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Legacy Fighting Alliance featherweight champ Bruno Souza will step in on short notice to face Melsik Baghdasaryan at UFC 268 on Saturday.

Souza is a replacement for T.J. Laramie, who recently announced his withdrawal from the event due to an MRSA infection. MMA DNA was first to report the new pairing. UFC 268 takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York and is headlined by a welterweight title rematch between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington.

A protégé of former UFC title holder Lyoto Machida, Souza has been victorious in 10 of his first 11 professional outings. The 25-year-old known as “The Tiger” captured featherweight gold with a unanimous verdict against Javier Garcia at LFA 114 on Aug. 27. He also owns notable wins over UFC talent Kamuela Kirk and Bellator veteran Mike Hamel.

Anchored at Glendale Fighting Club, Baghdasaryan is a former competitor on Dana White’s Contender Series. Though he didn’t initially earn a contract with his win over Dennis Buzuk…

It was smooth sailing on the scales for Week 10 of Dana White's Contender Series, as all 10 athletes slated to compete on Tuesday’s card hit their contracted marks.

The Contender Series takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Tuesday night and airs via ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The featured bout on this week’s lineup is a lightweight showdown pitting Achilles Estremadura (156 pounds) against Maheshate Maheshate (156).

A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Estremadura has compiled a 7-0 record while competing exclusively under the Battlefield Fight League banner. Most recently, he scored a first-round KO of Curtis Demarce at BFL 66 on March 19.

China’s Maheshate has won five straight contests after dropping his professional debut. His current streak includes three KO victories inside of two rounds while competing for the Wu Lin Feng organization.

Contender Series Weigh-in Results:Achilles Estremadura (156) vs. Maheshate Maheshate (156)Yohan…

Benoit Saint Denis showcasing some true toughness, my goodness!

[ #UFC267 | The prelims are LIVE on @ESPNPlus | @VisitAbuDhabi | @InAbuDhabi | #InAbuDhabi ] pic.twitter.com/ZOPjxmD5mD

— UFC (@ufc) October 30, 2021 While Vyacheslav Kiselev has taken the majority of the blame for the amount of punishment Benoit St. Denis endured at UFC 267, the French welterweight’s corner has come under scrutiny as well.

St. Denis was on the wrong side of a lopsided second round in his preliminary matchup with Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, and the Octagon newcomer appeared to be on the verge of being stopped on multiple occasions. The UFC commentary team criticized Kiselev for not stepping in to halt the bout, as did a large portion of the MMA community on social media. However, St. Denis survived the second round and ultimately made it to the final horn – even after informing Kiselev he couldn’t see out of one eye due to an eye poke later in the bout.

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Cory Sandhagen war alle Klasse nach seiner hart umkämpften Niederlage gegen Petr Yan in der UFC-267 co-main event.

Obwohl Sandhagen Yan durch eine 169-zu-149-Zählung in... streiks, sein russischer Gegner verbunden mit dem schädlicheren schläge im Verlauf von fünf Runden - einschließlich des Kampfes nur Knockdown. Sandhagen hat in Runde 1 seine beste Arbeit geleistet, konnte es aber nicht duplizieren Sie diese Anstrengung konsequent genug, um das Nicken von der cageside Richter.

In der unmittelbaren Folge hatte Sandhagen keine Probleme mit dem Finale urteil.

"Er ist ein verdammt guter Kämpfer, Mann", sagte Sandhagen in einem Nachkampf interview im Achteck. "Du bist ein großartiger Kämpfer. Er war besser heute Abend, Mann. Ich habe nicht wirklich viel anderes zu sagen. Ich frage immer. I immer wollen die besten der Welt zu kämpfen. Ich weiß, dass das, was ich werde die beste Kampfkünstlerin sein, die ich sein kann. Ich bin dankbar, dass ich ich muss es heute Abend…

Jan Blachowicz was pretty succinct in summing up his performance against Glover Teixeira in the UFC 267 headliner.

The Polish veteran struggled to remain upright to showcase his knockout power, as Teixera took him down with ease in the opening stanza of their light heayweight tilte bout. Blachowicz didn’t panic despite being on his back for much of Round 1. However, it wasn’t long before he was grounded again in the second frame after being stunned by a Teixeira left hook. This time, the Brazilian advanced position with ease, transitioned to the back and flattened Blachowicz out for a rear-naked choke submission win.

“Everything was okay,” Blachowicz said. “The first round I think that he would take me down, but anyway I don’t feel bad in this position. I say okay, this round is for him now, the second round I’ll start working, I’ll do my job.

“But he don’t let me do this. He take me down again and submit me. What can I say more? I feel like s— and that’s it.”<…

Islam Makhachev weiß, dass es immer Neinsager geben wird, aber er glaubt er hat genug getan, um ernsthaft über die nächste nachzudenken leichte Titelaufnahme.

Der Dagestaner verdiente seinen neunten Triumph in Folge bei UFC 267 als er rollte vorbei Dan Hooker für einen klaren Sieg in der Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi am Samstag Nacht. Makhachev benutzte eine Kimura, um einen Tapout von "The Hangman" zu erzwingen bei der 2:25-Marke der ersten Strophe. Es war Hookers erster submission-Niederlage seit 2012.

“Ich fühle mich gut, weil ich mein Niveau zeige – ich weiß nicht wie viele minuten (es hat gedauert) ", sagte Makhachev bei der UFC 267-Presse nach dem Kampf Konferenz. "Jetzt wird jeder wie Nutte reden ist eine einfache gegner, er hat kein Grappling oder Wrestling. Nutte wird hart. Er schlagen Sie eine Menge Wrestling, Grappling Kerl auch. Er schlug Gilbert Burns, viele, viele Leute. Ich denke, ich Verdiene jetzt.

“Wenn ] Michael] Chandler Hooker schlägt, geben si…

Nach Petr Yan behauptete die Interims-Bantamgewichts-Krone mit einem denkwürdigen triumph über Cory Sandhagen in der UFC 267 co-main event gab es einige Frage, was könnte sei der nächste für den Russen, der als “Keine Gnade" bekannt ist.”

Immerhin ein Zusammenstoß zwischen Yan und Ex-Champ T. J. Dillashaw könnte ansprechend sein, wenn Aljamain Sterling erholt sich nur langsam von einer Nackenoperation. UFC-Präsident Dana White legte diese Vorstellung zur Ruhe, in Anspielung auf das Unvollendete geschäft zwischen Yan und Sterling. Sterling behauptet, die bantamgewicht Krone, als er nicht weitermachen konnte, nachdem Yan gelandet war ein illegales Knie in der vierten Runde ihres Zusammenstoßes bei UFC 259. vergangenen März, was zu einem Disqualifikationssieg für die Serra-Longo Kampf Teammitglied.

"Diese beiden [Yan und Sandhagen] gingen heute Abend in den absoluten Krieg", weiß sagte am Samstag auf der Pressekonferenz nach dem Kampf. “Petr Yan ist ein Wild. Ich meine,…

For Glover Teixeira, winning the UFC light heavyweight title was a goal that was 20 years in the making.

After one unsuccessful championship bid in 2014, Teixeira was stuck in a contender’s purgatory for approximately four years, going 5-5 in UFC competition. At that point, it looked like Teixeira’s time to become a champion had passed, particularly after a lopsided loss to Corey Anderson at UFC Fight Night 134 in July 2018.

Teixeira has since rattled off six consecutive triumphs, culminating in Saturday’s second-round submission of Jan Blachowicz in the UFC 267 headliner at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. With the win, Teixeira became the 14th light heavyweight champion in promotion history

“It feels so amazing,” Teixeira said at Saturday’s post-fight press conference. “[I’m] so happy. This is what I dreamed for 20 years. Twenty years on the road, ups and downs, I wanted to get this belt. I wanted to be a champion. There was a time there that I thought I would never…

Petr Yan and Cory Sandhagen engaged in a high-level championship matchup at UFC 267, and the bantamweights were compensated appropriately for their efforts.

Yan and Sandhagen earned “Fight of the Night” honors and $50,000 apiece for their co-main event bout at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. After five competitive rounds, Yan claimed the interim 135-pound belt with a unanimous decision triumph, setting up a title unification rematch with Aljamain Sterling at a future event.

Elsewhere, Glover Teixeira received a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” check for his dominant win over Jan Blachowicz in the evening’s light heavyweight championship headliner. The 42-year-old Brazilian grounded his opponent in both the first and second rounds before eventually securing a rear-naked choke submission at the 3:02 mark of Round 2 for his sixth consecutive Octagon triumph.

Finally, welterweight prospect Khamzat Chimaev garnered the card’s other $50,000 “Performance of th…

Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream UFC 267 live on your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the ESPN app. Glover Teixeira almost unbelievably stands atop the mountain—7,085 days after his mixed martial arts journey began. Some 48 hours after he celebrated his 42nd birthday, the ageless Brazilian submitted Jan Blachowicz with a rear-naked choke in the second round of their UFC 267 headliner and walked away with the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight title on Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Blachowicz (28-9, 11-6 UFC) tapped out 3:02 into Round 2, as he bowed in defeat for the first time in more than three years.

UNDISPUTED CHAMP AT 42 YEARS OLD!!!!

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— UFC (@ufc) October 30, 2021 Teixeira (33-7, 16-5 UFC) set the table in the first round, where he took down the WCA…

Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream UFC 267 live on your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the ESPN app. Sherdog's live UFC 267 coverage will begin Saturday at 10:30 a.m. ET. Check out the MMA Forums to discuss the card or enter your comments and predictions below. Round 1 Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:Brian Knapp scores the round:Tyler Treese scores the round:Round 2 Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:Brian Knapp scores the round:Tyler Treese scores the round:Round 3 Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:Brian Knapp scores the round:Tyler Treese scores the round:The Official Result Round 1 The fight was canceled after Ismagulov missed weight by 7.5 pounds. Round 1 Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:Brian Knapp scores the round:Tyler Treese scores the round:Round 2 Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:Brian Knapp scores the round:Tyler Treese scores the round:Round 3 Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry…

Back in the win column!

@AmandaRibasUFC closes the prelims in style! #UFC267 pic.twitter.com/3SKEJxBqYn

— UFC (@ufc) October 30, 2021 Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream UFC 267 live on your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the ESPN app. American Top Team standout Amanda Ribas reasserted herself in the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight division and showed no lingering effects from her Jan. 23 stoppage loss to Marina Rodriguez, as she captured a unanimous decision over Virna Jandiroba in the featured UFC 267 prelim on Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Ribas was awarded 29-28 marks by all three judges.

Jandiroba (17-3, 3-3 UFC) executed a takedown and sat down the onetime Jungle Fight champion with an overhand right in the first round. From there, Ribas seized command. She tore into the former Invicta Fighting Championships titleholder with multi…