Category Archives: Mmafighting.com

Danny Silva is out of this Saturday’s fight with Dennis Buzukja.

On Tuesday, the UFC announced that Silva sustained an injury which has forced him out of UFC Vegas 96. In his place, Francis Marshall steps in on short notice to fight Buzukja, with the bout now taking place at lightweight instead of featherweight.

Marshall entered the UFC off of the Contender Series in 2022, winning his first bout by TKO over Marcelo Rojo. Since then Marshall’s had a tough go of things though, losing back-to-back fights to William Gomis and Isaac Dulgarian.

A two-time Contender Series participant, Buzukja made his UFC debut last year, losing a unanimous decision to Sean Woodson in a fight he also missed weight for. Buzukja then returned against Jamall Emmers and again was defeated, this time by TKO; however, “The Great” finally managed to score his first UFC victory this past March, stopping Connor Matthews at UFC Atlantic City.

UFC Vegas 96 takes place this Saturday in the UFC APEX and is headlined by a middleweight matchup between Jared Cannonier and Caio Borralho.

MMA Fighting – All Posts

Alexa Grasso has edged out Valentina Shevchenko in their coaching battle.

Team Grasso featherweight Mairon Santos (13-1) earned the last spot in the The Ultimate Fighter 32 finals with a unanimous decision win over teammate Guillermo Torres (7-1) on the long-running television program’s season finale. That means three Team Grasso fighters will compete at Saturday’s UFC Vegas 96 event, with a UFC contract on the line.

Torres, who fell short in his quarterfinal bout, was given a second chance after being called upon to replace Team Bullet’s Zygimantas Ramaska. Prior to this episode, doubts swirled around whether Ramaska would be medically cleared after suffering an injury in his first fight, and it was eventually ruled that he could not compete.

To add further controversy to the bout, Santos actually came in half a pound over the featherweight limit, but was still allowed to fight as scheduled.

The semifinal bout was closely contested, with neither fighter able to establish much offense through the first two rounds. Santos maintained a slight striking edge throughout, winning the kicking battle from distance and occasionally landing a hard shot. Torres’ wrestling made him a constant threat, though, and he was always looking for an opening to take Santos down even with the Brazilian cutting off the cage.

In the end, Santos’ striking acumen and aggression were enough to carry him to a victory and a spot in the TUF 32 featherweight tournament finals.

Santos fights teammate Kaan Ofli (11-2-1) on Saturday, while Grasso’s Robert Valentin (10-3) fights Shevchenko’s Ryan Loder (6-1) to determine the season’s middleweight champion.

See the finals matchups below:

TUF 32 Featherweight Final

Kaan Ofli (Australia) vs. Mairon Santos (Brazil)

TUF 32 Middleweight Final

Ryan Loder (USA) vs. Robert Valentin (Switzerland)

Overall, Grasso proved to be the better coach by a small margin as her fighters won five of the eight opening-round matchups, and then three of the semifinal bouts (one of which pitted two Team Grasso fighters against one another).

With the conclusion of TUF 32, Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko are set to face off in a flyweight championship trilogy bout at UFC 306 on Sept. 14 at Sphere in Las Vegas.

The finalists of the TUF 32 middleweight and featherweight tournaments compete for a six-figure UFC contract at the show’s live finale, which takes place as part of the main card of UFC Vegas 96.

Here are the TUF 32 rosters divided by team:

Team Grasso

Featherweights

1. Guillermo Torres (Mexico) (7-1)
2. Kaan Ofli (Australia) (10-2-1)
3. Bekhzod Usmonov (Tajikistan) (11-4)
4. Mairon Santos (Brazil) (13-1)

Featherweights

1. Robert Valentin (Switzerland) (10-3)
2. Paddy McCorry (Ireland) (4-1)
3. Omran Chaaban (Finland) (6-1)
4. Tom Theocharis (Canada) (9-5)

Team Shevchenko

Featherweights

1. Roedie Roets (South Africa) (7-1)
2. Zygimantas Ramaska (Lithuania) (9-2)
3. Nathan Fletcher (England) (8-1)
4. Edwin Cooper Jr. (USA) (6-1)

Middleweights

1. Shamidkhan Magomedov (Russia) (7-1)
2. Mark Hulme (South Africa) (12-3)
3. Ryan Loder (USA) (6-1)
4. Giannis Bachar (Greece) (9-2)

See the semifinal results below:

Middleweight

Ryan Loder def. Omran Chaaban via decision

Paddy McCorry def. Robert Valentin via submission (leg trap Americana) (R1)

Featherweight

Kaan Ofli def. Roedie Roets via submission (guillotine choke) (R1)

Mairon Santos def. Guillermo Torres via decision

See quarterfinal results below:

Roedie Roets def. Guillermo Torres via decision

Robert Valentin def. Giannis Bachar via KO (strikes) (R1)

Kaan Ofli def. Nathan Fletcher via decision

Omran Chaaban def. Shamidkhan Magomedov via technical submission (anaconda choke) (R2)

Zygimantas Ramaska def. Bekhzod Usmonov via decision

Ryan Loder def. Tom Theocharis via submission (arm-triangle choke)

Mairon Santos def. Edwin Cooper Jr. via split decision

Paddy McCorry def. Mark Hulme via submission (guillotine choke) (R1)

MMA Fighting – All Posts

Dana White claims that the reason Francis Ngannou and Jon Jones never fought was Ngannou.

On Tuesday, Jones teased retirement after he defends his UFC heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic later this year, repeatedly dismissing interim champion Tom Aspinall. This has become a common refrain for Jones, who appears dead set on the Miocic fight despite some public backlash and on Tuesday evening, following the latest episode of Contender Series, White jumped in to defend Jones.

“I have zero animosity towards Francis,” White said. “Francis was out of my world a long time ago. [Sean Shelby] and Mick [Maynard] are another story. It’s a long story. [Shelby] did everything he could in his power to make Jon Jones vs. Francis. The fight did not happen and let me tell you what, it wasn’t because of Jon Jones.

“So Jon is a very unique individual to deal with. Jon Jones will fight everybody. Jon Jones was absolutely — he wanted Francis! You saw what happened with Ciryl Gane. He will tell you like he told us that he would do the same thing to Francis Ngannou. He wanted that fight so bad.

“And for anybody who thinks — I know the whole internet, ‘Oh Jon Jones!’ that I’m up Jon Jones’s ass, these are f*cking facts. Facts. And since everybody has been such douchebags about this, I’m coming out with a nice little punch in the face for all you f*ckers that think Jon Jones isn’t the greatest of all-time.

“Dislike him, whatever your beef is with Jon Jones, knock yourself out. There’s no way in hell that Jon Jones doesn’t want to fight Aspinall. That I guarantee you.”

Ngannou’s split from the UFC was fairly acrimonious as the former heavyweight champion completed his contract then opted not to re-sign with the promotion, citing irreconcilable differences and a lack of respect from the promotion. The perceived animosity from the UFC only increased when, ahead of UFC 305, the promotion released a video of Israel Adesanya talking about the “Three Kings” of Africa but conspicuously removed mention of Ngannou. But White insists that neither he nor any of the top brass had anything to do with that, at least not to his knowledge.

“I don’t know about this,” White said. “And it was something that we produced? Are you sure that we produced this? Like Embedded or something?

“… We’ll find out what happened… Because if that’s true, and that was done and that was something that we produced, then somebody in the company made that decision. That definitely — listen, you know me, if I said we did it, I’d say, ‘Yeah, f*ck him and this is why we did it.’ I know nothing about it, nobody ever asked me about it, and this is the first we’re hearing about it or I would tell you.”

What White will tell you is that Jones is going to fight Aspinall after he concludes his business with Miocic later this year. Despite Jones’s recent comments, White still believes that’s going to happen, even dismissing Jones suggesting that he may be looking for “a deal I can’t refuse.”

“Jon Jones is doing Jon Jones right now,” White said. “That’s what he does. There is nobody that we’ve ever dealt with, when I tell you is not afraid to fight anybody. It’s Jon Jones… I believe Jon Jones-Aspinall happens if he beats Stipe…”

“We’ll do everything we can to make that fight happen… What fights don’t we make? Other than the Francis thing, what fights don’t we make? You can’t make people fight and we couldn’t make Francis fight. But every other fight we’ve made. We’ve dealt with guys like Brock Lesnar. Think of the biggest stars that have ever been in the sport. We’ve always made the fights.”

MMA Fighting – All Posts

After a night of finishes and hard fights, four more fighters joined the UFC roster.

On Tuesday night, the second episode of Contender Series took place in Las Vegas at the UFC APEX and after five fights and three finishes, UFC CEO Dana White awarded contracts to Andreas Gustafsson, Rizvan Kuniev, Cortavious Romious, and Cody Haddon.

Gustafsson brutalizes Pytlik

Andreas Gustafsson said he was going to come and channel the Viking spirit and he did just that, finishing Pat Pytlik with brutal knees and punches in the second round.

Gustafsson set a strong pace right from the start, pressuring forward relentlessly and working Pytlik over in the clinch and with takedowns. Pytlik proved game for a while but in the second round, Gustafsson grabbed a clinch and landed some monster knees to Pytlik’s head, sending him crashing to the canvas and earning Gustafsson a contract with the UFC.

Kuniev stops Cunha at the buzzer

After failing to get signed despite a win in his first Contender Series attempt, Rizvan Kuniev made the most of his second chance, stopping Hugo Cunha in the first round and earning a UFC contract in the process.

Perhaps best known for beating Renan Ferreira in PFL before that was result was overturned due to a failed drug test, Kuniev has been out of action for a year serving his suspension. He clearly used that time to improve though as he turned up the pressure on Cunha at the end of the first round, landing a knee to the body and an elbow that crumpled the Brazilian, pounding away with shots to score the stoppage one second before the round ended.

Romious outworks Imperato

Cortavious Romious fell short in his first foray to Contender Series, getting knocked out in 29 seconds by Ramon Tavares in season 7, but he made the most of his second chance, picking up a dominant decision win over Michael Imperato in their bantamweight contest and a UFC contract.

Romious controlled most of the action with his aggressive boxing on the feet and sneaky grappling on the floor. Imperato could never get going as Romious was simply too much for him in all phases. Afterward, Dana White had some tough words for Romious’s choices, but nonetheless awarded him a contract, calling him “one of the most gifted athletes I’ve ever seen.”

Finney grinds down Rowston

On season 7 of Contender Series, Torrez Finney scored a submission victory that wasn’t good enough to earn him a contract. This time he had to settle for a decision over Cam Rowston, but still no contract.

Displaying his trademark power and wrestling, Finney overwhelmed Rowston with grappling, repeatedly delivering big slams and power punches. Rowston hung tough though and proved tricky enough on the floor that Finney was unable to do more than grind his way to a clear decision win. Afterward, he did his best to sell Dana White on a contract with some solid mic work but White was unimpressed, telling Finney he would get dominated in the UFC. White then told Finney to go out and get some more experience and come back.

Haddon submits Brand

A teammate (and former opponent) of Steve Erceg, Cody Haddon came in with some hype as a 25-year-old prospect and the Australian fighter delivered, submitting Billy Brand in the first round to secure a UFC contract.

Haddon showcased crisp boxing skills early, routinely landing combinations before ultimately dropped Brand with a left hook. The BJJ black belt then followed him to the ground, took the back, and after some work, locked in the fight ending choke. At the end of the night, Dana White didn’t even delay in awarding Haddon his contract, praising the Aussie for his skills and future.

Check out the DWCS results below.

Andreas Gustafsson def. Pat Pytlik via TKO (knees) — Round 2, 3:20

Rizvan Kuniev def. Hugo Cunha via TKO (punches) — Round 1, 4:59

Cortavious Romious def. Michael Imperato via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Torrez Finney def. Cameron Rowston via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Cody Haddon def. Billy Brand via submission (rear-naked choke) — Round 1, 3:09

MMA Fighting – All Posts

UFC Edmonton is getting a shake up.

UFC Edmonton takes place at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Canada on Nov. 2 and was supposed to feature a top-15 heavyweight matchup between Derrick Lewis and Alexander Romanov; however, the UFC decided to mix things up as Lewis will now face Jhonata Diniz. The news was first reported by Laerte Viana and later confirmed to MMA Fighting with multiple sources.

Currently No. 11 in the UFC heavyweight rankings, Lewis is one of the most popular fighters on the UFC roster and the promotional leader in knockouts with 15. Most recently he knocked out Rodrigo Nascimento at UFC St. Louis.

A former Glory kickboxer, Diniz made his UFC debut in April after being signed off the Contender Series, knocking out Austen Lane. He then won a unanimous decision over Karl Williams at UFC Vegas 95 to move to 2-0 in the promotion.

There’s no word yet on why the change was made as MMA Fighting confirmed that Romanov will in fact stay on the card, and is now expected to instead square off with Rodrigo Nascimento.

Currently No. 12 in the UFC heavyweight rankings, Romanov made his UFC debut in 2020 and quickly amassed five wins in the organization before falling short against Marcin Tybura at UFC 278. Since then he’s gone 1-2, most recently losing to Jailton Almeida at UFC 302 in June.

The No. 15-ranked heavyweight in the UFC, Nascimento had an up-and-down start to his UFC career before rattling off three straight wins to earn a ranking. Most recently, he lost to Lewis via third-round knockout back at UFC St. Louis.

UFC Edmonton will be headlined by a women’s flyweight bout between Erin Blanchfield and former two-time strawweight champion Rose Namajunas.

Mike Heck and Damon Martin contributed to this report.

MMA Fighting – All Posts

Dricus du Plessis is finally starting to convince people he’s the real deal, including the oddsmakers.

This past Saturday, du Plessis successfully defended his middleweight title with a fourth-round submission of former two-time champion Israel Adesanya in the main event of UFC 305. The win was du Plessis’s first title defense and now firmly entrenches him as the man to beat at 185 pounds. And that holds true with the oddsmakers as well, as Sportsbetting.ag released odds for a number of possible next opponents for the champion, and du Plessis is favored to beat almost all of them.

Dricus du Plessis (-130) vs. Sean Strickland (+110)

Dricus du Plessis (-200) vs. Alex Pereira (+170)

Dricus du Plessis (-185) vs. Robert Whittaker (+160)

For reference, a bettor placing a $ 100 wager on du Plessis would win $ 76 should he defeat Strickland, $ 50 should he defeat Pereira, and $ 54 should he beat Whittaker again. Also, the odds for the Pereira matchup are for a bout at 185 pounds, not at light heavyweight.

However, there was one opponent that oddsmakers did not like du Plessis’s chances against: Khamzat Chimaev.

Dricus du Plessis (+170) vs. Khamzat Chimaev (-200)

Against Chimaev, a $ 100 bet on du Plessis would return net $ 170 dollars.

Strickland appears to be the most likely next contender for du Plessis. The two fought to a split decision back at UFC 297, where “Stillknocks” took the middleweight title, and UFC CEO Dana White has already said Strickland should get the next title shot.

However, Chimaev and Robert Whittaker are scheduled to fight at UFC 308 on Oct. 26 in Abu Dhabi, and with du Plessis declaring Whittaker as the most deserving of the next shot, it’s possible the winner of that fight cuts to the head of the line.

MMA Fighting – All Posts

Former UFC champion Benson Henderson retired from MMA in 2023, but he’s not done fighting.

Misfits Boxing announced on Tuesday that Henderson would clash with fellow UFC and Bellator veteran Chris Avila in a matchup that takes place as part of a one-night light heavyweight tournament for the influencer-led promotion. While Henderson battles Avila on one side of the bracket, Idris Virgo clashes with Fes Batista in the other semifinal matchup.

The winners from the two fights then meet later that same night to crown the tournament champion.

For Henderson, the fight against Avila serves as his first boxing match after he tested the waters with Karate Combat this past December for a matchup against Anthony Pettis. Henderson has also competed in submission grappling matches in the past, but now he’s strapping on a pair of gloves and entering the boxing arena for the first time.

As for Avila, the Nate Diaz protégé has made quite a career for himself since transitioning to boxing with six straight wins in the ring including victories over Pettis, Jeremy Stephens and Anthony Taylor

When it comes to the main event for the Misfits card, online personality Elle Brooke is set to defend her MFB middleweight title against BKFC veteran Jenny Savage.

Brooke returns to action after fighting to a closely contested draw against UFC veteran Paige VanZant back in May. It appeared Brooke and VanZant were going to meet again sometime in 2024, but it appears that rematch is on hold for now.

VanZant previously revealed to MMA Fighting that she inked a multi-fight deal with Misfits so it remains to be seen if she’ll end up fighting Brooke or someone else when she returns to boxing.

The Misfits card dubbed MF & DAZN: X Series 18 takes place from the Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle, England on Sept. 14 with the card airing on DAZN.

MMA Fighting – All Posts

Tom Aspinall wants nothing more than to unify the UFC heavyweight title in a fight against Jon Jones, but he’s effectively given up any hope that it ever happens.

Despite a remarkable run through the UFC with eight wins and only one opponent even making it to the second round with him, Aspinall suddenly finds himself on the outside looking in while clutching onto an interim heavyweight title. While he’s waiting, Jon Jones is preparing to defend his heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic in a fight expected in November at Madison Square Garden in New York.

What makes matters worse is that Jones may ultimately decide to retire from the sport if he beats Miocic, and while that might solidify Aspinall as the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, he prefers proving that in the cage.

“There is nowhere that you can find publicly, nowhere, him saying that he will fight me,” Aspinall said about Jones on the Believe You Me podcast. “It doesn’t exist. I challenge anybody watching this interview to go and find the statement, quote, a video where Jon Jones is saying that he’ll fight me after he’s fought Stipe. It doesn’t exist. The guy’s smart, and we know the guy’s a bit overweight these days. The guy sat there with the Cheeto fingers or whatever, Doritos on his fingers with his iPhone in hand waiting for me to get knocked out [by Curtis Blaydes] so he could start tweeting about it.

“Let’s be honest, and since I won that fight, he’s gone completely quiet. He’ll continue to go completely quiet about me until he retires. Because there’s no way on Earth that he’s going to fight me. Not a chance. I will retire Jon Jones without even fighting him.”

Of course, Jones has commented on Aspinall in the past, but he’s mostly stated that a fight against a legend like Miocic just means more to his career and legacy, which is why he’s openly pursued the matchup.

Miocic is widely considered one of the greatest heavyweights of all-time, and he holds the record for the most title defenses in that division in UFC history with three straight. That said, Miocic just turned 42 years old, he’s coming off a knockout loss to Francis Ngannou and he hasn’t fought since March 2021.

The fact that Jones wants that fight over a potential showdown against Aspinall tells the current interim UFC champion everything he needs to know.

“They don’t f*cking deserve to be fighting for the heavyweight title,” Aspinall said. “Them guys are not the top of the heavyweight division right now. Dana White and everybody else can say whatever they want, them guys aren’t the best heavyweights in the world right now.

“I’m not saying they’ve not had amazing careers because I idolize those guys. I want to have a career like that. That’s what I’m aiming to do with my life is what they’ve done but they’re not the best right now. Right now they’re definitely not the best so let’s stop talking all this bullshit like they are.”

The biggest obstacle for Aspinall getting to Jones probably isn’t Miocic but rather UFC CEO Dana White.

In recent months, White has consistently delivered the message that he considers Jones the top pound-for-pound fighter in the sport, and the greatest mixed martial artist of all-time, and he wants to allow him the courtesy to pursue a fight against another legend like Miocic.

That may appease Jones’ greatest desire, but Aspinall scoffs at the idea that somehow proves he’s the best heavyweight in the UFC.

“The way I look at it, I’m the best heavyweight in the world and I’m not getting my credit for it,” Aspinall said. “They’re holding the belt hostage and Jon Jones is loving it. He’s loving the fact that Dana White’s getting on every interview possible — you’re talking about bantamweights and Dana White flips it back and starts talking about how good Jon Jones is! If he’s that good, let’s fight. I’m the No. 1 heavyweight in the world right now. Let’s put it on the line and let’s see who the man is, me or Jon? It’s as simple as that.

“I’m about I’m the best fighter in the world, the best heavyweight in the world right now, and Jon Jones isn’t and I’m willing to prove it and he’s not. That’s what I’m about. I’m about being the best heavyweight in the world.”

While his frustration continues to mount, Aspinall revealed that he is expected to serve as the backup fighter for the Jones vs. Miocic fight later this year. If a scenario unfolds where he gets the call to step up against one of them in November, Aspinall vowed “I will jump in on one hour’s notice if I have to and beat either of them.”

If Jones vs. Miocic goes off without incident, Aspinall has accepted that he may go through an entire training camp without the reward of fighting, but that’s a risk he’s willing to take.

In his eyes, it’s just further proof that he’s willing to do what Jones won’t.

“I’m the guy at heavyweight, not him — me,” Aspinall said. “I want to be recognized as the best. I’ve got the real belt. I’m the one defending. He’s defending against a 42-year-old Stipe Miocic with a million miles on the clock. If you want to be the real guy, you have to fight me.”

MMA Fighting – All Posts

Israel Adesanya may have fallen short in his bid to recapture the UFC middleweight title, but the rest of City Kickboxing’s crew showed out at UFC 305.

Chief among them were Adesanya’s teammates, lightweight Dan Hooker and flyweight Kai Kara-France, both of whom picked up the biggest wins of their respective UFC careers on Saturday’s pay-per-view card. Hooker won a grueling war of attrition against Mateusz Gamrot to push his win streak to three straight and vault into lightweight title contention, while Kara-France needed less than a round to knock out previous title challenger Steve Erceg and reestablish his presence in the flyweight championship picture.

As such, Hooker and Kara-France make up two of the most impactful moves in the MMA Fighting global rankings as the dust settles from Perth. In our latest divisional update, Hooker jumps up three spots into the No. 9 lightweight ranking, while Kara-France advances to No. 6 in the flyweight ladder.

While it may not be as immediately visible as those two, one other notable outcome from UFC 305 centered around the event’s headliner, UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis. The South African titleholder may still have some doubters in the MMA community because of his unique style, but you won’t find them among MMA Fighting’s seven-person voting panel. With his fourth-round submission of Adesanya, “Stillknocks” captured all seven first-place votes from our team at 185 pounds, finally convincing the lone holdout on our panel of du Plessis’ superiority over undefeated Bellator champion Johnny Eblen.

Du Plessis now represents our team’s first unanimous No. 1 middleweight in the world since Adesanya’s second title reign ended in shocking fashion at the hands of Sean Strickland.

Check out our updated rankings below from the divisions most affected by UFC 305.

MMA Fighting

MMA Fighting

MMA Fighting

MMA Fighting – All Posts

Khalil Rountree Jr. won’t apologize for taking advantage of an opportunity.

UFC CEO Dana White recently announced that Rountree will challenge Alex Pereira for the light heavyweight title at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City. The matchup was highly unexpected as Rountree is still under suspension for accidentally ingesting a banned substance. Speaking with MMA Fighting this week, Rountree explained how this all came together.

“I got a call from Hunter [Campbell],” Rountree said. “I was having a bad day that day, dealing with some other stuff, and he was like, ‘Hey, I’ll make your day better, we’ve got this opportunity for you to fight Alex in October.’ It kind of came by surprise, but of course I’m going to accept. That’s the fight I’ve wanted, it’s the fight I’ve been calling for, and I’m excited, I’m happy, I’m grateful.”

Of course, not everyone is as happy as Rountree. Fans and a number of fighters criticized the matchup given Rountree’s suspension and the fact he’s only No. 8 in the UFC light heavyweight rankings. But Rountree isn’t concerned about the naysayers; he’s focused on the people who support him getting this chance.

“I understand that people are upset. Whatever. It’s not my problem, for one,” Rountree said. “It’s not my problem. It’s out of my control. They give me the call — OK, I take it. Let them deal with their own problems. Let them talk to the UFC. Whatever fans are not happy about this, I don’t know why. I couldn’t even call them true fans if you’re not happy about this matchup.

“But for everybody else, they’re absolutely right. It’s going to be exciting from start to finish, and I’m hyped.”

Despite some people’s misgivings, Rountree is currently on a five-fight winning streak, most recently finishing former title challenger Anthony Smith this past December. He also has a unique claim to having already beaten three former GLORY kickboxers in UFC. In that regard, Pereira is like the final boss of GLORY Kickboxing in MMA, a two-division champion who has transitioned seamlessly into UFC. When they meet in the octagon in October, Rountree believes he will add another to the list and make his dreams come true.

“This is what I’ve been working for,” Rountree said. “When I started MMA, everything, my life changed. It all happened kind of by accident, but I stayed strong, I stayed dedicated, and I’ve always had a belief that this was possible. Now I’m finally here and I’m living in this reality that was a dream, so what it means to me is everything. It’s that time I’ve always seen in my mind. Now it’s here.

“I’ve got a message for Alex, and that’s see you in October. Everybody else, nothing. Watch me in October.”

MMA Fighting – All Posts