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Tuisveldvoordeel: Aanhanger Gunsteling Sean O'Malley Bulldozes Sterling by UFC 292, Chris Weidman se terugkeer vonk praat van aftrede, Catona vs. Gibson verdien Fight of the Night…en nog baie meer van die UFC se terugkeer na Boston verlede Saterdag

Deur: Rich Bergeron

UFC 292 was die eerste UFC-geleentheid waarin ek bygewoon het 16 jaar. As die MMA-skrywer wat die meeste bekend is vir die onthulling van die Xyience-skandaal (sien www.xyiencesucks.com), Ek het my ou Xyience-hoed uitgegrawe om die geleentheid te herdenk. Eens die UFC se mees produktiewe borg, Xyience is nou hoofsaaklik 'n energiedrankmaatskappy en assosieer nie eers meer met enige MMA-liga nie. Nie te min, Ek was die enigste een in die hele arena wat Xyience-goedere gehad het.

Ek het hierdie keer vir my eie kaartjies betaal, maar ek kon nie vermy om te dink oor wat my UFC 292 ervaring sou gewees het soos as my UFC 78 ervaring, betaal deur Xyience, het amper vir my baie anders uitgedraai 16 jaar gelede.

Ek sal meer herkou oor die persoonlike verhaal van my eie Boston-tuiskoms en die veranderinge wat ons vir die UFC gesien het tussen die laaste geveg wat ek bygewoon het en hierdie een in 'n nuwe stuk waarop ek beplan om te skryf www.paythefighters.com. Bly ingeskakel daarvoor, maar kom ons kom eers by die UFC se goed saamgestelde vegkaart vir Saterdagaand.

Dit het begin met 'n verhaal van twee vlieggewig Silvas: Karine Silva en Natalia Silva. Daardie gevegte het geëindig met twee Silva-oorwinnings deur twee verskillende metodes, maar elke vegter was dominant in hul spesifieke style. Karine het Maryna Moroz met 'n laaste sekonde guillotine-verstikking gestuur net voor die einde van die eerste rondte. Dit was 'n fantastiese begin van 'n vertoning wat 'n paar pieke en valleie gehad het sover as die vermaaklikheidswaarde van sommige van die wedstryde. Natalia het haar tyd geneem en 'n wedstryd Andrea Lee van 'n afstand vir die grootste deel van die kompetisie gekies. Sy het tot 'n eenparige besluit gekom deur versigtig en versigtig te wees met haar treffende doel.

Volgende, 'n omstrede verdeelde besluit het die kansmakers se gunstelingvegter Andre Petrovski 'n oorwinning oor Gerald Meershaert gegee. Petrovski het blykbaar nie die kardio gehad om saam met die gesoute veteraan Meerschaert te hang nie. Al wat in hierdie geveg ontbreek het, was die gekonsentreerde slaankrag van Meershaert om Petrovski onder die knie te kry. Albei vegters het hul oomblikke gehad, maar dit het vir my duidelik gelyk dat Gerald die besiger en doeltreffender vegter was. Hy was slegs een van die roofslagoffers wat Saterdagaand deur die regters aangekla is nadat hy duidelik 'n hoofsaaklik tegniese geveg gewen het. Die aanrakinge van slugfest wat van tyd tot tyd besprinkel het, blyk altyd die meer wild en gretige Meerschaert te bevoordeel. Hy het beslis die oorwinning verdien. Ons sal 'n bietjie later oor nog 'n rooftog van gelyke kaliber praat.

'n Paar Ultimate Fighter Finale-gevegte het daarna gekom met Bantamgewigte Brad Katona en Cody Gibson wat dit afgeskop het deur "Fight of the Night"-eerbewyse te verdien. Hul tone-tot-toon skopbokswedstryd wat selde die grond vir baie lank getref het, het die skare beslis van begin tot einde laat opstaan. Katona was uiteindelik 'n sekonde vinniger met die gelykopuitslag en skerp genoeg met sy steekhoue en tellers om 'n oorwinning te verseker in 'n scrap waar hy dikwels een goeie hou moes vat om twee van sy eie te kry. Gibson het die resultate van Brad se akkuraatheid op sy gehawende gesig by die laaste klok gedra, maar hy het ook groot respek vir sy nooit-ophou benadering van beide die skare en die organisasie verdien. Die UFC het beide vegters kontrakte aangebied vir hul pogings in plaas daarvan dat net die wenner die kopknik gekry het.

Kurt Holobaugh moes teen vriend en mede-span Chandler-vegter Austin Hubbard veg in die Liggewig-eindstryd. Dit was 'n geveg wat vir Hubbard beter begin het as wat dit geëindig het. Uiteindelik na 'n kort uitvoelproses, Holobaugh het die momentum weggeneem en 'n fenomenale Triangle Choke net verseker 2:39 in die tweede raam. Albei vegters het hul oorheersende oomblikke gehad, maar dit was Holobaugh se swartgordel-jiu-jitsu-vaardighede wat die aand en die TUF-trofee gewen het.

Gregory Rodrigues het die Rus Dennis Tiuliulin absoluut gesloop in 'n middelgewiggeveg wat die Beantown-skare kortliks "VSA" laat sing het terwyl hulle na 'n Brasiliaanse vegter gesoek het.. "Robocop" het die skare-ondersteuning geniet en vinnig hul gejuig met sy afrondingsvaardighede in volle vertoon. Rodrigues lyk toevallig 'n bietjie soos die hoofkarakter in Netflix se "The Lincoln Lawyer,” as die karakter opgebou het na 'n paar rondtes steroïede. Rodrigues het beslis die wet neergelê en die Rus met 'n masjienagtige presisie tot bewusteloosheid gestamp. Hy het net een minuut geneem en 43 sekondes om die skare hul laaste stop tot die hoofbyeenkoms te gee.

Vyf reguit besluite het gevolg, twee van hulle het beslis deur die perfekte plasing van monsteragtige beenskoppe van die oorwinnaars. Die pynlikste van daardie twee wedstryde om na te kyk, was Chris Weidman wat die voorrondes afgesluit het deur Brad Tavares in 'n strafende middelgewigstryd teen te staan.. Weidman, kom terug van 'n kwaai rubber hoenderpootbesering waar hy op 'n heeltemal gebreekte been teen Uriah Hall probeer plant het, roes gelyk soos verroes kan wees. Elke takedown wat hy probeer het, het skynbaar maklik deur Tavares opgestop.

Elke ponswisseling was te min, te laat vir Weidman om terug te kom van die konstante beenskoppe wat beide die been met die ou besering en Weidman se ander been peper.. Selfs met 'n geskeurde MCL of ACL (volgens Dana White wat Weidman gedwing het om ná die geveg uit te tree), Weidman het Tavares om die hok bekruip en sy bes probeer om die geveg na hom te neem ten spyte van die gebreekte wiel. Tavares het 'n baie strategiese en slim geveg gewen, het die hele pro-Weidman-skare teleurgestel in die hoop op daardie wonderwerk-terugvertoning wat nooit gekom het nie.

Marlon "Chito" Vera en Pedro Munhoz het die hoofkaart oopgemaak met 'n eensydige verhouding wat Vera se geduld ten toon stel, treffende insig, en byna foutlose tegniek. Munhoz het die geveg op sy voete afgesluit, maar hy het baie gesigskade verduur om daar te kom. Chito het vir die grootste deel van die geveg op 'n veilige afstand gebly en het min risiko's geneem op pad na sy eenparige besluitoorwinning. Die reikwydte en spoed van Vera blyk die doeltreffendste voordele te wees wat hy geniet het teen die korter en bonkiger Munhoz. Vera, hoe vervelig hy ook al is om te kyk soms, het bewys hy verdien sy eie bantamgewigtitelskoot.

Die derde agtereenvolgende besluit het Mario Bautista 'n baie omstrede eenparige besluit oorwinning oor Da'Mon Blackshear gegee. Bautista het Blackshear uitgehaal wat grondbeheer betref, maar Blackshear was meer akkuraat in sy slaan en het meer beduidende treffers in die veergewig-afval gekry. Ek het beslis gedink hy het genoeg gedoen om te wen, maar die beoordelaars het die geveg nie op dieselfde manier gesien nie en het die wedstryd aan Bautista gegee.

Ian Garry en Neil Magny het volgende kragte gemeet in 'n weltergewigkompetisie wat nie ooreenstem nie. Magny het 'n geweldige hart getoon deur weer op te staan ​​na elke afslaan, maar hy kon nie die onophoudelike beenskoppe oorkom wat Garry gegooi het nie. Keith Peterson, skeidsregter, het 'n paar keer naby daaraan gekom om die geveg te stop, maar Magny het net genoeg aanhou doen om dit aan die gang te hou, soms op een been rondspring. Garry se aanval was net so op die punt soos sy trash talk-speletjie, die gees van Nate Diaz op te roep met 'n paar goed getimede handgebare. Die skare het sy voortgesette oorheersing gevier met Garry wat hulle vertel het van sy begeerte om eendag die beste vegter op die aarde te wees in sy na-geveg toespraak. Magny sal ’n antwoord op sy onlangse stryd moet vind as hy relevant in die UFC wil bly.

Weili Zhang en Amanda Lemos het volgende in 'n epiese titelgeveg afgereken. Lemos het byna 'n paar wonderbaarlike voorleggingspogings verseker, maar die strooigewig-titelgeveg het ontaard in 'n vraag of Lemos tot die finale klok kon oorleef of nie. Zhang het haar talente in al haar gebiede van kundigheid ten toon gestel, en Lemos kon net hoop om te wen deur middel van 'n paar Hail Mary-indieningspogings wat Zhang uit gewikkel het. Zhang se spoed, krag en duursaamheid het Lemos oorweldig en haar deur baie van die latere rondtes gesukkel om 'n stilstand te vermy. Op een of ander manier het sy dit reggekry, op haar pad geweldige skade aanrig. Zhang het weggestap en haar titel behou, tot groot vreugde van aanhangers wat haar deur die hele geveg gesteun het.

Uiteindelik, die hoofgebeurtenis het aangebreek, goed na middernag. Sean O’Malley het eerste die arena betree, en die skare het uitgebars. Baie van hulle het groen of pienk pruike gedra om O'Malley se kenmerkende voorkoms na te boots. O'Malley het eerlikwaar redelik versteen gelyk, asof hy die nag voor die geleentheid glad nie eers geslaap het nie. Aljamain Sterling het die hok binnegegaan na 'n koor van geboe wat hy probeer lig het deur die skare aan te spoor om hom meer te boe..

Die eerste rondte was meestal 'n vertoonvenster van voetwerk van albei vegters. O’Malley se kopspeletjies het dalk op Sterling gewerk, omdat hy in voorgeveg-onderhoude belowe het hy sal 'n eerste rondte TKO van sy eie verseker. Eerder as om op sy grootste krag staat te maak, sy worsteling, Sterling wou O’Malley in sy eie wedstryd klop. Dit blyk die verkeerde strategie te wees, 'n feit wat Sterling uiteindelik besef het toe hy aan die verkeerde kant van daardie TKO beland het. Daar was min pogings om O'Malley af te neem, en almal van hulle was heeltemal opgestop. Sterling het gevou en op die doek geval nadat hy vroeg in die tweede rondte met 'n O'Malley-teenhou geslaan is. Die res was geskiedenis aangesien O'Malley "die Suga-vertoning" afgesluit het met 'n bietjie McGregor-agtige grond en pond.

Albei vegters het puik na-geveg toesprake gelewer, getrou aan vorm. Sterling was genadig in nederlaag en het sy respek getoon vir O'Malley wat daarna streef om sy droom te bereik. Oorweging van Sterling het O'Malley voor die stryd gekritiseer omdat hy Dana White se troeteldierprojek was en nie 'n titelkoot verdien nie, dit was 'n groot mea culpa. Ook, as dit inderdaad alles daaroor gegaan het om deur mnr. White, O'Malley het dalk die Kaalvader afgemerk deur aan te dui dat hy meer teen die bokser Gervonta Davis wil veg as enige ander werklike UFC-vegter.

As slegs die tweede Dana White Contender Series-vegter om 'n wêreldtitel te verdien, O'Malley kan beslis in 'n mate sy eie houe noem, maar 'n boksoorgang is 'n baie sensitiewe onderwerp in die nasleep van Francis Ngannou wat onlangs opslae gemaak het omdat hy sy UFC-kontrak teruggetrek het en vir 'n swaargewig-bokswedstryd met Tyson Fury ingeteken het wat sy loopbaan-UFC-verdienste met 'n myl sal verduister. Slegs Conor McGregor kon tot dusver UFC-kopers oortuig om alles in te gaan in 'n oorkruisgeveg in boks. Dana White het sedertdien tentatiewe planne om "Zuffa Boxing" te skep heeltemal afgeskaf om sy vegters te verantwoord wat McGregor se profiel wil navolg, finansiële rekord en dapper bravade wat hom daardie geleentheid besorg het om Floyd Mayweather in 'n uitstallingswedstryd te veg.

Dikwels, om Dana White se aandag en respek te kry, vegters moet eenvoudig hulself genoeg verkoop om dit te vertaal in massiewe goedere en kaartjieverkope wat uit hul buzz gegenereer word. Baie soos die WWE, groot personas en kleurvolle karakters wen dikwels geleenthede in die UFC bo atlete wat net op hul fisiese vaardighede konsentreer. Veral stakers word bevoordeel, omdat hulle voldoen aan die UFC se geïmpliseerde "sit on a show" standaard van uitnemendheid wat opgelê word aan elke vegter wat in die hok stap. Dit is 'n styl van bestuur en wortel-en-stok-leierskap wat vegters flous om te dink dit is beter vir hul loopbane om voortdurend na vore te kom met min besorgdheid oor verdediging en geweldige risiko's te neem om baie meer opwindend en vermaaklik te wees as wat hulle nodig het om 'n spesifieke geveg te wen.

Nou erken hierdie kind O'Malley dat hy soos Dana self wil wees, gemaklik genoeg finansieel om te wed $250,000 per pokerhand. Die mees spesiale talent voor O'Malley het sy eie opkomende ster persona gebruik om sy eie naam handelsmerke te bou en sy eie whisky maatskappy te koop. Hy het 'n seiljag en 'n Lamborghini, en hy is steeds die mees besproke en geroepe vegter in die organisasie, selfs nadat hy so 'n eensydige stryd met Dustin Poirier verloor het en 'n paar jaar met 'n gebreekte been langs die kantlyn gestaan ​​het.. Die feit dat O'Malley kan besef en internaliseer dat hy waarskynlik nooit op Conor se vlak sal kom sonder 'n groot oorkruisgeveg in boks nie, spreek boekdele oor waar die UFC vandag is.

Dit is die soort ontwikkeling waaroor ek moet lag om te weet hoe moeilik dit was om al die vegterbetalings- en kontrakkwessies voor die hof te bring sonder 'n leër van prokureurs om die UFC se formidabele regspan die hoof te bied.. Een so 'n regsweermag het onlangs die trekpas verseker om 'n klasaksie-antitrust-geding namens meer as 1,200 voormalige UFC-vegters. Dit lyk of die regter in die saak reeds by die eisers skaar. Reaksie op UFC-klasaksiesertifisering: Wat het gebeur, en wat is volgende? (msn.com)

Wanneer die organisasie gekonfronteer word met statistieke wat toon dat die inkomste-aandeel vir vegters min is in vergelyking met ander groot sportsoorte met spelersverenigings, die reaksie is tipies iets tot die effek van: “Ons het soveel miljoenêrs gemaak. Dit gaan goed met ons vegters, en hulle kry almal baie finansiële geleenthede met die roem wat ons hulle gehelp het om te bereik.”

As 'n kenner van die UFC se finansiële geskiedenis en 'n gehoorlid by UFC 292, Ek kon nie vermy om die realiteit te konfronteer dat soveel "UFC Nut-hugger" joernaliste al die byvoordele van persvoorregte kry omdat hulle so goed saamspeel met daardie "Zuffa Myth" mentaliteit. Die mense wat die UFC op die kaart plaas, verlei hul ondersteuners subliminaal met toegang en beloftes van roem en geleenthede, en vegters en medialede word in daardie soort bestuursteaters ingesuig. Op sy beurt, jy eindig nie met veel nie ondersoekende beriggewing in MMA-mediakringe, en vegters wat baie vrae vra en beter kontrakvoorwaardes eis, word nie herteken of opgestel met prima-geveg-wedstryde nie.

Dit het die uitslag van die hoofgebeurtenis geneem om die kwessie vir my werklik duidelik te maak oor hoe die UFC voortdurend die fokus hou op hul veronderstelde vermoë om supersterre te skep net deur 'n vegter enige kontrak met die organisasie te laat teken.. Sommige wat saamstem dat dit die geval is, sal sê dit was die organisasie se vermoë om genoeg talent in O'Malley te sien om hom op Dana White se Contender Series te plaas wat gelei het tot die skouspelagtige opkoms van die nuwe kampioen se ry.. Sekerlik, O'Malley sou nie eers Saterdagaand in Boston gewees het as hy nooit by die organisasie ingekom het nie. Egter, daar was baie DWCS-vegters wat nie meer UFC-geleenthede gekry het nie omdat hulle daardie intreevlak-geveg verloor het. O’Malley moes wen en aanhou wen om te wees waar hy Saterdagaand was.

Die punt is: Sean O'Malley se kultusaanhang en geweldige selfvertroue is die resultaat van sy eie persoonlike kruistog om iemand spesiaal te wees met onbeperkte potensiaal en wonderlike talent. Hy sou nooit eers in die gesprek wees vir 'n titel as hy nie al die ongekende ure in die gimnasium ingesit het om beter te wees nie. Die UFC het nie Sean O'Malley geskep nie, hulle het hom net 'n platform gegee om te wys watter soort vegter hy kan wees. En terwyl hy die supersterdom geniet waarvoor die UFC hulself eer, O'Malley moet weet die enigste manier waarop hy sy verdienpotensiaal kan maksimeer, is om die organisasie self te verduister. Hy moet bo en buite hul beperkende finansiële grense gaan na 'n sport waar die inkomsteaandeel soveel beter is en 'n ou soos Francis Ngannou meer in een geveg kan maak as wat hy in sy hele UFC-loopbaan gemaak het..

So, As Dana White regtig Sean O'Malley sy troeteldierprojek gemaak het soos Aljamain Sterling voorgestel het, hy het goeie werk gedoen. Ongelukkig, die monster wat hy geskep het, kan op die lange duur terugkom om hom te byt. Nog 'n bokskaart wat saam deur UFC bevorder word, sal te veel van hul werknemers probeer om dieselfde roete te volg en te wonder hoekom Dana se klein maatjie al die pouses en voordele kry. Veterane en nuwelinge sal waarskynlik albei kyk na enige hoë Davis vs. O'Malley-bokswedstryd as 'n erkenning deur hul leierskap dat die UFC nie hul vegters genoeg kan betaal om hulle in die hok te hou nie.

“Kind, jy het geen idee hoeveel geld jy gaan maak nie,” het Dana White ná die oorwinning aan O’Malley gesê volgens 'n onlangse O'Malley-onderhoud. verbeel ek my in sy kop, Dana het daardie gedagte klaargemaak met “ons.”

Ken Shamrock’s Valor Bare Knuckle Boxing Returns April 22nd in Miami

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RENO, Nev. (Januarie 31, 2022) – Ken Shamrock’s Valor Bare Knuckle (ValorBK) Boxing returns to action April 22, 2022, with “real bare-knuckle fights,” featuring thrilling bouts between professional fighters, often matching mixed-martial-arts fighters versus boxers, at the James L. Knight Center in Miami.

ValorBK, presented by Valor Sports Inc. en Ken Shamrock, showcases all-action, unfettered entertainment by fierce fighters stepping into the Bout Circle. ValorBK brings forth the world’s first true Bare-Knuckle competition, setting the industry standard for both fighters and fans.
Shamrock, universally known in combat sports as “The World’s Most Dangerous Man,” is a living legend and industry pioneer who is responsible for accelerating some of the most successful companies, brands, and movements in the last two decades of combat sports.
Best known for his participation in the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC), Pride Fighting Championships, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Total Nonstop Wrestling Action, and Pancrase, Shamrock is taking Valor Bare Knuckle to the forefront of contemporary combat sports.

“ValorBK is a lifelong vision realized after decades of global competition at the highest level across various combat sports,” Shamrock said. “With the innovation of the Bout Circle and our unique rulesets, ValorBK will take the industry by storm. No gloves, no ropes, no cages, no dirty boxing, is a concept born in part out of competition and is perfect for the next phase of combat sports.


“‘Stand them up’ was a theme I heard throughout my career. I know what fans want to see and what real fighters want to do. Our first event was the proof. ValorBK will be the platform to disrupt bare-knuckle boxing while also enhancing the great sport of boxing by developing a generation of skilled fighters tilted towards action. We are pleased to announce our return and hope you tune in for more big updates.”


Due to a restructuring and COVID-19 restrictions, ValorBK has been regrouping since its inaugural event, September 20, 2019, by 4 Bears Casino in Newtown, North Dakota. (ValorBK1 replay available to watch at https://valorbk.com/events/)


ValorBK 2 matchups, as well as viewing and ticket information, are coming soon.


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ABOUT VALOR BARE KNUCKLE: ValorBK is a well-organized TRUE bare-knuckle professional sport that was founded by Ken Shamrock, UFC & Wrestling Hall of Famer.

Helde Slegs Knuckle (ValorBK) is founded upon a “By a fighter for the fighters” principle.


ValorBK™ is committed to preserving the purity of bare-knuckle boxing and passing that immersive experience to the audience by showcasing the God-given talents of fighters worldwide through safer, but faster, and more exhilarating bare-knuckle bouts.


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UFC #1 Ranked Featherweight Max Holloway Becomes CHERRY BO2MB® Business Partner

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LAS VEGAS, NV.CHERRY BO2MB and UFC #1 Ranked Featherweight Max Holloway, fresh off his Saturday night main event victory, has joined the team as a business partner.

Holloway (23-6), who took care of Yair Rodriguez on Saturday night, will become one of the faces of CHERRY BO2MB®, the leading brand in cognitive enhancers that improves memory, creativity, motivation and enhances brain neuron oxygenation. CHERRY BO2MB®is a BSCG certified drug-free powder supplement that when added to water becomes a brain-stimulating nutritional beverage designed for all ages wanting to think smarter, react faster and perform better. Whether you are an elite athlete, a weekend warrior in any sport, a student immersed in studies or an employee who needs to have sharp focus to get the job done, this product is for you.

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Paradigm Sports Signs UFC Strawweight Mackenzie Dern

#6 UFC Strawweight Mackenzie Dern signs with Paradigm Sports

Irvine, SOOS (Junie 22, 2021) Paradigm Sports is proud to announce its full-service representation of mixed martial arts (Plaasmoorde) star Mackenzie Dern.

Dern is the current #6 ranked UFC Strawweight, and has been steadily climbing the rankings with a 4-fight win streak. Dern boasts an impressive professional record of 11-1, her most recent win being a first round submission over Nina Nunes in April.

On signing with Paradigm Sports, Dern said: “I’m excited for the next phase of my career and working with Paradigm. I really feel that, as 'n span, we will reach my full potential as a fighter inside and outside of the cage!"

Paradigm Sports Senior Vice President, Tim Simpson, verklaar: “We are thrilled to welcome Mackenzie into the Paradigm Sports family. She is a phenomenal athlete and one with championship potential. On behalf of our whole team, it is an honor to partner with her and her family, and we look forward to helping her build upon the successful career she has already begun.”

Paradigm Sports is a full-service management agency that has set itself apart as a multi-platform sports business and media company that handles the careers of a global roster of elite combat sports athletes, including Conor McGregor, Israel Adesanya, Michael Page and Cris Cyborg.

JAKE PAUL VS. TYRON WOODLEY FACEOFF QUOTES AND PHOTOS

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MIAMI(Junie 4, 2021) – Social media superstar and undefeated pro boxerJake “The Problem Child” Paul faced off with his next opponent, five-time UFC championTyron Woodley, at the historic 5ste Street Gym in Miami on Thursday ahead of their highly anticipated summer showdown on SHOWTIME PPV.

Here is what Paul and Woodley had to say following their heated stare down in Miami:

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“I told him I’ll pay you double your purse if you beat me. But if you lose, you have to pay your purse to my charity. He lacks confidence. Why wouldn’t you take that bet as a fighter if you knew you were going to win? To make double the money? This is the biggest pay day of your life and you can make double? Put your money where your mouth is.

“He’s a good striker. He’s known for knocking people out. But I think when I beat Tyron, people have to put respect on my name. But that’s not what I’m here for to be honest. I already know how good I am. I know that this is going to be another easy fight. That’s why SHOWTIME is in business with me. Jy is op soek na die toekoms van die boks.

“He’s not as good as me and he’s playing catch-up. We see holes in his whole entire game and he has try to learn how to box. He’s stiff. Muscles don’t fight and he’s going to be out of his element. This is boxing. This isn’t MMA. You can’t learn how to box in this amount of time. Now we’re going to show him the reins. The Disney kid is going to beat up the five-time UFC champion of the world. It’s going to be hilarious.

“I haven’t even shown my fighting abilities at all. I haven’t even made it past two rounds in my professional career. I haven’t been hit in the face. Nobody can even see if I have a chin or my inside fighting game. I haven’t even warmed up yet. And by the way, I’m the type of fighter that gets better the longer the fight goes on. I get better in sparring so I haven’t even been able to warm up and I’m excited to show my ability if he can make it out of the first round.

“I’ve predicted every single one of my fights. I said Ben Askren, eerste ronde. I said Nate Robinson, eerste ronde. He got to the second. I said in my first pro fight, eerste ronde. I don’t think Tyron will make it out of two rounds. You might not even get to see my boxing abilities in this fight to be honest.”

TYRON WOODLEY

“I’ve always wanted to box my whole life but never did it. This is my opportunity. This is a kid that’s a power-puncher. He’s got a lot of strength behind him. This is going to be a big platform to showcase what I can do in a boxing ring. And he’s a fighter. Hy kan veg. Aan die einde van die dag, you can watch him and the timing, the rhythm and the footwork is there.

“He hasn’t fought very long. But the little action that I have seen was clean. Good defense. Nate was rushing him, he protected himself and he came out of his shell and cracked him.

“He’s trying to downplay his ability. He’s a fighter. Don’t let him play you by saying, ‘I’m just a YouTuber.’ Last week, he was a fighter. When he was saying nobody wanted to fight him, he was a fighter. You’re not a YouTuber anymore. You’re not on Disney. It’s been a long time since he was on Disney. That’s like me saying I’m just a collegiate wrestler and I don’t punch people.

“I just want to have fun. I want to train hard. I want to get better. I want to go out there and do things on my terms and be the one to call the shots. I want to go out there and make history. I always make history. I may not always get the credit for it but I’m always the first. Fighters always hit me up asking what they should do, what they’re doing wrong. Now it’s time for me to go do it myself.”

Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta To Host Triller Fight Club’s 2021 Kickoff Event on April 17, the PPV Boxing Card Headlined by Jake Paul and Ben Askren

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Atlanta and Los Angeles, Maart 8, 2021 - Triller Fight Club today announced that Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, will be the home for TFC’s inaugural event of 2021, the April 17 boxing Pay-Per-View card headlined by Jake Paul en Ben Askren. This will be the first-ever fighting event at one of the most dynamic venues in the world, which was the home of Super Bowl LIII.

iNDemand, the leading transactional video-on-demand and PPV programming provider in North America, will serve as the exclusive U.S. and Canadian cable, satelliet, and telco PPV provider for the event. Fans will be able to order the event on PPV through their existing cable, satellite and telco PPV providers, including Xfinity, Spectrum, Contour, DirecTV, BY&T TV, Dish, Fios, and Optimum (U.S.), as well as Rogers, Bell, Shaw, Videotron, and Sasktel (Kanada). FITE, the premier PPV digital platform will handle worldwide live pay-per-view streaming distribution online, and via FITE mobile and Smart TV apps, game controllers and all major OTT devices as well as power TrillerFightClub.com.

The suggested PPV retail price for the event is $49.99 (U.S. & Kanada). Fans outside North America can check the FITE link at https://www.fite.tv/watch/jake-paul-vs-ben-askren/2p8y0/ for international pricing.

The four-hour show, which will kick off at 8pm ET with the live PPV main card starting at 9pm ET, will also feature an exciting undercard of fights that will be announced shortly. Triller Fight Club is a partnership between Triller and Snoop Dogg and is spearheaded by Ryan Kavanaugh.

“Our vision of big fights, big entertainment and world class events can only fit into a world class venue, and Mercedes-Benz Stadium fits that vision,” said Kavanaugh. “April 17th will have an element of surprise and action for everyone, from music fans to the casual and diehard fight fan. The way we will present the night in this state-of-the-art venue will continue to redefine consumer engagement for a global consumer, with world class partners like iNDemand and FITE joining us not just for this event, but for the others we will have in 2021 and beyond.”

“Mercedes-Benz Stadium will continue to be the place where sports and entertainment’s biggest events are held, and we welcome Triller Fight Club for this special event,"Sê Tim Zulawski, Chief Revenue Officer for AMB Sports and Entertainment. “We look forward to showcasing our stadium to the global audience that Ryan and his team are building, and are proud to be a part of this historic night of boxing and entertainment.”

Mercedes-Benz Stadium serves as the home stadium of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) and Atlanta United of Major League Soccer (MLS). One of the most acclaimed venues in the world, the Stadium has hosted the College Football Playoff National Championship in 2018, MLS All-Star Game and some of the biggest music and entertainment events in addition to its NFL and MLS tenants. There will be no public sale of tickets for the event. A very limited number of fans and guests will be selected to join in the live event, with details to be announced in the coming weeks, and everything will be subject to stringent local, state and federal protocols due to COVID 19.

“We’re thrilled to be working with Triller again after the incredible success of our Tyson vs. Jones Jr. PPV event last November—it was one of the best-selling PPV events of all time,"Sê Mark Boccardi, iNDemand’s SVP, Programmering & Marketing. “2021 is going to be a great year for the Pay-Per-View event category, and we know that Jake Paul and Ben Askren will put on an exciting main event on April 17th.”

Triller Fight Club has already reinvented the fight sport presentation genre, and we are excited to be a part of bringing this event to a global audience,” gesê Michael Weber, COO of FITE. “Triller and FITE are the perfect pair to deliver a flawless, no-filler fan experience worthy of this moment.

The April 17th card will be Triller Fight Club’s first in a series of 2021 special events, following the debut record setting Tyson vs. Jones Jr. PPV fight in 2020, which shattered all digital fight PPV records and became the eighth most successful fight PPV in history. This event will feature Jake Paul taking on former Bellator and ONE Championship champion Ben Askren in the headline matchup of the night. Paul, whose boxing debut against former professional athlete Nate Robinson set all kinds of records for fan engagement, will face Askren, who transitions to boxing after an MMA record of nineteen wins and two losses, six knockouts and six submissions. Askren made his professional MMA debut in 2009 against Josh Flowers where he won by TKO in the first round. As a former Bellator Champion, ONE Championship Champion, PAN American Champion in freestyle wrestling, two-time NCAA wrestling champion for Missouri and two-time winner of The Dan Hodge Trophy, Askren joins Triller’s Fight Club with a significant amount of experience in the ring.

In addition to being a co-owner, Snoop also provides strategic counsel to Triller Fight Club, helping to select fighters and musical acts for the show-stopping events. An entertainment expert who has successfully maneuvered through a range of projects in a variety of different fields, Snoop secured his spot as a fan favorite during Triller’s first sporting event, Tyson vs.. Jones.

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LIZ CARMOUCHE TO MAKE BELLATOR MMA DEBUT AGAINST UNDEFEATED MANDY BÖHM IN MAIN EVEN EVENT OF PROMOTION’S RETURN TO PECHANGA RESORT CASINO

EVENT SET FOR FRIDAY, MAG 29 BY 10 Namiddag. ET/9 P.M. CT ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK & DAZN

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MAART 13!



LOS ANGELES – Bellator officials today announced that the eagerly anticipated promotional debut of Liz Carmouche (13-7) will take place on Friday, Mei 29 at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Kalifornië. against undefeated SBG Ireland’s flyweight prospect Mandy Böhm (6-0, 1 NC).



Kaartjies vir die Bellator 243: Carmouche vs. Böhm go on sale March 13 by 3 namiddag. PT and are available at the Pechanga box office, sowel asBellator.com, Ticketmaster.com en Pechanga.com.



The event will be broadcast live Friday, Mei 29 op Paramount Network en DAZN by 10 namiddag. ET/9 p.m. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator’s MMA YouTube channel. Bykomende aanvalle sal aangekondig word in die komende weke.



A United States Marine Corps veteran and established flyweight competitor, Carmouche joined Bellator’s women’s flyweight division this past December following a six-year run in UFC – a tenure that includes world title bouts in both the bantamweight and flyweight divisions, as well as notable wins over Katlyn Chookagian and Jessica Andrade.



Fighting out of San Diego, the 36-year-old Team Hurricane Awesome-product also formerly competed for Strikeforce, notching a pair of victories with the promotion. She also earned a win over Valentina Shevchenko earlier in her career. Prior to “Girl-Rilla’s” days as a professional athlete, the Lafayette, Louisiana-native spent five years serving as an aviation electrician in the United Stated Marine Corps, where she completed three tours of duty in the Middle East.



Fresh off a flyweight title victory on the regional MMA scene last May, Mandy Böhm is ready to bring her undefeated mark as a professional to the highest levels of the sport when she meets former two-division title challenger Liz Carmouche on May 29. Hailing from Germany, but training under the tutelage of John Kavanagh at SBG Ireland in Dublin, “Monster” is a force to be reckoned with on the feet, but showcased her strong submission skills when she handed top Canadian prospect Jade Masson-Wong the first loss of her career in 2019.



Opgedateer Bellator 243: Carmouche vs. Böhm Fight Card:

Flyweight Main Event: Liz Carmouche (13-7) vs. Mandy Böhm (6-0, 1 NC)



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OMGEWINGSGEveg SAL 'N REMATCH BY NEF KRY 43 IN ORONO

VIR ONMIDDELLIKE VRYSTELLING: Orono, Maine (Februarie 28, 2020) - New England Fights (NEF) bied die volgende gemengde-vechtkunsten aan (Plaasmoorde) byeenkoms in die Collins Centre for the Arts op die Universiteit van Maine se vlagskip Orono-kampus. Die geleentheid, getiteld “NEF 43: Rampage,”Vind Saterdag plaas, April 18, 2020, met 'n kloktyd van 7 pm EDT. Vroeër vandag, die strydpromosie het die toevoeging van 'n amateurvlieggewigstryd op die kaart aangekondig. Caleb “Dr.. Feelgood ”Austin (4-0) sal in die gesig staar James Ploss (1-2) teen 'n gevegsgewig van 125 pond.

Die stryd is 'n herkansing van die eerste stryd tussen Austin en Ploss wat drie jaar tevore in April plaasgevind het 2017 by “NEF 28.” Austin is as die wenner van die eerste wedstryd aangewys, maar nie sonder omstredenheid nie. Sekondes in die eerste ronde, Ploss het 'n stywe guillotine-verstikking op Austin aangebring. Austin tik uit, maar die skeidsregter was buite posisie om die kraan te sien. Ploss het Austin uit die ruim vrygelaat, dink hy het die stryd gewen. Die skeidsregter, tot Ploss se verbystering, het die geveg beveel om voort te gaan. Terwyl Ploss probeer het om die situasie te verstaan, Austin het hom van stryk gebring en die stryd oomblikke later met tegniese uitklophou afgesluit.

In die dae daarna, baie was kritiek op Austin op sosiale media. Dit lyk asof die saak na 'n paar dae dood is, net om einde verlede jaar weer op die voorgrond te bring toe die voormalige UFC- en WEC-ster Mike Brown (26-9) het die clip op Twitter gedeel as 'n voorbeeld van 'baklei totdat die skeidsregter vir jou sê om op te hou.' Skielik, die geveg het wêreldwyd aandag gekry van groot aanlyn nuusbronne soosBloedige elmboogMMA JunkieDie Atletiek, enDie Underground.

Die eerste geveg met Ploss was Caleb Austin se amateur-MMA-debuut. Hy was toe 18 jaar oud en nog steeds senior aan die Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, Maine. Austin was 'n opvallende stoeier op hoërskool, opstel van 'n rekord van 208-11 meer as vier jaar en die verowering van staatstitels op 126 pond sy junior en senior jaar. Hy is aangewys as die 2017 “Stoeier van die Jaar” deur die Lewiston Sun Journal. Na die gradeplegtigheid, Austin sit sy stoeiloopbaan voort aan die Universiteit van Suid-Maine, maar hy neem die volgende twee jaar af van die MMA-kompetisie. Hy het verlede somer teruggekeer en het drie gevegte agtereenvolgens gewen sedert hy sy terugkeer gemaak het. Austin verteenwoordig tans die Brasiliaanse Jiu-Jitsu in Sentraal-Maine (CMBJJ) in Lewiston, Maine.

'Ek is opgewonde om uiteindelik weer met James te kan veg om 'n mate van sluiting te kry,”Het Austin van die herkansing met Ploss gesê. 'My MMA-debuut spook by my sedert dit amper drie jaar gelede gebeur het. Ek is James en sy span dankbaar dat hulle my die geleentheid gegee het om weer saam met hom daar in te kom. Ek wou dit al lank hê en ek belowe om die oomblik optimaal te benut. As ek hierdie keer die hok verlaat, dit sal sonder twyfel of kontroversie wees — dit sal definitief eindig. ”

James Ploss het nog twee keer in die stryd getree 2017 en het sedertdien nog nie deelgeneem nie. Hy is 'n lid van Greg Williams se Team Kaze in Lancaster, New Hampshire. Soos Austin, Ploss sal op soek wees na afsluiting van die uitslag van hul eerste ontmoeting.

'Ek is dankbaar vir 'n herkansing met Caleb,”Het Ploss gesê. 'Nadenke, Ek het die vraag nagedink, ‘Is ek beter as Kaleb, of is hy beter as ek?'Dit is die perfekte kans om uit te vind - 'n tweede kans vir ons albei om alles te gee en te sien wie bo uitkom en die ondersteuners gee, MMA-gemeenskap, en albei van ons die rematch wat ons almal wil hê! 18 April, ons toets albei onsself. ”

New England Fights’ volgende geleentheid vir gemengde vegkuns, “NEF 43: Rampage,” vind Saterdag plaas, April 18, 2020, by die Collins Centre for the Arts by UMaine Orono. Kaartjies is te koop nou opwww.CollinsCenterfortheArts.com.  

Oor New England Fights

New England Fights ("NEF") is 'n stryd gebeure promosies maatskappy. NEF se missie is om geleenthede van die hoogste gehalte vir vegters en aanhangers te skep. NEF se uitvoerende span het uitgebreide ondervinding in 'n geveg sport bestuur, gebeure produksie, media verhoudings, bemarking, wetlike en advertensies.

BELLATOR SIGNS LIZ CARMOUCHE TO EXCLUSIVE MULTI-YEAR, MULTI-FIGHT KONTRAK

HONOLULU - On the same night as Bellator and the USO Present: Salute the Troops, Bellator is proud to announce the signing of United States Marine Corps veteran and established flyweight competitor Liz Carmouche (13-7) om 'n eksklusiewe multi-jaar, multi-stryd kontrak.



Carmouche joins Bellator’s women’s flyweight division following a six-year run in UFC – a tenure that includes world title bouts in both the bantamweight and flyweight divisions, as well as notable wins over Katlyn Chookagian and Jessica Andrade.



Fighting out of San Diego, the 35-year-old Team Hurricane Awesome-product also formerly competed for Strikeforce, notching a pair of victories with the promotion. She earned an additional win over Valentina Shevchenko earlier in her career.



Prior to her days as a professional athlete, the Lafayette, Louisiana-native spent five years serving as an aviation electrician in the United Stated Marine Corps, where she completed three tours of duty in the Middle East. A longtime friend and teammate of Hawaii’s own Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, “Girl-Rilla” finally has the opportunity to compete alongside Bellator women’s flyweight world champion in an already-stacked 125-pound division.



Carmouche’s promotional debut will take place early 2020 in the flyweight division, which is championed by her training partner, Ilima-lei Macfarlane, wie opskrifte Bellator 236on DAZN tomorrow night in Honolulu, Hawaii. The division also features Macfarlane’s opponent Kate Jackson, as well as other top athletes competing this weekend in Hawaii, insluitend Juliana Velasquez, Veta Arteaga, Bruna Ellen en Alejandra Lara.

Heavyweight Alex “Die Groot” Flores looking ahead to Nov. 7 return headlining RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS®

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LAS VEGAS (November 4, 2019) – California heavyweight and former World Boxing Council (WBC) World Youth champion, Alex “Die Groot” Blomme, will be looking ahead, not in the past, when he enters the ring November 7 teen Mario “Chabelo” Heredia, headlining the latest instalment of RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS®. te

Flores vs. Heredia, promoted by Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boks Promotions, be streamed live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS, the world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sportsfrom Casino Del Sol’s outdoor AVA Amphitheater in Tucson, Arizona at 10 namiddag. EN / 7 namiddag. PT.

In his last fight this past December, the 29-year-old Flores (17-2-1, 15 Uitklophoue) lost a controversial fight to former world champion Joseph Parker in New Zealand, in which Parker struck Flores numerous times below the belt, leading to a knockout.

“Ek voel goed,” Flores said during a break from training camp. “I’m focused and ready to step back in the ring. I’m over my last fight. The past is the past, I can’t go back in time. I’m more than ready and excited to step back in the ring November 7ste.

My main focus is to win and get momentum going again. I always work hard for every fight. The only thing I switched up was buy an iron groin protector (he joked).”

Flores’s opponent in the 10-round main event is former WBC FECOMBOX championHeredia (16-7-1, 13 Uitklophoue), van Mexiko, who only two fights ago upset former WBC heavyweight world champion and Nigerian Olympian Samuel Peter deur split besluit.

Heredia is a cool, humble guy but also a very tough opponent,” knockout artist Flores added. “We were supposed to fight years ago, but it never happened. I’m preparing to beat him come November 7ste and anticipating a victory with my hands raised in the air.

Undefeated Mexican welterweight Santiago “SomerDominguez (19-0, 15 Uitklophoue) battles tough Uzbekistan-native Ravshan Hudaynmazarov, wat was die 2007 World Military Games champion, for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) United States Silver welterweight title in the eight-round, co-featured event.

Undefeated California super middleweight Juan JoseJust BusinessBarajas (10-0, 7 Uitklophoue) makes his long awaited RJJ Boxing debut versus Phoenix boxer Fidel Hernandez(20-7-01, 11 Uitklophoue) in 'n agt-rounder.

The UFC FIGHT PASS opener pits undefeated California super middleweight Juan JoseNazzyDominguez (11-1-1, 10 Uitklophoue) in his RJJ Boxing debut against Fidel Hernandez(20-7-1, 11 Uitklophoue), van Phoenix, in 'n agt-ronde bout.

Dominguezyounger brother, weltergewig Marcos “NazzyDominguez (11-1-1, 10 Uitklophoue), will open the UFC FIGHT PASS live-steam versus unbeaten Tucson welterweightChristopher Gonzalez (5-0-1, 1KO) in yet another eight-round match.

Also fighting on the undercard in four-round bouts are Tucson flyweight Briana “Amenaza” Sanchez (2-0, 2 Uitklophoue) vs. Albuquerque, New Mexico’s pro-debuting Amanda Borg, and Arizona super flyweight Edriech Rosa (3-0, 3 Uitklophoue) vs. TBA.

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