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The first fights for UFC 300 are official after Dana White announced several matchups for the historic card set to take place on April 13.
Former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling will make his featherweight debut when he clashes with Calvin Kattar. Jiri Prochazka returns in his first appearance since falling in the vacant 205-pound title fight in November as he faces off with Aleksandar Rakic.
Finally, middleweight prospect Bo Nickal makes his long awaited return when he meets Cody Brundage at UFC 300.
While those three fights are official, the UFC CEO stopped short of announcing the main event just yet but it’s likely more matchups — including any title bouts — will drop in the near future.
The historic card will see Sterling move up to 145 pounds for the first time after he lost his bantamweight title to Sean O’Malley in August. Sterling long teased a potential bump up to featherweight but now that’s official and he’ll get a tough test right out of the gate when he faces Kattar in April.
Kattar looks to get back on track after going 1-3 in his past four fights, which included a loss to Arnold Allen back in October 2022 when he suffered a torn ACL in his knee. Now Kattar makes his return while welcoming Sterling to the featherweight division.
Meanwhile, Prochazka attempts to get back in win column after he suffered a knockout loss to Alex Pereira in his attempt to win back the UFC light heavyweight title. Prior to that setback, Prochazka hadn’t tasted defeat in the UFC while earning wins over Glover Teixeira, Dominick Reyes and Volkan Oezdemir.
Rakic will try to hand Prochazka a second straight loss when he returns from his own injury after falling to Jan Blachowicz back in May 2022. Rakic was originally scheduled for a rematch with Blachowicz in January but the former UFC light heavyweight champion from Poland suffered a shoulder injury that forced him off the card.
Now Rakic draws Prochazka instead at UFC 300.
Finally, Nickal — a three-time NCAA champion wrestler — looks to keep his undefeated record intact when he faces Brundage, who is coming off an impressive slam knockout over Zachary Reese in December. Nickal currently sports a perfect 2-0 record in the UFC and he’ll look to make it three in a row when he faces Brundage in April.
Robert Whittaker | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images
A pair of marquee fights have officially been added to UFC 298 in Anaheim, Calif.
UFC CEO Dana White took to Instagram to announce that former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will aim to get back in the win column when he faces one-time title challenger Paulo Costa. The two were originally slated to fight at UFC 284 this past February, but Costa pulled out following a contract dispute with the promotion.
Whittaker, the No. 4-ranked middleweight in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, was last seen on the receiving end of TKO loss to current No. 1 contender Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 290. Prior to that setback, “The Reaper” pulled off a dominant decision win over Marvin Vettori at UFC Paris in 2022.
Costa, the No. 8-ranked middleweight, has not fought since defeating former champion Luke Rockhold in a thrilling three-round war at UFC 278 in August 2022. “Borrachinha” was expected to face Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294 this past October before being forced out of the bout with a serious staph infection.
Also, slated for the card is a welterweight contest between Geoff Neal and Ian Machado Garry. The two were originally scheduled to fight at UFC 292 this past August before Neal pulled out due to undisclosed health reasons. They were then rebooked for UFC 299 before finally settling on UFC 298.
Neal, the No. 9-ranked welterweight, is looking to right the ship after being submitted by Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 285.
Machado Garry, the No. 12-ranked welterweight, was last seen dominating Neil Magny at UFC 292. He was expected to face Vicente Luque at UFC 296 but he contracted pneumonia and was forced off the card.
The entire event is expected to go down inside Honda Center on Feb. 17. A featherweight title fight between champion Alexander Volkanovski and Ilia Topuria serves as the main event.
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Boxing fans won’t have to wait until next year’s Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk showdown for quality Heavyweight action thanks to the swarm of big boys set to hit Riyadh this Saturday (Sat., Dec. 23, 2023) on DAZN PPV.
It’s the rare show with two main events, as former champions Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder square off with Otto Wallin and Joseph Parker in an attempt to set up their long-overdue showdown this coming March.
Big names like Dmitry Bivol and Daniel Dubois also see action, but you know and we know where the action is. Let’s see what our friends at DraftKings cooked up for Saturday’s featured attractions.
Anthony Joshua vs. Otto Wallin
Moneyline
Anthony Joshua -360
Otto Wallin +270
Total Rounds
Over 10.5 -185
Under 10.5 +135
Fight Outcome
Anthony Joshua by Decision or Technical Decision +120
Anthony Joshua by KO/TKO/DQ +165
Draw +1800
Otto Wallin by Decision or Technical Decision +550
Otto Wallin by KO/TKO/DQ +650
Alternate Fight Outcome
Anthony Joshua to Win by KO +450
Anthony Joshua to Win by TKO +280
Anthony Joshua to Win by Disqualification +10000
Anthony Joshua to Win by Unanimous Decision +190
Anthony Joshua to Win by Split Decision +700
Anthony Joshua to Win by Majority Decision +1200
Draw +1800
Otto Wallin to Win by KO +1600
Otto Wallin to Win by TKO +1000
Otto Wallin to Win by Disqualification +10000
Otto Wallin to Win by Unanimous Decision +1000
Otto Wallin to Win by Split Decision +1600
Otto Wallin to Win by Majority Decision +2500
Fight to End in the First 60 Seconds of Round 1
Yes +15000
Anthony Joshua to Be Knocked Down
Yes +450
No −800
Both Fighters to Be Knocked Down
Yes +1200
Either Fighter to Be Knocked Down
Yes −110
No −125
Otto Wallin to Be Knocked Down
Yes +130
No −180
To Be Knocked Down and Win
Anthony Joshua +900
Otto Wallin +1800
Round Betting
Anthony Joshua to Win In Round 1 +6500
Anthony Joshua to Win In Round 2 +4000
Anthony Joshua to Win In Round 3 +3500
Anthony Joshua to Win In Round 4 +2800
Anthony Joshua to Win In Round 5 +2200
Anthony Joshua to Win In Round 6 +2000
Anthony Joshua to Win In Round 7 +1800
Anthony Joshua to Win In Round 8 +1600
Anthony Joshua to Win In Round 9 +1600
Anthony Joshua to Win In Round 10 +1600
Anthony Joshua to Win In Round 11 +1800
Anthony Joshua to Win In Round 12 +2000
Anthony Joshua Decision Or Tech Decision +120
Draw +1800
Otto Wallin to Win In Round 1 +10000
Otto Wallin to Win In Round 2 +10000
Otto Wallin to Win In Round 3 +10000
Otto Wallin to Win In Round 4 +8000
Otto Wallin to Win In Round 5 +6500
Otto Wallin to Win In Round 6 +5000
Otto Wallin to Win In Round 7 +5000
Otto Wallin to Win In Round 8 +5000
Otto Wallin to Win In Round 9 +5000
Otto Wallin to Win In Round 10 +5000
Otto Wallin to Win In Round 11 +6500
Otto Wallin to Win In Round 12 +8000
Otto Wallin Decision Or Tech Decision +550
Alternate Round Betting
Anthony Joshua to Win In 1-6 Rounds +550
Anthony Joshua to Win In 7-12 Rounds +300
Anthony Joshua Decision or Tech Decision +120
Draw +1800
Otto Wallin to Win In 1-6 Rounds +1600
Otto Wallin to Win In 7-12 Rounds +1100
Otto Wallin Decision or Tech Decision +550
Round Group Betting
Anthony Joshua To Win In Rounds 1-3 +1600
Anthony Joshua To Win In Rounds 4-6 +750
Anthony Joshua To Win In Rounds 7-9 +550
Anthony Joshua To Win In Rounds 10-12 +600
Anthony Joshua Decision or Tech Decision +120
Draw +1800
Otto Wallin To Win In Rounds 1-3 +4000
Otto Wallin To Win In Rounds 4-6 +2200
Otto Wallin To Win In Rounds 7-9 +1800
Otto Wallin To Win In Rounds 10-12 +2200
Otto Wallin Decision or Tech Decision +550
When Will The Fight End
To Go the Distance −155
Round 8 +1200
Round 9 +1200
Round 10 +1200
Round 11 +1400
Round 7 +1400
Round 6 +1600
Round 12 +1800
Round 5 +1800
Round 4 +2200
Round 3 +2800
Round 2 +3000
Round 1 +5000
Either Alternate Round Betting
To Go the Distance −155
Fight to Be Won in Rounds 7-12 +220
Fight to Be Won in Rounds 1-6 +475
Thoughts: Joshua by decision is at positive odds, which frankly astounds me. He may be a bit of a mess at the moment, but he’s beaten a number of fighters I’d tab as superior to Wallin. He’s the bigger hitter and a sufficiently skilled boxer to avoid the fate of Murat Gassiev, who fruitlessly plodded after Wallin for 12 rounds while getting plinked with jabs and half-hearted hooks.
The “decision” part doesn’t seem like much of a risk, either, as Wallin’s ostensibly elusive enough to avoid getting clipped. It took Joshua 6.5 rounds to find Robert Helenius’ chin, after all.
If you’re confident that Joshua’s lost a step and smell an upset brewing, go Wallin by decision. The man is simply not a puncher, both in terms of ability and general approach. His only finish in his last nine fights came when Travis Kauffman injured his shoulder back in 2020.
Deontay Wilder vs. Joseph Parker
Moneyline
Deontay Wilder -600
Joseph Parker +425
Total Rounds
Over 6.5 -115
Under 6.5 -115
To go the Distance
Yes +280
No -425
Fight Outcome
Deontay Wilder by Decision or Technical Decision +700
Deontay Wilder by KO/TKO/DQ −380
Draw +2500
Joseph Parker by Decision or Technical Decision +700
Joseph Parker by KO/TKO/DQ +1000
Round Betting
Deontay Wilder to Win In Round 1 +1200
Deontay Wilder to Win In Round 2 +1100
Deontay Wilder to Win In Round 3 +1000
Deontay Wilder to Win In Round 4 +900
Deontay Wilder to Win In Round 5 +800
Deontay Wilder to Win In Round 6 +800
Deontay Wilder to Win In Round 7 +900
Deontay Wilder to Win In Round 8 +1000
Deontay Wilder to Win In Round 9 +1200
Deontay Wilder to Win In Round 10 +1600
Deontay Wilder to Win In Round 11 +2200
Deontay Wilder to Win In Round 12 +2800
Deontay Wilder Decision Or Tech Decision +700
Draw +2500
Joseph Parker to Win In Round 1 +10000
Joseph Parker to Win In Round 2 +10000
Joseph Parker to Win In Round 3 +10000
Joseph Parker to Win In Round 4 +8000
Joseph Parker to Win In Round 5 +8000
Joseph Parker to Win In Round 6 +8000
Joseph Parker to Win In Round 7 +8000
Joseph Parker to Win In Round 8 +8000
Joseph Parker to Win In Round 9 +8000
Joseph Parker to Win In Round 10 +10000
Joseph Parker to Win In Round 11 +10000
Joseph Parker to Win In Round 12 +10000
Joseph Parker Decision Or Tech Decision +700
Alternate Round Betting
Deontay Wilder to Win In 1-6 Rounds +110
Deontay Wilder to Win In 7-12 Rounds +200
Deontay Wilder Decision or Tech Decision +700
Draw +2500
Joseph Parker to Win In 1-6 Rounds +2000
Joseph Parker to Win In 7-12 Rounds +2000
Joseph Parker Decision or Tech Decision +700
Round Group Betting
Deontay Wilder To Win In Rounds 1-3 +340
Deontay Wilder To Win In Rounds 4-6 +240
Deontay Wilder To Win In Rounds 7-9 +300
Deontay Wilder To Win In Rounds 10-12 +700
Deontay Wilder Decision or Tech Decision +700
Draw +2500
Joseph Parker To Win In Rounds 1-3 +4000
Joseph Parker To Win In Rounds 4-6 +3000
Joseph Parker To Win In Rounds 7-9 +3000
Joseph Parker To Win In Rounds 10-12 +4000
Joseph Parker Decision or Tech Decision +700
When Will The Fight End
To Go the Distance +280
Round 5 +750
Round 6 +750
Round 4 +850
Round 7 +850
Round 3 +900
Round 8 +900
Round 2 +1000
Round 1 +1100
Round 9 +1100
Round 10 +1400
Round 11 +2000
Round 12 +2500
Either Alternate Round Betting
Fight to Be Won in Rounds 1-6 +105
Fight to Be Won in Rounds 7-12 +190
To Go the Distance +280
Thoughts: I genuinely like Parker as the underdog here. Wilder’s best wins were his two over Luis Ortiz, whom I wouldn’t rate that far above the talented but admittedly inconsistent Kiwi. On top of that, Wilder’s seven years older than Parker and hasn’t even had a full round of ring time in the last two years.
Yes, Parker isn’t the most durable and yes, he did get bludgeoned into submission by Joe Joyce last year, but Joyce is an attrition monster and Wilder’s style is as boolean as it gets. Joyce slowed Parker down with steady body shots and a thudding jab, which we rarely if ever see from Wilder these days. Without them, Wilder’s in for 12 rounds of being the slower, sloppier boxer unless he can find Parker’s light switch.
If you’re feeling extra spicy, consider a bit on Parker by decision. He’s been delightfully murderous of late, but the man has a history of taking his foot off the gas, most infamously against Derek Chisora in their first meeting. With the one-shot threat Wilder poses, combined with his general passivity, I can easily see Parker doing just enough to bank rounds without ever extending enough to put himself in danger.
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Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
Yair Rodriguez and Brian Ortega run it back when the UFC returns to Mexico City on Feb. 24.
UFC CEO Dana White took to Instagram to announce the two featherweights will throw down once again in a five-round co-main event inside Arena CDMX.
Rodriguez and Ortega initially met in the main event of UFC Long Island in July 2022. Unfortunately, Ortega suffered a shoulder injury just over four minutes into the contest, giving Rodriguez the TKO win.
This marks Ortega’s return to action after recovering from his injury.
Rodriguez, on the other hand, followed up his win by claiming the interim featherweight title against Josh Emmett in the co-main event of UFC 284 in February. He failed in his bid to become undisputed champion while falling by knockout to division kingpin Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 290.
A flyweight title-eliminator between Brandon Moreno and Amir Albazi serves as the main event in Mexico City with more fights still to be announced.
UFC Hall of Fame inductee, Daniel Cormier has encouraged former interim lightweight titleholder, Tony Ferguson to seriously consider calling time on his storied mixed martial arts career, after the Oxnard native dropped his seventh consecutive loss at UFC 296 last weekend.
Ferguson, a former interim lightweight champion under the banner of the UFC, featured on the main card of the promotion’s final flagship event of the year last weekend, dropping a one-sided unanimous decision loss to Paddy Pimblett.
The defeat came as Ferguson’s seventh consecutively – as The Ultimate Fighter victor joined former two-weight champion, B.J. Penn on the longest concurrent losing streak in the history of the organization.
Urged by UFC CEO, Dana White to call time on his mixed martial arts career and hang up his gloves following his judging loss to Liverpool up-and-comer, Pimblett, Ferguson claimed, however, that he had no intention of ending his time in the sport.
Tony Ferguson urged to retire by Daniel Cormier
Adding his thoughts to Ferguson’s situation, former undisputed light heavyweight and heavyweight gold holder, Cormier claimed the time has now firmly arrived for the former to stop fighting professionally.
“Tony Ferguson would seem to be done,” Daniel Cormier said on an episode of DC & RC. “Call it what it is. I believe that Tony Ferguson should retire. I really try to limit trying to show a man the door because nobody knows when someone’s done until they know that they’re done.”
“Only Tony knows when it’s time,” Cormier explained. “But it seems as though he’s the only one left that isn’t sure. Everybody else feels pretty certain that that time has come for Tony Ferguson.”
Earlier this year, Oxnard veteran, Ferguson dropped a one-sided eventual third round arm-triangle submission loss to Bobby Green on the main card of UFC 291 back in July.
Do you think Tony Ferguson will retire after UFC 296?
As if the brawl involving Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 296 wasn’t wild enough, a close spectator has made some even crazier revelations about the encounter.
The UFC’s final event of the year saw numerous stars take center stage. Leon Edwards and Alexandre Pantoja defended their titles, Bryce Mitchell suffered one of the most terrifying knockouts in recent history, and Paddy Pimblett continued his unbeaten run inside the octagon, but arguably neither of those was the main talking point when the dust settled.
Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis got into a fight cage-side and had to be separated by security, with video footage showing the crazy altercation. BJJ star Craig Jones was up close and personal to the exchange and has revealed some wild truths about exactly what happened.
“His immediate presence was already f***ing pretty chaotic,” Jones said about Strickland in a recent episode of the El Segundo Podcast. “Strickland basically turns around and Dricus is there, showing them face-off. Strickland’s pretending to shoot him and they start going back and forth.”
“Sean asked Gilbert [Burns] to get his wife and kids out of the way. Super polite, super polite… And then just pounces on Dricus and starts throwing some 12-to-6 elbows and sh*t. And the whole time I’m just in disbelief of what’s happening.”
“Allegedly, during this scramble, they’re obviously holding Strickland’s arms, Dricus ends up on top. I swear to god this motherf***er went for a Mike Tyson ear bite. He’s like, just f***ing tries to bite his ear as they get separated.”
“In the moment I’m like, ‘Am I imagining this?’ And then I’ve tried to find footage since and I can’t see it. I can’t see it clearly. But from the angle I was sitting, I swear this motherf***er just tried to bite it. And then they separated it, obviously, Vegas police came in.”
Craig Jones gives his take on why he believes things got sour between the two middleweights. Dating back to their press conference, Dricus Du Plessis said something that could have gotten under Sean Strickland’s skin.
Related: Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis come to blows in UFC 296 crowd
“I guess what he said at the press conference was very provocative. I felt like what really provoked Strickland as well was when he was like, basically saying something that is true, ‘Hey, you’re a one-and-one guy.’ It’s like the Cinderella story, it’s like a Rocky Balboa moment.”
“He got a title shot [that] he really didn’t earn. Took full advantage of it, you know. And I felt like when Dricus said that to him, I felt like that actually really bothered him because obviously there is a bit of truth to that. “
Check out everything Craig Jones had to say on the Strickland/Du Plessis situation and more in the video below.
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