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— Cameron VanCamp (@cameronvancamp) September 11, 2021

Nikolas Motta has a new opponent for this Saturday, and instead of the UFC’s all-time leader in appearances, he will now be facing a fellow Octagon debutant.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship had to bring in a short-notice replacement to keep “Iron Motta” on the upcoming UFC Fight Night 192 card following Jim Miller’s withdrawal after testing positive for Covid-19. On Saturday, MMA DNA first reported that promotional newcomer Cameron VanCamp is taking the beloved veteran’s place in the lightweight affair. Both VanCamp and Motta confirmed the news on their social media.

Dana White's Contender Series alum Motta (12-3, 0-0 UFC) picked up his UFC contract after outstriking and outmatching Joseph Lowry in the 2020 season. The onetime Cage Fury Fighting Championships titleholder will walk out on a three-bout winning streak. In addition to the victory over Lowry, the 28…

On Friday, MMA Fighting reported that Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweights Don'Tale Mayes and Josh Parisian are set to collide at an upcoming UFC Fight Night event on Dec. 18. The news was confirmed by Parisian on Instagram, where he stated that he’s “excited to have [such a] dangerous and skilled opponent.”

The 29-year-old Mayes (8-4, 1-2 UFC) is coming off his first promotional victory after outpointing Roque Martinez in November. Prior, the Dana White's Contender Series graduate tapped to a heel hook by Ciryl Gane at UFC Fight Night 162 before Rodrigo Nascimento choked him in the second frame at UFC on ESPN 8. The Bronx Hill MMA standout has competed three times on DWCS, rattling off two victories and a defeat, all by TKO.

Legacy Fighting Alliance and King of the Cage veteran Parisian (14-4, 1-1 UFC) recently edged Roque Martinez in a narrow split-decision victory at UFC on ESPN 25. That win got Parisian on track after dropping a decision to Parke…

Retired Ultimate Fighting Championship and Strikeforce competitor Jason Miller has run afoul of the law once again.

According to a Friday report from TMZ, Miller has been arrested in Los Angeles for a charge of felony domestic violence. Per the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, an arrest record on Sept. 10 confirms this report. The 40-year-old with a history of criminal activity following his fighting career is being held on a bail amount of $1.385 million.

Arrested at 3 a.m. local time on Friday, he was taken by the Los Angeles Police Department to the Van Nuys Jail for processing three hours later. According to TMZ, a woman called 911 screaming for help, and police found her at the scene with marks on her face and neck. When police attempted to take “Mayhem” into custody, he resisted and was ultimately tased and cuffed. He was briefly taken to the hospital for the doctors to examine him before bringing him to jail.

Less than a year ago, Miller was charged wi…

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. Should Alex Caceres win this next one, he will be on the longest win streak of his 31-fight career. On Wednesday, Seung Woo Choi (10-3) announced on his Instagram that he would be facing Caceres (18-12, 1 NC) at UFC Fight Night 196 on Oct. 23. The featherweights will square off inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and both will be putting solid winning streaks on the line.

Caceres has won his last four dating back the last two years, putting together his lengthiest victorious stretch since he started his career at 4-0. Along the way, “Bruce Leeroy” has defeated Steven Peterson, Chase Hooper and Kevin Croom on the scorecards, while tapping Austin Springer in the opening frame. The 33-year-old will officially be marking a decade of UFC competition when he comes into this bout, entering the Octagon for the 24th time.

South Ko…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXm0VtJ0EOI&w=560&h=315] Leave it to an MMA fighter to miss weight for a boxing match.

On Saturday, Triller Fight Club is running a boxing event titled “Legends II” in which it will pit a boxing legend against an MMA legend. For boxing, 58-year-old Evander Holyfield, who has not fought as a pro in over a decade, will represent his sport. Against him is the relatively youthful Vitor Belfort, age 44, who is stepping up from his intended 185-pound scrap with Oscar De La Hoya to meet Holyfield at heavyweight. The heavy hitters had no issues coming in below the unlimited heavyweight cap, but the same could not be said about every competitor on the card.

Beyond a few charity exhibition excursions, this will be Holyfield’s (44-10-2, 1 NC, 29 KOs Box) first boxing tilt since his presumptive retirement match in 2011 against Brian Nielsen. The longtime heavyweight champ retired on a three-fight unbeaten streak, and even won a mid-tier WBF F…

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. Try as it might, the Ultimate Fighting Championship cannot shed COVID-related withdrawals from fight cards. On his Instagram on Friday, beloved veteran Jim Miller (32-16, 1 NC) posted a video announcing that he has come down with COVID-19. His bout with Nikolas Motta (12-3) at UFC Fight Night 192 inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Sept. 18 has been scratched. As of now, it is unclear if the promotion will be able to find a replacement within the week for the Brazilian lightweight.

“There’s a first time for everything,” a disappointed Miller explained. “In the leadup to my 50th professional fight, having never pulled out of a fight before, I tested positive for ‘rona. So, I will not be fighting next weekend unfortunately. I’ve already talked to [UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby], gonna stay on the grind, take a few days, load up on…

We have signed former @BellatorMMA Bantamweight World Champion @Kyoji1012 Horiguchi and I can’t wait to see him compete in our stacked bantamweight division. pic.twitter.com/m2YKHJf2J0

— Scott Coker (@ScottCoker) September 10, 2021 A high-profile free agent has just signed on the dotted line for Bellator MMA.

On Thursday night, Bellator head Scott Coker posted on Twitter that the organization has signed Kyoji Horiguchi (29-3) at bantamweight. He does not currently have his first opponent booked, but it is largely expected he will vie for the bantamweight belt held by Sergio Pettis.

Horiguchi achieved an incredible feat back in 2019 when he captured the Bellator strap from Darrion Caldwell at Bellator 222. As the reigning Rizin Fighting Federation kingpin as well, he became the second fighter in major organizational history to serve as simultaneous champion in two different promotions – Alistair Overeem was the first with Strikeforce and …

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJjLgMwbxDg&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. The shift of opponent from a smaller foe to a much larger one has many observers expecting Vitor Belfort will struggle if he does not land an early knockout. In a weekend without a Ultimate Fighting Championship event, there may not be much better for Brazilian fight fans than seeing two legends in action again. It does not matter to them that it’s under boxing rules. The broadcast will air live on Combate in Brazil. The show will feature Belfort in the main event facing the heavyweight legend Evander Holyfield, while Anderson Silva will box Tito Ortiz in the co-headliner. To make it even more interesting for the Brazilian audience, the promoters hired Anitta, a popular young Brazilian singer, who will perform with stars like Snoop Dogg and Lunay.

To discuss the mai…

Unlike past bouts where a different winner was declared, One Championship decided against stripping a victory from Seo Hee Ham.

Ultimate Fighting Championship and Rizin Fighting Federation vet Ham (24-8, 1-0 One) clashed with Denice Zamboanga (8-1, 3-1 One) at One: Empower for a spot in the One atomweight grand prix semifinals. ’The Menace’ appeared to be in control of the fight, but Ham won the contest via decision. After the controversial victory, One Championship founder and CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced that the promotion would review the outcome.

After review, the competition committee voted against changing the result, according to an interview conducted by South China Morning Post with the One chairman.

“It’s just one of these things,” the One head stated. “When I look at it objectively, I still believe Denice won, but I respect and can see how the judges scored it for Ham. It went to the committee, and I was obviously wrong relative to the committee.

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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. This week has not been great for upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship matchups and the fighters involved. On Tuesday, Makwan Amirkhani (16-6) posted on his Instagram – in a post that has since been deleted – that his opponent Tristan Connelly (14-7) is out of their UFC 267 battle. The two were looking to get down to business at featherweight on Oct. 30 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Connelly’s replacement has not yet been declared, but Amirkhani plans on remaining on the billing.

“Yes [Connelly] is out,” Amirkhani wrote, courtesy of a transcription by MMA Junkie. “It’s a sad story cause it would have been a great matchup between me and Tristan. He said in an interview that he is not expecting that same Makwan what we have been seeing in my last fights. 'We will see a hungry Amirkhani.' Tristan you whe…

Per multiple sources, Jim Lampley has opted out of calling Saturday night’s #HolyfieldBelfort Triller PPV. #boxing

— Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) September 9, 2021 Although Florida ultimately said yes to Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort, renowned commentator Jim Lampley said no.

The boxing match between Holyfield (44-10-2, 1 NC, 29 KOs Box) and Belfort (26-14, 1 NC; 1-0 Box) was relocated from Los Angeles to Florida on short notice when the California State Athletic Commission refused to license Holyfield for combat at the age of 58. On Wednesday night, ESPN was the first to break the news that the Florida Athletic Commission had cleared both Holyfield and Belfort for professional competition. The two, who combine for 102 years of age, will compete in an eight-round pro boxing match, which will take place under the Unified Rules of Boxing with two-minute rounds.

Triller announced earlier in the week that the company would be providing an …

Azamat Murzakanov closed the show with a massive right hand #DWCS pic.twitter.com/BMOcWfnpur

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) September 1, 2021 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. The Ultimate Fighting Championship is eager to plug in Dana White's Contender Series signees as soon as possible. On the second week of DWCS for the 2021 season, the broadcast announced that Week 1 winner Azamat Murzakanov (10-0) already had his promotional debut lined up. On Nov. 20 at an unnumbered UFC Fight Night event, he will take on Marcin Prachnio (15-5) at light heavyweight. The two will likely tangle inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Murzakanov made a statement in the top-billed bout of his DWCS episode, drilling Matheus Scheffel with a solid left and a ruthless right hand to put the Brazilian down for the count. The win propelled “The Professional” to a perfe…

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. When the dust settles at the end of this battle, only one middleweight will likely be ranked. ESPN first brought word of the upcoming matchup between Dricus Du Plessis (16-2) and Andre Muniz (21-4) on Tuesday night. The two 185-pounders will come to blows at UFC 269 on Dec. 11 at an undetermined location. It is unclear if this all-action middleweight scrap will be placed on the main card or the prelims, but the two combine for 34 stoppages in their 37 career wins.

South Africa’s Du Plessis has made a statement since joining the UFC following stoppages of Joilton Lutterbach and Brendan Lesar in KSW and Extreme Fighting Championship, respectively. In his promotional debut, “Stillknocks” became the first man to finish Markus Perez, doing so in a little under three and a half minutes. His sophomore effort was no less impressive, h…

: A lightweight showdown between former champions @BensonHenderson and @brentprimus155 along with @HenryCorrales86 vs. Vladyslav Parubchenko have been added to an already stacked #Bellator268 card on October 16th at the @FootprintCNTR.

Full Story: https://t.co/9d4BKLyfFy pic.twitter.com/v3lE6BysuA

— Bellator Public Relations (@BellatorPR) September 9, 2021 Bellator MMA is looking to put its best foot forward in what could be its last American show for some time. The organization announced via press release on Thursday its full lineup of Bellator 268, which will be held inside the Footprint Center in Phoenix on Oct. 16. While it made official several previously billed matchups including both light heavyweight semifinals of Vadim Nemkov vs. Anthony Johnson and Ryan Bader vs. Corey Anderson, it filled out the card to 12 total bouts. Among the newly announced pairings is a lightweight scrap between Benson Henderson (28-10) and Brent Primus (1…

Contract signed fighting September 18th at the SAP Center San Jose CA vs Saul Rogers #Bellator266

— Georgi Karakhanyan (@georgimma) September 7, 2021 A longtime Bellator MMA vet will try to avoid a dubious record in his next appearance.

On Monday, Georgi Karakhanyan (31-11-1, 1 NC) announced that he would joining Bellator 266 as the replacement fighter against Saul Rogers (14-4). Karakhanyan will be replacing an injured Adam Piccolotti. The organization confirmed this new matchup on its official site.

The Russian-born Armenian Karakhanyan relocated to lightweight in early 2020, and it has largely worked in his favor, winning three with a lone defeat a split decision setback against Myles Jury. “Insane Georgi” does hold the second-most defeats in company history with nine, and he and Derek Campos both trail the recordholder of Saad Awad with 10. A win for the 18-fight Bellator vet would lift his record with the company over .500.

Rogers,…

Another BIG debut!@IanGarryMMA steps into the Octagon to face Jordan Williams at #UFC268 pic.twitter.com/mUrmMDPdhD

— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) September 8, 2021 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. The Ultimate Fighting Championship is adding one more former Cage Warriors Fighting Championship champ to its ranks. On Wednesday, the UFC revealed that 23-year-old Irish signee Ian Garry (7-0) will lock horns with Jordan Williams (9-5) in a 170-pound affair at UFC 268. “The Future” will join the club of Irish fighters who competed in the UFC, including Conor McGregor, Norman Parke, Joseph Duffy and Tom Egan, among others. The fight will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York on Nov. 6.

Dublin’s own Garry made his pro debut with Cage Warriors, and he notched seven straight victories in the promotion, including five finishes. In his lat…

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. Diego Ferreira just can’t catch a break lately. MMA Junkie reported on Wednesday that Ferreira (17-4) has been forced out of his lightweight tilt with Grant Dawson (17-1) because of an injury. The nature of the injury has not yet been disclosed. The promotion is currently searching for a replacement option for Dawson, and it is unclear if it will find someone in time for the Oct. 2 show at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Ferreira has since confirmed his injury ahead of UFC Fight Night 193.

Ferreira was looking to snap a two-fight skid in 2021, where he came up short to Beneil Dariush in a rematch by split decision and then suffered a knockout loss to Gregor Gillespie three months later. This losing streak ended an impressive six-fight run for the Brazilian out of Texas that saw him defeat the likes of Anthony Pettis, Mairbek Taisumov…

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. Even iron can break. On Wednesday, ESPN reported that “The Iron Lady” Germaine de Randamie (10-4) has been forced out of her UFC 268 bantamweight matchup against Irene Aldana (13-6) due to injury. The two were set to square off on Nov. 6 inside of Madison Square Garden in New York. As of now, there is no current replacement opponent, and Aldana has requested a top-ranked adversary that will be able to compete in the de facto title eliminator bout.

De Randamie rebounded from a one-sided decision loss to champ Amanda Nunes at the end of 2019 with a 2020 submission of Julianna Pena to put her right back in contention. The Dutchwoman put Pena to sleep with a guillotine choke to record her first career submission victory, and her first stoppage beyond 7:02 of a fight. Before meeting Nunes, the former featherweight champ racked up a f…

“The Polar Bear” will be hibernating for a while after his defeat on Saturday.

UFC Fight Night 191 is in the books. The main event featured a 185-pound pivotal clash between Derek Brunson and Darren Till (18-4-1, 6-4-1 UFC) and ended with Brunson (23-7, 14-5 UFC) easily submitting “The Gorilla” with a rear-naked choke in the third frame. The Nevada State Athletic Commission (via mixedmartialarts.com) has now announced the official suspensions, revealing that the Team Kaobon export is facing a 30-day suspension and must have a facial CT scan that, if positive, must have ENT clearance. Brunson, on the other hand, has to stay off the fighting canvas for 21 days.

The co-main event saw up-and-coming English heavyweight contender Tom Aspinall (11-2, 4-0 UFC) stopping Sergey Spivak (13-3, 4-3 UFC) with punches early in Round 1. Somewhere during the clash, Spivak suffered an eyebrow laceration that would prevent him from getting clearance to compete for a while. The M…

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— FITE (@FiteTV) September 8, 2021

Fight fans will hear from the former President of the United States this weekend.

The upcoming boxing Triller card that features the clash between former Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder Vitor Belfort and former cruiserweight and undisputed heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield will have a special guest as commentator. On Wednesday morning, Fite confirmed that the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, would do live commentary on the much-anticipated boxing debut of “The Phenom.”

“I love great fighters and great fights. I look forward to seeing both this Saturday night …

FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT @bensaddikjamal returns to the GLORY ring and will face @AdegBenny during GLORY COLLISION 3, Gelredome Arnhem The Netherlands.

Tickets go on sale on the 14th of September. Buy your tickets at https://t.co/MuEo6F8v8i pic.twitter.com/U6PHnT17vm

— GLORY Kickboxing (@GLORY_WS) September 8, 2021 Glory “Collision 3” has found its co-main event as Benjamin Adegbuyi and Jamal Ben Saddik are set to fight on Oct. 23. The fight, which is a rematch, will serve as primer for the upcoming mega fight between Glory heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven as he takes on Alistair Overeem in the Reem’s return to kickboxing after a decade-plus stint in mixed martial arts.

The first fight between Saddik and Adegbuyi was Saddik’s last fight, which was in 2018. Saddik, who was the heavyweight champion at the time, knocked out Adegbuyi in 1:54.

While Saddik hasn’t fought since then, Adegbuyi has stayed relatively busy. Having not lost since,…

The Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace will finally make his long-awaited mixed martial arts debut.

It appears that 13-time world jiu-jitsu champion Marcus Almeida has a new opponent for his One Championship debut. A few days ago, the Singapore-based promotion announced that ‘Buchecha' was scheduled to face Thomas Narmo. Now, MMA Fighting first reported that the Norwegian fighter is out of the clash and Almeida will lock horns with Glory alum Anderson Silva at “One: Revolution” in Singapore on Sept. 24. Sherdog’s own sources confirmed the news. The reason Narmo pulled out of the fight is currently undisclosed.

Two-time ADCC gold medalist Almeida (0-0, 0-0 One) has long made preparations for his MMA debut. In April, the 31-year-old Brazilian was attached to face Oumar Kane at One on TNT 1 before One paired him with Ji Won Kang. In August, the American Top Team representative was scheduled to collide with Narmo. Now, ‘Buchecha’ got a fourth matchup for his MMA crossover.

Sil…

Carlos Vergara made the most of his moment in the spotlight.

The Fury Fighting Championship titleholder on Tuesday was one of five competitors to earn an Ultimate Fighting Championship contract on Week 2 of Dana White’s Contender Series, as he cut down Bruno Mesquita with a knee strike to the body in the first round of their flyweight showcase at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Mesquita (12-4-1) bowed out 41 seconds into Round 1, suffering his first defeat in nearly four years.

Vergara (9-2-1) flew out of the gate and never looked back. He sat down “The Ultimate Fighter Brazil” Season 4 semifinalist with a right hook, snatched a front headlock and connected with a few knees to the head before he disengaged. As Vergara separated, he delivered a devastating knee to the liver that shut down Mesquita and prompted referee Herb Dean to intervene.

In addition to Vergara, UFC President Dana White elected to sign Josh Quinlan, Chidi Njokuani, Saimon Oliveira and Chad Anheliger. Read more about Carlos Vergara, Josh Quinlan Among Five UFC Signees on Week 2 of DWCS

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 2 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 Kicking off the card, Tajikistan's Muin Gafurov (16-3), a long-time veteran of ONE at only 25 years old, is a prohibitive favorite against Canada's Chad Anheliger (10-5), all five of whose losses have come by submission. Referee Mike Beltran gets the assignment. Gafurov lands a thunderous leg kick to start, spinning Anheliger around. Anheliger lands one of his own, although it isn't as powerful. Gafurov shoots in on a very deep low double-leg and converts it. Anheliger does, however, manage to scoot to the fence. Gafurov is wise to it, however, and tries to turn him around. Anheliger builds up his bas…