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Katze Zingano hat eine unbekannte Verletzung erlitten, was zu der annullierung eines geplanten Zusammenstoßes mit Pam Sorenson an Modell: Bellator 276.

Die in Kalifornien ansässige Promotion bestätigte die Nachricht nach einem erster Bericht von MMA Mania. Bellator 276 findet am 12. März in der Familie Arena in St.. Charles, Mo., und wird durch ein Federgewicht headlined contender's Kampf zwischen Adam Borics und Mads Burnell. Zingano vs.. Sorenson sollte der Abend sein featured Kampf auf der vorläufigen Auslosung.

Nach dem Verlassen der UFC mit Verlusten in vier ihrer letzten fünf ausflüge, Zingano hat ihre Bellator-Amtszeit mit rücken an Rücken triumphiert. Das Broomfield, Colo., native outpointed Gabrielle Holloway in ihrem Debüt bei Bellator 245 vor der Einreichung Olivia Parker in der Eröffnungsstrophe bei Bellator 256 im vergangenen April.

Sorenson, inzwischen, hatte eine Siegesserie von zwei Kämpfen in sich letzter Ausflug, als sie ein einstimmiges Urte…

Timothy Johnson and Tyrell Fortune were supposed to have a rematch at Bellator 277. Instead, the two heavyweights will face different opponents at the April 15 event.

Johnson will lock horns with Linton Vassell, while Fortune will face Steve Mowry in newly-booked heavyweight bouts at Bellator 277. The California-based promotion confirmed the pairings following an initial report from MMAjunkie.com. Johnson defeated Fortune via first-round knockout at Bellator 239.

Bellator 277 takes place at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., and is headlined by a featherweight title rematch between A.J. McKee and Patricio Freire. In the co-main event, Vadim Nemkov will defend his light heavyweight crown against Corey Anderson in the finals of the 205-pound grand prix.

Johnson has lost his last two promotional appearances, falling to Valentin Moldavsky in an interim heavyweight title bout at Bellator 261 before suffering a first-round KO defeat against Fedor Emelianenko at Bel…

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A big-ticket welterweight matchup could be headed to the Sunshine State, as Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns is in the works for UFC 273.

UFC president Dana White confirmed to TSN that the promotion is targeting the bout, but it has not been finalized at this point in time. UFC 273 takes place on April 9 at Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., and is headlined by a featherweight title tilt between Alexander Volkanovski and Chan Sung Jung.

Chimaev returned after more than a year hiatus at UFC 267, where he defeated Jingliang Li via technical submission 3:16 into Round 1 of their encounter. “Borz” is now 10-0 as a professional, with four finishes in UFC competition to his credit.

Burns, meanwhile, went 1-1 in 2021. After suffering a third-round TKO loss to Kamaru Usman in a welterweight title clash at UFC 258, “Durinho” rebounded to outpoint Stephen Thompson at UFC 264 this past July. The 35-year-old Brazilia…

Alexander Volkov’s headlining fight against Tom Aspinall at UFC Fight Night 204 could be in jeopardy due to sanctions issued by the United Kingdom government against Russian athletes.

In light of Russian forces invading Ukraine, United Kingdom home secretary Priti Patel said, “The UK will not welcome the national sports teams of those countries who are complicit in Putin’s unprovoked and illegal invasion of #Ukraine.”

I have cancelled the visas of the Belarusian Men’s Basketball Team who were due to play in Newcastle tomorrow night.

The UK will not welcome the national sports teams of those countries who are complicit in Putin’s unprovoked and illegal invasion of #Ukraine.

— Priti Patel (@pritipatel) February 26, 2022

Volkov, a native of Moscow, is slated to meet Aspinall in a featured heavyweight clash at the O2 Arena in London on March 19. As of now, Volkov’s team is taking a wait-and-see approach regarding the fighter’s status.<…

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Rafael Fiziev has been forced to withdraw from the UFC 272 co-main event against Rafael dos Anjos after testing positive for COVID-19.

Fiziev confirmed his exit from the card following an initial report on ”The MMA Hour.” It’s currently unclear if the promotion will find a replacement opponent for dos Anjos on Saturday’s card.

“I’m devastated to announce that I’m out of the fight,” Fiziev wrote on Twitter. “I had a great camp and was ready to put on the show. I flew all the way to Vegas from Thailand just to get sick with COVID, for three days I’m in hotel bed with fever, bones pain and cough.

“I called out RDA and I still want that fight when my health will allow me to compete again. Apologies to him, but saying that I was faking it is complete nonsense. Time will put everything in place.”

I called out RDA and I still want that fight when my health will allow me to compete again. Apologies to him, …

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Former American Top Team training partners Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal will finally get to settle their differences in the cage in the UFC 272 headliner this Saturday.

“I feel like a little kid the night before Christmas,” Covington said in an interview with TMZ Sports. “I’m super excited to hold this kid accountable for all the reckless words he’s said to the media. He’s been lying this whole time and I can’t wait to expose him in front of the world.”

Covington is coming off a five-round unanimous decision loss to Kamaru Usman in a 170-pound championship rematch at UFC 268 in Madison Square Garden this past November. Despite falling to 0-2 against Usman, Covington isn’t lacking for confidence.

“I’m the best fighter in the world right now, I don’t care what anybody says,” he said. “I won three rounds out of my last undisputed title fight withUsman. The people saw at Madison Square Garden, j…

Per his #instagram, undefeated @BellatorMMA Welterweight World Champion @YaroslavAmosov is defending his home in #Ukraine . Stay safe, Dynamo. https://t.co/2XNqXriRss

— Bellator Public Relations (@BellatorPR) February 27, 2022

Count Bellator welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov among those who will remain in his native Ukraine to help defend against the Russian invasion.

  In a post on his Instagram account, Amosov revealed that he has evacuated his family to a safe zone but will remain in Ukraine to fight for his home country. Amosov is from Irpin, Ukraine, which is near the country’s capital of Kyiv. Russian troops invaded Ukraine earlier this week.

Amosov released a video message translated by Ringside24 addressing the situation in his homeland. The full message is as follows:

Greetings. Probably, many will think that I ran away, I’m hiding or something like that, but this is not so. I took my family to the safe zone. Now…

Islam Makhachev expects Charles Oliveira to retain his lightweight crown when he defends the belt against Justin Gaethje in the UFC 274 headliner this May.

“I think it’s going to be a good fight because those guys are high level,” Makhachev said at the UFC Fight Night 202 post-fight press conference. “Charles improved his striking game and he have more than Justin in the ground game. I think they going to strike a little bit, then Charles is going to take him down, take his back and finish him there. Like third round or second round.”

If that happens, Makhachev is confident that he has compiled the resume necessary to be next line to face “Do Bronx.” The American Kickboxing Academy product secured his 10th straight victory on Saturday, running through short-notice opponent Bobby Green in Saturday’s main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Makhachev has finished his last four opponents, adding Green to a list that also includes Dan Hooker, Thiago Moises and Drew Dober…

Bobby Green took plenty of confidence into his headlining showdown with Islam Makhachev at UFC Fight Night 202, but he ultimately met the same fate as many of the Dagestani grappler’s opponents.

Green, who stepped in for Beneil Dariush on short notice just two weeks after defeating Nasrat Haqparast at UFC 271, was overwhelmed as soon as Makhachev took him down, fallling via technical knockout 3:23 into Round 1. Makhachev’s victory in the 160-pound catchweight affair was his 10 straight within the Las Vegas-based promotion.

Shortly after the loss, Green issued a brief statement on his Instagram story.

“Expensive pain – expensive pain,” Green said. “Wins and losses. Wins and losses. I just want to thank all my guys, all my peoples for riding with me. I apologize, but this is what it comes with when you throw this s— together, you know what I’m saying? It’s last minute. I put it together as much as I can guys. I appreciate you. The s—t we do for our families. Love…

The light heavyweight title clash between Glover Teixeira and Jiri Prochazka will take place a little bit later than originally anticipated.

The bout, which was originally scheduled for UFC 274 on May 7, will now happen at UFC 275 in June. An exact date and location for UFC 275 have not been announced and the reason for the shift is currently unknown. ESPN confirmed the new date after Teixeira initially discussed the change in an interview with Brazilian outlet Canal Combate.

The 42-year-old Teixiera is currently in the midst of a late-career resurgence that has seen him compile a six-fight winning streak dating back to Jan. 2019. That stretch culminated in a second-round submission of Jan Blachowicz to claim light heavyweight gold in the UFC 267 headliner on Oct. 30. The Brazilian initially challenged for the belt in his sixth Octagon appearance, falling to Jon Jones via unanimous decision at UFC 172 in April 2014.

Prochazka is a former Rizin Fighting Federat…

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. Bobby Green never stood a chance—a testament to just how dominant Islam Makhachev has become. In perhaps his final step toward a title shot in the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight division, Makhachev put away Green with punches in the first round of their UFC Fight Night 202 headliner on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Filling in for the injured Beneil Dariush, Green (29-13-1, 10-8-1 UFC) succumbed to blows 3:23 into Round 1.

Makhachev (22-1, 11-1 UFC) engaged the former King of the Cage champion on the feet, then crowded him in the clinch and secured a double-leg takedown. From there, the outcome was a formality. Makhachev progressed to half guard, climbed to full mount and ultimately moved to the back. The American Kickboxing Academy star and Khabi…

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