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Khandozhko delivers a brutal blow 💥 #UFCVegas52 pic.twitter.com/xqDkI4DGMS

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) April 24, 2022 The featured UFC Fight Night 205 prelim bout saw Sergey Khandozhko make a statement against Dwight Grant.

Grant (11-5) opened the fight aggressively and swung wildly at Khandozhko (27-6-1). However, it would be Khandozhko that would floor Grant with a nasty left hook early in Round 1. Despite the adversity, Grant would battle back into the fight and managed to crack the Russian as well. Grant would be the busier fighter in Round 2, but Khandozhko would clip the American with a left hook that clearly hurt. Khandozhko would then unload with punches until the fight was stopped at 4:15 of Round 2.

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Khandozhko improves to 2-1 inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship.Pedro Demolishes Villanueva The second light heavyweight bout of the evening saw Tyson Pedro make his comeback against Octagon veteran Isaac Villanue…

What an INSANE main event!!👏 @przybyszmma & Martins 👏

Did you all enjoy!? #KSW69 pic.twitter.com/iOJrKfiXL1

— KSW (@KSW_MMA) April 23, 2022

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Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki’s latest event went down at the ATM Studio in Warsaw and ended with an entertaining bantamweight championship battle.

In the KSW 69 headliner, 135-pound titleholder Sebastian Przybysz notched his second title defense after submitting Werlleson Martins Ribeiro. Round 1 saw the fighters studying and testing each other's reactions as Przybysz (10-2, 7-1 KSW) switched guards often while aiming at his foe’s body. The fight took off in the second frame as both fighters started landing more significant strikes. Przybysz's more precise and effective striking allowed him to knock down Martins and unleash some hammer fists and elbows on the mat. In turn, Martins (16-5, 0-1 KSW) dropped Przybysz with a left hook right out of the gate in the third period. Przyby…

Your new flyweight champ is @IAmGirlRilla!

Liz gets it done tonight with a hard-fought win at #Bellator278. pic.twitter.com/u7c4p4NK5V

— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) April 23, 2022

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Patience paid for Liz Carmouche.

The Team Hurricane Awesome export dispatched Juliana Velasquez with a volley of elbows and captured the undisputed Bellator MMA women’s flyweight championship in the fourth round of their Bellator 278 headliner on Friday at the Neil S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. Carmouche (17-7, 4-0 Bellator) brought it to a close 4:47 into Round 4 and completed her long journey to a major mixed martial arts title.

The first 15-plus minutes were inconsequential, outside of a Velasquez knockdown in the second round. However, the undefeated champion appeared to be in control entering the fourth. There, Carmouche executed a takedown, progressed to the mounted crucifix and strung together enough elbows to bring referee Mi…

Sherdog's live Bellator 278 coverage kicks off at 9 p.m. ET.

Check out the MMA Forums to discuss the card or enter your comments and predictions below.

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Round 1 The Bellator 278 prelims begin with a welterweight scrap between Makoa Cooper and Blake Perry refereed by Dayne Furuta. Cooper (1-0) quickly gets Perry (0-0) on the ground. "Koa" is landing short strikes on top and is comfortably in half guard. Perry regains guard but isn't trying to get off his back, instead comfortable eating small shots. Cooper passes to side control and starts landing elbows before looking for an Americana that wasn't meant to be. Perry tries to shuck his opponent off but eats several right hands for his effort. The round ends with Cooper getting mount position but not doing anything of note with it.Sherdog Scores Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 CooperBrian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 CooperMike Fridley scores the round: 10-9 Cooper Round 2 The two welterweights come…

#Bellator279 Weigh-In Results: Arlene Blencowe @arleneangerfist (144.6) pic.twitter.com/FReS5WwwKG

— Bellator Public Relations (@BellatorPR) April 22, 2022 Bellator MMA's busy weekend in Hawaii will be capped off by Bellator 279, which features two title fights.

The main event will see featherweight queen Cristiane Justino look to defend her title once again against Arlene Blencowe, while the co-main event draws an interim bantamweight title tilt and tourney match between Juan Archuleta and Raufeon Stots. The card also features a second bantamweight grand prix bout between Kyoji Horiguchi and Patrick Mix. All fighters on the main card made weight, although prelim competitor Whittany Pyles (128) came in two pounds heavy for her flyweight contest against Sumiko Inaba (125.2).

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"Cris Cyborg" has been undefeated since joining Bellator. After claiming the featherweight title from Julia Budd, she's since submitted Blencowe in…

The @UFC makes history in Singapore this June with the launch of 'Road To UFC'

Read more about the ground-breaking “win and advance” tournament here:

— UFC News (@UFCNews) April 22, 2022 The Ultimate Fighting Championship is finally bringing back the tournament format for an event series other than “The Ultimate Fighter.”

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Back in the beginning of April, reporter John Hyon Ko broke the news that the UFC was putting on a series of eight-man tournaments spread across four divisions in June. The UFC then announced on Thursday night its plan of this series, titled “Road to UFC.” The two events on the books will be held on June 9 and June 10 during the fight week of UFC 275 that goes down June 11. All three of these fight cards will go on at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.

The four divisions include flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight, while the competitors hail all across Asia from J…

After nearly a month away, One Championship returned with a thrilling card that went down at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.

The One 156 — previously known as One “Reloaded” — headliner saw Regian Eersel putting his 170-pound kickboxing belt on the line against Arian Sadikovic. Eersel softened up his opponent’s defense with some nasty leg kicks early in the fight, while concluding all of his combinations with a kick or a knee. The Surinamese champion seemed in control for the first stage of the fight, but Sadikovic came back with a flying knee that dropped his foe in Round 2. Eersel kept to his “Immortal” nickname and surged back to his feet following the referee’s count, but the second period was all about the challenger. Eersel made the proper adjustments in the third round, keeping Sadikovic’s aggression at bay thanks in part to his experience.

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In the championship rounds, Sadikovic landed with punches but struggled to deal with…

First to the scales, @JessicaMMAPro is in at 115.5 pounds ⚖️

[ #UFCVegas52 | TOMORROW | LIVE on @ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/4aR3i9PtIl

— UFC (@ufc) April 22, 2022 The UFC Fight Night 205 card is now official after all 24 fighters made weight.

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The 12-fight event is headlined by a strawweight fight between Amanda Lemos and Jessica Andrade. This marks the first main event for Lemos (11-1-1), who will come into this high-stakes five-rounder on a five-fight win streak. "Amandinha" most recently took a split verdict over Angela Hill, and before edging "Overkill," she put Montserrat Ruiz and Livinha Souza away in the first round with punch salvos. As if to make a statement, Lemos stepped on the scale weighing 115 pounds on the dot -- championship weight.

A former strawweight champion, Andrade (22-9) reached the top of the mountain at flyweight, only to get cast down by the division's queen, Valentina Shevchenko, in 2021. He…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhkpCxf6UwQ&w=640&h=360] Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki has a nice card set for its 69th event and all 16 fighters successfully made weight.

KSW 69 is headlined by a bantamweight title fight that will see Sebastian Przybysz look to defend his championship for a second time. The Polish fighter will enter the cage 9-2 and is on a career-best five-fight win streak. Przybysz captured the title last year by winning a unanimous decision over Antun Racic and then submitted Bruno Augusto Dos Santos with an inverted triangle choke to retain it later that year. The champion weighed 135 pounds.

Looking to dethrone the Polish fighter is Ribeiro, who holds a 16-4 record. The Brazilian rides a three-fight win streak into the biggest bout of his career and will be making his KSW debut. Most recently, "Zico" won decisions over Nidzhat Imanov and Manuel Silva, while he stopped Gadzhimurad Gasanov with punches. Ribeiro also weighed 135 pounds.

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Finally someone stepped up, crazy how many people in this game are scared but respect to this opponent for saying yes. I will smash him and then the guys in the rankings cant run anymore @ufcThanks to my management @ParadigmSports and UFC matchmaker @Mickmaynard2 #TWINZZ

— Muhammad Mokaev (@muhammadmokaev) April 21, 2022 Two extremely promising flyweight prospects will dance on the next Ultimate Fighting Championship card that goes down in London.

The UFC’s broadcast partner of ESPN announced on Thursday the first matchup for the UFC Fight Night event that will go down on July 23. At flyweight, Muhammad Mokaev (7-0) will welcome Charles Johnson (11-2) to the organization. The two men will square off in London on that date, according to a source that spoke to Sherdog about this event, likely at the O2 Arena. Minutes after the news broke, Mokaev expressed his excitement for the pairing on his social media.

Fresh off his triumphant promotio…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3C4pWwDqps&w=560&h=315] It appears that some people still do not realize it is not wise to mess with former heavyweight boxing king Mike Tyson.

On Thursday morning, TMZ released video footage of Tyson (50-6, 2 NC; 44 KOs) on a JetBlue flight engaging in an altercation with a passenger. According to the outlet, Tyson was on the flight late Wednesday night, traveling from San Francisco to Florida. The passenger, a person whom TMZ later stated was “extremely intoxicated,” was allegedly harassing Tyson while boarding.

Per a witness, Tyson was initially gracious with his time and allowed those to take photographs with him and speak with him. The passenger continued to interact with Tyson, and he filmed a video of his excitement sitting behind the legendary knockout artist. “Iron Mike” then reportedly told the passenger to calm down and leave him be, and the passenger did not relent. At this time, Tyson appeared to spin around and s…

The year is 2022, and fight fans have started to become accustomed to expecting the unexpected when it comes to aging combat sports greats.

A boxing event that will feature the return of Ricky Hatton (45-3, 32 KOs) against Marco Antonio Barrera (67-7, 1 NC; 44 KOs) is now officially on the books for July 2. This card that will go down at the AO Arena in Manchester, England, will also feature an undercard bringing a pair of bouts with unexpected participants. Youtuber Casey Walsh will face fellow musician Don Strapzy in the ring, but more significantly, Dan Hardy (25-10, 1 NC) will come out of combat sports retirement to throw down with Diego Sanchez (30-14).

The Hardy-Sanchez fight will be an eight-round exhibition, where the participants will wear 16-ounce gloves and fight in two-minute rounds. If the fight goes to decision, it will automatically be ruled a draw. This spectacle of a fight card will currently feature a pair of musical guests, with British rapper Tion …

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDsPkmWwL4Y&w=560&h=315] Even though Patricio Freire won the rematch against A.J. McKee, “Pitbull” could not deny the skills of his opponent.

At Bellator 277 on April 15, Freire (33-5) exacted revenge on McKee (18-1) by claiming a unanimous decision and handing “Mercenary” his first career defeat. While the fight was close and a few media scorers awarded the win to “Pitbull,” Freire kept his promise to the fans by winning the sixth rematch of his career. The Brazilian has still never lost when fighting a person for the second time, and he spoke to Sherdog about why he always wins his so-called 'revenge fights.'

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“I’m like a fighting nerd,” Freire explained. “When I commit a mistake or my opponent gets some advantage over me, I live to correct that and study every move of my opponent. That’s what I did after A.J. defeated me. Also, I could feel he was too cocky and self-confident in the backstage, and that’s no…

BREAKING: Per source, Darrick Minner is facing Damon Jackson in a featherweight clash that will go down at the upcoming UFC Fight Night event on June 4.

— Tudor Leonte (@MrTudorLeonte) April 20, 2022 The upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship card on June 4 has just gained a 145-pound grappler’s delight as Damon Jackson will take on Darrick Minner.

Sherdog learned about the matchup on Thursday from a source with knowledge of the situation. The scheduled encounter has been confirmed by both fighters on their social media accounts. The featherweights will battle it out on UFC Fight Night 207, which will be held at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on June 4.

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Onetime Legacy Fighting Alliance titleholder Jackson (20-4-1, 1 NC; 3-2-1, 1 NC UFC) is coming off back-to-back victories over Charles Rosa and Kamuela Kirk at UFC Fight Night 194 and UFC Fight Night 203, respectively. The Fortis MMA representative has rattled off nine wins…

BREAKING: Per source, Tresean Gore is set to clash with Josh Fremd in an interesting 185-pound affair that will go down at the upcoming UFC Fight Night on July 9. pic.twitter.com/5JbAotRcs5

— Tudor Leonte (@MrTudorLeonte) April 21, 2022 An interesting 185-pound clash has been added to an upcoming UFC Fight Night card set for July.

According to a source close to the situation on Thursday, Tresean Gore (3-1) will take on Josh Fremd (9-3) on July 9 at middleweight. The source has asked to stay anonymous since the matchup hasn’t been officially announced yet. The two men will square off on the currently unnamed UFC Fight Night event on that date, which does not yet have a destination on the books.

“The Ultimate Fighter” Season 29 finalist Gore (3-1, 0-1 UFC) is eager to add another name on his win column, and bounce back from the first loss of his career. “Mr. Vicious” met eventual tourney victor Bryan Battle at UFC Fight Night 200 in Februar…

.@UFC announces an additional update to #UFCVegas52 : https://t.co/0JqGHP4rVN

— UFC News (@UFCNews) April 21, 2022 One of the more exciting bouts from the upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship card has been nixed days before it was set to take place.

Per the organization on Thursday, the flyweight matchup between Manel Kape (17-6) and Su Mudaerji (16-4) has been removed from the lineup of UFC Fight Night 205. The explanation for its cancellation was that Kape had to withdraw for personal reasons. There will be no replacement sought for Mudaerji, and the fight has been scrubbed from the billing. The event on April 23 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas will carry on with 12 fights.

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“Starboy” Kape was looking to keep his momentum going, as he notched a pair of first-round knockouts in 2021 against Ode Osbourne and Zhalgas Zhumagulov. Of note, the stoppage of Osbourne – one where he missed weight by three pounds – ended a two…

#Bellator278 Weigh-In Results: Liz Carmouche @iamgirlrilla (125) pic.twitter.com/qUXxHQetbs

— Bellator Public Relations (@BellatorPR) April 21, 2022 Bellator MMA's flyweight championship will be on the line in the Bellator 278 main event tomorrow as all fighters successfully made weight.

The card is quite top-heavy with a flyweight title fight between Juliana Velasquez and Liz Carmouche as the headliner. The main card also features two bantamweight grand prix wild card bouts: Jornel Lugo vs. Danny Sabatello and Enrique Barzola vs. Nikita Mikhailov, although the latter is at a 140-pound catchweight. A scheduled contest between C.J. Hamilton vs. Erik Perez was scratched the day prior for currently undetermined reasons.

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Velasquez (12-0) looks to make her second championship defense against Carmouche. The unbeaten fighter has been perfect throughout her seven-fight tenure with the promotion, but she was tested in her last …

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Clay Collard decided to fight fire with fire and emerged no worse for wear.

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Accuracy and activity carried “Cassius Clay” to a unanimous decision over Jeremy Stephens in an unforgettable PFL 1 headliner, as the Professional Fighters League kicked off its 2022 campaign on Wednesday at Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington, Texas. All three cageside judges scored it 30-27, though most other observers thought it to be far more competitive than the verdict indicated.

Stephens (28-20, 0-1 PFL) threw heat for the duration and rang his counterpart’s bell more than once with powerful right hands. Collard (21-9, 3-1 PFL) was undeterred. He stepped into high-volume punching combinations to the head and body, incorporated kicks when needed and even mixed in a few takedowns. His seemingly limitless gas tank and Kevlar beard allowed him to stay ahead of Stephens, who fought through fatigue and …

We’re back at this.I think I’m the only 185er that can say that has never pulled out of a fight but anyway smash boys I’ll get you back to back lets do it I’m willing to die just show up @KChimaev @darrentill2 @Mickmaynard2 @AliAbdelaziz00 @danawhite

— Marvin Vettori (@MarvinVettori) April 20, 2022

A much-anticipated middleweight clash has been scratched from the upcoming UFC 275 card on June 11 as Marvin Vettori won’t be facing former UFC 185-pound titleholder Robert Whittaker. On Wednesday morning, Vettori wrote a fiery tweet that implied “Bobby Knuckles” had pulled out of their scheduled meeting. A source close to the situation confirmed to Sherdog that Vettori is looking for a new opponent. An official reason hasn’t been disclosed for Whittaker’s withdrawal.

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“We’re back at this. I think I’m the only 185er that can say that has never pulled out of a fight but anyway smash boys I’ll get you back to back lets do it I’m…

The 2022 Professional Fighters League Season kicks off Wednesday at 6 p.m. ET.

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PFL 1 “Collard vs. Stephens” takes place on Wednesday at Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington, Texas. The main card airs on ESPN and ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET/PT, while the prelims stream to ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.

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Lightweights and light heavyweights will step to the stage when the Professional Fighters League kicks off its 2022 campaign and the chase for $1 million bounties begins.

Clay Collard tipped the scales at 155 pounds in advance of his PFL 1 headliner opposite fellow Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Jeremy Stephens (156) on Wednesday at Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington, Texas. Meanwhile, Raush Manfio (156) and Don Madge (155.75) were also given the green light to compete at Tuesday’s official weigh-in.

PFL 1 “Collard vs. Stephens”—which airs live on ESPN at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT—features two other matches on the main card, as Antonio Carlos Jr. (205.5) locks horns with Delan Monte (205) at light heavyweight and Natan Schulte (156) toes the line against Olivier Aubin-Mercier (155.75) at lightweight. The six-fight undercard, highlighted by a light heavyweight tilt between Emiliano Sordi (…

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Should things go according to Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White’s plans, fans are about to be treated to a dream heavyweight matchup.

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In a recent interview with TMZ, White expressed his hopes about enrolling former 205-pound kingpin Jon Jones for an upcoming UFC event. While White didn’t expressly indicate the name of the card, it is safe to assume that he was hinting at International Fight Week, which is headlined by UFC 276.

“Listen, people have been talking about how awesome this card is, and I was just telling somebody the other day our lineup for this summer is incredible,” White said. “I’m hoping that Jon Jones is gonna be a part of that lineup this summer.”

When asked about a potential opponent for “Bones,” the first name that came to White’s mind was the one of former heavyweight titleholder Stipe Miocic.

“Yeah, Stipe makes sense.”

The las…

Also, the matchup between Buchecha and Reug Reug has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later event #WeAreONE #ONEChampionship

— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) April 18, 2022

Destiny appears not to favor a Marcus Almeida vs. Oumar Kane matchup. On Monday morning, the Singapore-based promotion announced that One “Reloaded” lost the much-anticipated heavyweight matchup. An official reason hasn’t been disclosed, but One aims to reschedule the clash for an as-yet unannounced event. It is the second time the promotion has postponed the fight after the pair was supposed to collide at last year’s ONE on TNT 1.

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Multiple-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu heavyweight champion Almeida (2-0, 2-0 One) impressed in his mixed martial arts debut, where he submitted Anderson “Braddock” Silva thanks to a vicious north-south choke at 2:55 in the opening frame at One: “Revolution.” In his most recent appearance, “Buchecha” forced Ji …

JUST LIKE THAT@ToshiJJ gets the tap in the very 1st round

AND STILL

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#RIZIN35 Watch on @livenowglobal→https://t.co/6gKrHxMVSe pic.twitter.com/GAqnNgEJjd — RIZIN FF English (@rizin_English) April 17, 2022

Rizin Fighting Federation’s latest event went down at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo, Japan, and featured three championship rematches.

The Rizin 35 headliner saw Roberto de Souza facing Johnny Case in a lightweight championship clash. De Souza (14-1, 7-1 Rizin) and Case (27-8-1, 3-2 Rizin) had a brief exchange on the feet before “Satoshi” shot for a single-leg takedown. Case reversed the attempt in the brief scramble that followed. Shortly afterward, Case ended up in the crucifix position before De Souza shrugged him off his back. “Hollywood” looked good on the feet as his jab was starting to hit the mark more frequently. In turn, the Brazilian champion quickly jumped on Case’s back and locked up a trian…