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MMA Fighting has Day of Reckoning results live for the Joshua vs. Wallin event, live blogs of the top two fights, and much more from the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

When the main event begins around 6:30 p.m. ET, check out the Anthony Joshua vs. Otto Wallin live round-by-round updates for our live blog of the main event. It will be the third fight of the year for both Joshua and Wallin.

Deontay Wilder will compete for the first time in over a year against Joseph Parker in the co-main event in a heavyweight showdown. Check out Deontay Wilder vs. Joseph Parker live round-by-round updates for this clash that is expected to begin around 5:30 p.m. ET.

Check out the Day of Reckoning results below.

Main card (DAZN/PPV.com at 11 a.m. ET)

Anthony Joshua vs. Otto Wallin (live blog)

Deontay Wilder vs. Joseph Parker

Daniel Dubois vs. Jarrell Miller

Dmitry Bivol vs. Lyndon Arthur

Arslanbek Makhmudov vs. Agit Kabayel

Jai Opetaia vs. Ellis Zorro

Filip Hrgovic vs. Mark De Mori

Frank Sanchez vs. Junior Fa

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The Day of Reckoning weigh-in video is for the anticipated boxing event Saturday.

Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder, and a host of top boxers will step on the scales Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The Day of Reckoning weigh-in video will begin at 11 a.m. ET.

Check out Day of Reckoning weigh-in results below.

Main card (DAZN/PPV.com at 11 a.m. ET)

Anthony Joshua (251.0) vs. Otto Wallin (238.6)

Deontay Wilder (213.0) vs. Joseph Parker (245.3)

Daniel Dubois (239.0) vs. Jarrell Miller (333.0)

Dmitry Bivol (174.6) vs. Lyndon Arthur (174.2)

Arslanbek Makhmudov (262.0) vs. Agit Kabayel (241.3)

Jai Opetaia (198.4) vs. Ellis Zorro (197.4)

Filip Hrgovic (246) vs. Mark De Mori (242.6)

Frank Sanchez (238.0) vs. Junior Fa (278.9)

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The UFC has long been the pinnacle of mixed martial arts and will likely hold that title for an inconceivable time.

Despite being known as the biggest and best promotion in the sport, the UFC has had its competitors over the years. Former shows like Strikeforce, Bellator, and Pride were big during their heights, and the fast-rising PFL looks to be making a name for itself, but Joe Rogan believes nobody cares if it’s not inside the octagon.

As reported by Damon Martin, Rogan recently made some eye-opening comments on his popular JRE Podcast. The 56-year-old stated that, while other organizations have some real talent, they will never reach the heights of those under the UFC banner and are essentially wasting their careers away.

“No disrespect to the other organizations, there’s very good fighters in the other organizations, but I often feel like they’re wasting their career,” Rogan claimed. “Because I see these elite fighters that are fighting in Bellator and PFL and I’m like, ‘Hey guys, no one’s watching.'”

“I mean, some people are watching, you’re getting a little bit of a fan base. I don’t want to disrespect, but there’s a reality… There’s the XFL, there’s the CFL, and then there’s the f***ing NFL. If you’re not in the f***ing NFL, are you really playing football? That’s just how it is.”

Related: Joe Rogan urges UFC to cut ties with USADA and unban testosterone

Despite being considered one of the best fighters in the world, Joe Rogan is urging Johnny Eblen to make the jump over to the UFC to become a household name in combat sports.

“If you’re the UFC champ, you’re the f***ing man. If you’re the Bellator champ, I respect the sh*t out of those guys. I love them. Guys like Johnny Eblen, same thing. He’s a freaking animal. I really wish that guy would come to the UFC.”

“If you’re a UFC champion, the promotion is just unparalleled. There’s nothing like it. I mean, everybody knows who you are when you’re the UFC champion.”

“There’s this feeling of being in the UFC that everybody who wants to be a fighter dreams of. You want to be there when Bruce Buffer is right in front of you going, ‘It’s time!’ You’re like, ‘Holy sh*t.'”

Watch the full two-hour episode of The Joe Rogan Experience below.

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It flew under the radar a bit, but just over a week ago, Jake Paul scored a vicious early knockout over unknown professional boxer Andre August, inside Caribe Royal Orlando in Orlando, Fla. (watch highlights). “The Problem Child” has now won two in a row since his split-decision loss to Tommy Fury, and he’s already looking to make a quick return to action on March 2 in Puerto Rico against a yet-to-be-announced opponent.

The unheralded event is now starting to get receive some extra attention, though it’s not likely the kind DAZN and the MVP Promotion were chasing. According to a report from TheSportsDaily, large wagers on the undercard match up between undefeated Yoenis Tellez (7-0) and Livan Navarro (15-2) have prompted a betting investigation.

Tellez has a habit of finishing opponents quickly, and a heavy connection in the third round nearly ended the contest. Tellez saw the bell, however, and he was ultimately able to survive until the tenth round, when a nasty left hook put Navarro fully unconscious and through the ropes.

Hopefully, the clip above makes it clear that this was no fake knockout. However, this was the longest fight in Tellez’s young career, which happens to coincide with a large number of six-figure bets placed on over 5.5 rounds prop bets. Thus, there’s speculation and investigation regarding potential fight-fixing.

Betting watchdog U.S. Integrity was informed of the suspicious gambling and is leading the investigation. Though still unconfirmed, it’s believed that one of the corner men involved in the fight placed a six-figure bet on the outcome. At the time of writing, there has yet to be an official confirmation of these potential violations, and no consequences have been handed out.

As James Krause found out, however, those consequences can be severe.

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UFC CEO Dana White dropped a slew of fight announcements on Thursday, including the first bouts for the historic UFC 300 event in April. While White didn’t drop the main event, he did drop some interesting bouts such as Aljamain Sterling vs. Calvin Kattar, Jiri Prochazka vs. Aleksandar Rakic, and the return of Bo Nickal. Do those fights make you feel as if the PPV lineup will be the most stacked card we’ve had in a few years?

On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck reacts to the UFC 300 bouts, along with White announcing Robert Whittaker vs. Paulo Costa, and the moving up of Ian Machado Garry vs. Geoff Neal, Yair Rodriguez vs. Brian Ortega 2 for Mexico City, and Erin Blanchfield vs. Manon Fiorot for UFC Atlantic City in March. Additionally, listener questions include Alex Pereira potentially teasing a move up to heavyweight to try and win a third UFC divisional title, Alexa Grasso and Zhang Weili’s respectful back and forth, Parker Porter’s UFC release, and much more.

You can listen live to Heck of a Morning Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 10 a.m. ET on the MMA Fighting Twitter Spaces.

If you miss it live, audio-only versions of the podcast can be found below, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and wherever you find your favorite podcasts.

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Javier Mendez, the legendary coach of UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov, believes there are plenty of options for Tony Ferguson outside of the Octagon.

‘El Cucuy’ suffered his seventh-straight loss under the UFC banner at the promotion’s final pay-per-view of the year, dropping a unanimous decision to rising UK-based contender Paddy Pimblett. Now tied with BJ Penn for the most consecutive losses in UFC history, many fight fans expected Tony Ferguson to lay down his gloves following the defeat. However, the moment never came.

Instead, Ferguson stormed out of the Octagon as soon as the decision was announced and then proceeded to suggest that his career was still far from over.

Speaking about Ferguson’s career trajectory, Mendez believes that there are a lot of lucrative options outside of the UFC, should ‘El Cucuy’ move on from his time with the Las Vegas-based promotion. But whether or not he retires is for nobody, but him to decide.

“Well, number one, the UFC releasing him at this stage might benefit them,” Mendez said on his podcast. “Before it didn’t because he was still a needle-mover. He’s really good for advertising, hyping fights up. Tony’s still good at that. So, the fact that there’s bare-knuckle fighting, the fact that there’s other organizations out there it means that Tony still has a job if he wants to, a high-paying job ’cause people pay to watch him.

“So, I think he probably needs to really look at himself now because that’s seven in a row, and he keeps changing things up. Father time’s catching him up more. It’s gonna be up to him and his family, but I don’t want to say he should retire. That’s on him” (h/t MMAKnockout.com).

Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov were scheduled to scrap for the lightweight world title on no less than five separate occasions. Each time, the bout fell through for one reason or another. The last attempt came in April 2020, but the bout was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A month later, ‘El Cucuy’ would go on to fight Justin Gaethje in the first of his seven straight defeats.

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