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Video footage has surfaced of Brendan Allen throwing heavy shots at Marvin Vettori as a brawl in public ensued.

‘All In’ has looked sensational of late, winning each of his last seven outings as he pushes toward a top 5 spot in the middleweight division. One man ahead of him in the rankings is Italy native Vettori — and it seems the two don’t like one another.

During PFL 8: 2024 Playoffs on Friday evening, Brendan Allen and Marvin Vettori were caught on camera trading blows. The video shows Allen unleashing an arsenal of shots toward Vettori, causing him to crash into a roulette table. Vettori tried to return fire before the brawl was broken up and security de-escalated the situation.

Check it out below.

Brendan Allen punches Marvin Vettori post PFL playoffs @ufc #ufc pic.twitter.com/eU3BxIivxr

— himothy (@Im565097757086) August 17, 2024

Following the altercation, more information came to light. According to reports, Marvin Vettori attempted to hit Tuco Tokkos but missed. 

Tokkos is a fellow Kill Cliff member alongside Brendan Allen. Allen didn’t take too kindly to Vettori’s actions, which ultimately led to the brawl pictured above.

“Okay, here’s an update to the Brendan Allen/Marvin Vettori brawl at PFL, per numerous sources.”

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“After PFL, Vettori tried to swing at Tuco Tokkos and missed. Michael Johnson then moved everyone out of the way and then Brendan Allen stepped in and hit Vettori with a 1-2, which made him fall into a roulette table.”

Okay, here’s an update to the Brendan Allen/Marvin Verttori brawl at PFL, per numerous sources

After PFL, Vettori tried to swing at Tuco Tokkos and missed

Michael Johnson then moved everyone out of the way and then
Brendan Allen stepped in and hit Vettori with a 1-2 which made…

— Alex Behunin (@AlexBehunin) August 17, 2024

Vettori and Allen were booked to fight earlier this year. They were originally expected to headline a UFC Fight Night at the Apex on April 6, but when ‘The Italian Dream’ was forced to withdraw, Chris Curtis took his place.

The brawl at the PFL event caught the attention of UFC CEO Dana White, who hilariously took his opportunity to mock the rival promotion.

“Had to be fight of the night if it was at PFL.”

Had to be fight of the night if it was at PFL.

— danawhite (@danawhite) August 17, 2024

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Brendan Allen and Marvin Vettori got into an all-out fist fight last night (Fri., Aug. 16, 2024) while in attendance for PFL Hollywood from inside Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Casino.

Friday night also saw UFC bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili confront a heckler in the stands at the Craig Jones Invitational in Las Vegas, Nevada, and nearly take his head off. All the way across the country, UFC middleweights were locking horns on a casino floor outside of PFL Hollywood.

Allen and Vettori were scheduled to fight at UFC Vegas 90 back in April, but Vettori withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Chris Curtis. That didn’t stop Allen from capturing a dominant decision over Curtis to extend his current UFC win streak to seven, but the bad blood with Vettori did not go away.

Outside of PFL Hollywood, Vettori reportedly approached Allen’s teammate, Tuco Tokkos, and tried to swing on him. That’s when Allen stepped in, decided to take matters into his own hands, and rushed Vettori into a roulette table. The two quickly started to throw heavy punches as the crowded casino floor broke out in commotion. It was a wild scene to say the last and an exchange that seemed to favor Allen.

Check out the melee below:

After the incident, UFC CEO, Dana White, took to social media to throw some shade at PFL. White suggested that the brawl between Allen and Vettori must have been Fight of the Night since it was at a PFL event. Check it out below:

“Had to be fight of the night if it was at PFL.”

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The UFC 305 start time, fight card, and TV schedule for the Dricus du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya event at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia on Saturday night is below.

The fight card is broken into three different parts and airs on multiple mediums. This post helps explain which fights are airing where and at which times.

The event kicks off with a three-fight early preliminary card at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+, headlined by a lightweight bout between Tom Nolan and Alex Reyes.

Tom Nolan vs. Alex Reyes

Song Kenan vs. Ricky Glenn

Stewart Nicoll vs. Jesus Aguilar

The event then moves to a four-fight preliminary card at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+, headlined by a heavyweight bout between Junior Tafa and Valter Walker.

Junior Tafa vs. Valter Walker

Joshua Culibao vs. Ricardo Ramos

Casey O’Neill vs. Luana Santos

Jack Jenkins vs. Herbert Burns

The ESPN+ pay-per-view begins at 10 p.m. ET and is headlined by UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis and former UFC champion Israel Adesanya. Flyweights Kai Kara-France and Steve Erceg clash in the co-main event.

The official UFC 305 main card can be seen below.

Dricus du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya

Kai Kara-France vs. Steve Erceg

Mateusz Gamrot vs. Dan Hooker

Tai Tuivasa vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik

Li Jingliang vs. Carlos Prates

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This is the live blog for the Craig Jones vs. Gabi Garcia superfight at the Craig Jones Invitational on Saturday at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev.

An IBJJF world champion and two-time ADCC silver medalist, Jones is one of the faces of competitive grappling today. However, a dispute centered around the revenue split at ADCC led Jones to find investors and start his own invitational event, and while the main attraction for many is the two $ 1 million tournaments, the intergender grappling match against Garcia has also drawn plenty of attention.

One of the most accomplished female grapplers of all time, Garcia has flirted with the idea of various intergender matchups before but finally committed to this one in large part because of her respect for Jones and the financial incentives. If Garcia manages to upset Jones, it will be the feather in the cap of her already Hall of Fame career.

Check out the live blog for Craig Jones vs. Gabi Garcia below.

Prefight:

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

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MMA Fighting has CJI results for the Craig Jones vs. Gabi Garcia fight card, live blogs of the two superfights, and more from the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev., on Saturday night.

Event organizer Craig Jones headlines the CJI event Saturday when he squares off in a men vs. women superfight against IBJJF Hall of Famer Gabi Garcia. Also on Saturday, UFC star and former ADCC champion Mackenzie Dern faces former ADCC champion Ffion Davies in a superfight as well.

Check out latest Craig Jones Invitational results below.

Saturday’s Action (MMA Fighting at 8 p.m. ET)

Superfights

Craig Jones vs. Gabi Garcia

Mackenzie Dern vs. Ffion Davies

Over 80kg semifinals:

Nicky Rod vs. Adam Bradley

Inacio Santos vs. Fellipe Andrew

Under 80kg semifinals:

Levi Jones-Leary vs. Lucas Barbosa

Kade Ruotolo vs. Andrew Tackett

Over 80kg bronze match:

TBD

Under 80kg bronze match:

TBD

Over 80kg final:

TBD

Under 80kg final:

TBD

For Friday’s results, check out Craig Jones Invitational results here.

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