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MMA Fighting has 2024 Olympics wrestling results for the Freestyle and Greco-Roman matches in Paris this week.

Wrestling will take center stage beginning on Aug. 5, with the final gold medal matches wrapping up on Aug. 11.

All of the matches are set to stream on Peacock as well as NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com, NBC app and the NBC Olympics app, with the medal rounds airing on USA Network.

The team representing the United States in 2024 may be among the best ever sent to the Olympics. Its hope is to bring home even more medals in 2024 after setting a record with nine total medals at the 2020 Games, which led all nations.

Check out 2024 Olympics wrestling results below.

Monday, Aug. 5

9 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET: Greco-Roman 60kg qualification round (Mat A)

Full draw listed below:

Georgij Tibilov (Serbia) vs. Enes Basar (Turkey)

The remainder of the weight class have byes into the next round

9 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET: Women’s Freestyle 68kg qualification round (Mat B)

Amit Elor (United States) vs. Buse Cavusoglu Tosun (Turkey)

Wiktoria Choluj (Poland) vs. Feng Zhou (China)

Tetiana Sova Rizhko (Ukraine) vs. Nisha Nisha (India)

Sol Gum Pak (North Korea) vs. Irina Ringaci (Moldova)

Koumba Larroque (France) vs. Tayla Ford (New Zealand)

Linda Morais (Canada) vs. Blessing Oborududu (Nigeria)

Soleymi Caraballo (Venezuela) vs. Nonoka Ozaki (Japan)

Meerim Zhumanazarova (Kyrgyzstan) vs. Delgermaa Enkhsaikhan (Mongolia)

9 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET: Greco-Roman 130kg qualification round (Mat C)

Amin Mirzazadeh (Iran) vs. Adam Coon (United States)

Mijain Lopez (Cuba) vs. Seungchan Lee (South Korea)

Heiki Nabi (Estonia) vs. Sabah Shariati (Azerbaijan)

Alimkhan Syzdykov (Kazakhstan) vs. Alin Alexuc Ciurariu (Romania)

Lingzhe Meng (China) vs. Jello Krahmer (Germany)

Oussama Assad (Morrocco) vs. Mantas Knystautas (Lithuania)

Yasmani Acosta (Chile) vs. Kiril Milov (Bulgaria)

Muhammet Bakir (Turkey) vs. Abdellatif Mohamed (Egypt)

3 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET: Women’s Freestyle 68kgs, Greco Roman 130kgs and 68kgs semifinals

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Title Shot Soon?
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This weekend’s card has taken a significant hit.

UFC Vegas 95 from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Neavada goes down this weekend (Sat., Aug. 10, 2024); however, it has lost its Bantamweight co-main event. Sources have informed MMAMania.com that Chris Gutierrez vs. Javid Basharat is canceled.

Many believed that Gutierrez vs. Basharat was the best fight on the card, and because of that, the card is very weak.

Basharat is highly regarded as one of the best prospects in the UFC at the moment, and a fight against a former-ranked fighter would have been a great test.

Former top 15 Bantamweight Gutierrez is coming off a main event loss to Song Yadong at UFC Vegas 83. He holds an 8-3-1 record in the promotion.

Basharat is also coming off a loss to Aiemann Zahabi, which was his first professional loss. Prior to that, “The Snow Leopard” fought to a no-contest against Victor Henry.

With the loss, UFC Vegas 95 continues forth with 11 fights.

Marcin Tybura vs. Serghei Spivac
Damon Jackson vs. Chepe Mariscal
Yana Santos vs. Chelsea Chandler
Allan Nascimento vs. Jafel Filho
Toshiomi Kazama vs. Charalampos Grigoriou
Yusaku Kinoshita vs. TBD
Karol Rosa vs. Pannie Kianzad
Jhonata Diniz vs. Karl Williams
Youssef Zalal vs. Jarno Errens
Stephanie Luciano vs. Talita Alencar

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Sean O’Malley had a vested interest in the UFC Abu Dhabi main event because the winner could end up as the next challenger for his bantamweight title.

In the end, Umar Nurmagomedov earned an impressive unanimous decision win over Cory Sandhagen to vault himself near the top of the division and potentially solidify his position as the No. 1 contender. O’Malley credited Nurmagomedov on a job well done, especially knowing how much respect he had for Sandhagen as a fighter.

“It looked like [Nurmagomedov] did win but again that was a very close fight,” O’Malley said on his YouTube channel. “Cory is, in my opinion, one of the best pound-for-pound guys in the world, so for Umar to be ranked No. 10 — which, a lot of the guys wouldn’t fight him, so I’m not surprised that he didn’t have that many high-level fights up until this or at least high-level, popular opponents. No one in the UFC wanted to fight this guy.

“Incredible performance by both guys really. Cory did a really good job shutting down Umar’s offensive takedowns and wrestling. Striking was pretty close. Umar looked like he landed harder shots. That’s as high level of a fight as it gets.”

Nurmagomedov’s win along with his growing popularity could cement him as the perfect opponent to face O’Malley next — assuming the champ gets through Merab Dvalishvili in his next title defense at UFC 306 on September 14.

Nurmagomedov has piqued O’Malley’s interest, but there may be an even bigger reason to seek out and destroy Nurmagomedov in a title fight — it would drive Conor McGregor nuts.

“Me versus Umar next?” O’Malley said. “Hash tag, ‘We’ll see LOL.’ [Deiveson Figueiredo] called me out, Ilia [Topuria] and Max [Holloway] are going to fight soon. Undefeated Umar 18-0 versus undefeated ‘Suga Show’ 19-0, beat a Dagestani? I wouldn’t mind that.

“That would be a real good way to get at Conor. Imagine how jealous he would be? I might go whoop Umar just for that reason alone. Could be a potential massive next fight.”

Of course, McGregor has a long history with the Nurmagomedov family, having engaged in a fierce rivalry with Khabib Nurmagomedov before falling to him by rear-naked choke back in 2018. Even after the fight was finished, Nurmagomedov vaulted over the cage to attack one of McGregor’s coaches and a wild brawl broke out before security could intervene.

While Khabib is long since retired with no plans to return, his closest friends and family have carried on the legacy his late father Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov started. Islam Makhachev reigns as UFC lightweight champion, Usman Nurmagomedov serves as lightweight king in Bellator, and now Umar may just be the next Nurmagomedov destined for greatness.

Meanwhile, O’Malley has recently targeted McGregor as a potential fight he’d like to pursue after his one-time idol suddenly became his rival following some ugly back-and-forth exchanges through interviews and social media.

Getting a win over a member of the Nurmagomedov clan — something McGregor was never able to do — might just be O’Malley’s way to get his attention.

That being said, the champ can’t lose sight of what’s actually ahead of him next.

O’Malley praised Dvalishvili as a worthy contender who deserves his full attention, but after another win, Nurmagomedov could just be the ideal opponent.

“I’ve got to get through Merab next obviously,” O’Malley said. “We all know how dangerous Merab is. The guy has a nine-fight win streak. He’s beat like five former champions. Dude is as legit as it gets.

“I just believe that I’ll put his lights out and [be] onto the next, so Umar can be next. But same before I fought ‘Chito’ [Marlon Vera], I couldn’t pick. Is Merab next? Is Merab next? I had to figure out ‘Chito’ first, which I did very easily some would say. I’ve got to go out, take Merab out, and we’ll what the ‘Suga Show’ has next.”

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UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley is confident he’d make quick work of Deiveson Figueiredo inside the Octagon.

Figueiredo defeated former UFC title challenger Marlon Vera at UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday by unanimous decision. His resurgence at bantamweight continued this weekend as he moved one step closer to a potential title shot.

O’Malley will face the surging Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 306 next month but is still keeping a keen eye on the rest of the bantamweight division. This includes Figueiredo, who dismantled O’Malley’s most recent title challenger over three rounds.

Despite the impressive nature of Figueiredo’s performance, O’Malley wasn’t taken aback by anything that Figueiredo showed against his former two-time rival.

Sean O’Malley Blasts ‘Little Twat’ Deiveson Figueiredo

In a recent tweet, O’Malley gave a less-than-glowing review of Figueiredo’s performance.

“I’d KO that little twat,” O’Malley tweeted.

As of this writing, Figueiredo hasn’t responded to O’Malley’s recent tweet. He called for a title shot against the O’Malley vs. Dvalishvili winner during his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier.

Figueiredo has won three consecutive fights since making the full-time move from flyweight to bantamweight last year. A tetralogy loss to Brandon Moreno at UFC 283 preceded recent wins over Cody Garbrandt and Rob Font.

O’Malley, one of the UFC’s top pound-for-pound fighters, will look to successfully defend his belt for the second time at UFC 306. He’ll headline the UFC’s one-off event at the Las Vegas Sphere, in the first major sporting event held at the venue.

Figueiredo is looking to reclaim a UFC belt for the first time since a win over Moreno at UFC 270. Before losing the series against Moreno, Figueiredo seemed destined to be a potential long-term champion in the UFC flyweight division.

O’Malley remains laser-focused on his upcoming challenge against Dvalishvili; winner of 10 straight fights. But, many intriguing challengers including Figueiredo are waiting in the wings for a shot against the UFC titleholder.

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We have seen some great knockouts in the combat sports world this year now that we’re more than halfway through 2024. But while many will look at the Max Holloway last-second throwdown KO of Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 as their favorite, kickboxer Taimu Hisai gave that nomination a run for its money.

Hisai provided fight fans with a major finish in his Muay Thai bout with Chuut Seryvanthong at Knock Out 2024 Vol. 3.

With less than 10 seconds to go in the opening round of their fight, Hisai countered a Seryvanthong right hand by throwing his body in a spinning motion and landing his left heel right on the button, completing a rare rolling thunder knockout.

Taimu Hisai Lands Spectacular Rolling Thunder

Seryvanthong crumbled to the mat in response to the rolling thunder kick, with Hisai scoring the knockout.

Hisai has now won three straight and six of his last seven combined in the kickboxing and Muay Thai spheres.

Seryvanthong, according to Tapology, was competing in just his first Muay Thai bout and just his second professional fight in combat sports.

• Read More: 4 Positives & 3 Negatives From UFC Fight Night: Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov

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Cory Sandhagen is giving Umar Nurmagomedov his flowers.

The longtime bantamweight contender lost a hard-fought decision to Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC Abu Dhabi, putting his bantamweight title plans on hold once again. Sandhagen entered Saturday’s contest on a three-fight win streak, including a victory over recent title challenger Marlon Vera, but the loss to Nurmagomedov likely sends Sandhagen back to the middle of the pack for now.

Shortly after the conclusion of UFC Abu Dhabi, Sandhagen issued a statement via social media.

“Tough sport,” Sandhagen wrote in a caption. “Umar is really world class – it was an honor to fight one of the world’s best. Congrats to him.

“Gonna keep getting better, like I always do. Thanks for the support. I love you guys.”

Nurmagomedov improved to 18-0 with the win, with six of those victories coming under the UFC banner. Afterwards, he called for the winner of the Sept. 14 UFC 306 bantamweight title main event between champion Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvili.

Sandhagen previously competed for an interim title at UFC 267, where he lost a five-round thriller to Petr Yan. His UFC record stands at 10-4.

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