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Rising welterweight contender, Carlos Prates, continues his ascension up the stacked 170-pound division by defeating Li Jingliang at UFC 305 via second-round knockout (see it again here), improving his win streak to 10 straight, which includes three straight inside the Octagon.

While Prates still isn’t racked in the Top 15, “The Nightmare” has his sights set on another entertaining striker in the division. Posting via his Instagram account, Prates says Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) matchmakers have offered him a fight against Michael Page — who is currently ranked No. 13.

The problem, however, is that “Venom” seemingly doesn’t answer his phone to accept the bout.

“I found out that the company wants to give me Michael Venom Page, but he doesn’t answer the phone,” he said via Instagram. “You must be having nightmares by now! Hey brother, sign this contract!”

Page, the former Bellator MMA welterweight title contender, is coming off a unanimous decision loss at the hands of Ian Machado Garry at UFC 303. Prior to that defeat, “Venom” made a successful UFC debut by defeating Kevin Holland at UFC 299.

A fight between these two strikers would be a treat for fight fans around the globe, and since Page — who is ranked — is coming off a loss and Prates — who is not ranked — is on a hot streak, it kind of makes sense.

Now, the only thing that remains to be seen is if “MVP” accepts the alleged phone calls that are coming his way by the UFC higher ups. Should this fight come to pass, how do you see it playing out?

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Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall have been ramping things up on social media as of late, with shots being taken on both sides. Does that mean we are any closer to getting this UFC heavyweight title unification bout than we were at the beginning of this year?

MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Jed Meshew take a look at the week that has been in the Jones vs. Aspinall rivalry, and discuss Aspinall calling Jones the “fight dodging” champion at the beginning of the week, Jones’ NSFW response to his comments, Aspinall throwing shade at Jones’ past failed drug tests, Jones saying he would whip Aspinall’s ass in a fight, who is winning the beef thus far, Dana White’s optimism he can get the fight done, if Jones vs. Aspinall will at least be on the books by this time next year, and more.

If you missed the show live, you can still watch above, or listen to the podcast version, which can be found below and on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your pods.

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Francis Marshall is living the dream of being a UFC fighter after competing four times inside the Octagon as a member of the lightweight roster.

His latest appearance saw him bounce back from consecutive defeats by besting Dennis Buzukja on short notice this past weekend at the UFC Apex.

Though Marshall is focused on keeping this dream going by continuing to pick up wins and evolve as a martial artist, he does have another pursuit and passion.

The 25-year-old doesn’t carry the nickname “Fire” just because that’s what he always looks to bring when stepping inside the cage.

Alongside his MMA career, Marshall works as a firefighter, though for obvious reasons, that’s currently on hold because of his fight career.

Francis Marshall Talks About The Rewarding Nature Of Being A Fire Fighter

In a recent interview with MMA News, Marshall spoke about his love for being a firefighter where getting to help others is incredibly rewarding for him.

Competing as a professional athlete has become a career option for him at this stage in his life so his other job has had to be left in the background for the time being.

That being said, it isn’t something that he plans on leaving behind for good depending on what happens during his MMA journey.

The 155-pound fighter said that being there for others in their most desperate time of need isn’t something he takes for granted, even if he’s competing at the highest level in MMA.

“Right now, I’m on the leave of absence from work so I’m training full-time. I got to see where my future goes. Obviously, I would love to fight forever and then see what happens after that but I mean, it’s a great career. It’s a great job, it’s great to help people like that. It was always like, you’re going to someone’s house on the worst day of their life like nobody wants that. So you kind of go there with the respect of that, with the courtesy, like you don’t wanna ruin their day anymore than it is. You’re going there to help so whatever that homeowner or that resident needs in that time, that’s what we’re kinda there for.”

Read also: Undefeated UFC Contender Targets Michael ‘Venom’ Page Having Emulated Him In The Past: “I Know The Way To Knock The Guy Out”

Continue Reading UFC Fighter Francis Marshall Opens Up About Career As Fire Fighter: ‘You’re Going Into Someone’s House On The Worst Day Of Their Life!’ [Exclusive] at MMA News.

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Misfits Boxing’s latest weigh-ins saw some mixing of the martial arts ahead of Saturday’s boxing event in Ireland.

Love Island star George Fensom couldn’t wait another day to get his hands on opponent HSTikkyTokky, instead deciding to attempt a takedown on the influencer at Friday’s official Misfits Boxing 17 weigh-ins.

Watch footage of the altercation below.

HSTikkyTokky got under Fensom’s skin when he accused him of being too nervous to speak. Shorly after, Fensom ducked down for a single leg that HSTikkyTokky successfully stuffed (with plenty of security rushing in to break up the altercation). It took some time for the boxers to be broken up and at one point HSTikkyTokky could be heard shouting, “Get off me!”

Afterwards, HSTikkyTokky and Fensom were given a brief moment to address each other.

“Shoot or be shot,” Fensom said, prompting HSTikkyTokky to try to push past security.

“His name’s ‘Gorgeous’ George Fensom, but this is a fight, not some f*cking beauty pageant,” HSTikkyTokky said. “Weird guy.

“I’ll do you in the first 60 seconds of this fight. No talking, no running. I’m going to do you, straight up.”

HSTikkyTokky and Fensom are both making their boxing debuts. The bout is a four-round exhibition.

Misfits Boxing 17 takes place at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday. In the main event, former Premier League standout Danny Simpson takes on influencer Danny Aarons.

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At the Misfits Boxing 17 weigh-ins, all 16 fighters competing on Saturday’s card at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, will step on the scale Friday.

In the main event, former Leicester City standout and Premier League champion Danny Simpson steps into the Misfits ring for the first time to take on fellow debutant Danny Aarons. The weight limit for Saturday’s headliner is set at 160 pounds.

Also on the card, 175-pound champion Anthony Taylor squares off with rival Gabriel Silva, the son of MMA legend Anderson Silva.

Check out Misfits Boxing 17 weigh-in results below.

Main Card, 3 p.m. ET, DAZN PPV

Danny Simpson vs. Danny Aarons

Deen the Great vs. Dave Fogarty – lightweight title fight

Anthony Taylor vs. Gabriel Silva – light heavyweight title fight

HSTikkyTokky vs. George Fensom

Sami Hamed vs. Jesse Clarke

Ben Williams vs. Warren Spencer

Mike Edwards vs. Jake Cornish

DTG vs. Minikon

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