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Weighing in at 2️⃣6️⃣2️⃣.5️⃣ 💪@RazorBlaydes265 makes his side official for Saturday night's main event #UFCVegas71 pic.twitter.com/EwhaXnKbny

— UFC (@ufc) April 21, 2023 Editor's note: The article has been updated at 3:10 p.m. ET on April 21 to reflect that William Gomis successfully returned to make weight.

The UFC Fight Night 222 card is set after the official weigh-ins took place today.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship's latest UFC Apex offering is headlined by a marquee heavyweight fight between Sergei Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes. As expected, neither man had trouble coming in under the 266-pound limit, as "Razor" checked in at 262.5 pounds while the Russian weighed 260.5 pounds.

One undercard fighter officially missed weight: Priscila Cachoeira, who came in four pounds over the flyweight limit at 130 pounds. As a result, her fight against Karine Silva has been canceled. Additionally, William Gomis initially …

Put another one together last night!!! @robwhittakermma @dricusduplessis #UFC290 pic.twitter.com/bczWzJo4b6

— danawhite (@danawhite) April 21, 2023 The Ultimate Fighting Championship is going for broke with its yearly fight card at the end of International Fight Week.

The UFC announced on Friday a trio of matchups that will be taking place at UFC 290 on July 8. The promotion annually stages its International Fight Week in Las Vegas with fan events and various other competitions, with the pay-per-view on that Saturday. Thus far, two title fights are booked on the billing, and the main event is still not official. The promotion stated that on the card, Robert Whittaker (24-6) would be taking on Dricus Du Plessis (19-2) in a middleweight title eliminator, with the victor expected to face Israel Adesanya later that year in Sydney, Australia.

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“Bobby Knuckles” has been on an absolutely stellar run since his move to 185 pounds…

#Bellator295 update:

Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Ray Borg has been scrapped, Yancy Medeiros vs. Charlie Leary will now take place on the main card.

— Bellator Public Relations (@BellatorPR) April 21, 2023 Editor's note: The article has been updated at 5:10 p.m. ET on April 21 to add a statement from Borg's former management as well as a comment from Bellator head Scott Coker.

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Scheduling Ray Borg for a flyweight fight did not work out for Bellator MMA.

The promotion broke the news on Friday prior to the weigh-in ceremony that the 125-pound main card tilt between Borg (16-5) and Kyoji Horiguchi (31-5) was no longer happening at Bellator 295. Shortly after this came to light, MMA Fighting revealed that a Bellator official informed them it was due to “weight management issues” for Borg. As the fighters were set to hit the scale, an additional fight was canceled, per MMA Junkie, with Keoni Diggs (10-2) vs. Weber Almeida (7-1) fall…

Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight Juan Espino is deciding to hang up his gloves.

On Friday, Espino (10-2) announced on Instagram that he was retiring from active competition. The 42-year-old heavyweight from the Canary Islands of Spain will be leaving the promotion with three appearances inside the Octagon. Of note, he conquered the tournament from the 28th season of “The Ultimate Fighter” in 2018, eventually submitting Justin Frazier in the first round to secure the six-figure contract and trophy.

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“Well up to here. I RETIRE!!!,” Espino wrote on Instagram (via Google Translate). “An incredible journey to get to be among the best fighters in the world and I did it, maybe it wasn’t the way I wanted but the injuries left me no other option. I want to thank all the people who supported me in this adventure, UFC for giving me the opportunity and for all the sponsors who helped me, the coaches, training partners, teams, etc. I truly have a spec…

THE MATCHUPS ARE SET!

The regular season concludes with bantamweights and lightweights live from Verti Music Hall in Berlin on July 8. Live on DAZN.

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Get your tickets here: https://t.co/SZ7bSjdOqj pic.twitter.com/H7KJwINNDJ — PFL Europe (@PFLEurope) April 21, 2023 Berlin will receive a rare event from a major organization, as a branch of the Professional Fighters League will be stopping off there this July.

Per a press release provided from the organization on Friday, PFL Europe’s second event in 2023 has received a large portion of its lineup. The prelims have not been added, but the eight-fight main card sees a slate composed half with bantamweights and the other half in the lightweight division. PFL Europe 2 will take place at the Verti Music Hall in Berlin on July 8. The four victors of each weight category will advance in the tournament playoffs that will take place in Paris this September. The headlining attracti…

[embedded content] While there was plenty of drama ahead of weigh-ins, Bellator MMA had a relatively smooth ceremony as every fighter that hit the scales made weight ahead of Bellator 295.

The second of the promotion's Hawaiian mixed martial arts two cards this weekend will see interim titleholder Raufeon Stots take on Patrick Mix in the bantamweight grand prix final. Both men made weight and are eligible to win both the championship and the million-dollar prize. Two fights were pulled during the morning (Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Ray Borg and Weber Almeida vs. Keoni Diggs), although all other fighters made weight.

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Stots (19-1) is on the best stretch of his career, still undefeated as a Bellator fighter with wins in his last 11 fights. Most recently, "Supa" defeated Danny Sabatello via split decision to retain the interim belt that he claimed by knocking out Juan Archuleta. Now he'll look to win the grand prix and look to unify with Sergio Pettis down the …

[embedded content] Leading Polish mixed martial arts promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki returns for its April offering with KSW 81.

The 10-fight card is headlined by a vacant welterweight title fight between the undefeated Adrian Bartosinski and Artur Szczepaniak. The two main event fighters had no trouble hitting their marks, as both weighed 170 pounds on the dot. The rest of the card also successfully made weight, so fans will get a full evening of entertainment.

Looking to take over the spot of Roberto Soldic, who vacated the belt to sign with One Championship, Bartosinski is a perfect 12-0 in his career. The last four of those victories have come in KSW with impressive finishes over Krystian Kaszubowski and Andrzej Grzebyk earning him this title shot. Looking to derail the hype train is the 26-year-old Szczepaniak (9-1), who is riding a five-fight win streak. A head kick over Brian Hooi vaulted the Team Mixfighter Genk fighter into his first KSW main event.

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HUGE ANNOUNCEMENTS JUST DROPPED! 🚨@DanaWhite just confirmed SIX big fights going down this summer and more 👀 pic.twitter.com/2trJujb3kB

— UFC (@ufc) April 21, 2023 The Ultimate Fighting Championship is banking on middleweights for much of its summer schedule.

The UFC Apex will play host to a number of fight cards over the next few months, including the recently confirmed UFC on ESPN 45 show capped off by Jack Hermansson vs. Brendan Allen in June. In addition to that and Vettori-Cannonier’s UFC on ESPN 46 showcase, the UFC broke the news on Thursday that Sean Strickland (26-5) will claim the top spot on a UFC event on July 1. He will taking on rising contender Abusupiyan Magomedov (25-4-1) at 185 pounds, in the lone bout matched up thus far for this Las Vegas-based UFC on ESPN 47 event.

“Tarzan” Strickland ended a two-fight skid in January when he took home a five-round unanimous verdict over Nassourdine Imavov. That victory put the end …

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENTS JUST DROPPED! 🚨@DanaWhite just confirmed SIX big fights going down this summer and more 👀 pic.twitter.com/2trJujb3kB

— UFC (@ufc) April 21, 2023 The Ultimate Fighting Championship decided that it would rather feature featherweights in its June return to the ABC airwaves.

The UFC announced in a series of headliners that UFC on ABC 5, the fight card that will be posting up inside of the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, will gain a marquee fight previously scheduled elsewhere. The promotion had initially placed Josh Emmett (18-3) vs. Ilia Topuria (13-0) in the main attraction of the UFC show on June 17, one that will play out at the UFC Apex. Instead, the featherweights will battle it out on a major broadcast network on June 24. The only other fights set on the lineup thus far include a flyweight tilt between Amanda Ribas and Maycee Barber and another at 125 pounds between Tatsuro Taira and Kleydson Rodr…

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENTS JUST DROPPED! 🚨@DanaWhite just confirmed SIX big fights going down this summer and more 👀 pic.twitter.com/2trJujb3kB

— UFC (@ufc) April 21, 2023 The Ultimate Fighting Championship is turning to two reliable middleweight contenders to draw eyeballs this June.

Via the UFC’s announcement on Thursday, Marvin Vettori (19-6-1) and Jared Cannonier (16-6) will be throwing down on June 17 for a potential crack at the 185-pound throne. This comes even though both fighters are a combined 0-3 against the titleholder, Israel Adesanya. The fight will be held at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, atop UFC on ESPN 46, on a card that otherwise has few bouts on the billing thus far.

After losing his bid for Adesanya’s belt in June 2021, Vettori has seen an up-and-down schedule. In a bizarre scene that involved an unexpected change in weight class, Vettori bounced back from his loss to “The Last Stylebender” by topping Paulo Costa on the scoreca…

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENTS JUST DROPPED! 🚨@DanaWhite just confirmed SIX big fights going down this summer and more 👀 pic.twitter.com/2trJujb3kB

— UFC (@ufc) April 21, 2023 The next Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view has just gained a huge addition.

On just two weeks’ notice, Belal Muhammad (22-3, 1 NC) will be setting foot in the Octagon against Gilbert Burns (22-5). Per a UFC announcement on Thursday, the two will be replacing the rescheduled booking of Charles Oliveira-Beneil Dariush for the co-headlining spot on UFC 288. This event on May 6 held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, will see this top welterweight contender tilt play out over the course of five rounds. Although Burns recently claimed he would take no offering but a shot at the belt, he posted about wanting this fight back on Monday.

Burns is fresh off a three-round decision win over Jorge Masvidal on UFC 287 this April. Since a tooth-and-nail scrap with Khamz…

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENTS JUST DROPPED! 🚨@DanaWhite just confirmed SIX big fights going down this summer and more 👀 pic.twitter.com/2trJujb3kB

— UFC (@ufc) April 21, 2023 A matchup between top Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight contenders has found itself locked in for June.

In May, former champ Charles Oliveira (33-9, 1 NC) was to battle Beneil Dariush (22-4-1) for a potential crack at the lightweight throne. The bout was set to take place at UFC 288, but a minor injury suffered by the Brazilian forced the fight back. According to the UFC on Thursday night, it will now take place in the co-headlining spot on UFC 289 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Additionally, the UFC announced earlier on Thursday via press release a light heavyweight matchup between Khalil Rountree (11-5, 1 NC) and ex-heavyweight Chris Daukaus (12-6), one that may or may not reach the main card when the promotion reshuffles its bout order.

News of this fight …

2021 Professional Fighters League champ Antonio Carlos Jr. has gone through a great deal in his career, both mentally and physically.

At the age of 33, Brazilian champion Carlos Jr. has competed an entire Ultimate Fighting Championship run – ending it with a record over .500 – and has claimed a million-dollar check in the ranks of the PFL. It has not always been a land of milk and honey for the man known as “Cara de Sapato” or “Shoeface,” who recently revealed he has struggled greatly throughout his life with multiple mental and physical disorders.

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On the recent taping of the 23rd season of “Big Brother Brasil,” Carlos Jr. served as a cast member. The show did not end positively for “Cara de Sapato,” who was expelled from the season along with Guilherme Dantas – also known as MC Guime – for allegations of sexual harassment towards guest member Dania Mendez. During the show’s broadcast, Carlos Jr. shared that he has been dealing with Tourette’s Syndrom…

Count Floyd Mayweather Jr. among those interested in Francis Ngannou’s transition to boxing.

In an interview on Wednesday with BetOnline.ag, Mayweather (50-0, 27 KOs) discussed a litany of topics including the state of boxing and what advice he would give a younger boxer. The conversation largely began with one about MMA fighters crossing over to the sweet science, whether in the form of exhibitions or even pro matches. Former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight king Francis Ngannou’s name was mentioned among those, and Mayweather spoke about him specifically.

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“I would love to work with him, actually,” Mayweather said. “I would love to work with him; I would love to sign him to Mayweather Promotions. Very skilled guy, he was unbelievable from the highlights that I was able to see in MMA. I would like to work with him someday. If he wants to fight one of the top heavyweight guys, he should do it.”

Mayweather, 46, promotes and trains several bo…

[embedded content] The headlining match for the Bellator MMA flyweight title is in jeopardy after the challenger missed weight.

The main event of Bellator 294 will see Liz Carmouche once again face off against DeAnna Bennett. While the champion checked in at 125 pounds on the dot, her opponent could not say the same. Bennett (13-7-1) initially weighed 2.2 pounds over the limit at 127.2 pounds on her first attempt, and took the additional time to come back above the 125-pound championship cap at 126.2 pounds. As a result, should the fight continue, Bennett will be ineligible to win the throne and has been fined 30% of her purse. Per MMA Junkie, Carmouche has decided that should she lose on Friday, she will vacate her title.

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The two first met in 2020, with "Girl-Rilla" securing a rear-naked choke submission in her promotional debut -- in a fight where Bennett also missed weight. Since then, Carmouche (18-7) has remained perfect in Bellator, eventually …

After relinquishing the middleweight belt in a knockout loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 287, Alex Pereira has designs on challenging for a title in a new division very soon.

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"We are planning to do one debut fight at light heavyweight as soon as possible and stay ready to be the reserve fighter for Jiri [Prochazka] vs Jamahal [Hill],” Pereira’s coach, Jorge Guimaraes, told Sherdog.com.

Prochazka relinquished the 205-pound title at the end of 2022 due to a serious shoulder injury. No timetable has been set for his return. In the meantime, Hill claimed the vacant strap with a victory over Glover Teixeira at UFC 283. According to Guimaraes, Peireira had been planning on moving up in weight for a some time now.

"Even though he never missed weight, the whole process was stressful and tiring,” Guimaraes “After Jamahal beat Glover, he told me, ‘I can beat this guy.’ He was really excited about that possibility. And you can bet you will see a…

The finish line could be near for one of the greatest fighters of his generation.

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During an appearance on "The MMA Hour,” Demetrious Johnson admitted that his trilogy bout against Adriano Moraes at One on Prime Video 10 could be his last fight.

“It’s definitely possible,” Johnson said “Being 36, I sit down with the wife and kids, even my close friends, my inner circle who they don’t watch mixed martial arts, they don’t train, they all have normal citizen jobs you could say, and sometimes I sit there and think, how much more do I need to do? How much more do I want to do?

“I’ve stated in a couple of interviews, I want to compete in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in IBJJF, because my kids are doing it, too. There comes a point where it’s like how much more do I need to do?”

Johnson is one of the greatest flyweight fighters of all time and one of the top pound-for-pound competitors of his generation. He’s managed to maintain his success since leaving the …

A middleweight showdown pitting Chris Curtis against Nassourdine Imavov is on tap for UFC 289.

The promotion confirmed the booking via social media on Wednesday. UFC 289 takes place at the Rogers Center in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on June 10 and is headlined by championship trilogy between Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena.

Curtis is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 287 on April 8. “The Action Man” recently said he would appeal the defeat due to an accidental headbutt that may have altered the course of the bout. A former CES MMA champion, Curtis has compiled a 30-10 mark over the course of a professional tenure that began in 2009. He is 4-2 in UFC competition, with wins over Joaquin Buckley, Rodolfo Vieira, Brendan Allen and Phil Hawes.

Imavov, meanwhile, had a three-bout Octagon winning streak snapped in a unanimous decision loss to Curtis training partner Sean Strickland in the UFC Fight Night 217 main event on Jan…

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UFC and Invicta FC veteran Kay Hansen shares some difficult details from her upbringing in a new documentary.

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On the latest edition of the Invicta “Diary” series, Hansen reveals a sexually abusive relationship with her father, who was also her longtime MMA coach. The approximately 23-minute film was created by Jorge Barbosa, Cynthia Vance and Mark Johnston and released on Tuesday.

“This documentary was a big step for me, not necessarily as a fighter, but as a person,” Hansen wrote on Instagram. “My successes and struggles have all been in the public eye for many years, but everyone has a story behind the scenes. I was raped/SA [sexually assaulted] by my father as a teenager for years. Fighting/training was my escape, and the only form of reality I really had control over.

“I never spoke up about the abuse I endured due to the fear of repercussions that may follow. I tell my story, not to ‘help people get to know me,’ but to …

A rematch between Raquel Pennington and Irene Aldana will serve as the main event for UFC Fight Night on May 20.

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The promotion on Tuesday announced the bantamweight pairing — which had initially been rumored for UFC on ESPN 43 in San Antonio. UFC Fight Night takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and the card will air in its entirety on ESPN+. Pennington and Aldana initially squared off at UFC on ESPN 4 in July 2019, with Pennington prevailing via split decision.

Pennington is currently on a five-bout winning streak in UFC competition. The former bantamweight title challenger was successful in her first venture of 2023, as she garnered a split verdict against Ketlen Vieira at UFC Fight Night 217 on Jan. 14. Her current run also includes victories over the likes of Aspen Ladd, Macy Chiasson, Pannie Kianzad and Marion Reneau.

Aldana, meanwhile, has been victorious in four of her last five Octagon appearances. The Lobo Gym MMA representative…

A bantamweight clash pitting Ricky Simon against Yadong Song that was originally slated to be this Saturday’s co-headliner has been shifted one week later to serve as the UFC Fight Night 223 main event.

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The Las Vegas-based promotion announced the change on Monday evening. UFC Fight Night 223 was initially supposed to feature a lightweight clash between Renato Carneiro and Arman Tsarukyan before “Moicano” was forced to withdraw from the card due to injury. Tsarukyan will be removed from the event rather than receiving a replacement opponent.

UFC Fight Night 222, which takes place on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, will move forward with 12 fights, including the Sergei Pavlovich-Curtis Blaydes heavyweight headliner. Simon vs. Song will now be contested over five rounds at UFC Fight Night 223, which is also set for the UFC Apex.

Anchored at American Top Team Portland, Simon has been victorious in his last five Octagon appearances. Most r…

Three fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 44 card are facing 60-day medical suspensions following knockout defeats.

Billy Quarantillo, Matheus Nicolau and Ed Herman were all handed two-month terms by the Missouri Office of Athletics. Each of those suspensions also comes with a 45-day period of no contact. Those three were the longest terms from the event, but the exact nature of each’s fighters suspension was not disclosed.

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UFC on ESPN 44 took place at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo., and saw Max Holloway defeat Arnold Allen via unanimous decision in the evening’s main event. Both Holloway and Allen received 30-day sits following their bout.

UFC on ESPN 44 Medical Suspensions:

Max Holloway: suspended 30 days

Arnold Allen: suspended 30 days

Billy Quarantillo: suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact

Tanner Boser: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact

Clay Guida: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact

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Charles Oliveira isn’t taking any chances when it comes to his matchup with Beneil Dariush.

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The former lightweight champion revealed in a video on his Instagram stories Monday that a “small injury” kept him from preparing properly for what was originally supposed to be the UFC 288 co-main event on May 6. The bout has since been pulled from the card with plans to reschedule it for a future event.

“I wasn’t able to train, I got injured during wrestling practice,” Oliveira said in Portuguese (translation via MMAFighting.com). “I tried to train, I tried to do everything I could but we couldn’t, so we pulled out of the fight. [Fighting at UFC 288] would be great because I would be fighting on the same night of two teammates, ‘Willycat’ [Daniel Santos] and Rolando [Bedoya], but God knows all things. We’ll continue working and stay focused.”

Oliveira last appeared at UFC 280 in October, when he lost the lightweight belt to Islam Makhachev in a seco…