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Join us here at Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, and play-by-play (main card) as UFC Columbus: Blaydes vs. Daukaus goes down in the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

The main event for this fight night will feature some big men, with Curtis Blaydes and Chris Daukaus facing off with a possible heavyweight title shot at sake. The co-main goes down at women’s flyweight with Jojo Wood meeting Alexa Grasso.

This will be an ESPN+ show but will be kicking off a little earlier than usual. The seven-fight preliminary card is scheduled to start at 4pm ET/1pm PT on ESPN+. The six-fight main card is also on ESPN+, and that is supposed to start at 7pm ET/4pm PT. Full odds are available at DraftKings Sportsbook.

Curtis Blaydes vs. Chris Daukaus

Round 1 – Nice right from Daukaus. Another. Jab from Blaydes. Slow pace. Leg kick from Blaydes, and a right that scores. Daukaus swings and misses. They trade. Low kick from Blaydes. More low kicks. Two jabs. Daukaus pressing a bit. Daukaus has a small cut. Blaydes swings and misses. Nice right from Daukaus. Eye poke on Daukaus. They restart quick and go to the horn. 10-9 Blaydes.

Round 2 – Blaydes with a huge right! Daukaus is down! BLAYDES pounds him out! Wow that was a nasty shot!

Curtis Blaydes defeated Chris Daukaus via KO (punches), round 2

Alexa Grasso vs. Joanne Wood

Round 1 – Jojo takes the center. Three-punch combo from Grasso. Grasso gets a takedown. Nothing happening. They both land some short shots. Grasso basically just let Jojo get up. Low kick and high kick from Wood. Front kick and a combo from Wood. They trade but don’t really land. Spinning elbow lands for Jojo. Grasso grabs her and takes her down. She gets to the back immediately and sinks a choke! It’s over just like that! Wow!

Alexa Grasso defeated Joanne Wood via submission (rear naked choke), 3:57 of round 1

Matt Brown vs. Bryan Barberena

Round 1 – Low kick from Barberena. Again. Brown with a right. Inside low kick from Barberena. Barberena with a left and then a right. Brown with a footsweep, then they battle on the fence. Brown with a body lock takedown. He’s in side. Barberena gets to his knees, but Brown stays on him. Tiny punches from Barberena to try to create some space, and he does. They reset in the middle. Barberena swings and misses. Brown with a hard right. Hard body kick too. Brown with an elbow. Barberena lands to the body. Head kick from Brown is blocked. Barberena with a nice combo. Brown throws Barberena to the ground. He’s up and they trade inside. Both land elbows. 10-9 Brown.

Round 2 – Barberena with a kick and right. Low kick stops the action but just for a couple of seconds. Hard kick from Brown. Barberena wit a solid right hook. Barberena coming forward. More leg kicks. Brown goes to the body again and gets a takedown against the fence. Brown lands a few punches. Barberena sits up, then gets up. They both land elbows in the clinch. Big exchange. Brown with a counter left. He’s pushing forward now. Barberena with an elbow that wobbles Brown! Big shots but Barberena but Brown takes him down. He’s up high looking for a submission. Barberena takes the top and lands elbows. Brown gets back to his feet. More elbows from both men. Body shot from Barberena. Brown is bloodied up. Big shot from Brown now! Two big rights from Barberena. Brown goes body-head. Big combo from Barberena. Hell of a round! 10-9 Barberena.

Round 3 – They touch up. Brown backs Barberena up and lands a right. Goes to the body too. Barberena counters. Brown now counters. Hard check hook from Bam Bam. Brown throws Barberena to the mat. Barberena up but eats two hard elbows. Brown tries to take him down again. Knees to the body from Brown. Halfway through the final stanza. Barberena bleeding now. He lands a hard left. Body kick from Brown. Brown with two short elbows in the clinch. Barberena with a left. The crowd cheers Brown on and he gets a huge takedown! Barberena is right back up though, and he’s pressuring! Uppercut! Brown clubs him right back! Barberena with a right. Knees from Brown! This is bananas! 45 seconds. They battle on the fence. Both of them wobble the other one with big punches! Barverena with a huge right and Brown is retreating! But the horn blows! WOW THAT WAS AMAZING!!! 10-9 and 29-28 Barberena to me.

Bryan Barberena defeated Matt Brown via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Askar Askarov vs. Kai Kara-France

Round 1 – Measured start from both men. Kara-France with a leg kick. Another. Askarov with a right hook. Askarov is cut already. He scoops a single, but KKF defends well. He finally perseveres and gets Kara-France to the floor. Kara-France with a nice upkick but Askarov falls into side. He takes the back and secures a body triangle. Few punches from behind. Kara-France stands up. Human backpack time. Askarov looking for a choke. KKF defends. Askarov goes back to punching, still stuck on his back in a standing position. Side elbows from Askarov. 10-9 Askarov.

Round 2 – Kara-France with a right. Leg kick. Big combo from Kara-France seems to hurt Askarov a bit! Askarov shoots. Elbow from KKF. Kara-France gets him down, at least partially. He’s on the Aback again. KKF spins away and they reset. Leg kick from Kara-France. Inside leg kick from Askarov. Kara-France with a left and a jab. Askarov shoots but Kara-France defends. Big right and a left from Kara-France! Askarov is definitely hurt now! He shoots bus is rebuffed. Huge left from Kara-France! The crowd is really behind him. Askarov weakly shoots again. They trade rights. Inside leg kick from Kara-France. 10-9 Kara-France.

Round 3 – Wow the crowd is loud. Both fighters hype them up. Low kicks from Kara-France. He wings the right. Askarov kicks him low, Cornuts cam confirms, ouch. They reset after a minute or so. High kick from Kara-France. Kara-France throws two wild shots and Askarov ties him up on the fence. The crowd boos. Askarov jumps his back again, standing, with the body triangle. Kara-France dumps him off but Askarov is right back to a single leg attempt. Kara-France escapes again. Inside leg kick from KKF. Askarov with a pawing right. Two minutes to go. Nice right from Kara-France. Uppercut from Askarov. Kara-France lands to the body. Askarov with a counter. Kara-France loads up the right again. Askarov catches him with a counter again. Low kick from Kara-France. Crowd boos as Askarov shoots again. 10-9 and 29-28 Askarov.

Kai-Kara France defeated Askar Askarov via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Neil Magny vs. Max Griffin

Round 1 – They trade kicks. Inside leg kick from Griffin. Again. Magny fires back with his hands. Griffin with a nice right. Body kick from Magny, and a combo. They both connect. Magny spins and misses. More low kicks from Griffin. Griffin with a counter right that drops Magny! Magny is up pretty quick though. Still only halfway through the round. Body shot from Griffin. Magny with a right cross. Griffin on his bike. He lands to the body and head. They trade rights. Left from Griffin, and a low kick. Jab and low kick from Magny. 10-9 Griffin.

Round 2 – Magny with a nice right. They trade rights. He scores to the body again. Magny bringing pressure. Griffin with a low kick, and now an eye poke. Magny is back to it within a minute. Griffin with a hard left immediately on the restart. Leg kick and a right from Griffin. Hard straight left from Griffin. Jabs and two rights from Magny wobble Griffin. He may have just been off balance. They trade big shots! Right from Magny and he looks for a takedown. They trade rights again on the break. Griffin with a jab. They trade powerful shots yet again. Magny with two big knees to end the round. 10-9 Magny but close.

Round 3 – Magny with a solid strike and he gets back to wrestling. He can’t get Griffin down, but he is sapping Griffin’s energy. He finally drags him down and sinks one hook. He lands some strikes. Magny trying to adjust to get the other hook. Two minutes to go. Magny stands up and bangs away. He keeps a hold of Griffin and has his back. Griffin reverses position and they get up. Magny looking to put it back down. Big strikes down the stretch. Griffin comes right back looking for his own takedown. Magny spikes him right before the horn! 10-9 and 29-28 Magny.

Neil Magny defeated Max Griffin via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Marc Diakiese vs. Viacheslav Borshchev

Round 1 – Borshchev gets backed up to the cage immediately. Diakiese is trying hard to get the takedown but can’t. They reverse positions a couple of times. Borshchev opens up with punches. Diakiese again looks for a takedown. He finally gets it. Borshchev with an elbow from the bottom. Borshchev gets up but is thrown back to the mat. Back up again. Back down again. He’s in side control. Borshchev gets full guard back. 10-9 Diakiese.

Round 2 – Low kicks from Borshchev. Diakiese telegraphs a shot but still gets a takedown. Into side. Back to full guard. Diakiese takes the back. Back elbows from Borshchev. Diakiese keeps up the pressure. Borshchev tries to roll through but can’t. Knees from Diakiese. Borshchev rolls again. Back up but Diakiese is still all over him. It’s not exciting for it’s effective. 10-9 Diakiese.

Round 3 – Low kicks from Borshchev. Diakiese with the power double and gets the takedown. The crowd is getting restless. He’s stuck in Borshchev’s guard. Borshchev finally gets up. And goes right back down. Another emphatic body lock takedown. Up. Down. Rinse. Repeat. Ten takedowns total. 10-9 and 30-27 Diakiese.

Marc Diakiese defeated Viacheslav Borshchev via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Preliminary Card

Sara McMann def. Karol Rosa by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

Chris Gutierrez def. Danaa Batgerel by TKO (spinning backfist and strikes) at 2:34 of round 2

Aliaskhab Khizriev def. Denis Tiuliulin by technical submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:58 of round 2

Manon Fiorot def. Jennifer Maia by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

Matheus Nicolau def. David Dvorak by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

Luis Saldana def. Bruno Souza by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

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A late change to Saturday’s card.

Bad news has struck the UFC Columbus main card.

Swedish heavyweight Ilir Latifi has come down with a non-COVID related illness, nixing his fight with submission specialist Aleksei Oleinik at the 11th hour.

Latifi (15-8, 1 NC) recently snapped a three-fight losing streak with a gutsy unanimous decision over Canadian Tanner Boser at UFC Vegas 28 last June. He began his UFC career as a light heavyweight before moving up to heavyweight in 2020.

Oleinik (59-16-1) is on a three-fight losing skid, most recently dropping a decision to Sergey Spivak last June. The 44-year-old’s last win was a split decision over Fabricio Werdum at UFC 249 in May 2020. Unfortunately for him, he won’t get the opportunity to snap his losing run tonight as planned.

There’s no word yet on whether or not the UFC Columbus main card will proceed with five fights or if one of the prelims will be bumped to the main card.

Update: Neil Magny vs. Max Griffin is bumped to the main card, while Sara McMann vs. Karol Rosa becomes the featured prelim.

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Plenty of boxing on this final Saturday in March, from Leeds to Las Vegas.

The boxing schedule is going to ramp up considerably starting on April 9th, but the offerings on March 26th are not too shabby. There’s a major title fight over in Leeds, England, a great Showtime Boxing tripleheader in Minneapolis, and the return of Miguel Berchelt down in Las Vegas.

Here’s a preview of Saturday’s action.

The best card: Tim Tszyu (20-0, 15 KOs) vs. Terrell Gausha (22-2-1, 11 KOs), 9 PM ET on Showtime

If you want to feel old, Tim Tszyu is the son of the great former undisputed junior welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu. He’s bigger than his dad but is the 27-year-old better? That’s a lofty standard and the answer remains to be seen. At the moment we know he’s damn good. The Australian is heading to the United States for the first time in his career for a massive opportunity against 2012 US Olympian Terrell Gausha.

So far we’ve seen Tszyu run through former welterweight champion Jeff Horn, as well as conquer former title challengers (and Jaime Munguia opponents) Dennis Hogan and Takeshi Inoue. His overall resume is not deep but his offensive skills looks promising — power, a committed body attack, strength, and relentless pressure have been his main traits. There are clear defensive flaws in his game and he’s not faced enough punchers to get a real test of his chin, and Gausha unfortunately is more of a technician than he is a puncher. We did see him spark out Jamontay Clark in his last outing, so he’s not featherfisted. His only losses to date are against Erickson Lubin and Erislandy Lara.

While Tszyu has an impressive KO rate he may find it hard to deal with Gausha’s counterpunching style and his ability to take a shot; he’s never been knocked out and has only been down twice in his career. Gausha is more of a gatekeeper than an upper-end talent and is hardly the most exciting guy to watch, but he’s a compelling opponent for Tim at this stage in his career and we’ll get a lot of questions about Tszyu’s ceiling answered here. Most likely Tszyu will win by being the more effective offensive fighter against the 34-year-old, but don’t be surprised if an upset occurs down at The Armory in Minneapolis.

The winner of Tszyu vs. Gausha is expected to be the mandatory challenger for the winner of the undisputed title fight between Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano, which is scheduled for May.

The undercard is also worth your time, which I can often say for non-PPV boxing shows. Dominican lightweight Michel Rivera faces off against Joseph Adorno (14-0-2, 12 KOs) in what should be an action-heavy fight between two young prospects — Adorno even bothered to make weight this time! Dominican junior welterweight Elvis Rodriguez (12-1-1, 11 KOs) has his second fight under the PBC banner following his surprising Top Rank release after his defeat to Kenneth Sims Jr. His opponent will be Argentina’s Juan Jose Velasco (23-2, 14 KOs), a decent fighter best known for being bludgeoned by Regis Prograis and Mario Barrios.

The title fight: Kiko Martinez (43-10-2, 30 KOs) vs. Josh Warrington (30-1-1, 7 KOs) – IBF featherweight championship, 3 PM ET on DAZN

This is a very odd way for a rematch to materialize. Few gave Kiko Martinez a chance to defeat Kid Galahad given he was 36 years old and not too far removed from losing to Zelfa Barrett. It’d also been a good while since Martinez had won a major fight of consequence and he’d been stopped a few times by the likes of Gary Russell Jr, Scott Quigg, and Carl Frampton. A dramatic KO of Galahad while down on the cards put the Spaniard back among the ranks of world champions for the first time since 2014.

Warrington won the IBF featherweight title back in 2018 over Lee Selby and defended it successfully against Carl Frampton, Kid Galahad, and Sofiane Takoucht before vacating the title in early 2021. His tune-up fight against unheralded Mexican Mauricio Lara saw him get tuned up and stopped in a massive upset, and then the rematch ended in an unfortunate technical draw after a clash of heads cut up Lara.

In their first meeting in 2017, Warrington won a majority decision over Martinez. The Leeds native will be favored to go 2-0 against Kiko but as we saw against Galahad, Martinez’s power is worth respecting and we’ve now seen Warrington’s chin compromised (albeit against a heavier puncher in Lara). Josh normally fights at a fast pace and works in volume to make up for his lack of power. Martinez is a quality boxer who’s (obviously) very experienced and showed he’s still got something left in the tank. It should be a fun scrap and the Leeds atmosphere will make it feel like a real massive bout.

The “get right” fight: Miguel Berchelt (38-2, 34 KOs) vs. Jeremiah Nakathila (22-2, 18 KOs) – 10 PM ET, ESPN

Mexico’s Miguel Berchelt built himself a deserved reputation for being one of the most exciting world champions in boxing. He won the WBC super featherweight title by beating down fellow Mexican Francisco Vargas in 2017, and he racked up six successful defenses while engaging in thrillers against Takashi Miura and Miguel Roman. When he took on Oscar Valdez last February, it was on the radar of boxing fans as one of the must-see main events of 2021. Berchelt looked weight drained, sluggish, and Valdez put on a boxing clinic en route to a wicked 10th round KO to take the title away from Berchelt.

Namibia’s Nakathila has competed almost exclusively in his home country against largely nondescript option, but he usually knocked people out violently. He got the opportunity to headline a Top Rank card against Shakur Stevenson and not only lost a decision but stunk out the joint by throwing and missing wild punches because he’s just not fast at all. His status at the time as the #2 ranked WBO contender seemed… suspect even for boxing.

I’m honestly surprised Nakathila got another call-up after that stinker against Stevenson. In his semi-defense, if Shakur can have a habit of not kicking into another gear against a way overmatched opponent, Berchelt is usually not going to let up so it could create more action. This matchup is more of a litmus test to see Berchelt up a weight class at 135 lbs and if there were any ill effects from the brutal KO against Valdez.

That’s a lot of boxing for one day! Like I said earlier, the schedule really ramps up next month and there are plenty of elite-level fights you will want to tune in and see.

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Texas-based super fight event delivers another night of top shelf submission grappling

The Texas-based Who’s Number One event returned on Friday in an event headlined by Gordon Ryan and Jacob Couch. Couch was originally scheduled to face Gordon’s brother Nicky Ryan, but a knee injury forced him to withdraw from the match. The co-main event was a highly anticipated matchup between Mica Galvao and Dante Leon, two of the most aggressive and technical middleweight grapplers in the world. Another feature match was between two-time IBJJF World Champion Nicholas Meregali against IBJJF No-Gi World Champion Arnaldo Maidana.

Gordon submits Jacob Couch in dominant return to competition

In the main event, New Wave Jiu-Jitsu’s Gordon Ryan took on Pedigo Submission Fighting’s Jacob Couch. After Couch’s original opponent Nicky Ryan was forced to withdraw due to injury, not many fans expected Gordon to step in. The number one ranked no-gi grappler has been dealing with ongoing stomach issues but was able to get to a point in his recovery where he felt ready to compete.

While Gordon did have an exhibition match with UFC welterweight Philip Rowe in October 2021, this was his first official match in nearly a year. Most of the match was spent with Gordon in top position as he methodically worked his way through Couch’s guard and into the mount. Gordon’s pressure was eventually too much for Couch to handle, and as Gordon transitioned to an armbar from s-mount, Couch tapped due to the extreme pressure. Couch was giving up weight and experience in the match and never attempted to stall, but Gordon was able to show why he’s currently the number one ranked no-gi grappler in the world.

Mica earns decision over Dante in tightly contested match

Mica Galvao of Fight Sports and Dante Leon of Pedigo Submission Fighting squared off in the co-main event and delivered exactly the type of match fans expected. Dante, an IBJJF No-Gi World Champion and ADCC veteran pushed the pace throughout, hitting a few takedowns on Mica and showing a good base from the top position. Mica’s best moment came about three minutes into the match. He inverted from the reverse de la riva position to sweep, coming to the top and stacking Dante. From there he dove to Dante’s back and transitioned to a beautifully timed armbar attack that Dante narrowly escaped. The submission attempt was enough to sway the judges as Mica earned the unanimous decision victory in a hard-fought match.

Meregali gets submission in no-gi debut

The highly anticipated no-gi debut of Nicholas Meregali ended in dramatic fashion. Meregali’s opponent was Arnaldo Maidana, a CheckMat representative who has an IBJJF No-Gi World title on his resume. Most of the match was spent on the feet where Meregali attacked with multiple single legs. Although he couldn’t use the majority of the attempts to get the match down to the mat, he made the times he did get it to the mat count. The finishing sequence came off a failed shot from Maidana that Meregali used to get to side control, where he locked a kimura grip and transitioned to an armbar for the finish. Despite having less than two full months of no-gi training, Meregali was able to put his newly formed skills on display and will likely continue to compete without the gi frequently ahead of the ADCC World Championships in September.

Full results can be found below:

Gordon Ryan def. Jacob Couch via submission (mount pressure)

Mica Galvao def. Dante Leon via decision

Nicholas Meregali def. Arnaldo Maidana via submission (armbar)

Haisam Rida def. Elder Cruz via submission (rear naked choke)

Keith Krikorian def. Gabriel Sousa via decision

Sophia Cassella def. Jessica Crane via submission (inside heel hook)

Luke Griffith def. Joe Dierkhising via submission (rear naked choke)

David Garmo def. Benji Silva via split decision

Replays for all matches can be found at flograppling.com.

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Eye gets paired up with another prospect for her return. 

After spending nearly a year away from competition, Jessica Eye returns to the Octagon and meets an undefeated prospect for her next UFC appearance.

Brett Okamoto of ESPN reported on Friday that the promotion is finalizing a flyweight fight between Eye and Casey O’Neill for UFC 276, the upcoming pay-per-view event scheduled as the conclusion of International Fight Week on July 2 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Additional reporting from Damon Martin and Mike Heck of MMA Fighting revealed verbal agreements are already in place, with contracts expected to be signed soon. O’Neill has confirmed her next fight is in the works, hinting at it on her social media accounts.

Eye aims to snap a three-fight losing streak. ‘Evil’ has dropped unanimous decisions to Cynthia Calvillo, Joanne Wood [née Calderwood] and Jennifer Maia in her most recent outings. The Strong Style MMA product has been booked twice since her loss to Maia, but fights against Andrea Lee and Manon Fiorot were canceled after she was forced to withdraw over illness and injury.

O’Neill is coming off of one of the biggest wins of her career thus far, a split decision over the now-retired Roxanne Modafferi at UFC 271 this past February. ‘King’ started her UFC tenure with three consecutive finishes over Shana Dobson, Lara Procópio and Antonina Shevchenko, the latter of which earned her a ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus.

Eye and O’Neill are ranked at No. 10 and No. 12 in the division, respectively.

UFC 276 is without a headliner at the moment, but that is likely to change in the coming weeks. The only other fight attached to the event also features flyweights, with ex-champion Miesha Tate debuting in the weight class against one-time title challenger Lauren Murphy. Stay tuned to Bloody Elbow for more updates as they become available.

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Darren Till is sold on UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall, and believes he would toy with Jon Jones.

Darren Till is sold on Tom Aspinall and believes the surging UFC heavyweight is going to be the next heavyweight champion of the world.

Till was dazzled with Aspinall’s performance against Alexander Volkov at UFC London last Saturday which saw the Team Kaobon fighter submit ‘Drago’ with an armbar in the first round.

Till not only believes Aspinall is destined for championship success but that the Atherton local would also toy with Jon Jones in the Octagon.

“He just texted me and told me to stop calling out [Ciryl] Gane for him,” Till said on The Triple C & Schmo Show (h/t MMA Fighting). “He wants to fight Tai [Tuivasa] then Gane. So I think he knows his road. I think he’s gonna be the next champion at heavyweight.

“I think he would play with [Jon] Jones, I really do.”

Aspinall has a much humbler outlook on his future but the 28-year-old is confident that he has what it takes to become champion. The Brit surged to No. 6 in the UFC heavyweight rankings following his submission over Volkov and is likely only a couple more wins away from entering title contention.

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See what happens on the scales ahead of the UFC’s return to Ohio.

The UFC is back on the road this weekend with a show in Columbus, OH. For this rare trip away from the UFC APEX, the promotion is putting on a heavyweight headliner with Curtis Blaydes vs. Chris Daukaus.

The main card for this one has a surprising amount of recognizable talent. Included among that is Ohio’s own Matt Brown, who is taking on Bryan Barberana in what might be his last fight. There’s also a top flyweight between Kai Kara-France and Askar Askarov, Joanne Wood (nee Calderwood) vs. Alexa Grasso and Ilir Latifi vs. Alexey Oleinik.

The prelims are headlined by veterans Neil Magny and Max Griffin. There are also appearances from two former title challengers with Sara McMann taking on Karol Rosa and Jennifer Maia facing hot prospect Manon Fiorot.

However, none of these fights will happen unless these athletes make it through the weigh-in process. Don’t expect the headliners to have any trouble, but who knows what might happen further down the card.

You can watch all the action below with a stream provided by MMA Junkie. The stream starts at 9 AM ET.

Full Results:

Main card (7PM ET on ESPN/ESPN+):

Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes vs. Chris Daukaus (243)

Flyweight: Joanne Wood (125) vs. Alexa Grasso (125)

Welterweight: Matt Brown (170.5) vs. Bryan Barberena (170.5)

Flyweight: Askar Askarov (126) vs. Kai Kara-France (125.5)

Heavyweight: Alexey Oleinik vs. Ilir Latifi (239.5)

Lightweight: Marc Diakiese vs. Viacheslav Borshchev (155.5)

Prelim card (4PM ET on ESPN/ESPN+):

Welterweight: Neil Magny (170) vs. Max Griffin (171)

Bantamweight: Sara McMann (135) vs. Karol Rosa (135)

Bantamweight: Danaa Batgerel (136) vs. Chris Gutierrez (135)

Middleweight: Aliaskhab Khizriev (185) vs. Denis Tiuliulin (185.5)

Flyweight: Jennifer Maia (126) vs. Manon Fiorot (125.5)

Flyweight: David Dvorak (125.5) vs. Matheus Nicolau (126)

Featherweight: Luis Saldana vs. Bruno Souza (144)

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Colby Covington has formally pressed charges against Jorge Masvidal for their recent alleged altercation in Miami.

Colby Covington has formally pressed charges against Jorge Masvidal for their alleged altercation at a Miami steakhouse on Monday. As MMA Fighting reported on Thursday, “Chaos” provided a statement to Miami Beach police to move the case forward.

The former interim welterweight champion also reported incurring around $ 15,000 worth of damages to his Rolex watch, which was said to be worth $ 90,000.

The alleged incident happened at Papi Steakhouse in South Beach. According to the report, Covington claimed to identify Masvidal from the sound of his voice and hair, which was said to be sticking out from his hoodie.

“Gamebred” was said to be wearing a surgical mask and supposedly shouted, “You shouldn’t have been talking about my kids” during the alleged attack.

Police say Masvidal sustained injuries on his right hand and knuckles, which included stitches that were then photographed for evidence. Covington, meanwhile, supposedly suffered a fractured tooth and an abrasion on his left wrist.

Masvidal was in police custody by Wednesday night, as he faces charges of aggravated battery with a mask and criminal mischief. He was released on Thursday morning on a $ 15K bond.

But if convicted, the 37-year-old veteran could face a lengthy jail time of up to 15 years, since aggravated battery is considered a second-degree felony in Florida.

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This week we cover wrestling in Pakistan, Kyle Dake launching people, Silat, and bloody Karate battles.

While the combat sports world has all manner of wild antics taking place in and out of competition, WTF keeps chugging along here with the best fringe content and odd mishaps we can find in the martial arts world at large.

This week, we’re kicking things off with Jerry at Fight Commentary Breakdowns, where we have a bit of a treat. He’s bringing us an example of Jeet Kune Do being used in active sparring against a kickboxer. Wanna know how that goes?

It looks pretty damn good, really. Not entirely surprising, as Bruce Lee utilized boxing footwork as part of the basis for Jeet Kune Do movement. If you’ve watched Bruce or any of the characters he’s inspired (or even heard him talk about it), you can see him do the Ali Shuffle.

A little less great is what we’ve got next, which is the dreaded Systema. I personally maintain that it’s not worth even getting upset over, it’s just also not… good. Feel free to disagree, but there’s way too many clips and demonstrations of this being more and more goofy gobbledygook for me to take seriously. It’s a YouTube short, so unfortunately we’re unable to embed that here. But I have to wonder how long these cheap carnival tricks are going to keep impressing and deceiving people.

Dambe Warriors keeps it groovy, now with a video where a technicality ended up costing one competitor very heavily.

Next up, it’s time for Karate Combat. They’ve put together a collection of some of their bloodiest battles. Hey, it’s cool if you’re into that sort of thing.

As for this next bit, I’m honestly not totally sure what to make of it.

We’ll be looking at Silat, and how it’s taught and applied. First up is a video establishing some basic principals. Some of it looks like nice advice, but some of it… less so.

But here’s a cool demonstration from 2020 that looks really amazing.

Remember Poland’s PunchDown? The slap fighting organization out of Europe? They assembled a collection of what they’re calling the five best slaps in the organization’s history. If you’ve seen this sort of thing before, you know this is going to be devastating.

Really hoping you haven’t forgotten Teddy Sheedi. We’ve covered him before, and he’s simply the most fearless little devil doing wrestling magic in Pakistan. Well, here he is again doing what he does best. It’s just so impressive:

I seriously can’t get enough of this, it’s almost like watching the Harlem Globetrotters:

Moving over to the world of Muay Thai, with this collection of knee knockdowns and knockouts that is simply breathtaking:

Finally, we’ve got some wrestling action that cannot be missed. Kyle Dake’s best throws put in one convenient package:

He launched that one guy higher than gas prices, oh my.

Also, you might think you can fight, but there are many guys like you all over the world. Stay safe, kids.

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Khamzat Chimaev thinks Gilbert Burns is scared of him.

Khamzat Chimaev thinks Gilbert Burns is scared of him.

The surging UFC welterweight and middleweight put ‘Durinho’ on blast for hiring two ‘secret’ Russian wrestlers to help him prepare for ‘Borz’ on April 9.

As the matchup inches closer to reality, Chimaev thinks Burns is getting more desperate with each passing day.

“He’s said, ‘Maybe we’re going to wrestle, maybe we’re going to grapple, maybe we’re going to come in with strikes.’ He doesn’t know what I’m going to do,” Chimaev said of Burns during a recent appearance on The MMA Hour (h/t MMA Fighting). “He’s stressed. Now he has big drama in his head [that] he thinks about. When you listen to him, you understand — the guy is done. He said, ‘I have two secret Russian wrestlers.’

“How you f****** learn wrestling in two months, two or three months? Never. In his dreams, he can’t take me down. He knows that. The guys that have been in my gym — like some guys that [also] train there with him, they’ve been in my gym — I don’t know what they told him, but I beat them all and he knows about that. He’s scared.”

Chimaev (10-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) forecasts an easy victory against Burns (20-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) at UFC 273 and believes a win over the No. 2-ranked welterweight should catapult him into title contention and set up a championship showdown against Kamaru Usman.

“I think I have to fight for the title,” Chimaev said. “Who is the next guy out there? Ten fights, 10 finishes. After [the Burns fight], 11 fights, 11 finishes. And what are they going to say? The guy is No. 2 in the rankings. Now they talk about, ‘Oh, you didn’t fight somebody in the rankings.’ Now, if I beat this guy — No. 2 — what are you going to say?”

“I feel [like] I could kill everybody, brother,” he added. “I am the greatest of all-time, brother. I am the best.”

UFC 273, which will feature Burns vs. Chimaev on the main card, is scheduled to take place on April 9 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.

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