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M-1 Challenge 82Credit: Jarno Juutinen/MMAViking.com M-1 Challenge 82Credit: Jarno Juutinen/MMAViking.com M-1 Challenge 82Credit: Jarno Juutinen/MMAViking.com M-1 Global returned to Finland after a nine-year absence to promote M-1 Challenge 82 on Saturday at Hartwell Arena in Helsinki. It was the first MMA event to be held at the facility, which serves as the largest ice hockey arena in the country.

Mikhail Zayats returned from a three-year absence to outpoint Marcus Vanttinen in the main event. Vanttinen was on a two-year layoff of his own. Zayats carried all three scorecards, using takedowns in every round while damaging the “Caveman” in a slow-paced bout that gave local fans little reason to cheer.

“Don’t call it a comeback,” Zayats said. “I have always been here.”

Heliton dos Santos Davila showed off his impressive top game in the co-headliner, as he landed punches on fan favorite Janne Elonen-Kulmala for much of the first round. The Finn found his groove in t…

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Round 1 Bantamweights are up first tonight and the referee is Chris Tognoni. The two trade kicks to the body as soon as the fight begins. Leialoha follows that up with a head kicks, though it’s mostly blocked. After they two trade some jabs, Leialoha shoots in scores the takedown, winding up in Castaneda’s full guard. Castaneda looks for a few sweeps but the Hawaiian is staying heavy. Castaneda has a small cut under his right eye from the moderates strikes from Leialoha, who gets a bit sloppy with his ground-and-pound. From there, the Minnesotan explodes to his feet and resets in the center of the cage. Castaneda eats a punch upstairs, one that opens a gash on his hairline. Leialoha backs away as he eats a right straight, forcing him to shoot in …

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The Invicta Fighting Championships 25 card is now complete after the promotion announced seven bouts will join its championship doubleheader on Aug. 31.

The new additions to the card are as follows: Alexa Conners vs. Katharina Lehner at bantamweight; Sharon Jacobson vs. Kali Robbins at strawweight; Shino VanHoose vs. Alyse Anderson at atomweight; Kelly McGill vs. AmberLynn Orr at bantamweight; Shaianna Rincon vs. Stephanie Egger at bantamweight; Cheri Muraski vs. Tracy Cortez at flyweight and Ashley Medina vs. Jillian DeCoursey at atomweight.

Invicta FC 25 is headlined by a showdown for the vacant bantamweight title between Raquel Pa’aluhi and Yana Kunitskaya. In the co-main event, Livia Renata Souza will square off against Jodie Esquibel for 115-pound gold.

The card t…

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Round 1 Ige throws a leg kick and eats a counter one-two, but is able to run Gomez over and get a takedown. Gomez gets up but he's using the fence and continues to grab it while Ige tries to bull him back down. Referee Jason Herzog repeatedly warns him as the Cuban is taken back down, eats some punishment but this time he gets up and breaks free without the fence. Clean right cross lands for Gomez, then a jab moment later. Gomez starting to warm up standing now, landing clean counters, mixing in leg kicks, until Ige drills him with a right cross that puts him on his seat. Gomez gets up and gets dropped again by the charging Xtreme Couture fighter. Ige briefly takes Gomez back and stuns him again but now Gomez is retreating. Gomez's…

RingTV to Stream ‘Canelo vs. GGG’ Mega Fight Boxing fans that have ditched their cable boxes and are excited to watch the mega fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin can watch it online.

One Championship has been forced to scrap its July 29 event in Surabaya, Indonesia, due to “logistical issues.”

According to a release from the Singapore-based promotion, the card has been “postponed until further notice.” Further specifics regarding the cancellation and a possible reschedule date were not given. One Championship “Conquest of Kings” was expected to be headlined by a flyweight championship clash between reigning champion Kairat Akhmetov and Adriano Moraes.

One Championship’s previous seven visits to Indonesia had all taken place in Jakarta. July 29 would have marked the organization’s first trip to Surabaya. The promotion is expected to return to Jakarta on Sept. 16. According to the release, One is planning four additional events for Indonesia in 2018, although dates and cities were not revealed.

One Championship’s next event, “Kings and Conquerers,” is set for Aug. 5 at Cotai Arena in Macau, China. The card will be headlined by a bantamwe…

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Round 1 Hamilton with a teep to the body to start. Kenney is winging hooks from the southpaw stance, but Hamilton slows him up with a head kick. Kenney returns with two left kicks to the body then a flurry of short uppercuts. Another hard kick from Hamilton, then Kenney shoots, eating a short counter on the way in. The Indiana native regains his feet and stuns Hamilton with a head kick. Frenetic action from the two flyweights. More rushing hooks from Kenney push Hamilton back to the fence, then from the clinch, Kenney rips him with two hard elbows. Kenney is leading now, pressing forward with hard left hooks and crosses, but Hamilton continues to drill him with counters off his back heel. Uppercut from Hamilton lands, but Kenney keeps pressuring, eventually getting another collar tie, a…

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Credit: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com Credit: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com Credit: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com Credit: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com “El Clasico” isn't just about soccer any more.

Sherdog.com has learned that Combate Americas is set to announce “Combate Clasico,” an MMA event co-promoted with Relevant Sports, a firm specializing in building soccer's presence in the United States and promoting international football matches. Sources close to the promotion confirmed the news on Monday.

The event, which take place on July 27 at the Mana Wynwood Convention Center in Miami, Florida, is part of a week-long series of sporting events, concerts and parties, culminating with “El Clasico Miami” on July 29 at Hard Rock Stadium, where rival Spanish soccer powerhouses Real Madrid and FC Barcelona will face off. It is the first meeting between the two clubs outside of Spain since 1982, and their first ever match-up in North America.

“Combate Clasico” is scheduled to air live on ESPN3…

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Round 1

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Spencer forced a tap from Coleman.

Spencer lands a kick to the body, but Coleman catches a second kick from her opponent, taking her down. Spencer quickly scrambles back up. Coleman catches another kick and eats about four punches to the face from Spencer. Spencer drives Coleman into the fence and takes her down. Spencer maintains pressure and rains down several elbows before Coleman can return to her feet. Spencer dumps Coleman on the canvas once more near the fence and passes to side control, where she fires off a few quick elbows. Spencer transitions to Coleman’s back and she has both hooks in with 2:00 to go. Spencer slides her right arm underneath Coleman’s …

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The Result Katy Collins def. Bruna Vargas via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) R3 5:00 Round 1 Cotton ducks under a combination and shoots for a takedown. He gets Rodriguez down but is reversed. Cotton gets up quickly and takes Rodriguez down again shortly thereafter. Romero goes to work in Rodriguez’s guard, landing short punches and elbows while his foe stays active from his back. Rodriguez is able to explode to his feet and he tags Cotton with a right hand before they tie up again. Cotton picks up Rodriguez and slams him to the mat. Cotton looks to create space and land ground-and-pound but Rodriguez is able to sweep to top position. He tries to take Cotton’s back but slips off the top. However, he attempts …

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Invicta Fighting Championships is set to return to Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City on Saturday night with another even loaded with woman-on-woman violence. Headlining Invicta FC 24 is a flyweight showdown between Milana Dudiev…

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