking circles around Grigorian for five rounds in the ONE on Prime Video 13 main event at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Grigorian entered the fight having won seven of his last eight bouts by using a disciplined, high-octane, pressure heavy style, but Allazov had all the answers for it.

The champ used quick footwork to stay on the outside and pick Grigorian apart with leg kicks and teeps.

Grigorian seemed lost for most of the evening as he chased Allazov around the ring looking to land something big. He would nearly find it in the fifth. After dancing for the first 12 minutes, Allazov’s legs looked heavy for the final three. Grigorian hunted him down and forced his foe to slug it out to the…

Sherdog's live ONE on Prime Video 13 coverage kicks off Friday at 8 p.m. ET. Round 1

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Sherdog's live ONE on Prime Video 13 coverage kicks off Friday at 8 p.m. ET. Round 1 Herb Dean is the referee for the opening bout. Sangiao lands a nice kick to the body. During a combination, Baatarkhuu eats a spinning back fist. Sangiao is throwing combination punches and then goes for a takedown. Baatarkhuu is able to get back to his feet with an armlock attempt. Baatarkhuu has a cut over his right eye. Both men are patient, with Sangiao landing some strong left hooks. A straight right floors Baatarkhuu, who pops right back up. Sangiao goes for another takedown and loses position. Baatarkhuu separates and Sangiao stands up. The round ends with Baatarkhuu landing a takedown after a back fist whiffs and time expires. 10-9 Sangiao.

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Round 2 A left head kick lands for Baatarkhuu to start Round 2. The attack is followed up with a brutal standing elbow that rocks Sangiao. Baatarkhuu gets top position and begins looking for an arm. Sangiao is defending well an…

Sept. 29’s One Championship card just gained an intriguing bantamweight muay thai matchup as Glory Kickboxing veteran Asa Ten Pow and Thailand knockout artist Rambolek Chor Ajalaboon will collide at One on Prime Video 14.

Ten Pow (13-2) is looking for his second straight triumph in the Singapore-based promotion. In his latest outing, he crushed Han Zi Hao 52 seconds into the third frame of their ONE on Prime Video 9 matchup. An all-around combat sports practitioner, “The American Ninja” also features a 1-0 (1 NC) mixed martial arts record.

Fighting out of Thailand, Rambolek (62-13-3) is looking to bounce back after suffering a narrow split-decision loss to Fariyar Aminipour at One Friday Fights 22 in June. Prior, he amassed back-to-back wins after knocking out Zhang Chenglong and Theeradet Chor Hapayak at One Friday Fights 13 and One Friday Fights 7, respectively.

One on Prime Video 14 will go down at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore on Sept. 29. In the…

First to the scale @CorySandhagen locks himself in for tomorrow night's main event 🔐#UFCNashville | TOMORROW | Live on @ESPN & @ESPNPlus 📺 pic.twitter.com/ENn8B0ipFh

— UFC (@ufc) August 4, 2023 The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to ESPN airwaves for its first event of August.

The 12-fight UFC on ESPN 50 card is now official after the weigh-ins took place. The main event is a 140-pound catchweight battle between bantamweight contenders Cory Sandhagen and Rob Font, who both made weight. "The Sandman" was initially set to face Umar Nurmagomedov, although an injury to the Dagestani fighter led to Font (20-6) accepting the fight on short notice. All fighters on the card made weight except for late-notice replacement Dennis Buzukja, who came in .5 pounds over the featherweight limit.

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The surging Sandhagen (16-4) has turned a corner since back-to-back defeats to T.J. Dillashaw and Petr Yan. In his last two main ev…

⚖️Jesus Pinedo weighs in over the 146 pound limit for his 2023 Featherweight Semifinal bout

[ Friday, August 4th | 6:30ET on ESPN+ | 9pm ET on ESPN | #PFLPlayoffs] pic.twitter.com/bofCKcCVuT

— PFL (@PFLMMA) August 3, 2023 Professional Fighters League kicks off its 2023 playoffs this week with PFL 7.

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Eight playoff participants will compete on Friday, although only seven made weight. Jesus Pinedo missed the featherweight limit by coming in at 146.4 pounds for his main event clash against Buba Jenkins. The fight will continue, although Jenkins will be awarded 20 percent of Pinedo's purse.

The other featherweight semifinal will see Gabriel Braga take on Chris Wade. Meanwhile, the two light heavyweight semifinals will see Joshua Silveira face Ty Flores and Marthin Hamlet go up against Impa Kasanganay. The winning fighters will then face off at the 2023 championship event later in the year.

The PFL 7 main card will …

The upcoming Fight Nation Championship event will feature two behemoths colliding for the heavyweight title in an actual Roman Colosseum.

FNC 12 will be headlined by Michal Andryszak and Ivan Vitasovic, Sherdog has learned. The source asked for anonymity since the matchup hasn’t been made public. FNC 12 will go down at Arena Pula in Pula, Croatia, on Sept. 2.

Andryszak (25-10, 1NC) is best known for his Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki stint, where he went as far as challenging Philip De Fries for the heavyweight title in 2018, suffering a first-round stoppage. The résumé of “Longer” includes victories over the likes of Michal Kita and Guto Inocente. He’ll walk into his next assignment riding a three-bout winning streak.

Hailing from Pula, Vitasovic (11-5-1) has picked up five straight victories, including four finishes. Most recently, he forced a first-round doctor stoppage in his clash with veteran Geronimo dos Santos in their FNC 7 clash last September.

Undisputed featherweight boxing titleholder Amanda Serrano is the Professional Fighters League’s latest high-profile acquisition.

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“The Real Deal” is signed and set to fight in the PFL’s PPV Superfight division pic.twitter.com/38LgKRYdUD — PFL (@PFLMMA) August 2, 2023

On Wednesday, the PFL announced they added Serrano (2-0-1, 0-0 PFL) to the PPV Super Fight Division. The promotion hasn’t announced an opponent or a date for Serrano’s promotional debut. Serrano, a historic figure from Puerto Rico, holds an impressive 44-2-1 record in boxing, with 30 knockouts. Serrano is set to compete this weekend as she attempts to defend her titles against Heather Hardy on Aug. 5.

"I joined the PFL PPV Super Fight Division because of their revolutionary format that empowers fighters like never before. The PFL's commitment to promoting high-profile,…