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The Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) is finally upon us. Meanwhile, Jones is upon his opponent, Gabi Garcia.

Everyone loves some good competition and Australia’s Jones is creating exactly that with his head-to-head alternative to the world-famous Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) this weekend. CJI will feature tons of talented grapplers competing over the next two nights (Fri., Aug. 16 and 17, 2024). You can watch day one here and day two here.

In a long-anticipated and often teased intergender grappling match, Jones will take on nine-time ADCC champion, Garcia. At least, that was the plan until he complicated things with his friendly expression in the embedded video above.

All jokes aside, the event should be a great night in grappling and the serious money on the line makes the overall head-to-head element in the community a compelling one. In Jones vs. Garcia, specifically, the man himself is so confident in his abilities that he has placed a $ 100,000 bet on a win via leg lock, his signature submission type.

Even for competitors who are no longer just grapplers, mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters and contenders in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) like Mackenzie Dern couldn’t say no to the opportunity.

For much more on the upcoming CJI tourney click here.

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UFC is returning to Macau for the first time in 10 years.

The promotion officially announced that a Fight Night event is set for Nov. 23 at Galaxy Arena. It will be the UFC’s first trip to the area since an August 2014 event headlined by Michael Bisping and Cung Le.

No fights were officially announced for the card.

UFC has hosted three previous events in Macau, all taking place at CotaiArena. In the most recent trip, Bisping stopped Le in the fourth round via TKO. Tyron Woodley competed in the co-main event, knocking out Dong Hyun Kim in just 61 seconds. The card also featured Colby Covington in a preliminary fight earning a first-round TKO win over Anying Wang.

Le also headlined the UFC’s first Macau card, knocking out Rich Franklin in the first round in an event that aired on Fuel TV in November 2012. The second fight card in Macau took place in March 2014, and was finale for The Ultimate Fighter: China, which was capped off by Kim knocking out John Hathaway with a spinning elbow.

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Saifon Rattanaphanu, known as Haseng Wahani – a prominent Muay Thai striker is reportedly on the run after he is alleged to have stabbed and killed his father last night. Saifon, is alleged to have fled the scene of the murder, and is reportedly taking refuge on the Bua Yo Mountain, with a manhunt conducted by law enforcement underway to apprehend him.

Saifon, a former champion in Muay Thai, is the subject of a manhunt by law enforcement officers, with the Muang Yala Police receiving a report of an incident at a residence at the Ban Lo Sali Yala Province, with a man stabbed to death with a knife, Haseng Wahani, otherwise known as Saifon Rattanaphanu is the current sole assailant whom police are currently attempting to apprehend. 

Manhunt underway for Saifon Rattanapanu

News of the incident involving Saifon was reported on social media today, with the report detailing how the Muay Thai fighter had cut his father’s throat with a knife before fleeing the scene of the alleged incident.

“A manhunt is ongoing for Muay Thai champion Saifon Rattanapanu, who is wanted for murdering his father,” WoradonBK posted on their X account. “Saifon reportedly slashed his father’s throat at 3 AM today, before escaping to a mountain.”

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The countdown to UFC 306 has officially begun.

On Thursday, UFC released its official poster for the much-ballyhooed Sept. 14 event, which features UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley defending his belt against No. 1 contender Merab Dvalishvili in the main event, and UFC women’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso facing off against Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy bout in the co-headliner.

The action all goes down at the Sphere, a state-of-the-art $ 2.3 billion venue in Las Vegas that features a 160,000 square-foot 16K-resolution wraparound screen inside and generally seats between 18,000 to 20,000 people. Check out the UFC 306 poster below.

UFC CEO Dana White has touted UFC 306’s takeover of the Sphere as a one-off, largely due to the pay-per-view event already becoming the most expensive production in promotional history, with more than $ 17 million already spent. With the cheapest tickets priced in the thousands, TKO Group Holdings chief financial officer Andrew Schleimer said the much-anticipated fight card could end up producing the largest live gate in company history.

Earlier this week, White revealed the first details of UFC’s production plans for a Mexican Independence Day event he’s touted as “a love letter” to Mexican combat sports.

“So what we’ve done, really what we’re going to do on September 14 takes over a year to do. We’re doing it in four months,” White said Tuesday on The Pat McAfee Show. “So, when the show starts, we’re going to have the prelims, and then we’re going to tell — throughout the rest of the night — the history of combat in Mexico, from the beginning of time and into the future. So the first fight of the night will start at the beginning of time, the main event will be the future of Mexico. That’s the first time I’ve ever talked about this.”

UFC 306 features a 10-fight card. The entire event lineup can be seen here.

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UFC CEO Dana White recently stated that Conor McGregor’s octagon return will not happen this year.  McGregor pushed back saying that he wants to fight in December.  

“Ah Dana, December is the date! Bring the calendar year home with a winning event! Come on now, what’s this? I am off to altitude next month to prepare,” McGregor wrote on X. “DECEMBER! Tell Dana and UFC WE WANT DECEMBER! WE DESERVE DECEMBER!”

McGregor was scheduled to face Chandler in the UFC 303 main event on June 29 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, but was forced out of the bout due to a toe injury.  Chandler is no longer waiting to face the Irishman and is ready to accept ‘any fight’ if he and McGregor do not fight in December.  

“At some point, you’re just like, ‘hey man, you pulled out with a pinky toe injury.’  I would have fought through it,” Chandler told TMZ Sports.  “If we can fight in December, let’s do it.  I’m in, but the fact of the matter is I’ve stayed ready since I left training camp for that June 29th fight and I am staying ready to take a fight, any fight, if this fight doesn’t look like it’s happening in December.”      

McGregor has been out of action since breaking his leg in a trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021. McGregor last tasted victory in January 2020, defeating Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone via technical knockout in just 40 seconds. 

Chandler last fought in November 2022, losing to Poirier via submission.  He filmed The Ultimate Fighter 31 last year and expected to face McGregor last fall.  Last fall turned into June and now June has turned into next year.  At this point, Chandler just wants a fight.  

“It’s time to fight.  It’s definitely time to fight,” Chandler said.

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