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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJgwukbD5p0&w=560&h=315] The 911 call leading to former Ultimate Fighting Championship champ Jon Jones’ latest arrest sheds a little light on the scene.

On Friday, audio of the call to the police from Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas has been released regarding Jon Jones. The call was obtained by MMA Fighting, and it chronicles the communication from Caesar’s Palace security to the authorities about Jones’ alleged domestic violence offense on fiancée Jessie Moses. Jones was arrested last Friday for battery domestic violence, a misdemeanor, and tampering or damaging a vehicle to cause damage in excess of $5,000, a felony.

Since then, details have emerged that in addition to an alleged unseen altercation between Jones and Moses in their hotel room, Jones was picked up for headbutting a police car. Regarding the incident with Moses, the security officer, Eduardo, told the 911 dispatch officer that a bloodied Moses came down to the mai…

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 standoff appears to be brewing between the Ultimate Fighting Championship and a fighter it wants to build to stardom. ESPN broke the news on Thursday night that Sean O'Malley (14-1) will likely be returning to action on Dec. 11 at UFC 269 against Raulian Paiva (21-3) at bantamweight. The matchup has not been made official as the contracts have yet to be signed. On a subsequent Twitch broadcast, per MMA reporter Alex Behunin shortly after the story came out, O’Malley claimed that he had no knowledge of the booking and that it came as a surprise to him.

Should the fight come to fruition, it would be O’Malley’s third in 2021. He knocked Thomas Almeida out in March, and then came back to decimate Kris Moutinho in July to lift his career finish rate to 79%. The victories served as a successful rebound from his first defeat since turn…

#CW127 had it ALL!

Check out the 60 second highlight before we do it all again for #CW128.

The action keeps coming, live on @UFCFightPass. pic.twitter.com/zbEsSGyfUS — Cage Warriors (@CageWarriors) September 30, 2021 Wicked knockouts, wily submissions and wild comebacks treated fans to kick off this Cage Warriors Fighting Championship trilogy.

The CW 127 main event saw Bellator MMA vet Dominique Wooding (8-4, 2-0 CW) facing Nathan Fletcher (6-1, 6-1 CW) for the vacant bantamweight belt. It took only a few seconds for Fletcher to implement his gameplan, taking Wooding down and keeping him down for the remainder of the round. The Next Generation MMA Liverpool standout punished his opponent with shots from on top before pursuing a rear-naked choke that failed to deliver a finish. The second frame followed the same script as the first, with Liverpool-based fighter grinding his way and spending ample energy staying on top of Wooding.

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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. It may come as a shock that these two grizzled veterans with 44 combined Ultimate Fighting Championship appearances have never crossed paths. The UFC added a featherweight matchup on its event lineup to the upcoming UFC Fight Night card on Dec. 18 on Thursday. With 20 UFC fights or more apiece, Cub Swanson (27-12) and Darren Elkins (26-9) had never faced one another, and the two will throw down at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

For the first time in over a decade, Swanson fell to strikes when he faced Giga Chikadze in May. The Georgian finished Swanson with a body kick and follow-up punches in 63 seconds to put an end to Swanson’s first win streak since 2017. Before beating Kron Gracie and Daniel Pineda in 2019 and 2020, respectively, “Killer Cub” had dropped four straight bouts to Brian Ortega, Frankie Edgar, Renato Carneiro and Sha…

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. Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight contender Islam Makhachev has scored an exciting replacement opponent for his bout in October. The UFC’s broadcast partner of ESPN announced on Thursday that Dan Hooker (21-10) has stepped in against Makhachev (20-1) at UFC 267. Makhachev was initially slated to face Rafael dos Anjos, but their pairing was scratched for the third time last week due to knee surgery for the Brazilian. Hooker vs. Makhachev will likely take place on the main card of this Oct. 30 event that will be held at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Hooker competed on Sept. 25 at UFC 266, receiving his visa and flying into the U.S. mere days before the event to make weight and defeat Nasrat Haqparast by a spirited decision. The win ended a two-fight skid for the Kiwi, who had fallen sh…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx9bHNMQVXY&w=640&h=360] Bellator MMA's return to England is officially on as the Bellator 267 weigh-ins largely went on without any issues. Twenty-four fighters on the card, including headliners Douglas Lima and Michael Page, made weight for the event. However, a bout between Benjamin Brander and Charlie Leary was pulled due to COVID-19 protocols.

The former welterweight champion is currently riding a two-fight losing streak after coming up short against Gegard Mousasi at middleweight and dropping his title to Yaroslav Amosov in June. Lima (32-9) hadn't lost two straight bouts since 2009, and will look to bounce back against a familiar foe in Page (19-1), whom he viciously knocked out in their first meeting two years ago. Lima officially weighed 169.4 pounds for the bout.

Looking to avenge his lone defeat is Page. The 34-year-old has bounced back in style with five straight wins, four of which were finishes. He most recently de…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQzEfqrYB0c&w=560&h=315] Former Bellator MMA welterweight champ Douglas Lima may be around even money going into his rematch with Michael Page, but many expect the result will be the same as their first meeting.

At Bellator 267 on Friday in the SSE Arena in London, American Top Team product Lima (32-9) rematches boisterous Brit Page (19-1) atop the card. Already in London to be in Lima’s corner, Lima’s coach Roan Carneiro spoke to Sherdog about the climate of revenge in the hometown of “MVP.”

“MVP were pretty respectful in the first meetings we had,” Carneiro noted, “a natural attitude from someone who got knocked out in the first fight, but we know he will change when we start to have events open to the public.”

The organization, which will be staging the card on Showtime in the U.S. and the BBC iPlayer for British crowds, has put a lot into building up the crowd for U.K. audiences. The coach was quite impressed by the quantity…

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. Pedro Munhoz has decided not to move to flyweight just yet. On Wednesday night, MMA Fighting was the first to report the bantamweight matchup between Munhoz (19-6, 1 NC) and Dominick Cruz (23-3) at UFC 269. Per the report, one that was later confirmed by other outlets, the two have agreed to their Dec. 11 meeting but the contracts have not been signed. Should it come to fruition, Munhoz and Cruz are expected to face off inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Munhoz has lost three of four, with defeats coming to current bantamweight king Aljamain Sterling as well as ex-lightweight champ Frankie Edgar and former featherweight titleholder Jose Aldo. Along the way, he won a thrilling rematch against Jimmie Rivera to even their record to one and one against one another. In his last five appearances, “The Young Punisher” has captured…

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As the 2021 Professional Fighters League campaign draws to a close, it appears that big things are in store for the promotion in the year to come.

During a press conference on Wednesday to promote the PFL Championship on Oct. 27, CEO Peter Murray alluded to several new “properties” on tap for the organization in 2022. Those include what sounds like the PFL’s first foray into pay-per-view as well as something similar to what Dana White’s Contender Series does for the UFC in terms of bringing new talent into the promotion.

“Not only are we excited about the upcoming championship, we’re excited about the 2022 season ahead,” Murray said. “We’ll expand our season events, but in addition to that we’re gonna launch new properties. The PFL will be launching a new pay-per-view division and a lineup of events. We’ll also launch the new PFL Challenger Series for pro fighters aspiring to get into the PFL season form…

Former Bellator MMA featherweight queen Julia Budd has signed with Professional Fighters League.

Budd will make her promotional debut at the PFL Championship against an as yet to be announced opponent at the Seminole Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., on Oct. 27. The PFL announced the addition of Budd during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon. It is currently unclear if Budd will compete at 155 pounds or if the organization will add a featherweight divison for the upcoming season.

CONFIRMED: Welcome to the PFL, @JuliaBudd! She faces @kaitlin_young at the 2021 #PFLChampionship! pic.twitter.com/Ixp3SCNlqh

— PFL (@PFLMMA) September 29, 2021

“The Jewel” reigned as 145-pound champion in Bellator from 2017 to 2020 before relinquishing the crown to Cristiane Justino at Bellator 238. Budd has since rebounded from that defeat to post triumphs over Jessy Miele and Dayana Silva in her final two promotional appearances.

Budd has been…

A previously postponed women’s bantamweight showdown between Miesha Tate and Ketlen Vieira officially has a new date.

Promotion officials announced Wednesday that Tate vs. Vieira wll serve as the main event for an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on Nov. 20. The bout was initially slated for UFC Fight Night 195 on Oct. 16 before Tate tested positive for COVID-19.

Tate ended a five-year retirement at UFC on ESPN 26, where she returned with a third-round TKO triumph over Marion Reneau on July 17. “Cupcake” is a former UFC and Strikeforce bantamweight queen with notable wins over the likes of Holm, Sara McMann, Jessica Eye, Liz Carmouche, Julie Kedzie and Marloes Coenen, to name a few.

After beginning her promotional tenure with four consecutive victories, Vieira has lost two of her last three UFC appearances. Most recently, the 29-year-old Brazilian was outpointed by Yana Kunitskaya at UFC Fight Night 185 on Feb. 20.

Jon Jones has broken his silence after being arrested for battery domestic violence and vehicle tampering in Las Vegas last week.

The former UFC light heavyweight champion released a statement on his Instagram story on Tuesday after a police report revealed disturbing details regarding an alleged assault against his fiancee, Jesse Moses.

The post shows Jones lifting weights with the Randy Newman song “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” playing in the background along with several statements scattered around the video. Jones does not directly address his arrest.

“I have way too much trauma to consume alcohol,” Jones wrote. “My brain simply can’t handle it anymore. I will leave alcohol in my past forever.

“Now is the time to work harder than ever.

“Turn this nightmare into the best thing to ever happen in my life.

“What the devil means for bad, God means for good.

“Get right back on my horse.”

Police were called to Caesars Palace in Las Vega…

Brian Ortega displayed a massive amount of heart agains Alexander Volkanovski in the UFC 266 headliner. He also absorbed a great deal of punishment during their featherweight title bout.

“T-City” is now facing a potential six-month medical suspension following his unanimous decision loss to Volkanovski on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Ortega must receive clearance from an ophthalmologist for a right orbital blowout fracture or he will be sidelined until March 25. At a minimum, he is out until Nov. 25 with no contact until Nov. 10.

Volkanovski, meanwhile, is suspended until Oct. 26 with no contact until Oct. 17 after making his second consecutive successful 145-pound belt defense. The Nevada State Athletic Commission recently released a full list of medical suspensions to mixedmartialarts.com.

Nine other athletes from UFC 266 are facing six-month terms pending medical clearance: Jairzinho Rozenstruik (needs dental clearance), Marlon Moraes (right …

That escalated quickly

Ihor Potieria poured it on for the finish on #DWCS pic.twitter.com/VzR5jqgpiR

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) September 29, 2021 Ihor Potieria proved he belongs with overwhelming force.

The Ukrainian was one of two hopefuls to nail down an Ultimate Fighting Championship contract during Week 5 of Dana White’s Contender Series, as he dismissed the previously unbeaten Lukasz Sudolski with punches in the first round of their light heavyweight feature on Tuesday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Potieria (19-2) brought it to a close 3:41 into Round 1.

Sudolski (8-1) fired off a few thudding inside leg kicks but struggled to manage distance. Potieria engaged him in the clinch and worked punches, elbows and knees along the fence. The World Warriors Fighting Championship titleholder exploded out of a break, smashed Sudolski with chopping punches and floored him with a right hand. Potieria offered no refuge, swamped the Berserker…

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. Sherdog's live DWCS 2021 Week 5 coverage kicks off Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET. Check out the MMA Forums to discuss the card or enter your comments and predictions below. Round 1 Sherdog Scores Tristen Critchfield scores the round:Ben Duffy scores the round:Brian Knapp scores the round:Round 2 Sherdog Scores Tristen Critchfield scores the round:Ben Duffy scores the round:Brian Knapp scores the round:Round 3 Sherdog Scores Tristen Critchfield scores the round:Ben Duffy scores the round:Brian Knapp scores the round:The Official Result Round 1 Sherdog Scores Tristen Critchfield scores the round:Ben Duffy scores the round:Brian Knapp scores the round:Round 2 Sherdog Scores Tristen Critchfield scores the round:Ben Duffy scores the round:Brian Knapp scores the round:Round 3 Sherdo…

Never in mixed martial arts history have so many Brazilian fighters trained as part of American MMA teams.

In addition to the growth of the sport and the increasing number of events in the U.S., one of the main reasons for that exodus is the UFC’s outfitting sponsorship contract with Reebok, which has since changed to Venum. Once that deal was implemented, many brands that supported athletes, teams and Brazilian events for decades left MMA, making it impossible for most event promoters and gym owners to keep their businesses afloat.

Among those who have continued to fight against the current are teams such as Nova Uniao, Team Nogueira, CM System, Evolucao Thai, PRVT, Rizzo RVT, TFT and Chute Boxe. Diego Lima, the leader of Chute Boxe Sao Paulo and the head coach of UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira, revealed that he is actually expanding his gym.

"Today Chute Boxe São Paulo has the biggest MMA structure in Brazil. We moved to a four-floor building wher…

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With Aljamain Sterling still on the mend from neck surgery, an interim bantamweight championship bout has been booked for UFC 267.

UFC president Dana White informed broadcast partner ESPN on Tuesday that Petr Yan will square off against Cory Sandhagen for the interim 135-pound crown on Oct. 30 in Abu Dhabi. Yan was supposed to face Sterling in a title rematch after being disqualified for landing an illegal knee in their first meeting at UFC 261. The Yan-Sandhagen winner will presumably be booked in a title unification bout against Sterling at some point in 2022.

Yan had a 10-fight professional winning streak snapped in the loss to Sterling. The 28-year-old Russian known as “No Mercy” was victorious in his first seven UFC appearances, posting notable triumphs against the likes of Aldo, Urijah Faber, Rivera and John Dodson.

Sandhagen, meanwhile, is coming off a contentious split-decision l…

More details have emerged surrounding Jon Jones’ arrest for battery domestic violence and vehicle tampering last week in Las Vegas, and they don’t paint the former UFC light heavyweight champion in a very flattering light.

According to an arrest report released by the Las Vegas Metro Police Department that was obtained by MMAjunkie.com, Jones allegedly assaulted a woman who was later identified as his fiancée, Jessie Moses, and then head-butted a police vehicle as he was being arrested. Jones was in Las Vegas for the UFC Hall of Fame Induction ceremony that occurred on the night of Sept. 23.

According to the report, police arrived at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to respond to a domestic battery call that left Moses bleeding from her nose and mouth. When interviewed by police, Moses stated that she and Jones have been together for 17 years and have three children together, and that she and Jones had not been arguing prior to the incident. Moses said that she elected t…

Henry Cejudo was an interested observer on Saturday night when Alexander Volkanovski defeated Brian Ortega in a “Fight of the Year” candidate at UFC 266.

After the event, Cejudo tweeted at UFC president Dana White, with the following claim: “I’m gonna take Alexander the Average’s Soul.” That prompted a succint response from the featherweight champion at the UFC 266 post-fight press conference.

“He’s called out everyone. He’s called out females. Does he actually believe the s—t that comes out of his mouth? Nah, not worried about him. I’ll squash the little germ,” Volkanovski said.

In a recent interview with TMZ Sports, Cejudo doubled down on his callout of Volkanovski, pleading with White to allow him to move up to 145 pounds.

“Not only do I believe that I can beat him, I know I can stop him,” Cejudo said. “As much as I saw good things from Volkanovski, there are still a lot of holes. I believe my height would be problem for him, because he is a couple inches tal…

A significant gap in experience will be on display when Greg Hardy locks horns with Alexey Oleynik at UFC 270.

MMAjunkie.com was first to report the heavyweight booking. UFC 270 takes pace on Jan. 22 at an as yet to be announced location and will also include a pivotal middleweight bout between Derek Brunson and Jared Cannonier.

A former NFL Pro Bowl defensive lineman, Hardy has compiled a 7-4 mark with one no contest since turning pro in 2018. The American Top Team product is 4-4 in the Octagon and has suffered back-to-back KO/TKO defeats at the hands of Marcin Tybura and Tai Tuivasa in his last two UFC appearances.

The 44-year-old Oleynik will attempt to halt a three-fight UFC skid when he squares off against Hardy. Oleynik’s current slump includes knockout losses against Derrick Lewis and Chris Daukaus as well as a decision defeat to Sergey Spivak in his last outing at UFC on ESPN 25. “The Boa Constrictor” hasn’t tasted victory since earning a split verdict …

GLORY Collision 3 Main Card (per press release):

Rico Verhoeven vs. Alistair OvereemDonegi Abena vs. Sergej MaslobojevMichael Duut vs. John KingJamal Ben Saddik vs. Benjamin AdegbuyiJames McSweeney vs. Antonio PlazibatHamicha vs. Eyevan Danenberg#GLORYC3 #GLORY79 pic.twitter.com/yA2GJqFRGP

— Kris Dekker (@KrisDekkerMMA) September 28, 2021 The full card for Glory: Collision 3 has been unveiled, and it includes several new bouts.

Glory: Collision 3 takes place on Oct. 23 in Arnhem, The Netherlands and is headlined by heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven defending his title against former K-1 champion and UFC veteran Alistair Overeem. Earlier this month, Sherdog.com reported that Jamal Ben Saddik and Benjamin Adegbuyi were set to rematch in the co-main slot on the card.

In another new addition to the event, Hamicha returns after his first-round finish at Glory 78 on Sept. 4. With three straight first round knockouts, Hamicha is taking on…

A flyweight showdown between Zhalgas Zhumagulov and Manel Kape is on tap for an Ultimate Fighting Championship card on Dec. 4.

Zhumagulov recently announced the pairing via social media. The UFC Fight Night card takes place at an as yet to be revealed location and is expected to be headlined by a 135-pound scrap pitting Jose Aldo against Rob Font.

A native of Kazakhstan, Zhumagulov dropped decisions to Amir Albazi and Raulian Paiva in his first two promotional appearances before submitting Jerome Rivera in the opening frame at UFC 264 on July 10. The former Fight Nights Global title holder is 14-5 as a professional with seven wins via KO/TKO and one by way of submission.

Kape, meanwhile, is an ex-Rizin Fighting Federation bantamweight king with a 1-2 mark in UFC competition thus far. The AKA Thailand representative began his Octagon tenure with a unanimous decision loss to Alexandre Pantoja and a split-decision setback to Matheus Nicolau before scoring a first-r…

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It appears that Chris Daukaus will be taking a step up in competition for his next Octagon appearance.

UFC president Dana White told broadcast partner ESPN on Monday that Daukaus will square off against two-time heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis at an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on Dec. 18. The bout has not been finalized, but it will likely serve as the headliner for the Fight Night card once. The UFC Apex in Las Vegas is the probable venue.

Daukaus is currently on a five-fight professional winning streak, with four of those victories coming in UFC competition. Most recently, the Philadelphia native defeated Shamil Abdurakhimov via second-round TKO at UFC 266. All four of Daukaus’ promotional triumphs have ended inside of two rounds.

Lewis, meanwhile, is coming off a third-round TKO loss to Ciryl Gane in an interim heavyweight title tilt at UFC 265 on Aug. 7. That ended a four-bout winning streak for “The B…