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Khalil Rountree says he’s undergone nose surgery following his knockout loss to Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 307.

The challenger gave it his all in his first UFC title shot, but Pereira finished Rountree in Round 4 to pick up his third title defense of 2024 this past Saturday in Salt Lake City. Rountree was bloodied, battered, and bruised in the loss. On Tuesday, Rountree showed the remnants of the loss after having septoplasty surgery — which according to the Mayo Clinic, is a procedure to straighten the nasal septum through “trimming, moving and replacing cartilage, bone or both.”

Check out the painful aftermath photo of Rountree below.

“Septoplasty is the worst surgery on the planet,” Rountree said. “Pure pain.”

The 34-year-old Rountree received a standing ovation from the Salt Lake City crowd for his efforts against Pereira, despite having his four-fight win streak snapped. “The War Horse” earned his title shot with a stoppage win over Anthony Smith at UFC Vegas 83 this past December.

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Michael “Venom” Page is back, but this time it’s not in the cage.

On Monday, Polaris announced that Page will face former WEC welterweight champion Carlos Condit in a grappling match at its upcoming Polaris 30 event, which takes place on November 2.

A former Bellator standout, Page signed with the UFC in 2023 and made his promotional debut earlier this year, with a unanimous decision win over Kevin Holland at UFC 299. Page then lost a decision to Ian Machado Garry in his sophomore outing at UFC 303 in June. Page was an accomplished kickboxer before making the move to MMA, and also has experience in boxing and bare-knuckle boxing, but this will be his first foray into professional grappling.

A former WEC welterweight champion and UFC interim welterweight champion, Condit is one of the most beloved fighters of the 2010s, and best known for his 2016 Fight of the Year battle with Robbie Lawler that is widely regarded as one of the greatest fights in MMA history. This will be Condit’s return to professional competition since retiring from MMA in 2021.

Polaris 30 takes place on Nov. 2 at Fairfield Halls in London and will be streamed live on UFC Fight Pass.

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Jon Jones is prepping for UFC 309 with a lot of different looks.

Jones defends his UFC heavyweight title for the first time in the main event of the UFC’s return to Madison Square Garden on Nov. 16 against former champ Stipe Miocic.

A little over a month away from the fight, Jones revealed he has been training with Olympic gold medalist, and former ex-WWE wrestler Gable Steveson, along with former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker.

Jones is set to compete for the first time since winning his second divisional UFC world title, submitting Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 in March 2023. “Bones” was slated to face Miocic this past November before he withdrew due to injury. The former light heavyweight champ has teased that his upcoming bout could be his last, despite hope from the vast majority of the MMA community that Jones will face interim champ Tom Aspinall in a unification bout,

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UFC Fight Pass Invitational (UFC FPI) returns for UFC FPI 8 on Thurs. night (Oct. 10, 2024), LIVE at 8 p.m. ET on the UFC Fight Pass digital network from inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fresh off his million-dollar performance at Craig Jones Invitational earlier this year, Absolute phenom Nicky Rod will look to continue his winning ways against red-hot grappling prospect Michael Pixley. In the UFC FPI 8 co-main event, Renato Canuto and PJ Barch collide at 170 pounds.

Here’s the complete UFC FPI 8 fight card and grappling lineup:

UFC FPI 8 Main Event:

Nicky Rodriguez vs Michael Pixley (Absolute)

UFC FPI 8 Co-Main Event:

Renato Canuto vs PJ Barch (170 lbs.)

UFC FPI 8 Main Card:

Isaque Bahiense vs Ronaldo Souza Junior (185 lbs.)
Andy Varela vs Dante Leon (170 lbs.)
Raquel Canuto vs Gabrielle McComb (145 lbs.)
Gabriel Sousa vs Josh Cisneros (155 lbs.)
Cassia Moura vs Cindy Ung (135 lbs.)
Gabriel Almeida vs Johan Oosthuysen (215 lbs.)
Pedro Falcao vs Cristian Guzman (155 lbs.)

Below is the compete ruleset and scoring methods for UFC FPI 8, courtesy of UFC.com:

Each match consists of one regulation round (Regulation Time) and one overtime period (OT). There will be no positive points awarded in Regulation Time. Athletes can incur point deductions for illegal guard pulling, passivity, and stalling during regulation time. The overtime period will include both point scoring and deductions. Negatives from Regulation Time will carry into OT.

Time Limits

• An eight minute regulation match will have a four minute overtime.
• A ten minute regulation match will have a five minute overtime

Referees and Judges

• Referee is the only person who can assign positive points or enforce stalling penalties.
  —Judges may correct points if the referee assigns an incorrect amount.
  —Should the bout conclude without a submission or a point victory, the judges shall assess the bout in its entirety to determine the winner.
• Judging Criteria
  —Initiation of effective action
  —Positional control and submission attempts
  —Duration or control
• Managing the competition area
  —Upon referee discretion, competitors nearing the edge of the matted area will be paused and repositioned towards the center of the competition area.
  —Athletes are expected to maintain a best effort to compete in the center of the competition area.

Positive Points (Overtime Only)

• Passing the guard = 2 points.
• All Sweeps & Reversals = 2 points
• Knee on belly = 2 points
• Takedown = 2 points
• Mounted Position = 4 points
• Note: All Scoring positions must be maintained for three seconds to earn positive points

Negative Points (Penalties)

• Point deductions may be incurred during Regulation or overtime periods.

Ilegal Techniques

• Spiking your opponent on their head
• Striking of any kind
• Gouging of the eyes
• Intentionally putting your fingers into any orifice of your opponent
• Grabbing of the ears
• Intentional pulling of the hair
• Twisting or holding any less than four fingers or toes
• Intentionally scratching, pinching, or biting
• Intentionally grabbing, squeezing or putting pressure on the groin area
• Intentionally holding of your competitors clothing
• Slamming — Slamming is only allowed when a combatant is using the slamming technique as a method of escaping a fully applied submission

For complete UFC FPI 8 results and highlights CLICK HERE.

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Kayla Harrison never contemplated dropping out of UFC 307 even if she was forced to visit a hospital just days before her fight against Ketlen Vieira.

The two-time Olympic gold medalist dealt with an infection that forced her to take antibiotics prior to her fight. That said, Harrison always planned to fight no matter what and she refuses to place blame on her illness for going to a decision on Saturday after promising another vicious finish.

“I don’t really like to make excuses,” Harrison told MMA Fighting. “I had to go to the hospital last week. There was blood in my urine. I had a really bad infection that started spreading. I was on antibiotics. I had blood in my urine. It was a bunch of stuff going on but it’s not an excuse. I have to be the best in the world on my worst day.”

Despite not feeling her best, Harrison still largely dominated the fight, earning a unanimous decision victory to move to 2-0 in the UFC.

As much as she wanted to make an emphatic statement with her performance, Harrison still learned a lot about herself and the way she needs to prepare for fights going forward after a tough few days leading up to the event.

“After 12 weeks of eating like air and prayers, no, we were going to find a way [to fight] come hell or high water,” Harrison said. “Also, just everything that was on the line. Listen, I’m grateful that I got the win and I was able to go out there and still get the ‘W,’ but other than that, I’m eager to get back to the gym. I have a lot of things that I want to improve on. I know this fight is really going to help me grow.

“Even outside of the cage. Some of the decisions I made, it’s going to be good for me. I ate too much I think after I weighed in. I was just so hungry, I think I overdid it. I felt kind of sick on Saturday, because I ate too much. I need to do a better job of staying disciplined even after I weigh in. I need to follow the game plan. There’s a lot of stuff I can improve on.”

Harrison has mauled so much of her competition over the years — including former champion Holly Holm in her UFC debut — that the expectations are always high when she competes. She holds herself to similar high standards, but going through everything she did leading up to the fight against Vieira and still getting the win was ultimately what mattered most.

“It was good for me,” Harrison said. “I think if every fight is easy, then when you get to the hard fights, you don’t trust yourself. Not that I would never trust myself. I know how tough I am. I know I have the ability to dig deep and always find a way. I think that it’s not a bad thing that I had to overcome some adversity on Saturday.”

Following her victory, Harrison headed backstage for her post-fight interviews and then sat down to watch the women’s bantamweight title fight between Raquel Pennington and Julianna Peña. She’s expected to fight for the title next so Harrison had a vested interest in seeing how the title bout played out. In the end, Peña eked out a controversial decision win to become a two-time UFC champion.

“I think I missed the first round but I also had it going Raquel’s way and then I looked on MMA Decisions or whatever it is, every single journalist had it for Raquel and I’ve never seen that where all of you guys agree,” Harrison said about the decision. “I was surprised. I think it’s kind of unspoken rule in our sport, you don’t steal the title. You’ve got to take the title. I feel bad for ‘Rocky.’ She’s quiet. She’s a humble champion, but she’s the champ. To have it taken like that has got to be tough.

“No [I wasn’t impressed by Julianna], and not to talk shit — I know we’re going to get into plenty of that soon enough — I just don’t see any growth. Since the fight with Amanda [Nunes], I don’t see a ton of progress. That’s just my personal opinion. She’s tough as hell though, I’ll give her that. She’s tough as nails.”

With the belt back around her waist, Peña was then asked by Joe Rogan to address her next fight with the UFC putting a camera on Harrison backstage to get her reaction.

Much to her disappointment, Harrison didn’t even hear her name mentioned as Peña launched into a diatribe calling out former opponent Amanda Nunes, who has been retired for over a year. Harrison could only shrug her shoulders and shake her head as Peña continued to call for a fight that is unlikely to happen right now.

“I mean I think that kind of speaks volumes,” Harrison said about Peña dismissing her in that moment. “Then she says I’m not calling out Amanda, I’m scared. No, honey, I just have a plan. I want to beat you up and then I want to beat Amanda up.

“I think that she’s intimidated. When the truth don’t work, she’s got to say I’m on steroids. She’s got to say that she wasn’t impressed. She’s got to say that Amanda’s the bigger fight. She’s just going to keep making excuses. I can just control me. I’m ready to fight. I want to fight. I want to fight for the title. I hopes that that happens.”

Harrison stated numerous times that she really didn’t care who won in the UFC 307 co-main event so long as she got the winner, but she’s definitely excited for the chance to silence Peña once and for all.

“I just think stylistically, I’m a nightmare for her. That’s rough,” Harrison said. “I think everyone’s a tough fight. I think that now we’re in the highest levels of the sport. We’re talking about the best of the best and they’ve been around for a long time. They’re seasoned. They’ve been through wars. We’re talking about the best of the best. So everyone is a tough fight.

“Stylistically, I think that probably Julianna’s an easier fight for me than Ketlen. Julianna’s probably an easier fight for me than Raquel, but again, I think I’m the best in the world. I believe I’m the best in the world. So I’m the tough fight.”

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