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Renan Ferreira reached out to PFL opponent Francis Ngannou to clear the air after a comment made during Thursday’s press conference in Washington D.C. was interpreted as Ferreira saying their fight would be tougher than Ngannou losing his 15-month-old son.

In one of his first answers at the press conference, Ferreira said the former UFC champion was having a rough year — referring to his boxing losses to Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, plus the time away from MMA — however the PFL translator sitting next to him translated his quotes as, “Francis has been going through a tough year in his life.” The “in his life” part was never said in Portuguese, and it led to criticism on social media.

“There was a bad misinterpretation of everything I said,” Ferreira told MMA Fighting. “I was referring to a bad year in fighting, him coming off two losses in boxing and a long time without fighting in MMA, so I said I was going to be a big problem in fighting, but it was interpreted as me getting personal. I would never do that. I’m a father as well, I have two kids, and I felt his loss. I had already sent him my condolences.”

Ferreira said his team reached out to Ngannou after the controversy kicked up online to explain what he really meant with his comment, and said “at no point Francis interpreted that [otherwise].” The two heavyweights are scheduled to face off in the main event of the PFL Super Fights pay-per-view show on Oct. 19 in Saudi Arabia.

“He knows the respect I have for him, just like he respects me a lot,” Ferreira said. “He knows I would never touch such a delicate topic like this, and it’s all good now. I would never go that low to promote a fight, say a fight would be bigger than the feeling of losing a son or loved ones, or anyone for that matter. What I said was about his career as an athlete and the two losses he’s had and everything he’s going through as an athlete. I would never go personal like that.”

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Chinese prospect Xie Bin closed out the show last night (Fri., Aug. 23, 2024) at “Road to UFC” (Season 3) from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, when the stopped Masuto Kawana in the main event with a monstrous first-round knockout (punches).

Fight fans had to nearly pull an all-nighter to stay up late enough to see the conclusion of this event, but “Road to UFC” has produced some solid talent in the past so a few less hours of sleep didn’t hurt that much. Last night’s show was also the semi-final round so the intensity was even higher.

While the card was entertaining from start to finish, the main event was the biggest takeaway by far. Xie had lost his “Road to UFC” quarterfinals matchup back in 2022 so he was out for a little bit of redemption. Kawana, on the other hand, was looking to build on a four-fight win streak and punch his ticket to Season 3’s finale.

Unfortunately for Kawana, he simply couldn’t withstand the power of Xie. With just under one minute left in the first round, Xie landed a beautifully-timed counter right hand as he was moving backwards and toppled Kawana to the canvas. Xie quickly moved in and as Kawana was getting back to his feet “The Stalker” landed one final right that ended the matchup instantly.

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Bin, 26, is now riding a five-fight win streak and will have his chance to win the Season 3 final his next time out. This was an incredible way to redeem himself from his “Road to UFC” shortcomings just two years ago and easily his biggest career finish to date.

For complete “Road to UFC” semi-final results, coverage, and highlights, click HERE.

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The Floyd Mayweather vs. John Gotti III start time, TV schedule, and ring walks are below for the Mayweather vs. Gotti III fight card on Saturday at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico.

This post will help explain the Mayweather vs. Gotti III fight card and at which time the headliners are expected to make their ring walks.

The event features a 12-fight card headlined by the Floyd Mayweather vs. John Gotti III exhibition rematch on DAZN and PPV.com. The Mayweather vs. Gotti III ring walks are expected to take place approximately around 12 a.m. ET.

The Mayweather vs. Gotti III preliminary card will be unaired. The eight-fight schedule for this portion of the card is below:

Luis Ocana vs. Cesar Espinoza

Aaron Silva vs. Alfonso Flores

Silvia Torres vs. Cecilia Rodriguez

Luis Arjas vs. Francisco Amezquita

Jursly Vargas vs. Bryan Carrillo

Sekaye Terry vs. Carlos Rosas

John Easter vs. Luis Duran

Trenton Brown vs. Jose Antonio Guadaramma

The action then picks up on DAZN and PPV.com at 7:30 p.m. ET. Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and John Gotti III collide in an exhibition match following their chaotic first meeting in June 2023, which ended in a mass brawl after referee Kenny Bayless waved off the bout in the sixth round.

The schedule for this portion of the card is as follows:

Floyd Mayweather vs. John Gotti III

Victor Ortiz vs. Rodrigo Damian Coria

Alan David Picasso vs. Azat Hovhannisyan

Curmel Tramayne Moton vs. Victor Vazquez

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Former welterweight title challenger, Gilbert Burns has claimed it’s “crazy” how his teammate, Michael Chandler remains sidelined from action for so long — particularly with a matchup opposite Conor McGregor failing to materialize so far this year.

Burns, the current number six ranked welterweight contender and former title challenger, most recently featured at UFC 299 back in March, suffering a third round knockout loss to surging Australian contender, Jack Della Maddalena in the pair’s high-stakes pairing.

For Chandler, the Kill Cliff FC staple has been out of action for the last two years, remaining sidelined since he suffered a third round rear-naked choke loss to former interim lightweight gold holder, Dustin Poirier at Madison Square Garden.

And chasing a grudge fight with McGregor in the time since to no avail, Chandler was booked to headline UFC 303 against the Dubliner earlier this summer, however, a toe injury ruled the ex-champion from a comeback to the Octagon.

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With Chandler still hoping to secure a fight with McGregor at the welterweight limit before the end of the year — potentially at UFC 310 in December, Chandler has been labelled as “crazy” by his training partner, Burns for chasing the bout still.

“I would never wait that long for any opponent,” Gilbert Burns told MMA Fighting during a recent interview. “I would never wait, especially (at) my age. He (Michael Chandler) just turned 38, too. I would never wait two years. That’s crazy. Even thought it’s Conor McGregor, I don’t care. I would never wait.”

He’s already waiting that long, like you said, I would wait until December,” Gilbert Burns explained. “If the guy shows up, good, we’re here. If not, I think it would have moved on a long time [ago] already.”

Slated to return later this year at UFC Vegas 97, Burns will tangle with fellow grappling talent, Sean Brady in a main event bout in September.

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UFC Fight Night takes place tonight from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and MMA News has you covered with all the results and highlights! 

In the main event, ranked middleweights Jared Cannonier (#5) and Caio Borralho (#12) will clash. While in the co-main event, Angela Hill will face Tabatha Ricci in a strawweight matchup. The event will also feature this year’s TUF finales.

All 24 fighters made weight at the weigh-ins. Make sure to catch all the UFC Fight Night results and highlights as they happen below! 

Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+, 10PM ET): 

• Middleweight Main Event: Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho 

• Women’s Strawweight Co-Main Event: Angela Hill vs. Tabatha Ricci (115lbs) 

• Middleweight (TUF 32 Finale): Robert Valentin vs. Ryan Loder (186lbs) 

• Featherweight (TUF 32 Finale): Kaan Ofli vs. Mairon Santos 

• Welterweight: Neil Magny vs. Michael Morales  

• Middleweight: Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Gerald Meerschaert 

Preliminary Card (ESPN+, 7PM ET): 

• Lightweight: Dennis Buzukja vs. Francis Marshall  

• Middleweight: Zachary Reese vs. Jose Medina 

• Lightweight: Viacheslav Borshchev vs. James Llontop 

• Women’s Bantamweight: Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Josiane Nunes  

• Featherweight: Zygimantas Ramaska vs. Nathan Fletcher  

• Women’s Flyweight: Wang Cong vs. Victoria Leonardo  

Continue Reading UFC Fight Night: Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho Results & Highlights (7 PM ET)  at MMA News.

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MMA Fighting has Floyd Mayweather vs. John Gotti III live round-by-round updates for one of the most anticipated boxing exhibitions of the year at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico, on Saturday night.

The main event is expected to begin around 12 a.m. ET on DAZN and PPV.com pay-per-view. Check out our Mayweather vs. Gotti III results page to find out what happened on the undercard.

Floyd Mayweather (50-0) and John Gotti III (2-0) are squaring off again after having a wild ending to their last encounter. Their last exhibition was stopped in the sixth round due to excessive trash talking, sparking a series of brawls in and out of the ring at the FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Fla., on June 11, 2023.

It will be the first fight of the year for Mayweather and Gotti III.

Check out the Mayweather vs. Gotti III live blog below:

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Round 4:

Round 5:

Round 6:

Round 7:

Round 8:

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