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Tom Breese has pulled out of a scheduled clash with Ian Heinisch at UFC London.

Heinisch first brought word of the cancellation via social media on Saturday morning due to health issues for Breese. As a result, UFC Fight Night 147 will move forward with 12 bouts. Breese vs. Heinisch was scheduled for the preliminary card.

“Our apologies to Ian and team we have total admiration and respect in how he’s handled this situation,” Breese’s management wrote in a statement released to MMAFighting.com.

“Tom will need some time to sort things out, he’s an amazing young talent and has the full support of both myself and his team. Right now we wish everyone competing in tonight’s fights the very best of luck and a big thank you to the UFC for their understanding.”

A former welterweight competitor, Breese hit the scales without issue on Friday, clocking in at 186 pounds.

Breese hasn’t competed since May 2018, when he earned a first-round technical knockout victory…

A Back & Forth Brawl!#FarmerCarroll pic.twitter.com/xi9fjMXaTr

— DAZN USA (@DAZN_USA) March 16, 2019 It wasn't quite as lopsided as the official scores indicated, but Tevin Farmer retained his IBF junior lightweight championship belt nevertheless.

Farmer (29-4-1, 6 KOs) controlled the majority of the pace with challenger Jono Carroll, though the Irishman made things difficult for the champion throughout. Carroll (16-1-1, 3 KOs) forced Farmer into a slugfest repeatedly in the 12-round affair, with many of the stanzas nearly too close to call. Carroll was the busier of the two, but Farmer landed the cleaner, more definitive punches during the plentiful exchanges. With the fight seemingly up for grabs in the championship rounds, it was the champ who landed the hardest blow of the brawl. "American Idol" cracked Carroll with a sharp right to the jaw in the 11th, wobbling him with it. The Philadelphian tried closing out his foe but "The Celtic Warr…

Rachael Ostovich's husband Arnold Berdon has pleaded no contest to assaulting his wife back in November.

According to ESPN and the Associated Press late Thursday, Berdon, the husband of Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight Ostovich, is pleading no contest to an assault charge against his wife. As a result, Berdon will likely be sentenced to probation, and according to Judge Trish Morikawa, he might not serve any time in prison if he participates in a domestic violence program. Ostovich is also seeking a divorce.

Initially pleading not guilty to the charge of second-degree assault, he opted to plead no contest instead to keep his family out of the courts any longer. Pleading no contest means that he will not contest the case, but also contends that he is not admitting guilt. The sentencing hearing is slated for May 16, and the maximum possible sentence for this charge is five years in prison.

In November, Berdon was arrested and initially charged with second-degree a…

Tony Ferguson's wife has sought a restraining order against the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight, alleging that he made threatening remarks and demonstrated disturbing behavior on multiple occasions.

MMAJunkie reported Thursday that Ferguson's wife filed a restraining order against him. The order was filed after a series of incidents where his wife called the police out of concern for Ferguson and his well-being.

MMAJunkie.com was provided with each of the incident reports involving Ferguson and his family. The reports included Ferguson and his wife getting into arguments, Ferguson's father asking him to leave his house, Ferguson staying awake for days at a time and causing damage to their fire place, Ferguson claiming there was a microchip implanted in his leg and someone living in his walls, and repeatedly splashing his wife with "holy water." At one time, he also called the police to report that his wife had been missing overnight.

The reports were v…

MMA fighter Conor McGregor sued in South Florida https://t.co/6JwPkJrg3M

— AP Sports (@AP_Sports) March 14, 2019

The alleged victim in the phone-smashing incident in Miami is now suing Conor McGregor for over $15,000 in damages.

According to the Associated Press on Thursday, Miami-Dade County court records show that McGregor is being sued by Ahmed Abdirzak, the alleged victim in the incident. The lawsuit accuses the Irishman of assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. While the phone itself was valued at $1,000, the additional damages account for the remainder, totaling at least $15,000.

Earlier on Thursday, a video from TMZ surfaced showing McGregor stomping on Abdirzak's phone. For the incident, McGregor was arrested and charged with felony strong-armed robbery and criminal mischief. He has since been released on a $12,500 bond, and he will return to court for an arraignment on April 10.

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It was only a matter of time until video of the alleged phone smashing by Conor McGregor would come out, and that video has now been released by TMZ.

In a video published by TMZ on Thursday, McGregor is seen in the clip stomping on the phone he allegedly took from Ahmed Abdirzak late Sunday night. In the video, you can hear Abdirzak begging McGregor, saying "Let me get my phone, man." While Abdirzak was pleading to McGregor, you can loudly hear and see the phone being stomped on by McGregor's left foot.

According to the arrest report, McGregor and Abdirzak were outside the LIV Nightclub at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel very early in the morning. When Abdirzak tried to take a photograph of the UFC superstar, he claimed McGregor feigned a handshake and pulled in Abdirzak, while grabbing the phone.

For this incident, McGregor was arrested and charged with felony strong-armed robbery and cr…

A pair of brothers from Russia will compete together at Bellator 218.

Anatoly Tokov will face Gerald Harris at middleweight, while Vladimir Tokov will make his promotional debut against Ryan Walker at bantamweight. Sherdog.com confirmed the bookings with a promotion official following an initial report from MMAFighting.com on Wednesday.

Bellator 218 takes place on March 22 in Thackerville, Okla., on March 22 and is headlined by a featherweight tilt pitting Emmanuel Sanchez against Georgi Karakhanyan. The main card, which will include Anatoly Tokov vs. Harris, airs at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT on Paramount Network and DAZN.

Anatoly Tokov is riding a three-fight winning streak in Bellator, including a decision victory against Alexander Shlemenko in his most recent outing this past October. He owns a 27-2 career mark.

Harris, meanwhile, is coming off a majority draw against Hracho Darpinyan at Bellator 210 on Nov. 30. “Hurricane” lost to Yarsoslav Amosov and Rafael …

A lightweight bout pitting Jalin Turner against Matt Frevola has been added to the UFC 236 lineup.

The Las Vegas-based promotion recently confirmed the pairing. UFC 236 takes place at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta on April 13 and is headlined by an interim lightweight championship tilt between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier. In the co-main event, Kelvin Gastelum and Israel Adesanya will vie for the interim middleweight crown.

After suffering a knockout loss to Vicente Luque in his Octagon debut at UFC 229, Turner rebounded to score a 53-second technical knockout of Callan Potter in his sophomore outing at UFC 234 on Feb. 9. The 23-year-old Contender Series alum owns an 8-4 career mark, with all of his triumphs coming inside the distance.

Frevola began his career with wins in his first six pro bouts, including a second round submission of Jose Flores on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series in August 2017. The Serra-Longo Fight Team representative then de…

There have been a few updates to the upcoming UFC on ESPN 2 card.

Former flyweight title challenger Ray Borg, who was originally scheduled to face Pingyuan Liu, will now meet Kyler Phillips in a 135-pound contest on the March 30 card. Meanwhile, two new bouts have been added to the event, as Kevin Holland will face Gerald Meerschaert at middleweight, while Mark De La Rosa meets Alex Perez at bantamweight. PhillyVoice.com was the first to report the new bookings.

UFC on ESPN 2 takes place at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia and is headlined by a lightweight clash between Justin Gaethje and Edson Barboza. The card airs on ESPN following early prelims on ESPN+.

Borg hasn’t fought since being submitted in the fifth round of a flyweight title bout against Demetrious Johnson at UFC 216, as multiple bouts have fallen through since then. Phillips, an alum of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, is coming off a first-round knockout of Emeka Ifekandu at LFA 5…

Matt Hughes is suing his twin brother over ownership of the tractor that was the center of an alleged assault by the UFC Hall of Famer on his teenage nephew.

According to documents obtained by MMAjunkie.com, Hughes vs. Hughes was filed in Montgomery (Ill.) circuit court on March 5. No monetary damages are named in the suit, but the former welterweight champion wants a judge to determine who owns the farming equimpment and other property he claims is being held at Mark Hughes’ residence.

“At various times in their adult lives, and for the several years last past, the parties have stored farming equipment and other items of personal property at their respective residences and on their respective properties, some of which may have been owned individually and some of which may have been owned by both parties,” reads the complaint.

“The parties have never entered into a written partnership agreement with one another with regard to the ownership and use of such farming…

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Ahmed Abdirzak didn’t expect his encounter with Conor McGregor to go the way that it did.

Abdirzak, a London native who was on vacation in Miami, claimed the UFC star feigned a handshake before smashing his cell phone as they were leaving the Liv nightclub inside the Fointainebleau Miami Beach Hotel around 5 a.m. on Monday.

“He came to shake my hand, and as soon as he came to shake my hand, he pulled me in and grabbed my phone and started smashing it,” Abdirzak told TMZ Sports. “All these security guards literally surrounded me and pushed me out of the way. And he’s stomping on it.

“He was a lot rude. He was like, ‘Get the [f—k] out of my face. Move.’ And I was like, ‘Yo, sir can I have my phone back?’ And [security guards said], ‘Move, man. Conor said what Conor said.’”

From there, Abdirzak said McGregor put the phone in his pocket and left the hotel in his vehicle. Abdirzak claims that the p…

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Paulo Henrique Costa was expected to face Yoel Romero at UFC on ESPN 3, but speculation has been rampant since it was announced that Ronaldo Souza, not Costa, would face “the Soldier of God” at the April 27 event.

On Monday, Romero said he heard that Costa could not compete at the event due to an anti-doping violation. While the Cuban fighter would later clarify and say that “Borrachinha’s” alleged positive test was merely hearsay, the damage had already been done.

“What I hear is Paulo Costa, he had a positive test for USADA,” Romero said. “That’s what happened. That’s what I heard. The UFC called my manager and said Paulo Costa is out because he is positive and they said, ”Jacare’ Souza’ [as an opponent]?’ I said OK.”

While Costa himself has not publicly responded to Romero as of yet, his manager, Wallid Ismail told multiple outlets on Tuesday that the allegations are false.

“It’s not true,…

Conor McGregor has released a brief statement on Instagram following his arrest in Miami on Monday for allegedly smashing a fan’s cell phone.

“Patience in this world is a virtue I continue to work on,” McGregor wrote. “I love my fans dearly. Thank you all.”

In the photo accompanying the statement, McGregor is being escorted from Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami while wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the faux-newspaper front page including the headline “McGregor is Back.” The former UFC two-division champion was charged with felony strong-armed robbery and criminal mischief and held on $12,500 bond before his release at approximately 10:30 p.m. local time on Monday.

According to an arrest report, McGregor and the alleged victim, Ahmed Abdirzak, were walking out of the Liv nightclub inside the Fointainebleau Miami Beach Hotel around 5 a.m. When the fan attempted to take a photo of the fighter with his cell phone, McGregor allegedly “slapped” the…

The announcement that a Yoel Romero would face Ronaldo Souza in a rematch in the UFC on ESPN 3 headliner came as something of a surprise, only because “The Soldier of God” was initially booked against a different foe.

Earlier this year, multiple outlets reported that a bout between Romero and Paulo Henrique Costa had been targeted for the April 27 card in Florida. It was the third time the middleweights were booked for a fight, with previous attempts at UFC 230 and UFC Brooklyn falling through due to Romero injuries.

With the matchup once again being scrapped, Romero hinted on"Ariel Helwani's MMA Show" that Costa couldn’t compete due to a potential USADA violation.

“What I hear is Paulo Costa, he had a positive test for USADA,” Romero said. “That’s what happened. That’s what I heard. The UFC called my manager and said Paulo Costa is out because he is positive and they said, ”Jacare’ Souza’ [as an opponent]?’ I said OK.”

Romero added that he was not aware of…

Polarizing SBG Ireland talent Dillon Danis has a date for his second mixed martial arts bout.

Danis announced during “Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show” on Monday that he will return against Max Humphreys at Bellator 221 on May 11. The bout will be contested at a 175-pound catchweight. Bellator 221 takes place at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., and is headlined by a lightweight title clash between Michael Chandler and Patricio Freire.

A training partner of Conor McGregor, Danis was suspended seven months and fined $7,500 for his role in a post-fight brawl following McGregor’s fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov on Oct. 6. The Nevada State Athletic Commission levied the sanctions against Danis due to charges of unsportsmanlike conduct, as the fighter had to be restrained by security personnel and made obscene gestures toward Nurmagomedov and his team. Danis’ suspension will officially end on May 6.

Danis, a decorated grappler, made his MMA debut at Bellator 198, where he subm…

Hall of Famer B.J. Penn is set to make UFC 237 his farewell bout, according to sources close to the fighter. The Hawaiian legend will face Clay Guida on May 11 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Penn held his last camp in Brazil with the Nova Uniao team. “The Prodigy” is currently mired in a seven-bout winless streak that dates back to February 2011. Most recently, the 40-year-old Penn suffered a first-round submission loss against Ryan Hall at UFC 232. The former lightweight and welterweight champion owns a career mark of 16-13-2.

Guida, meanwhile, last appeared at UFC 225 last June, when he was choked out int he opening stanza by Charles Oliveira. Prior to that defeat, “The Carpenter” had earned back-to-back triumphs over Erik Koch and Joe Lauzon. The 37-year-old Illinois native is 34-18 as a professional overall.

UFC 237 will feature a strawweight championship clash between Rose Namajunas and Jessica Andrade, while Jose Aldo will square off aga…

Anthony Rocco Martin has been on a roll of late, but he understands if you might not have noticed.

The 29-year-old improved to 4-0 since moving to 170 pounds with a decision victory over Sergio Moraes at UFC Fight Night 146 in Wichita, Kan., on Saturday night. During this current stretch, the American Top Team representative has also bested Jake Matthews, Ryan LaFlare and Keita Nakamura. None of those opponents are household names, but there are no pushovers on that list, either.

Martin is confident that if he continues to progress the way he has, things will fall into place.

“I’ve been beating guys that are not big names. That’s the problem I’ve been running into,” he said. “I’ve been fighting the killers with no name. That’s tough, because if you lose those fights you drop down major spots. You beat those guys, you never know if you’re getting a ranked guy next. I just handle my business. I’m 4-0 at welterweight and I feel phenomenal. I think I’m just now tapin…

Valentina Shevchenko appears to have a date for her first flyweight title defense.

According to ESPN, Shevchenko will face Jessica Eye at UFC 238 in Chicago on June 8 at the United Center. The UFC is reportedly close to finalizing the 125-pound bout.

Shevchenko claimed the vacant title with a five-round verdict against Joanna Jedrzejcyzk at UFC 231 this past December. “Bullet” moved to 125 pounds after a narrow split-decision defeat to Amanda Nunes in a bantamweight championship clash at UFC 215 in September 2017. Shevchenko is 5-2 in UFC competition with notable wins over Holly Holm, Julianna Pena and Sarah Kaufman.

After losing four straight fights at bantamweight, Eye has experienced a resurgence at 125 pounds in the UFC. The 32-year-old Ohioan has earned three straight victories since moving down a division, besting Kalindra Faria, Jessica-Rose Clark and Katlyn Chookagian in succession.

Junior dos Santos was in championship form in the main event of UFC Fight Night 146 on Saturday night, as he blew apart fan favorite Derrick Lewis within two rounds for his third consecutive win. Now, his sights are set on eventually regaining the UFC heavyweight crown.

Dos Santos rocked Lewis several times in the contest and eventually clubbed “The Black Beast” with punches until referee Herb Dean intervened at 1:58 of the second. “Cigano” landed heavy right hands, crippling kicks to the body and showed a sturdy chin in the win. There was a moment in the duel when it seemed like Lewis was playing possum and nearly turned the tide, but the Brazilian said he saw it coming.

“We were studying this before,” Dos Santos said on the ESPN-televised post-fight show regarding Lewis apparently pretending to be hurt from a kick to the body. “My coach said if he feels the punch or the strike, don’t go at him right away. I was trying to finish the fight and he threw another right ov…

Junior dos Santos vs. Derrick Lewis was fun while it lasted, and that was enough to get both men paid a little bit extra.

The heavyweight headliners received “Fight of the Night” honors and $50,000 apiece for their featured bout at UFC Fight Night 146 in Wichita, Kan., on Saturday night. The action picked up in round one, when “Cigano” had Lewis doubled over in pain from a spinning back kick to the midsection. While Lewis was able to knock the Brazilian off balance with a right hook counter moments later, he never seemed to fully recover. Dos Santos capitalized on his momentum in round two, hurting the Houston native with a straight right before sealing his victory with follow-up strikes on his turtled foe at the 1:58 mark of round two.

Meanwhile, Niko Price garnered a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” paycheck for his first-round stoppage of Tim Means at 170 pounds. In an action-packed contest, Price struck the decisive blow by landing a right hook to the jaw of “The…

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Anthony Rocco Martin flustered and frustrated Brazil’s Sergio Moraes from start to finish in the featured preliminary bout of UFC Fight Night 146 on Saturday.

Martin (16-4) peppered his foe with scattered leg kicks and hooks upstairs. Moraes (14-4) was never allowed to get things going offensively and continuous whiffed on his wild, loopy counter punches. Martin did not trail from his gameplan and walked away with a unanimous decision when all three judges saw it in his favor, 30-27.

Kunitskaya Weathers Badly Broken Nose to Claim Victory Bantamweight contender Yana Kunitskaya had to withstand a badly broken and disfigured nose to outlast Marion Reneau over three rounds.

The Russian controlled the bout for the first two rounds with better striking and a powerful clinch game, but Reneau (9-5) did a ton of damage in the third. Reneau busted up Kunitskaya’s nose with punches and nearly had her foe wilted, but “Foxy” hung tough and wound up winning a unanimous decision. All t…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L96UkcN5wss&w=560&h=315] Glory, the world's leading kickboxing promotion, returns to Strasbourg, France on Saturday with a championship doubleheader. And thanks to all of the fighters making weight on Friday, it's all systems go for Glory 64.

Headlining the Glory 64 main card will be welterweight champion Harut Grigorian defending his strap against Cedric Doumbe. The first to step the scale was Doumbe, who came in at 168.8 pounds. Following suit was the defending champ, who tipped the scale at 169.5 pounds.

The co-main event will see women's super bantamweight queen Anissa Meksen defending her crown against Tiffany Van Soest. "Time Bomb" weighed in at 120.4 pounds while champ Meksen clocked in at 121.5 pounds.

Glory 64 Main Card Weigh-in Results:Harut Grigorian (169.5) vs. Cedric Doumbe (168.87)Anissa Meksen (121.5) vs. Tiffany Van Soest (120.4)D'Angelo Marshall (252.7) vs. Daniel Skvor (214.5)Donegi Abena (207.0) vs. Michael Duu…

"My power ... I have enough power to knock someone out." @bivol_d is READY to defend his title. #BivolSmithJrhttps://t.co/j4BIUf4XnH pic.twitter.com/eaJmXuLUxf

— DAZN USA (@DAZN_USA) March 8, 2019

The main event between Dmitry Bivol and Joe Smith Jr. will go on as planned, as both combatants made weight on Friday.

Bivol (15-0, 11 KOs) is set to make the fourth defense of the WBA light heavyweight title he won in November 2017. The Kyrgyzstani champ has been conquering everybody, including Isaac Chilemba and, most recently, Jean Pascal. The 28-year-old fighter was on point at the official weigh-ins on Friday; he came in at 173.5 pounds.

Smith (24-2, 20 KOs) is primed for his first world title challenge and the Long Island, New York, native was equally sculpted on the scale. Smith is coming off an impressive knockout of Melvin Russell in June and hopes to capture boxing gold on Saturday. Smith came in at 173 pounds.

The co-feature will…