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It sounds like Dillon Danis is getting closer to making his first mixed martial arts appearance since 2019.

Following Bellator 275, promotion president Scott Coker revealed that he has been in contact with the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, who notably served as a training partner for former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor.

“He’s been texting me all weekend and saying he wants to get back in, he’s ready to get back in,” Coker said at the Bellator 275 post-fight press conference. “So as soon as I get back home, I’m going to call him, we’re going to see if we can put something together for him. But it’s going to be up to him. He’s going to have to really want it. He’s going to [have to] train and get in there.”

Danis’ signing with Bellator came with great fanfare, and he quickly established himself as one of the most outspoken fighters on the California-based promotion’s roster. The 28-year-old fought once in 2018 and 2019, earning first-round submission…

JARRAH AL SILAWI TIMES THE KNEE PERFECTLY!#PFLonFuboTV pic.twitter.com/IeisKHpxy0

— PFL (@PFLMMA) February 26, 2022

Jarrah Al-Silawi has a new home.

The two-division Brave Combat Federation champion knocked out Michael Lilly in the first round of their PFL Challenger Series 2 headliner on Friday at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. After Al-Silawi (17-3) drew the curtain 2:54 into Round 1 of their 177-pound catchweight clash, he was rewarded with a Professional Fighters League contract.

Lilly (7-7) was woefully outgunned. Al-Silawi probed for weakness with leg kicks, stuffed an attempted takedown and floated into open space. He approached Lilly from the outside, feinted and caught him with the knee as he ducked into a takedown. The MMA Masters product collapsed backward and fell to the canvas, and though Al-Silawi was in hot pursuit, referee Andrew Glenn had seen enough.

Meanwhile, Sanford MMA export Dilano Taylor was award…

Do not mess with Jaqueline Amorim on the ground!!! #AndNew#LFA125 pic.twitter.com/a1jrEe93X8

— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) February 26, 2022

Not only did Jaqueline Amorim become the fourth women’s strawweight champion in Legacy Fighting Alliance history, she is now the first-ever Brazilian woman to win a title for the promotion.

Amorim (5-0) made quick work of Nigeria’s Lovethpatra Young in the main event of LFA 125 on Friday night in Nigara Falls, New York, but the fight wasn’t without some controversy. Amorim shot in for a double-leg takedown and she appeared to have been able to get it, but Young (3-2-1) grabbed a hold of the fence and refused to let go. Veteran referee John English yelled for Young to let go of the fence multiple times before having to physically pry her fingers loose. The third man called time and deducted a point from Young, but things only got worse for her.

When the fight was restarted on their feet, Young d…

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. A Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight fight with top-10 implications has fallen off about a week before it was set to go down. According to Jessica Eye (15-10, 1 NC) on her Instagram on Friday night, she has been forced out of her UFC 272 pairing with Manon Fiorot (8-1) with an undisclosed injury. The two flyweights were going to throw down at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in March 5. There is no current indication as to whether the promotion will find a replacement for Eye, preserve the matchup for a later date or give Fiorot a different fight in the near future.

“Hey Believe’rs [sic], I’m sorry to report that I’m out of my fight at UFC 272 due to an injury I sustained last night,” Eye wrote. “I’m extremely disappointed as it was an incredible camp with my original team back at home in Cleveland at Strong Style MMA. My…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kLQsyBnNDY&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. With any luck, the commission will be on the lookout for any errant skateboards ahead of this big Ultimate Fighting Championship rematch. Friday brought news of a high-stakes light heavyweight rematch, courtesy of Ag. Fight and later confirmed by multiple outlets. At UFC 274, which will take place on May 7 at a currently undetermined location, Ovince St. Preux (25-16) will face Mauricio Rua (27-12-1) for a second time. They first met in the main event of UFC Fight Night 56 in 2014, and “OSP” knocked Rua out in 34 seconds after “Shogun” missed with a right hand that made him fall over.

St. Preux will be returning to the 205-pound division for this fight, as he has jumped back and forth between light heavyweight and heavyweight over the last two years. The Knoxville M…

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. It should come as a shock to absolutely no one that the coach of Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champ expects his fighter will win impressively. The current lightweight king, Charles Oliveira, has won in each of his last 10 outings, including nine by finish. Fresh off of a December win over Dustin Poirier, Oliveira did not waste much time before preparing for his next challenge: Justin Gaethje. “Do Bronx” will face off against the vaunted striker at UFC 274, a card that was initially announced for Brazil, but was shifted to the U.S. due to the pandemic. Oliveira was not thrilled about this relocation, per his coach Diego Lima, who spoke to Sherdog this week about the matchup and much more.

“Definitely, it was a big disappointment,” Lima explained. “There is no bigger emotion for a champion than to fight [in front of t…

Heavyweight Title Fight

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Tomorrow night!! #KSW67 pic.twitter.com/fxOGLwl1KM — KSW (@KSW_MMA) February 25, 2022 Editor's note: The article has been updated at 8:30 p.m. ET to reflect the new, updated lineup.

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki's latest KSW 67 card is limping its way to fight night after a disastrous weigh-in.

Thankfully, the headliner of KSW 67 is still intact as Philip De Fries will look to defend his heavyweight title against Darko Stosic. De Fries (20-6) will be the heavier fighter as he weighed 265 pounds, while Stosic (16-4) came in at 232 pounds.

Other fighters weren't as professional as Andrzej Grzebyk, Filip Pejic and Idris Amizhaev/a> all came in overweight for their respective bouts. Additionally, Caio Bitencourt fell ill during his weight cut, which caused his match against Ivan Erslan to be scratched. The card will continue with eight mixed martial arts bouts.

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Gegard Mousasi finishes Austin Vanderford in less than 90 seconds!

That's why he's the champion!That's why he's the Dreamcatcher!#Bellator275 | @mousasi_mma pic.twitter.com/x1ZQFFXUuR — Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) February 25, 2022 Gegard Mousasi retained the Bellator MMA middleweight championship in the Bellator 275 main event.

Challenger Austin Vanderford looked to strike with Mousasi (49-7-2) and that quickly was his undoing. "The Dreamcatcher" quickly found his range and hurt Vanderford (11-1) with a slick three-punch combination. Mousasi never gave his opponent a chance to recover and landed a series of damaging blows on the ground to get the stoppage. The end came just 1:25 into Round 1.

Sinead Kavanagh bounced back from her loss to Cristiane Justino by defeating fellow women's featherweight contender Leah McCourt. McCourt (6-2) started the fight off strong by getting top position on the ground but was event…

Reinier de Ridder appears to have no equal among the One Championship ranks.

In the One: “Full Circle“ main event, de Ridder kept an iron grip on his middleweight title by completely shutting down the challenger, Kiamrian Abbasov. De Ridder (15-0, 6-0 One) shot for a takedown right out of the gate, and it never got better for Abbasov once his back was on the mat. The Dutchman kept his opponent pinned on the canvas for most of the first frame, scoring with effective ground-and-pound. When Abbasov powered back to his feet, de Ridder landed some nice knees to the head.

The grappling clinic continued in Round 2, as “The Dutch Knight“ took his foe to the floor with ease, overwhelming Abbasov (23-5, 4-2 One) with smothering top control and razor-sharp elbows. Right before the end of the stanza, de Ridder latched on to an arm-triangle choke, and Abbasov tapped a split-second after the bell sounded. This spelled the beginning of the end for the challenger, as de Ridder went for…

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[ @MakhachevMMA | #UFCVegas49 | TOMORROW| Live on @ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/OA7UO4u7qN

— UFC (@ufc) February 25, 2022 While not the fight that the Ultimate Fighting Championship originally set as the main event of UFC Fight Night 202, fight fans are excited about seeing Islam Makhachev vs. Bobby Green in just one day now that both main eventers have made their 160-pound catchweight. The weigh-ins were largely uneventful, as only Zhu Rong missed weight, coming in four pounds over the lightweight limit for his bout against Ignacio Bahamondes. Originally set to face Beneil Dariush, Makhachev (21-1) was looking to be propelled into title contention with a win. Now, the Dagestani contender will look to keep his win streak alive against a savvy mixed martial arts veteran. Makhachev has won his last nine outings, with the most notable victories coming over Dan Hooker, Thiago Moises and Gleison Tibau. The lightweight looked …

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. Two top-10 Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweights will battle it out this May. On Thursday, Brandon Royval (13-6) officially had his next fight announced, courtesy of his team of the Iridium Sports Agency. On May 7, “Raw Dawg” will throw down with Matt Schnell (15-5, 1 NC) in what could be a thrilling flyweight contest on UFC 274. The destination of that event is still uncertain, other than that it will take place in the U.S. Earlier in the day, another fight was also announced for this event, coming by way of ESPN Deportes, which broke the news that Fernando Garcia (10-1) will take on Journey Newson (9-3, 1 NC) on the prelims.

Since joining the promotion in 2020, Royval has put on thrilling performances against the likes of Tim Elliott, Kai Kara France and Rogerio Bontorin, winning each of those matchups. He has also fallen sh…