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Herpes Derails Major UFC Light Heavyweight Fight at UFC Vegas 106

Mai 20, 2025 FNU47 Legg igjen en kommentar

Av: Rich Bergeron

If just having Herpes isn’t enough of a downer, getting a huge payday rescheduled because of complications from the virus has to be completely demoralizing.

Lett tungvekt Rodolfo Bellato (pictured at above left) recently had to pull out of a fight at UFC Vegas 106 with UFC Legend Paul Craig. The slashing of the bout from the card came at a very late hour. Announcers had to let the viewing public know about the major change right in the middle of the event.

Oddly enough, it was Bellato himself who explained it was a case of Herpes that caused him to back out of the fight. The UFC broadcast team would only refer to Bellato’s inability to compete as “an unspecified medical issue.” The only thing that might be worse than dealing with Herpes is having to tell everyone in the world you’ve got Herpes.

Most people would be happy to avoid the explanation Bellato gave and just say no comment. Men, the Brazilian behemoth was up front and honest in explaining why he had to miss a chance to take on Paul Craig in the Octagon.

“I never thought that herpes would take me out of a fight! I’m sorry to all of you guys, but it’s something that’s out of our control,” Bellato wrote in an apology post on social media. “I’ll have more news soon!” In the accompanying video, Bellato displayed a closer look at the “herpes,” which thankfully appeared to be of the cold sore variety.

There are the cold sore only kind of herpes and then there are the dreaded genital herpes.

According to the Mayo Clinic:

“Cold sores spread from person to person by close contact, such as kissing. They’re usually caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), and less commonly herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). Both of these viruses can affect the mouth or genitals and can be spread by oral sex. The virus can spread even if you don’t see the sores.”

Tro det eller ikke, this has actually happened a couple times before with a cold sore derailing a team versus team fight in two recent seasons of The Ultimate Fighter. First it happened on Season 32 (Grasso versus Shevchenko) when Omran Chaaban had his fight with Shamidkhan Magomedov called off due to Chaaban developing a cold sore. During the prior season a cold sore also derailed a Team McGregor versus Team Chandler bout. Timur Valiev and Trevor Wells were the combatants then, and they fought later on in that same season after a cold sore suffered by Wells saw their first opportunity scrapped.

As UFC officials work to reschedule the bout, Bellato will have to address the condition and make sure he treats his outbreak appropriately. It’s definitely one of the weirdest ways to lose a prime fight opportunity in the most premier MMA league on the planet.

On the bright side, both fighters will get a little bit more time to prepare for each other’s unique styles. Fans could see a better fight as a result. Craig will be entering the cage for this bout riding a three-fight losing skid while Bellato’s most recent blemish on his record was a lackluster performance against Jimmy Crute that ended in a draw. It’s a legend versus prospect fight all the way, and both men will be trying to prove that the Octagon is where they belong.

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The Weekly Fight News Unlimited Combat Sports Wager Report

Mai 16, 2025 FNU47 Legg igjen en kommentar

Av: Rich Bergeron

There’s no PFL MMA this week and nothing in the works for them until June. This week the UFC offers us another “Apex” fight card headlined by Gilbert Burns (22-8) versus Michael Morales (17-0) with UFC Fight Night 256. It’s really the only major MMA betting action available this weekend.

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Let’s get into the available boxing action before we dive into the best UFC betting opportunities for the week. Our boxing bout of the week is a rematch for the ages.

We go to the Copper Box Arena in London where Johnny Fisher (13-0, 11 KOs) tar på David Allen (23-7, 18 KOs) in part two of a British heavyweight boxing odyssey. Their first fight generated serious controversy with many experts convinced Allen won the bout with Fisher winning two scorecards by a single point (95-94) and Allen winning by three points on the third judge’s card (96-93).

Fisher is still a formidable favorite on DraftKings med en -275 moneyline despite all the doubts about his last performance. It’s not hard to see why the bookies like Fisher. The decision against Allen last time interrupted a 7-fight knockout streak for him. Allen has only been knocked out once, by a 4-0 fighter in the 10th round back in 2018.

Allen comes into this fight with a chip on his shoulder and a +210 moneyline. He’s knocked out some very good fighters himself, guys like Lucas Browne (31-6, 27 KOs). A Knockout bet on Allen would probably seem absurd, but since he’s a fighter who should feel shafted by the judges last time out, it’s an intriguing choice.

På den ene siden, Allen might have honestly been the better fighter last time out. På den andre siden, “The Romford Bull” Johnny Fisher seems more capable of his own knockout to end the night early.

Due to the fact that we know Allen hasn’t been stopped in 7 år, this might be a good spot for an “alternate choice bet.” Fisher by Decision once again or Allen by KO/TKO/DQ. We could also have better judges this time and Allen going the distance again. Allen could certainly end up winning his own decision this time around. If you think there’s no doubt he’s the better man, go with the moneyline just in case the KO never comes.

There’s not much juice with a moneyline bet on Fisher, but maybe there is if it’s thrown into a solid parlay.

This fight is featured on DAZN and is one of two boxing matches this weekend with close enough lines to debate about. Sjekk ut oddsjam to find which sportsbook is offering the best odds for this fight.

Our second match is worth some serious discussion as Artur Reis (14-1, 9 KOs) is taking on Mate Rudan (8-0, 7 KOs) in Germany for the IBF European Super Middleweight Title. The Croation Rudan is the underdog with a +140 moneyline on Draft Kings even though he’s finished 7 of his eight total opponents.

Rudan also comes in with a record that is remarkably similar to the one brought into the ring by the only fighter to beat Reis: Osleys Iglesias (nå 13-0, 12 KOs). One the other side of Rudan’s success is the fact that he’s only battled four opponents with winning records. Compare that to the 9 guys with more wins than losses challenged by Reis over the years.

Reis is a -180 moneyline bet on Draft Kings. This will be his second 10-round fight.

Rudan will be going into his first 10-rounder. The only other time Rudan fought in Germany was when he beat a fighter with a ridiculous losing record of 5-52-4.

For Reis, this will be his thirteenth fight in his home country. The Wolfsburg resident might see “hometown cooking” factor in his favor if the fight is close. Reis has only knocked out fighters with subpar records so far in their careers, and Rudan is not that kind of slouch. This makes Reis by moneyline or decision the two best bets to drop on this contest.

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UFC Fight Night 256 Apex Main Card

Michael Morales (-850) tar på Gilbert Burns (+575) at Welterweight in the classic grizzled veteran versus new phenom main event of this event. Morales is undefeated, knocking out three of his five UFC opponents since he arrived on the scene through a decision win on Dana White’s Contender Series in September 2021.

If you’re afraid of the -800 option of the moneyline bet, take a chance on Morales by TKO for -150 på Draftkings. Keep in mind this will be the 24th UFC fight for Burns. Can he rely on the experience factor to even the odds? If you like Burns, den +575 moneyline is really the only way to go. Burns has a very well-balanced winning record with 6 KOs, 9 innleveringer, og 7 Avgjørelser.

Even though Burns lost 4 av hans siste 6, all four of those fighters he lost to are considered top-level UFC talent. The fighters who beat him in that stretch were Sean Brady, Jack Della Maddalena, Belal Muhammad, and Khamzat Chimaev, who currently claim a combined 74 wins and just 7 tap.

Is Morales at that elite level yet? Is he really in the same category as those killers? The bookies seem to think he is with those astronomical odds. Can he do what Della Maddalena did to Burns? Jeg vet ikke, but he’ll have five rounds to try.

Burns is 38 years old and may take a page out of Jose Aldo’s book and retire if he loses this fight. Will he be inspired enough to grind out a win and prove there is a difference between legends and prospects in the UFC? If you think so, en “alternative method of victory double chance” bet is in order. Burns by decision or Morales by KO. Draft Kings offers that option at -200 odds.

If you back Burns earning a win by submission you’ll get a windfall payout with that outcome currently sitting at +1400 odds on Draft Kings. Burns last notched a submission against Neil Magny with an arm trial choke in the first round to end their January 21, 2023 bout at UFC 283. Burns has not knocked anyone out in a little over five years of competition.

The co-main event is more of the same with veteran submission artist Paul Craig (17-9-1, 13 innleveringer) pitted against young upstart Rodolfo Bellato (12-2) at Light Heavyweight.

Suprisingly, two out of Craig’s last three wins have actually come by TKO. You’ll get +700 odds if he knocks out Bellato. Craig is a +400 on the moneyline, so that’s a great return without having to pick a method of victory. If you think he gets back to his submission ways, you’ll get +550 odds for that on Draft Kings.

Bellato is -535 on Draft Kings, even though he only has two official UFC fights compared to “The Bearjew” entering the cage for his 20th fight with the promotion. A better bet if you like Bellato is TKO/KO/DQ or Submission at -280 på Draft Kings.

Losing five of his last six fights should not scare you away from putting a flyer on the Paul Craig moneyline here. He’s been matched with real bruisers and established veterans in all those bouts. Here against an unproven new guy, he’s game to get a win. Bellato has been knocked out twice, both times by fellow UFC Fighter Vitor Petrino.

Mairon Santos (15-1) makes his way to the main card this Saturday in another youth versus experience matchup against Sodiq Yusuf (13-4) at Lightweight. Santos isn’t even a year into his official UFC career while Yusuf is entering his 10th official bout with the promotion.

Santos is also coming off a controversial split decision win against Francis Marshall. Both fighters battled to a close decision with Santos getting the nod in a fight he definitely struggled in. Yusuff lost three of his last five fights, but all of them were against top tier UFC talent.

I personally like Yusuff on the +120 moneyline to test Santos (-142) to his limits. His finishes have all been recorded in the first round during his time in the UFC so far. Santos has his one loss by knockout, so if you’re feeling lucky you could go with Yusuff by Knockout at +550. Yussuff by first round knockout is hovering around +1100 odds with a first round submission posting on Draft Kings ved +1400. It should be a safe moneyline bet for Yusuff here. I don’t see Santos bringing the same experience and wisdom to the cage that Yusuff brings.

Yusuff might also be worried he won’t stick around the promotion much longer without a big finish against Santos. Yusuff by TKO or Submission is sitting at +400. It’s tempting. This guy’s back is against the cage and the UFC frowns on retaining fighters who lose multiple fights in a row. It’s a time in his career where he has to put on a good show or go home. The UFC has too much talent like Mairon Santos coming through the development and prospect phases. Yusuff is in a tough spot and has to have a phenomenal fight performance to impress the bosses.

Dustin Stoltzfus (16-6) is coming into his Middleweight fight with the dominant Nursulton Ruziboev (35-9-2, 2 No Contests) as a serious underdog with a +240 moneyline price tag.

Ruziboev is a master of stoppages with 33 av hans 35 wins coming by submission or knockout. Ruziboev by TKO/KO/DQ or Submission is -200. It’s a little more economical than his -298 moneyline odds.

Only one seasoned and formidable UFC fighter could stop a 10-fight first-round finishing streak Ruziboev carried into their May 11, 2024 fight. Joaquin Buckley managed to win a unanimous decision against the man from Uzbekistan, so that’s the blueprint to beat him. Can Dustin Stoltzfus figure out how to use the same strategy to avoid being stopped early himself?

Ruziboev doesn’t like to go to a second round if you look at his history. The second round doesn’t typically last very long if his opponent gets there. The under 1.5 rounds option at -125 odds is very attractive for this bout. Stoltzfus has two recent losses in the first round.

What makes a flyer on the Stolzfus side intriguing is that he is also capable of earning a stoppage. Han har 8 UFC fights under his belt and is coming off a first round knockout win over Marc-Andre Barriault in his last fight. This will be Ruziboev’s 5th official UFC fight.

Stoltzfus by TKO/KO/DQ or Submission is a fat +400 på Draft Kings. To prevent Ruziboev from steamrolling over him, Stoltzfus will need to tap into his own submission and knockout skills. It’s hard to imagine this fight going the distance.

Play it safe with the moneyline or bet on the Stoltsfus upset by stoppage if you really believe Ruziboev is over-rated here. If you don’t like either side but doubt the fight will reach the final bell, bet against the fight to go the distance. That gives you -475 odds, so that’s not much juice outside of a parlay.

Ruziboev by TKO/KO/DQ or Submission is my personal suggestion here after analyzing the history of both fighters. The under 1.5 line is also one you should seriously consider if you really think Stoltzfus can potentially get a quick stoppage of his own.

Julian Erosa (31-11) is another underdog with potential on this UFC card up against Melquizael Costa (23-7) at Featherweight. Costa won two of his last three fights by submission, but Erosa has never lost by submission in a 42-fight career. A whopping 26 of Erosa’s 31 wins are via stoppage, gjør sin +145 odds to win very attractive here.

Both fighters are enjoying three-fight win streaks going into this bout. Costa is the favored fighter here at -175 odds to win on Draft Kings. This is despite the fact that Erosa has much more UFC experience. Erosa finished his last three fights inside the first round with two guillotine choke submission wins (løpet Christian Rodriguez og Ricardo Ramos) and then a TKO victory over Darren Elkins his last time out.

Costa’s last win against the same Christian Rodriguez went the full distance. Common opponent MMA math isn’t always conclusive, but I think it speaks volumes here. My best bet recommendation here is to go with Erosa for the upset on the moneyline. Men, slightly better odds are available if you choose the statistically viable chance of Erosa winning by TKO/KO/DQ or Submission at +275.

If you absolutely believe Costa wins this fight, it’s a no brainer to take him winning by TKO/KO/DQ or Decision at -150 odds. Both fighters have slick submission skills, but I don’t see Costa submitting Erosa for the first time in his whole career here. Også, Erosa had two straight losses by first-round knockout before embarking on his latest three-fight finish fest. Erosa has seven of his 11 losses by knockout, so he definitely could be susceptible to Costa’s striking here.

I like Costa and think he’s a great scrapper, but I just think Erosa is on too much of a roll with the finishing moves to bet against him here. Call him my “Dog Lock of the Week.”

Lettvekt Gabriel “Gifted” Grønn (11-5) comes into his UFC Fight Night 256 contest with Matheus Camilo (9-2) on a two-fight losing skid in the UFC. It seems to be a theme on this card with the UFC veteran sides of the matchups fighting the younger prospects. Camilo is making his organizational debut against a fighter who’s only been beaten by some of the best in the UFC’s Lightweight division in recent history.

It’s a little surprising to see Camilo as the favored fighter here with -230 odds to win even if you look at the Brazilian’s six-fight win streak in the feeder leagues.

Green is a +190 underdog going into his sixth UFC bout. Han er 2-3 in the UFC so far, but his losses came against Bryan Battle, Ian Garry og Daniel Rodriguez. Definitely no cheap dates on that list. Men, the downside is he’s coming off the shelf after two years of inaction while Camilo just fought last December.

Camilo’s only two losses have come by submission, and Green has 6 of them to account for most of his 11 career wins. På den andre siden, Camilo has four knockout wins, and Green has been knocked out in three of his five losses. Sounds like the perfect ingredients for an Alternate Method of Victory Double Chance bet on Green by Submission or Camilo by Knockout at odds of -110. Green by Submission has a +800 price tag while Camilo by TKO/KO/DQ comes in at +140 odds.

All three times Green has been knocked out, it happened in the first round. Bryan Battle dispatched him in just 14 sekunder. A Camilo TKO/KO/DQ in Round 1 Fight Parlay nets +300 odds. This fight just has too many parameters that could make it go either way. My official recommendation on this one is avoid any bet on this bout. Let’s just find out risk-free if Green gives Camilo a UFC initiation to remember or Camilo storms into the organization with a stunning victory.

The opener of the main card is a Lightweight fight featuring Jared Gordon (20-7) vender seg mot Thiago Moises (19-8). This is setting up to be one of the closest fights on this card with Gordon stealing the favorite status with -125 odds and Moises barely an underdog with +105 odds to win.

This is honestly another fight to skip placing a bet on. The recent roadmap for both of these guys looks the same: lots of ups and downs and no way to tell definitively who has the best chance to win. Both fighters have a ton of UFC experience and anything could happen here. Watch it without a stake on the outcome and enjoy the fireworks.

UFC Fight Night 256 Apex Preliminary Card

Yadier Del Valle (8-0) versus Connor Matthews (7-3) is the featured prelim bout of the night at Featherweight. Will the third time be the charm for Matthews after dropping his first two official UFC fights? It all really depends on just how well the Cuban Del Valle does in his UFC debut.

Del Valle is a -520 favorite after winning his last two fights by decision and earning a UFC contract last October by way of Dana White’s Contender Series. You can cut those odds significantly if you bet on Del Valle to win by TKO/KO/DQ or Decision at -250 odds. Both of the back-to-back losses Matthews just suffered came by knockout. If you want more juice than that, Del Valle by decision gives you +130 odds. Since Del Valle hasn’t scored a knockout in a while, the moneyline bet or Del Valle by decision seem like the safest options here.

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Batamweights Luana Santos (8-2) og Tainara Lisboa (7-2) square off next in a phenomenal female fight that is a matchmaker’s masterpiece. Despite the wide odds available on this fight, this one could be very close. Both women have only lost to big name fighters. Lisboa (+142 moneyline) is riding a five-fight win streak while Santos (-170 moneyline) is trying to bounce back from a unanimous decision loss to the super tough Casey O’Neill.

The only major distinction between these two fierce females is the fact that Santos has been in the UFC a bit longer and finished two of her first three fights in the octagon inside the first round. Men, four of Lisboa’s seven wins come by way of first round stoppage. If you can’t pick a side, the under 2.5 is looking promising in this bout at +200 odds. Ellers, I would suggest Santos on the moneyline based on her superior opposition and her edge in UFC experience.

Elise Reed (8-4) tar på Denise Gomes (10-3) in the third fight of the night at Straw-weight. Reed will be entering the cage as a heavy underdog at +455 odds to win on the moneyline.

Gomes seems like a more secure bet to win this bout with her -625 moneyline odds. Get a little help on this one by betting on Gomes to win by TKO/KO/DQ or Decision at -400 odds to hit.

Flyweights Hyun Sung Park (9-0) og Carlos Hernandez (10-4) set the card’s tone for new to the UFC fighters going up against more seasoned UFC talent. Park has finished every professional opponent but the first one he faced in November of 2018.

Park would be the second “Road to UFC” contestant to best Hernandez if he wins this fight. Hernandez brings a couple more UFC fights in the experience column to this scrap, but Park is a professional finisher. Two of the last three Hernandez losses came by stoppage. Park also has only made it to the third round just once since his pro debut fight.

The two safest bets for this fight seem to be Park by TKO/KO/DQ or Submission at +215, or Park on the -192 moneyline if you think Hernandez can take him the distance. If you like Hernandez to win an upset, he’s never won by knockout. So that leaves Hernandez by Submission or Decision at +150 på Draft Kings.

The Straw-weight females are at it again in the event opener with American Tecia “The Tiny Tornado” Pennington (14-7) facing Brazilian Luana Pinheiro (11-4) in a fight where Pennington is a -340 favorite on the moneyline.

Pinheiro lost her last three fights to stall a nine-fight win streak. There’s a reason she’s a +270 underdog, but only two of those nine straight wins for Pinheiro made it out of the first round. She’s definitely capable of a knockout or submission upset here. På den andre siden, all seven of Pennington’s losses came by decision.

You may need to parlay the pick here to get better juice from your squeeze, but Pennington on the moneyline is the best option.

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PFL ANNOUNCES FULL CARD FOR 2025 WORLD TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS IN WICHITA ON JUNE 20

Mai 14, 2025 FNU47 Legg igjen en kommentar

NEW YORK (Mai 14, 2025) – I dag, the Professional Fighters League announced the full card for the 2025 PFL World Tournament 6: Semifinaler, which takes place Friday, Juni 20, at the historic INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. These high stakes, win-and-you’re-in Semifinals bouts are the last stop on the way to the 2025 PFL World Tournament Finals.

I hovedturneringen, 2024 PFL Lightweight Champion Gadzhi Rabadanov (25-4-2) faces former title challenger Jay-Jay Wilson (11-1) in the Lightweight Semifinal. I co-main event, former Bellator Flyweight Champion Liz Carmouche (23-8) meets undefeated Elora Dana (8-0) in a bout that serves as a 2025 World Tournament Women’s Flyweight Semifinal.

Rounding out the main card are the Bantamweights, Englands Jake Hadley (12-4) will meet Brazil’s Marcirley Alves (13-4) in the SmartCage, while friends turned foes Mando Gutierrez (11-3)of Mexicoclashes with Denver’s Justin Wetzell (11-2) to see who will advance to the Finals in August.

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I tillegg, the Early Card is now finalized, featuring Semifinal bouts in the Lightweight and Women’s Flyweight division, in addition to three World Tournament Alternate bouts and three Showcase matchups.

Former Bellator Lightweight Champion Brent Primus (16-4, 1 NC) looks for a spot in the Lightweight Finals when he takes on Alfie Davis (18-5-1), who upset PFL fan-favorite Clay Collard in the First Round. A pair of grapplers will put their ground game to the test when Jena Bishop (8-2) takes on rising star Ekaterina Shakalova (9-2) in the Women’s Flyweight Semifinal. Former title challenger Magomed Magomedov (20-4) oppfyller Savarjon Khamidov (16-0) in a Bantamweight Alternate bout. Australia’s Antonio Caruso (10-2) will showcase his skills against Brazil’s Vinicius Cenci (8-3) at Lightweight in an Alternate matchup.

Europeans collide asIreland’s Darragh Kelly (7-0)takes on France’s Dylan Salvador (6-2) in a Lightweight Showcase bout, while Bantamweights Matheus Mattos(14-4-1) og Lazard Dayron (8-0-1) tango under the bright lights in a Showcase bout. Mexicos Saray Orozco (8-6) steps up to face Brazil’s Ilara Joanne (12-10) in the first Women’s Flyweight matchup of the night. The action begins with a Welterweight Showcase bout; Mexicos Alan Dominguez (11-6) faces off against Kansas’s own, Nick Meck (8-2) in front of his hometown crowd.

Den 2025 PFL World Tournament airs live on ESPN platforms in the U.S., Canada and across Europe, fans can catch the action live on DAZN, while globally, the tournament will be streamed in 190 countries through 20 premium media partners.

One Shot. The annual single-elimination tournament will feature brackets at Heavyweight, Lett tungvekt, Mellom, Weltervekt, Lettvekt, Fjærvekt, Bantamvekt, and Women’s Flyweight. The PFL World Tournament spans an action packed five months. 64 of the best fighters from around the world will compete to win MMA’s toughest test – win three straight times in five months to become PFL Tournament Champion.

The Semifinal fights will be three, five-minute rounds while the Finals are five, fem minutters runder. All events and all fights now allow the use of elbows. The PFL World Tournament will payout over $20 million in total prize money, inkludert $500,000 bonus for every winner.

2025 PFL World Tournament 6: Semifinals Main Card:

ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ (U.S.) | DAZN (Europa & Canada)

Fredag, Juni 20 – 9 pm ET

Lightweight Semifinal Main Event: Gadzhi Rabadanov(25-4-2) vs.Jay-Jay Wilson(11-1)

Women’s Flyweight Semifinal Co-Main Event: Liz Carmouche(23-8) vs.Elora Dana (8-0)

Bantamweight Semifinal Bout: Jake Hadley(12-4) vs.Marcirley Alves(13-4)

Bantamweight Semifinal Bout: Mando Gutierrez(11-3) vs.Justin Wetzell (11-2)

2025 PFL World Tournament 6: Semifinals Early Card:

ESPN+ (U.S.) | DAZN (Europa & Canada)

Fredag, Juni 20 – 5:30 pm ET

Lightweight Semifinal Bout: Brent Primus(16-4, 1 NC)vs. Alfie Davis(18-5-1)

Women’s Flyweight Semifinal Bout: Jena Bishop(8-2) vs.Ekaterina Shakalova (9-2)

Bantamweight Alternate Bout: Magomed Magomedov (20-4) vs.Savarjon Khamidov(16-0)

Lightweight Alternate Bout: Antonio Caruso(10-2) vs.Vinicius Cenci(8-3)

LettvektShowcaseBout:Darragh Kelly(7-0)vs. Dylan Salvador(6-2)

Bantamweight Showcase Bout: Matheus Mattos(14-4-1) vs.Lazard Dayron (8-0-1)

Women’s Flyweight Alternate Bout: Saray Orozco(8-6) vs.Ilara Joanne (12-10)

Welterweight Showcase Bout: Alan Dominguez(11-6) vs.Nick Meck (8-2)

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New Fight News Unlimited Sponsor ODDSJAM Helps Make Sports Betting More Profitable

Mai 12, 2025 FNU47 1 Comment

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I am by no means a professional gambler. I needed all the help I could get when I first signed up for Oddsjam. One way I limit my losses is by only betting $5 on each wager and trying to stick to sports I know well. Although most professional gamblers with huge bankrolls advise staying away from parlays, that’s how I capitalize on my $5 personal bet limit. Here are just a few of my biggest wins since I started using Oddsjam:

I do my own research in addition to utilizing software like Oddsjam, and one tip I can offer is to watch fights as much as possible to get to know the fighters you are putting your money on.

I also use Sherdog.com to comb through records of each fighter to see how long they’ve been fighting and where they’ve fought. Chances are if Fighter A has 17 fights in the UFC and is facing Fighter B who is making his UFC debut on a week’s notice, Fighter A is typically the best one to put your money behind.

Sportsbooks also often allow for betting on what I call “feeder leagues” like LFA, which is one of the UFC’s deepest recruiting pools. The favored fighters usually win on those cards, so finding an underdog winner to parlay into a profitable bet can be very challenging.

“Dana White’s Contender Series” can also provide winning opportunities if you are capable of a little deep research. The prospects who appear on these cards might have long winning streaks, but it’s important to find out who their opponents really were. Sometimes you might see an undefeated fighter on there against a journeyman and think the smart bet is the guy with no losses. Look deeper and you could find the undefeated guy fought his whole career against tomato cans with no wins of their own.

Inside information is also crucial. Sometimes that type of intel goes public, like a couple weeks ago when UFC fighter and commentator Michael kirke hyped up Juliana Miller on the pre-fight show for UFC on ESPN 67. Her opponent Ivana Petrovic was a decent favorite, and Miller came into the fight with a record that did not look all that impressive.

Chiesa reported that Miller was looking like a beast in training at the same gym he calls home. Sure enough, Miller won handily as the underdog against a game and formidable opponent. It pays to keep your ears open for these kinds of tips.

Many times in the post-fight interview a winning male fighter will also cite the fact that he is a new father. I call it the Baby Daddy factor. If you know before the fight that a particular fighter is making a new commitment to the sport after the birth of a child, that kind of inspiration can be key.

A death of someone close to a fighter can also have a huge effect on the outcome of a fight. Consider one of the greatest upsets of all time: James “Buster” Douglas beating “Iron” Mike Tyson. Buster’s mother tragically died just 23 days before the fight. Douglas promised her before she died that he would beat Tyson. Som vi alle vet, he kept that promise and shocked the world in the process. Imagine what it must have felt like to have a winning bet on that fight.

Former UFC Fighter and Coach James Krause literally made a living betting on UFC fights with insider information. Most of us among the average betting public don’t have access to that kind of knowledge, skjønt. Så, instead of banking on hunches, we should take advantage of every useful tool we can find to beat the books.

No matter what sport you like to bet on, Oddsjam is a tool you should have in your toolbox if you need a little help finding success. Take advantage of their free trial and give it a month to work to your ultimate benefit. Your bank account will thank you for it.

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PFL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SET FOR NOV. 29 IN RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA

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COMPLETE PFL BATTLE OF THE GIANTS FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS

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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Francis Ngannou is back and is the winner of the Battle of the Giants.

The Mayadeen in Riyadh, Saudi -Arabia, hosted the return of “The Predator,” who viciously stopped his opponent Renan Ferreira by knockout in a little over three minutes to win the newly minted PFL Super Fights Heavyweight Championship Belt and reclaim his position atop the mountain in mixed martial arts. Med seier, Ngannou immediately puts the combat sports world on notice that he remains a force to be reckoned with anytime he laces up the four-ounce PFL MMA gloves.

The co-main event of the evening saw the greatest women’s MMA fighter of all-time, Cris “Cyborg," add to her already impressive resume with a unanimous decision victory over PFL two-division Champion Larissa Pacheco. By winning the PFL Super Fights Women’s Featherweight World Championship, “Cyborg” has now added her fifth different promotional belt to her trophy case. The loss snaps a ten-fight winning streak for Pacheco, while “Cyborg” has pushed her winning streak to eight bouts.

The Bellator Middleweight Championship was on the line in a rematch between undefeated champion Johnny Eblen og Englands Fabian Edwards. It was the world-class grappling of American Top Team’s Eblen that was the difference. The Kansas City-native scored numerous takedowns over the course of 25 minutter, earning a unanimous 48-47 decision despite a fifth round onslaught from Edwards.

Zafar Mohsen entered PFL’s SmartCage for the first time on Saturday as a major underdog for his Featherweight contest against Dagestan’s Husein Kadimagomaev, but it was the German athlete who emerged the favorite, sweeping the scorecards in a one-sided 30-27 unanimous decision victory. Mohsen has now pushed his current winning streak to four bouts.

Opening the PPV card of PFL Battle of the Giants, a highly anticipated Lightweight fight between former Bellator Featherweight Champion AJ McKee and surging Irish prospect Paul Hughes ended up being exactly what fight fans were expecting – a high-level, back-and-forth fight between two athletes with title aspirations. Begge fighterne hadde sine øyeblikk, men i slutten, two judges’ saw Belfast’s Hughes as the winner, moving him to 2-0 in PFL and putting “Big News” one step closer to a world title shot.

Professional Fighters League (PFL) in partnership with the Ministry of Sport and the Saudi Mixed Martial Arts Federation (SMMAF), announced earlier today that the Championships for the 2024 PFL Global Season will take place on Friday, November 29 in Riyadh, Saudi -Arabia. The event will air live in the U.S. on ESPN+ and additionally can be seen live on DAZN throughout Canada and Europe, with additional premium sports platforms hosting the events worldwide.
PFL Battle of the Giants Main Card Results:

Francis Ngannou (18-3) beseiret Renan Ferreira (13-4, 3 NC) via KO (punches) ved 3:32 av runde ett

Cris Cyborg (28-2, 1 NC) beseiret Larissa Pacheco (23-5) via enstemmig avgjørelse (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)

Johnny Eblen (16-0) beseiret Fabian Edwards (13-4) via enstemmig avgjørelse (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)

Zafar Mohsen (14-4) beseiret Husein Kadimagomaev (11-2) via enstemmig avgjørelse (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Paul Hughes (13-1) beseiret AJ McKee (22-2) via delt avgjørelse (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Early Card Results:

Raufeon Stots (21-2) beseiret Marcos Breno (13-4) via innsending (rear-naked choke) ved 3:01 at round three

Makkasharip Zaynukov (16-4) beseiret Dedrek Sanders (9-5) via enstemmig avgjørelse (30-26, 30-26. 30-26)

Ibragim Ibragimov (8-0) beseiret Nacho Campos (5-1) via enstemmig avgjørelse (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Taha Bendaoud (4-0) beseiret Tariq Ismail (8-2) via innsending (trekant choke) ved 3:51 av runde to

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LFA BRINGS THE INTERIM WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TO BRAZIL AT LFA 197

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Fredag, NOVEMBER 22LFA 197: KUZIUTINA vs. GUIMARÃES

Presented By: MONSTER ENERGY

MAIN EVENT:
CHAMPION NATASHA KUZIUTINA vs. CHALLENGER YASMIN GUIMARÃES

INTERIM WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT

LIVE on UFC FIGHT Pass® ved 7 pm. OG / 4 pm. PT

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will return to Brazil in November with a Championship Headliner at LFA 197. I hovedturneringen, the interim women’s strawweight title will be on the line.

This will be the nineteenth LFA event to take place in Brazil after the promotion’s international expansion began in the summer of 2021. This will also be the twelfth LFA event to take place in the state of São Paulo, which is Brazil’s most populous state. LFA has also visited the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro and Pernambuco.

LFA 197: Kuziutina vs. Guimarães, presented by Monster Energy, takes place Friday, November 22nd at the Ginásio do Polvilho in Cajamar, São Paulo, Brasil. The main event will feature an interim women’s strawweight title fight when interim champion Natasha “Kuzya” Kuziutina defends her title against top contender Yasmin Guimarães. The entire main card will be available worldwide on UFC FIGHT Pass® ved 7 pm. OG / 4 pm. PT.

“We are excited to bring another world-class title fight to Brazil,” Uttalte Soares. “We have an incredible fan base in São Paulo and throughout Brazil, which is the birthplace of modern day MMA. The country will now host two of our biggest international stars in the main event of LFA 197.

Natasha Kuziutina is a three-time Olympian in Judo and the first woman from Russia to win an LFA title. She will defend her interim women’s strawweight title for a second time against Brazilian star and Muay Thai standout Yasmin Guimarães. The winner will get a chance to unify the title against current champion Rose Conceição early next year.”

Kuziutina (6-1) is the first woman from Russia to win an LFA title, og igjen, she is looking to do something that has never been done. That will happen if she is able to defend her LFA interim women’s strawweight title for a second time as she and Jaqueline Amorim are currently tied with one title defense a piece. Kuziutina won the title by defeating five-time IBJJF champion Giovanna Canuto at LFA 173. She then defended her title for the first time in August by defeating longtime Bellator standout Bruna Ellen in the main event of LFA 189.

Prior to her MMA success, Kuziutina enjoyed an incredible Judo career and is now the most decorated judoka to ever compete in the strawweight division of MMA. She has represented Russia at the 2012, 2016, og 2020 (took place in 2021) Sommer-OL. It was at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, where she earned an Olympic bronze medal. She now heads back to Brazil for her second title defense making her the first woman to headline LFA events on two continents.

Guimarães (8-1) is a decorated MMA and Muay Thai fighter that has built her world-class skill set by competing around the globe. The Brazilian dynamo built her name and reputation by competing successfully in both sports throughout Europe and the Middle East. I den tiden, she has competed twice for KSW, which is a leading MMA promotion in Europe.

She has also competed and trained in Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and her home country of Brazil. This includes challenging for the WBC Muay Thai super-bantamweight title. After competing around the world in multiple disciplines at flyweight and bantamweight, the proud Carioca returned home to Rio de Janeiro in May, where she made her debut in the strawweight division in the main event of LFA 183. Guimarães was triumphant that night by handing top prospect Naizi Cantanhede the first loss of her career. She now looks to capture LFA gold, while defending home turf, as Brazilians have never lost an LFA main event in Brazil.

Hovedkortet (Worldwide on UFC FIGHT Pass® ved 8 pm. OG / 5 pm. PT):

Main Event | Interim Women’s Strawweight Title Bout (115 lb)Natasha Kuziutina (6-1) vs. Yasmin Guimarães (8-1)

Co-Main Event | Lett Bout (155 lb) Samuel Dias (10-2) vs. Samuel Silva (12-4-1)

Fjær Bout (145 lb)Felipe Oliveira (10-3) vs. Márcio Barbosa (15-2)

Bantamvekt Bout (135 lb)Vinicius Pires (9-1) vs. Jhon Rodriguez Tacha (12-2)

Tungvekt Bout (265 lb)Edivan Santos (17-5) vs. Jose Augusto (9-4)

Lett Bout (155 lb)Luann Sardinha (8-0) vs. Marcelo Marques (10-0)

Weltervekt Bout (170 lb)Michael Oliveira (7-0) vs. Aldo Pereira (12-7)

Currently Announced Preliminary Card (Worldwide on LFA FIGHT NETWORK™ ved 3 pm. OG / 12 p.m PT):

Weltervekt Bout (170 lb)Richard Martins (8-1) vs. Lucas Batista (7-1)

Lett Bout (155 lb)Juan Pablo Viera (7-0) vs. Maycon Kevin (5-0)

Weltervekt Bout (170 lb)Reginaldo Junior (8-1) vs. Dallys Gama (7-4)

Women’s Strawweight Bout (115 lb)Janaína Silva (5-1) vs. Aieza Bertolso (4-0)

Mellom Bout (185 lb)Ryan Gandra (6-1) vs. Vladimir Calvo (4-0)

Women’s Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)Nicoly Pedroza (5-0) vs. Thalita Diniz (5-2)

Women’s Flyweight Bout (125 lb)Beatriz Consuli (4-0) vs. Thaiany Lopes (5-1)

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Home Field Advantage: Fanfavoritten Sean O'Malley bulldozer Sterling på UFC 292, Chris Weidmans Return Sparks Talk of Retirement, Catona vs. Gibson vinner Fight of the Night…og mye mer fra UFCs retur til Boston sist lørdag

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Av: Rich Bergeron

UFC 292 var det første UFC-arrangementet jeg deltok på 16 år. Som MMA-forfatteren mest kjent for å avsløre Xyience-skandalen (se www.xyiencesucks.com), Jeg gravde frem den gamle Xyience-hatten min for å minnes anledningen. En gang UFCs mest produktive sponsor, Xyience er nå først og fremst et energidrikkselskap og assosierer seg ikke engang med noen MMA-liga lenger. unødvendig å si, Jeg var den eneste på hele arenaen med Xyience-varer.

Jeg betalte for mine egne billetter denne gangen, men jeg kunne ikke unngå å tenke på hva min UFC 292 erfaring ville vært som om min UFC 78 erfaring, betalt av Xyience, hadde nesten blitt mye annerledes for meg 16 år siden.

Jeg kommer til å tenke mer på den personlige historien om min egen Boston-hjemkomst og endringene vi har sett for UFC mellom den siste kampen jeg deltok på og denne i et nytt stykke jeg planlegger å skrive på www.paythefighters.com. Følg med på det, men la oss først komme til UFCs godt konstruerte kampkort for lørdag kveld.

Det begynte med en fortelling om to fluevektere Silvas: Karine Silva og Natalia Silva. Disse kampene endte med to Silva-seire på to forskjellige metoder, men hver fighter viste seg å være dominerende i sine spesielle stiler. Karine sendte Maryna Moroz med en giljotinkveling i siste sekund rett før slutten av første runde. Det var en fantastisk start på et show som hadde noen topper og daler så langt som underholdningsverdien til noen av kampene. Natalia tok seg god tid og plukket fra hverandre et spill Andrea Lee på avstand for mesteparten av konkurransen. Hun tok en enstemmig beslutning ved å være forsiktig og forsiktig med sitt slående mål.

Neste, en kontroversiell delt avgjørelse ga oddsmakernes favorittkjemper Andre Petrovski seier over Gerald Meershaert. Petrovski så ikke ut til å ha cardio til å henge med den garvede veteranen Meerschaert. Alt som manglet i denne kampen var den konsentrerte slagkraften fra Meershaert for å sette Petrovski ned og ut. Begge fighterne hadde sine øyeblikk, men det virket åpenbart for meg at Gerald var den travlere og mer effektive fighteren. Han var bare ett av ransofrene som ble anklaget av dommerne lørdag kveld etter klart å ha vunnet en primært teknisk kamp. Innslagene av slugfest drysset inn fra tid til annen så ut til å alltid favorisere den mer viltlevende og ivrige Meerschaert. Han fortjente definitivt seieren. Vi snakker om et annet ran av samme kaliber litt senere.

Et par Ultimate Fighter Finale-kamper kom deretter med Bantamvektene Brad Katona og Cody Gibson som sparket i gang ved å tjene "Fight of the Night"-utmerkelser. Deres tå-til-tå kickboksing-kamp som sjelden traff bakken på veldig lenge fikk absolutt publikum opprørt fra start til slutt. Katona endte opp med å være et sekund raskere på remisen og skarp nok med sine stikk og kontringer til å sikre seg en seier i en scrap der han ofte måtte ta ett godt slag for å få to av sine egne.. Gibson bar resultatene av Brads nøyaktighet på det forslåtte ansiktet hans ved den siste klokken, men han fikk også stor respekt for sin aldri sluttet tilnærming fra både mengden og organisasjonen. UFC tilbød begge fighterne kontrakter for innsatsen i stedet for at bare vinneren fikk nikk.

Kurt Holobaugh måtte kjempe mot venn og andre Team Chandler-fighter Austin Hubbard i lettvektsfinalen. Det var en kamp som startet bedre for Hubbard enn den endte. Til slutt etter en kort følelsesprosess, Holobaugh tok farten unna og sikret seg en fenomenal Triangle Choke akkurat 2:39 inn i den andre rammen. Begge fighterne hadde sine dominerende øyeblikk, men det var Holobaughs svartbelte jiu jitsu ferdigheter som vant natten og TUF-trofeet.

Gregory Rodrigues fullstendig raserte russiske Dennis Tiuliulin i en mellomvektkamp som fikk Beantown-publikummet til å synge "USA" kort mens de heiet på en brasiliansk fighter. "Robocop" nøt publikumsstøtten og mottok raskt jubelen deres med ferdighetene sine i full visning. Rodrigues ligner tilfeldigvis litt på hovedpersonen i Netflixs «The Lincoln Lawyer,” hvis karakteren bulket opp etter noen runder med steroider. Rodrigues fastsatte absolutt loven og slo russeren til bevisstløshet med en maskinlignende presisjon. Han brukte bare ett minutt og 43 sekunder for å gi publikum deres siste stopp før hovedarrangementet.

Fem strake avgjørelser fulgte, to av dem avgjorde med perfekt plassering av monstrøse beinspark fra seierherrene. Den mest smertefulle av disse to kampene å se var Chris Weidman som avsluttet innledende kamper ved å møte Brad Tavares i en straffende mellomvektkamp. Weidman, kommer tilbake fra en ond gummikyllingbeinskade der han prøvde å plante på et fullstendig brukket bein mot Uriah Hall, så rusten ut som rusten kan være. Hver takedown han forsøkte så ut til å bli stappet lett av Tavares.

Hver slagutveksling så ut til å være for liten, for sent for Weidman å komme tilbake fra de konstante bensparkene som pepre både beinet med den gamle skaden og Weidmans andre ben for godt mål. Selv med en revet MCL eller ACL (ifølge Dana White som tvang Weidman til å trekke seg etter kampen), Weidman forfulgte Tavares rundt buret og prøvde sitt beste for å ta kampen til ham til tross for det ødelagte hjulet. Tavares vant en veldig strategisk og smart kamp, skuffende hele pro-Weidman-publikummet i håp om det mirakel-comeback-prestasjonen som aldri kom.

Marlon «Chito» Vera og Pedro Munhoz åpnet hovedkortet med en ensidig affære som viser Veras tålmodighet, slående skarpsindighet, og nesten feilfri teknikk. Munhoz avsluttet kampen på beina, men han tålte mange ansiktsskader å komme dit. Chito holdt seg på et trygt område i mesteparten av kampen og tok få risikoer på veien til sin enstemmige avgjørelsesseier. Rekkevidden og hastigheten til Vera så ut til å være de mest effektive fordelene han hadde mot den kortere og tykkere Munhoz. Vera, kjedelig som han kan være å se på til tider, beviste at han fortjener sin egen bantamvekttittel.

Den tredje avgjørelsen på rad ga Mario Bautista en svært kontroversiell enstemmig avgjørelsesseier over Da'Mon Blackshear. Bautista klarte Blackshear når det gjelder bakkekontroll, men Blackshear var mer nøyaktig i sitt slag og fikk flere betydelige slag i det fjærvektige skrotet. Jeg trodde absolutt han gjorde nok for å vinne, men dommerne så ikke kampen på samme måte og ga konkurransen til Bautista.

Ian Garry og Neil Magny kolliderte neste gang i en veltervektkonkurranse. Magny viste et enormt hjerte da hun reiste seg opp igjen etter hver knockdown, men han kunne ikke overvinne de uopphørlige bensparkene som ble kastet av Garry. Dommer Keith Peterson var nær ved å stoppe kampen noen ganger, men Magny gjorde akkurat nok til å fortsette, hopper rundt på ett ben til tider. Garrys slående var like på punkt som søppelspillet hans, fremkaller ånden til Nate Diaz med noen få veltimede håndbevegelser. Publikum feiret hans fortsatte dominans med Garry som fortalte dem om hans ønske om å bli den beste fighteren på jordens overflate en dag i sin tale etter kampen.. Magny må finne et svar på sine siste kamper hvis han ønsker å forbli relevant i UFC.

Weili Zhang og Amanda Lemos tok hverandre i en episk tittelkamp. Lemos sikret seg nesten et par mirakuløse innleveringsforsøk, men strawweight-tittelkampen ble til et spørsmål om Lemos kunne overleve eller ikke til den siste klokken. Zhang viste frem talentene sine på alle sine kompetanseområder, og Lemos kunne bare håpe på å vinne ved hjelp av et par Hail Mary-innleveringsforsøk Zhang vred seg ut av. Zhangs hastighet, kraft og holdbarhet overveldet Lemos og fikk henne til å kjempe for å unngå stopp gjennom store deler av de senere rundene. På en eller annen måte klarte hun det, tar enormt mye skade på veien. Zhang gikk bort og beholdt tittelen, til stor glede for fansen som støttet henne gjennom hele kampen.

Endelig, hovedbegivenheten ankom, godt etter midnatt. Sean O’Malley entret arenaen først, og folkemengden brøt ut. Mange av dem hadde grønne eller rosa parykker for å imitere O'Malleys signaturutseende. O'Malley så ærlig talt ganske forsteinet ut, som om han ikke sov i det hele tatt natten før arrangementet. Aljamain Sterling gikk inn i buret til et kor av buep han forsøkte å gjøre lett på ved å egge publikum til å bue ham mer.

Den første runden var stort sett et utstillingsvindu av fotarbeid fra begge jagerflyene. O'Malleys hodespill kan ha fungert på Sterling, fordi han lovet i intervjuer før kampen at han ville sikre seg en egen TKO i første runde. I stedet for å stole på hans største styrke, brytingen hans, Sterling ønsket å slå O'Malley i sitt eget spill. Det viste seg å være feil strategi, et faktum Sterling til slutt innså da han havnet på feil side av den TKO. Det var få forsøk på å ta O'Malley ned, og alle av dem var helt utstoppet. Sterling brettet og falt til lerretet etter å ha blitt truffet med et O'Malley-kontreslag tidlig i andre runde. Resten var historie da O'Malley avsluttet "the Suga show" med litt McGregor-aktig jord og pund.

Begge fighterne holdt flotte taler etter kampen, sann til form. Sterling var nådig i nederlaget og viste sin respekt for O'Malley som forsøkte å nå drømmen sin. Vurderer at Sterling kritiserte O'Malley før kampen for å være Dana Whites kjæledyrprosjekt og ikke fortjener en tittel, det var en stor mea culpa. Også, hvis det virkelig handlet om å bli favorisert av Mr. White, O'Malley kan ha krysset av for Baldfather ved å indikere at han ønsker å kjempe mot bokseren Gervonta Davis mer enn noen annen faktisk UFC-fighter.

Som bare den andre Dana White Contender Series-jageren som vinner en verdenstittel, O'Malley kan sikkert til en viss grad kalle sine egne skudd, men en boksing-crossover er et veldig følsomt tema i kjølvannet av at Francis Ngannou nylig slo opp for å trekke seg fra UFC-kontrakten sin og melde seg på en tungvektsboksekamp med Tyson Fury som vil formørke karriereinntektene hans ved UFC med en mil. Bare Conor McGregor har vært i stand til å overbevise UFC-messing om å gå all in i en crossover-kamp til boksing så langt. Dana White har siden fullstendig skrinlagt foreløpige planer om å lage "Zuffa Boxing" for å gjøre rede for fighterne hans som ønsker å etterligne McGregors profil, økonomisk merittliste og dristig bravader som ga ham muligheten til å kjempe mot Floyd Mayweather i en utstillingskamp.

Ofte, for å få Dana Whites oppmerksomhet og respekt, krigere må ganske enkelt selge seg selv nok til at det kan oversettes til massive varer og billettsalg generert av buzzene deres. Omtrent som WWE, store personas og fargerike karakterer vinner ofte på muligheter i UFC over idrettsutøvere som bare konsentrerer seg om sine fysiske ferdigheter. Spissene er spesielt favoriserte, fordi de leverer på UFCs underforståtte "put on a show" standard for fortreffelighet som er pålagt hver fighter som går inn i buret. Det er en ledelsesstil og gulrot- og pinnelederskap som lurer krigere til å tro at det er bedre for karrieren deres å konstant stå frem med liten bekymring for forsvar og ta enorme risikoer for å være mye mer spennende og underholdende enn de trenger å være for å vinne en bestemt kamp..

Nå innrømmer denne gutten O'Malley at han ønsker å være som Dana selv, komfortabel nok økonomisk til å satse $250,000 per pokerhånd. Det mest spesielle talentet før O'Malley brukte sin egen rising star persona til å bygge sine egne navnemerker og kjøpe sitt eget whiskyselskap. Han har en yacht og en Lamborghini, og han er fortsatt den mest omtalte og utropte fighteren i organisasjonen selv etter å ha tapt en så ensidig kamp med Dustin Poirier og blitt satt på sidelinjen med et brukket ben i noen år. Det faktum at O'Malley kan innse og internalisere at han sannsynligvis aldri vil komme til Conors nivå uten en enorm crossover-kamp i boksing sier sitt om hvor UFC er i dag.

Det er den typen utvikling jeg må humre av å vite hvor vanskelig det har vært å bringe alle kampflylønns- og kontraktspørsmål for retten uten en hær av advokater til å møte UFCs formidable juridiske team. En slik juridisk hær sikret nylig klargjøring til å forfølge et antitrustsøksmål på vegne av over 1,200 tidligere UFC-krigere. Dommeren i saken ser ut til å allerede stå på saksøkernes side. Reaksjon på UFC-sertifisering for gruppesøksmål: Hva skjedde, og hva som skjer videre? (msn.com)

Når organisasjonen blir konfrontert med statistikk som viser at inntektsandelen for fightere er minimal sammenlignet med andre store idretter med spillerforeninger, responsen er vanligvis noe til effekten av: «Vi har fått så mange millionærer. Kampflyene våre har det bra, og de får alle mange økonomiske muligheter med berømmelsen vi har hjulpet dem å oppnå.»

Som ekspert på UFCs økonomiske historie og publikumsmedlem ved UFC 292, Jeg kunne ikke unngå å konfrontere realiteten at så mange "UFC Nut-hugger"-journalister får alle frynsefordelene ved presseprivilegier fordi de spiller så godt sammen med den "Zuffa Myth"-mentaliteten. Folkene som setter UFC på kartet forfører subliminalt sine supportere med tilgang og løfter om berømmelse og muligheter, og både krigere og mediemedlemmer blir sugd inn i den slags ledelsesteatrikk. I sin tur, du ender ikke opp med mye undersøkende rapportering i MMA-mediekretser, og fightere som stiller mange spørsmål og krever bedre kontraktsbetingelser, blir ikke signert på nytt eller satt opp med førsteklasses kamper.

Det tok hovedbegivenhetens resultat for å virkelig avklare problemet for meg om hvordan UFC hele tiden holder fokus på deres antatte evne til å skape superstjerner bare ved å la en fighter signere en kontrakt med organisasjonen. Noen som er enige om at det er tilfelle, vil si at det var organisasjonens evne til å se nok talent i O'Malley til å sette ham på Dana Whites Contender Series som førte til den spektakulære oppgangen til berømmelse av den nye mesterens ridning. Sikkert, O'Malley ville ikke engang vært i Boston lørdag kveld hvis han aldri kom inn i organisasjonen. Men, det har vært mange DWCS-krigere som ikke fikk flere UFC-muligheter fordi de tapte den entry-level-kampen. O’Malley måtte vinne og fortsette å vinne for å være der han var lørdag kveld.

Poenget er: Sean O'Malleys kultfølge og enorme selvtillit er et resultat av hans eget personlige korstog for å være en spesiell person med ubegrenset potensial og fantastisk talent. Han ville aldri engang vært i samtalen om en tittel hvis han ikke la ned alle de utallige timene på treningsstudioet og strevde etter å bli bedre. UFC skapte ikke Sean O'Malley, de ga ham bare en plattform for å vise hva slags fighter han kunne være. Og mens han nyter superstjernen UFC vil kreditere seg selv for, O'Malley må vite at den eneste måten han kan maksimere inntjeningspotensialet sitt på er å formørke selve organisasjonen. Han må gå utover sine restriktive økonomiske grenser til en sport hvor inntektsandelen er så mye bedre og en fyr som Francis Ngannou kan tjene mer på en kamp enn han gjorde i hele sin UFC-karriere.

Så, Hvis Dana White virkelig gjorde Sean O'Malley til sitt kjæledyrprosjekt, slik Aljamain Sterling foreslo, han gjorde en god jobb. Dessverre, monsteret han skapte kan komme tilbake for å bite ham i det lange løp. Et annet UFC-sampromotert boksekort vil få for mange av deres ansatte til å prøve å ta samme rute og lure på hvorfor Danas lille kompis får alle pausene og fordelene. Både veteraner og nykommere vil sannsynligvis se på noen oppløftede Davis vs. O'Malley boksekamp som en innrømmelse fra deres ledelse om at UFC ikke kan betale fighterne nok til å holde dem i buret.

«Gutt, du aner ikke hvor mye penger du kommer til å tjene,sa Dana White til O'Malley etter seieren ifølge et nylig O'Malley-intervju. Jeg forestiller meg i hodet hans, Dana avsluttet den tanken med “oss.”

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