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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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Think you can figure out which UFC fighter we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.

We’re back for another day of the SB Nation UFC in-5 daily trivia game, and we’re switching to a system of a new article each day for the game.

We tried using a single article for the game, updated with the latest game each day, but it was creating a bit of an unwieldy experience in the comments. So, we’ll have the current day’s game plus the previous three days in each new article. That way, you can catch up if you miss a day.

Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game!

What we need from you

1. Play the game
2. Share your result in the comments and on social media
3. Provide feedback (Google Form or in comments below)

Today’s UFC in-5 game

Monday’s UFC in-5 game

Sunday’s UFC in-5 game

Saturday’s UFC in-5 game

The goal of the game is to guess the correct random UFC fighter player with the help of up to five clues. We’ll mix in BOTH ACTIVE AND RETIRED FIGHTERS. It won’t be easy to figure it out in one or two guesses, but some of you might be able to nail it. It will be a mix of well-known players and some “that guys” that we haven’t thought of in some time. The game will appear in slot #3 of the MMA Fighting layout each morning, with occasional movement later in the day.

After you correctly guess the player, you can click “Share Results” to share how you did down in the comments and on social media.

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Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight!

Welcome to Midnight Mania!

Wanderlei Silva is one of the most accomplished fighters of all time.

“The Ax Murderer” rose to prominence as an absolute force in the PRIDE ring, putting together the longest unbeaten streak in the promotion’s history and stomping his way to four title defenses. The legendary bruiser joined the UFC roster in 2007 with his best years behind him, but he still managed to defeat some quality opposition like Michael Bisping and Brian Stann in his six years on the roster. Earlier this year, the 48-year-old Brazilian was recently inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame despite having previously been banned by Dana White.

He walked away from fighting in 2018 and officially retired in 2022.

Sadly, Silva is suffering serious health concerns after his combat sports career. He took a lot of damage in every step of that fighting career, getting knocked out by the likes of Mirko Crocop and Quinton Jackson. The UFC antitrust case, which recently reached a second settlement to the tune of $ 375 million, has revealed a frightening health from Silva. According to the Brazilian, he’s suffering CTE symptoms that include mental health struggles and desperately needs the money from the settlement.

A key part of Silva’s declaration reads, “While fighting for the UFC, I suffered many significant injuries, including concussions. I fear that during my career I have suffered traumatic brain injury (TBI) and am noticing symptoms common with TBI and CTE including depression, mood swings, and irritability. To date, no treatment for CTE has been found. I suffer from sleep apnea and have difficulty sleeping and breathing. That I can recall, I have had four surgeries on my nose, 1 on my face, 2 on my left knee, 1 on my right knee and 1 on my elbow.”

Silva desperately requests approval of the settlement so that he can afford necessary health care and keep his home. Silva’s statement is very upsetting but hardly unique. John Nash’s full thread on X is worth reading if interested in the lawsuit, and it’s filled with accounts of broken UFC veterans struggling to make ends meet.

The new settlement is still awaiting approval from the presiding judge, who struck down the first settlement offer because he didn’t feel it was a large enough sum.

Insomnia

The most notable reaction to UFC 307 is the absolute public agreement that Khalil Rountree is a savage.

Oh, this is quite an interesting theory …

Ciryl Gane is too athletic to be an MMA Heavyweight. He should definitely be making way more money doing something else, but fight fans got lucky.

Mauricio Ruffy’s return is officially booked. Think the Fighting Nerds product picks up another KO?

I knew Oleksandr Usyk and Artur Beterbiev fought as amateurs, but I didn’t know this happened …

The Czech Samurai is in Japan!

I quite liked this drill from Sean O’Malley, who definitely knows his stuff regarding modern MMA striking.

Slips, rips, and KO clips

A perfect counter punch.

Four Southpaw uppercuts to the liver seal the deal.

A calf kick stoppage in professional kickboxing! It can happen!

Random Land

The devastation in western North Carolina is insane.

Midnight Music: Art rock, 2024

Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.

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