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The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first card of 2022 is down one bout, as a proposed middleweight tilt between Abdul Razak Alhassan and Joaquin Buckley is no longer part of the lineup.

MMAjunkie.com was first to report the cancellation, which came after Alhassan withdrew from the fight for undisclosed reasons. The promotion is looking to reschedule the bout, but a date has not been finalized. UFC Fight Night 200 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Jan. 15 and is headlined by a featherweight showdown between Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze.

Alhassan snapped a three-fight losing streak in his last outing, as he knocked out Alessio Di Chirico with a head kick 17 seconds into their encounter at UFC on ESPN 30 on Aug. 28. The Fortis MMA product has finished all 11 of his professional victories via knockout or technical knockout, including five triumphs in UFC competition.

Buckley, meanwhile, is best known for his viral knockout of Impa Kasanganay at UF…

A light heavyweight showdown pitting Johnny Walker against Jamahal Hill has been booked for UFC Fight Night on Feb. 19.

MMA Ideas initially brought word of the matchup, and MMAFighting.com later confirmed the date. The UFC Fight Night show takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card does not yet have a headliner.

Walker has lost three of his last four Octagon appearances. Most recently, the 29-year-old Brazilian suffered a closely-contested unanimous decision defeat to Thiago Santos in the UFC Fight Night 193 headliner on Oct. 2. The Brazilian Contender Series alum began his promotional tenure with three consecutive first-round finishes prior to his current slump.

Also a former Contender Series competitor, Hill is coming off a 48-second knockout victory against Jimmy Crute at UFC on ESPN 31 on Dec. 4. The Black Lion Jiu-Jitsu representative is 3-1 with one no contest within the Las Vegas-based promotion and has lost just one of his 11 professional appear…

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An intriguing featherweight matchup is in the works for an upcoming UFC Fight Night event, as Alex Caceres is expected to meet Sodiq Yusuff on March 12.

The pairing was initially mentioned during a Caceres interview with The Schmo, and it has since been confirmed by MMAjunkie.com. The UFC Fight Night event will likely take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a light heavyweight showdown between Magomed Ankalaev and Thiago Santos.

A competitor on Season 12 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” Caceres is currently enjoying the most successful stretch of his 25-bout UFC tenure. “Bruce Leeroy” secured his fifth consecutive Octagon triumph at UFC Fight Night 196, where he submitted Seung Woo Choi in the second round of their bout.

Yusuff, meanwhile, saw a six-bout professional winning streak come to an end at UFC on ABC 2, where he dropped a decision to fellow featherweight contender Arnold …

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After the controversy that ensued when he faced Marvin Vettori one division above their contracted agreement at UFC Fight Night 196 last October, Paulo Costa was informed by Dana White that his next promotional appearance would be in the light heavyweight division.

However, according to Costa’s manager, Wallid Ismail, the UFC president has since changed his mind.

 “The UFC is not the biggest fighting company in the world by chance,” Ismail told Sherdog.com. “They know that ‘Borrachinha’ was injured and that's why he had problems with his weight. There is no doubt his next fight will take place in the middleweight division.”

Ismail says Costa is currently waiting for the UFC’s call to decide when the former middleweight title challenger will return.

“We will fight whoever the UFC decides. I keep believing that ‘Borrachinha’ will be the champion,” Ismail said. “He just has to train right…

Yaroslav Amosov is expected to put his Bellator welterweight title on the line in enemy territory early next year.

In a recent interview with MMAjunkie.com , Bellator president Scott Coker revealed that the promotion is targeting a championship clash between Amosov and Michael Page for London. The exact number of the event and its date are currently unknown for the proposed bout.

“We are in the process of putting that fight together now with him and MVP to fight in London at some point early next year,” Coker said.

Amosov improved to 26-0 at Bellator 260, when he claimed the 170-pound title with a five-round verdict against Douglas Lima on June 11. The 28-year-old Ukraine native has bested the likes of Logan Storley, Ed Ruth, David Rickels and Erick Silva during his tenure with the California-based promotion.

Page, meanwhile, avenged the only defeat of his 21-fight MMA career at Bellator 267, as he took a split decision in a rematch with Lima on Oct. 1. “Venom” …

Melden Sie sich für ESPN+ an genau hier, und Sie können dann die UFC live streamen ihr Smart TV, Computer, Telefon, Tablet oder Streaming-Gerät über die In: ESPN app. Für eine bevorstehende Ultimate Fighting Championship Kampf Nacht veranstaltung im Februar, die Förderung hat Gewalt gewählt. Zuerst berichtet von MMA Insel am Donnerstag, leichte Schwergewichte Ryan Spann (19-7) und Ionen Cutelabas (16-6-1, 1 NC) sind bis zu Fledermaus an der UFC Fight Night Veranstaltung am Februar. 26. Diese derzeit unnummeriert fight Card wird höchstwahrscheinlich in der UFC Apex in Las gehalten Vegas. Die Nachricht von diesem 205-Pfund-Rumpeln wurde seitdem bestätigt von andere Verkaufsstellen.

"Superman" Spann hat in seinen letzten vier Spielen Siege und Niederlagen abgewechselt, mit Erstrunden-Ausfällen zu Johnny Wanderer und Antonius Smith ein 71-Sekunden-Schlag von Mischa Cirkunov ein knapper Sieg über Sam Alvey. Der Fortis MMA Produkt machte seinen Weg zur Förderung aus einem Paar a…

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— Marcel Dorff (@BigMarcel24) December 31, 2021 A whopping 12 fights have been booked for the live Jan. 28 One Championship show.

The organization announced the headliner of its “Only the Brave” event on Jan. 28 on Monday, and the remainder of the fight card was filled out by One Championship on Friday. Officially capping off the event will be an interim heavyweight championship clash between Anatoliy Malykhin and Kirill Grishenko, as One is reportedly encountering contract issues with heavyweight king Arjan Singh Bhullar.

Eleven additional bouts have been booked for this Singapore-based card, including the semifinals of One’s 155-pound kickboxing grand prix. The fights will be split into two portions, with the main card featuring the title fight, two semifinals, two MMA matches and a kickboxing bout. The “Lead Card” preliminaries will include an alternate to the …

The last Rizin Fighting Federation event in 2021 featured many upsets that went down at the legendary Saitama Super Arena in Japan on Dec. 31.

The main attraction at Rizin 33 was the 135-pound grand prix finale between Hiromasa Ougikubo and Kai Asakura. Both contenders had already competed on the bill once as Asakura defeated Kenta Takizawa (13-8, 3-3 Rizin) while Ougikubo upset Naoki Inoue (15-3, 5-1 Rizin) on the scorecards. “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 24 competitor Ougikubo (25-5-2, 7-2 Rizin) put his wrestling background to work against Asakura’s striking, dodging most of his opponent’s strikes and using his punches to set up takedowns. On the mat, Ougikubo landed excellent ground-and-pound all while forcing his opponent to carry his weight.

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/ Hiromasa Ougikubo@Hiromasa0401

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— RIZIN FF OFFICIAL (@rizin_PR) December 31, …

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 pair of top-five Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweights with recent issues on the scales are expected to toe the line in April. ESPN Deportes revealed on Thursday that Irene Aldana (13-6) has been offered a fight against Aspen Ladd (9-2) at UFC 273 on April 9. Should the two agree to compete, they will likely throw down inside of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. in the promotion’s first trip to the venue since the beginning of 2019. Ladd had been aiming for a matchup with ex-champ Miesha Tate, but that fell through when Tate declined the pairing.

Aldana will be looking to make it two in a row when she takes on the California native, as she trumped Yana Kunitskaya in July for her lone appearance in 2021. The win rebounded her from a five-round setback against former champion Holly Holm in October 2020, where she headl…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y85GU6DRmYg&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. Vaunted Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight submission specialist Rodolfo Vieira will not take any opponent lightly anymore. After being nominated for both “Upset of the Year” and “Submission of the Year” in 2021, each due to his submission defeat to Anthony Hernandez at UFC 258 in February, the five-time world Jiu-Jitsu champion is starting 2022 anew. After submitting slick American grappler Dustin Stoltzfus in July, Vieira (8-1) is primed to take on a new, challenging test. At UFC 270 on Jan. 20 in California, “The Black Belt Hunter” will face fellow countryman Wellington Turman (17-5) in his fifth Octagon appearance. Vieira spoke to Sherdog ahead of his matchup next month, explaining that this camp is unlike any in recent memory.

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＼#RIZIN33 Weigh-in Result／

15th Match: Lightweight Title MatchRIZIN MMA rules: 71.0kg

Roberto Satoshi Souza： 70.90kg

Yusuke Yachi： 70.85kg

Yogibo presents RIZIN.3312/30 8:30pm PST / 11:30pm ESTSaitama Super Arenahttps://t.co/4z015R7nid pic.twitter.com/gSUwsLBzDe

— RIZIN FF English (@rizin_English) December 30, 2021 Rizin Fighting Federation will end 2021 with one final mixed martial arts extravaganza.

The Rizin 33 year-end show is now official after the weigh-ins, where it will feature 13 MMA bouts, one under kickboxing rules, an exhibition featuring mixed rules and one more in a modified boxing showcase. Topping the card is a lightweight championship bout between titleholder Roberto de Souza and Yusuke Yachi, as well as the yet-to-be-determined bantamweight grand prix finals. Also taking place in the evening is a striking contest between kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa (136.7) and Japanese MMA legend Takanori Gomi (166).

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A women’s bantamweight clash between Alexis Davis and Julija Stoliarenko has been added to the lineup for UFC Fight Night on Feb. 5.

Promotion officials announced the pairing Wednesday. UFC Fight Night takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a middleweight showdown between Sean Strickland and Jack Hermansson.

A former title challenger, Davis is 1-4 in her last five Octagon appearances. In 2021, the 37-year-old Canadian took a unanimous decision over Sabina Mazo at UFC Fight Nigh 186 before dropping a three-round verdict against Pannie Kianzad at UFC 263.

After winning the Invicta bantamweight title with a victory over Lisa Verzosa in March 2020, Stoliarenko has fallen to Yana Kunitskaya and Julia Avila in her first two UFC outings. The 28-year-old Lithuania native is 9-5-2 as a pro, with eight victories coming via submission.