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Canelo Alvarez is on board with TKO moving into boxing.

Earlier this week, UFC CEO Dana White and Turki Alalshikh announced they officially signed a deal to launch a new boxing league under the TKO banner. While details are sparse on things like who will fight under the banner, the announcement was nonetheless major for the sport of boxing, and Alvarez stands behind it.

“I think if it’s the best for the fighters out there, I’m fine with that,” Alvarez told CBS Sports’ Brian Campbell. “I think [TKO] is going to do the best for the fighters, I’m pretty sure about that. I’m glad someone takes good care of the fighters, because there are a lot of promoters that don’t take seriously the fighters. I think this is good for boxing and for the fighters, especially.”

Alvarez is one of the biggest names currently competing in boxing and recently signed a multi-fight promotional deal with Alalshikh. The unified super middleweight champion will next look to become undisputed when he takes on William Scull on May 3 at The Venue Riyadh as part of Riyadh Season. Should he prove successful, Canelo even says there’s a possibility that his next fight would then be the first marquee event for the TKO brand.

“There’s always an opportunity to fight in September in Las Vegas,” Alvarez said. “Those are my dates and everyone knows that. But I need to take care of the May fight first and we’ll see in September. Bt there’s a possibility to fight in September in Las Vegas and be the first event for [TKO] as a promoter.”

With a record of 62-2-2, Alvarez is still regarded as one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the sport. He most recently defended his unified titles with a unanimous decision win over Edgar Berlanga in September.

TOP STORIES

King. Justin Gaethje has no regrets about UFC 300 knockout: ‘I will accept that challenge every single time.’

Gross. Dan Hooker shows gruesome aftermath of hand surgery following injury withdrawal from UFC 313.

Prayer. Magomed Ankalaev reacts to Brendan Schaub saying UFC ‘praying to MMA Gods’ Alex Pereira wins at UFC 313.

Suspension. UFC heavyweight Marcos Rogerio de Lima gets 1-year suspension after failed drug test.

Medicals. UFC Seattle medical suspensions: Henry Cejudo hit with indefinite suspension until cleared for eye injury.

Salaries. UFC Seattle salaries: Song Yadong, Rob Font earn biggest paydays on entire card.

VIDEO STEW

Between the Links.

Ankalaev interview.

UFC 313 Press Conference.

UFC 313 Embedded, episode 4.

DC with Pereira.

Pound 4 Pound previews UFC 313.

FLAVOR IN YOUR EAR

Heavy Hands.

SOCIAL MEDIA BOUILLABAISSE

Belal Muhammad speaks directly about the UFC not showing his Palestinian flag.

Tease.

Reaction tests.

Belal Muhammad, Shavkat Rakhmonov, Dricus du Plessis, Alex Pereira, Tom Aspinall.

LOL.

FINAL THOUGHTS

It’s finally here. One more sleep, and we finally establish who the best light heavyweight on Earth is. I’m pumped. And the rest of this card is sneaky good fun, too. Enjoy it this weekend, y’all.

EXIT POLL

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UFC 313 takes place tomorrow night, and MMA News is here to bring you the official weigh-in results!

After staging fights in Los Angeles and Sydney to open its pay-per-view schedule for 2025, the mixed martial arts leader’s next port of call comes close to its home base in Las Vegas.

One title will be on the line at the top of the card, with Alex Pereira defending his light heavyweight belt against top contender Magomed Ankalaev in the main event. Co-headlining, meanwhile, will be a crucial rematch at 155 pounds between former interim champion Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev.

Also on the main card will be returns for lightweight contender Jalin Turner, former strawweight title challenger Amanda Lemos, and Fighting Nerds standout Mauricio Ruffy.

UFC 313 Weigh-In Video, Results

UFC 313 takes place Saturday, March 8 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card begins at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT, with the preliminary card starting at 6:30 PM ET/3:30 PM PT.

See above for a live stream of the UFC 313 Weigh-In Show, and check out the results below.

Main Card:

• Light Heavyweight Championship: Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev
• Lightweight: Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev
• Lightweight: Jalin Turner vs. Ignacio Bahamondes
• Women’s Strawweight: Amanda Lemos vs. Iasmin Lucindo
• Lightweight: King Green vs. Mauricio Ruffy

Preliminary Card:

• Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev
• Flyweight: Joshua Van vs. Rei Tsuruya
• Middleweight: Brunno Ferreira vs. Armen Petrosyan
• Welterweight: Alex Morono vs. Carlos Leal

Early Preliminary Card:

• Featherweight: Mairon Santos vs. Francis Marshall
• Featherweight: Chris Gutierrez vs. John Castañeda
• Middleweight: Djorden Santos vs. Ozzy Diaz

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Henry Cejudo had a bad night at the office in his latest appearance at UFC Seattle.

The former two-division champion suffered a gruesome injury after multiple eye pokes left his vision impaired and ultimately forced a stoppage in his fight against Song Yadong. As a result, Cejudo ended up losing a technical decision since at least three rounds were completed, meaning the fight went to the judges’ scorecards.

The fight not only handed Cejudo his third straight loss overall but he’s now facing an indefinite medical suspension until he gets cleared by an ophthalmologist for his eye injury.

On Thursday, the Washington State Department of Licensing released the medical suspensions from the UFC Seattle card to MMA Fighting via a public records request.

Because of the eye injury, Cejudo must get clearance before the medical suspension is lifted and he has a minimum suspension through March 24 and no contact through March 15.

Following the conclusion of the fight, Cejudo revealed he suffered “diplopia (double vision), soft tissue damage [and] corneal abrasion” from the eye poke.

As for Song, he faces a potentially longer suspension listed until Aug. 21., although there’s no note from the commission why he could be forced to sit out for six months from the date of the fight. Typically, a doctor’s clearance can usurp a medical suspension but Song hasn’t booked another fight since beating Cejudo so there’s no telling if he might try to compete again prior to Aug. 21.

The only other lengthy suspension from the card was for Nikolay Veretennikov after he suffered a second-round TKO loss to UFC newcomer Austin Vanderford. Veretennikov was suspended through Aug. 21 pending an MRI and doctor’s clearance on an injured right shoulder. He faces a minimum suspension through April 8.

Here are the full medical suspensions for the UFC Seattle card:

Song Yadong: Suspended until Aug. 21

Henry Cejudo: Indefinite suspension pending ophthalmological clearance (eye injury). Minimum suspension through March 24, no contact through March 15.

Anthony Hernandez: Suspended through March 24, no contact through March 15

Brendan Allen: Suspended through March 1

Rob Font: Suspended through March 1

Jean Matsumoto: Suspended through March 24

Jean Silva: Suspended through March 1

Melsik Baghdasaryan: Suspended through March 24

Alonzo Menifield: Suspended through March 24, no contact through March 15

Julius Walker: Suspended through March 24

Ion Cutelaba: Suspended through March 15, no contact through March 8

Ibo Aslan: Suspended through March 1

Melquizael Costa: Suspended through March 1

Andre Fili: Suspended through March 24, no contact through March 15

Mansur Abdul-Malik: Suspended through March 24, no contact through March 15

Nick Klein: Suspended through March 24

Ricky Simon: Suspended through March 1

Javid Basharat: Suspended through April 23

Austin Vanderford: Suspended through March 1

Nikolay Veretennikov: Suspended through Aug 21 pending MRI and doctor’s clearance on right shoulder. Minimum suspension through April 8

Nursultan Ruziboev: Suspended through March 1

Eric McConico: Suspended through April 8

Modestas Bukauskas: Suspended through March 1

Raffael Cerqueira: Suspended through April 23

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The UFC 313 pre-fight press conference on Thursday features six of the top fighters competing on Saturday night’s card from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

At the top, Alex Pereira returns to defend his light heavyweight title against Magomed Ankalaev in a five-round main event. Meanwhile, Justin Gaethje makes his first appearance since UFC 300 when he clashes with Rafael Fiziev in an intriguing co-main event.

Also featured on stage during the press conference are lightweights Jalin Turner and Ignacio Bahamondes as they get ready to meet in a lightweight bout on the main card.

All six athletes join the stage with the press conference expected to start at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday.

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Check out results and highlights from UFC Fight Pass Invitational 10, where Victor Hugo submitted a CJI champ and female BJJ stars stole the show.

UFC Fight Pass Invitational 10 (UFC FPI 10) was a pretty stacked grappling event, which was filled with several Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) world champions and top prospects.

The card was headlined by CJI champion Nick Rodriguez and five-time IBJJF world champion Victor Hugo. “Nicky Rod” has been on an incredibly dominant run as of late, but lost all three previous matches to Hugo by close decisions. He believed his improvements would be key to finally get a win over his rival, but Hugo had other plans.

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Victor Hugo goes 4-0 against Nicky Rod to close out rivalry

Much like their other matches, this fourth meeting was again close and competitive. Nick Rodriguez actually got to side mount and spent decent time in the dominant position. Unfortunately for the B-Team star, points don’t count in the opening round and the match went to overtime.

Rodriguez tried to use his wrestling to score once points came into play, but Hugo pulled off a counter throw that proved to be clutch. He then immediately transitioned to the back, and got the rear naked choke finish.

Hugo officially went 4-0 against Rodriguez, but this time actually getting a submission to put a definitive finish to their rivalry. He then called for a bigger name after.

“I think there’s only one guy that beat Nicky Rod on this stage. He’s not active, but whenever he is, it’ll be a pleasure. If he’s up for it, (I want) to face Gordon Ryan,” Hugo said, calling out the often inactive BJJ superstar. “After getting through Nicky, that’s the name that makes sense.”

The co-main event was incredibly close, with Renato Canuto vs. Oliver Taza also being decided in overtime. Canuto remained undefeated at the UFC Fight Pass Invitational after getting a clutch guard pass in the waning seconds to win by points.

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Helena Crevar, female BJJ stars, steal the show at UFC FPI 10

Outside of the massive main event, several female BJJ stars shined at the UFC Fight Pass Invitational 10.

Stealing the show on the talent rich event was teenage BJJ phenom Helena Crevar. The ADCC silver medalist made it look easy once again, locking in a nasty calf slicer against Maggie Grindatti-Lira to continue her impressive run at just 18 years of age.

In a rubber match between decorated BJJ world champions, Brianna Ste-Marie countered a guillotine attempt and finished Elisabeth Clay with a rarely seen Von Flue choke. Ste-Marie, a two-time IBJJF world champ and ADCC silver medalist, completed the trilogy and went 2-1 against Clay.

Also on the card, the youngest ever IBJJF black belt world champion in Cassia Moura outpointed Andre Galvao’s daughter, Sarah Galvao in a close and competitive battle between BJJ prodigies.

Filipino-American no gi world champ Alex Enriquez also scored a slick back take and quick rear naked choke earlier on the UFC FPI 10 card.

Check here for full results and more highlights from the UFC FPI 10 event.

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