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Mike Tyson is just a few days away from his return to professional boxing opposite “Problem Child” Jake Paul. The match is set to air live on Netflix next Friday, November 15th. The bout was originally supposed to go down back in July, but a medical emergency aboard an airplane forced the 58-year-old boxer to withdraw. Bare knuckle boxing star Mike Perry filled in for him and was unceremoniously pummeled by Paul.

The withdrawal was blamed on an ulcer, but there’ve been relatively few details revealed. Paul adamant that there’s no need for a back up opponent, yet a lot of people are legitimately concerned for Tyson’s health and longevity stepping back into the ring at his age.

The recent episode of “Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson” isn’t going to alleviate those concerns. Tyson revealed more details about his ulcer issue, and they’re downright grisly.

“I went to the bathroom and I threw up blood,” Tyson explained (via USAToday). “The next thing I know I’m on the floor. I was defecating tar.’’

According to Tyson, he was suffering from a 2.5 inch bleeding ulcer. In the process of its removal, “Iron” also revealed that he lost an astonishing 26 pounds. Furthermore, Tyson explained that his conversation with the doctor revealed just how dangerous of a situation his ulcer emergency had become.

“I asked the doctor, ‘Am I going to die?’“ Tyson continued. “And she didn’t say no. She said we have options, though. That’s when I got nervous.”

Since July, there’s been no reported health issues for Tyson’s training camp. Hopefully, the legendary boxer is healthy and ready to compete, because his much younger opponent is surely aiming for another knockout.

Insomnia

I don’t know how well it works out for him, but Kamaru Usman taking on Khamzat and Shavkat on short-notice back-to-back would be all-time levels of badass.

Jiri Prochazka continues his world tour in Mexico:

Got ‘em!

I always appreciate a fighter who can laugh at a tough loss. It’s either that or cry!

Michael Johnson is definitely way better than Ottman Azaitar, but will he win? That’ll be up in the air until the literal last second.

Every fighter who weaponizes their cardio should be looking to Max Holloway for liver-destroying inspiration.

UFC Cameraman doesn’t look like a bad gig!

Slips, rips, and KO clips

I did not expect the man who starts the clip by running away to finish with a violent combo.

How does this happen?

You can’t let this happen period, but definitely don’t let it happen in a situation where punches and elbows are allowed.

Random Land

Hold my beer.

Midnight Music: Folk, 1970

Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.

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After getting knocked out for the first time in his career in the main event of UFC 308 by Ilia Topuria, Max Holloway’s featherweight career appears to be over for good, as he recently confirmed he’ll be making the move to the UFC lightweight division. Is it the right move for the current “BMF” champion?

On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel reacts to Holloway’s full-time lightweight jump, discuss who he could face next at 155, and if a third meeting with Dustin Poirier is the fight to make. Additionally, topics include Brandon Moreno’s sensational performance at UFC Edmonton and what’s next for the former two-time champ, other standout moments from this past Saturday’s card, Rakhmonov wanting a fight with Kamaru Usman for the interim welterweight title at UFC 310, if the UFC should just wait for Belal Muhammad to heal up, UFC Vegas 100 this Saturday headlined by Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates, and much more.

Host Mike Heck moderates the matchup between MMA Fighting’s Alexander K. Lee and Eurosport’s Marcel Dorff.

Watch the show live at 12:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. PT in the video above.

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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Michael Chandler has been out of action for almost two years, having last fought Dustin Poirier in November 2022. Outside of TUF 31, he’s spent most of this time waiting for Conor McGregor, but after the upheaval around UFC 303, he finally moved on to fight Charles Oliveira at UFC 309.

Following his razor-close split decision loss to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300, Oliveira is currently the #2 ranked UFC lightweight in the world. So, defeating him should put Chandler in line for a title shot.

Chandler fought frequently in the UFC since his debut against Dan Hooker. It appears he wants to compensate for the two-year hiatus by fighting as many high-profile names as possible before 2025.

Chandler recently appeared on the SHAK MMA YouTube channel for an interview. When asked if he would fight McGregor or Makhachev after a win over Oliveira, “Iron” stated that getting the UFC lightweight title is his priority. He also feels the need to settle the rivalry with “The Notorious” which began with TUF 31.

“The title is the number one goal but there is some unfinished business. Chandler vs. McGregor TUF 31, it needs, that chapter needs to close to some point. Conor wants that fight. He’s talked about it openly in public, in interviews. Obviously, I want that fight. I’m not focused on it right now. I’m focused on Charles, but it’ll be interesting you know. Because you also got to remember, Islam is fighting probably in January, could be late January. He’s gonna go into Ramadan in February, all of March, won’t be able to go till training camp, won’t be able to fight till June July. I’m not trying to wait till June or July. So, Conor could sneak in there, we could see Chandler vs. Oliveira, Chandler vs. Conor, Chandler vs. Islam, Chandler vs. Max. The craziest four or five fight-run in a 12-month period that anyone’s ever seen.”

Besides Makhachev and McGregor, “Iron” is also interested in fighting former UFC featherweight champion and the reigning BMF champion Max Holloway in 2025. Fans have been eagerly waiting to see this fight too, as both fighters boast an aggressive, fearless, and striking-heavy fighting style.

It’ll be interesting to see how many superfights Chandler can be a part of before the end of 2025. For now, he needs to focus on beating Oliveira, who already holds a TKO win over him.

• READ MORE: Dana White & Jon Jones Share Contradictory Answers On If Aspinall Fight Will Happen After UFC 309

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The UFC Vegas 100 weigh-in video features 24 fighters stepping on the scale Friday morning in Las Vegas. Watch a live stream of the official weigh-ins above courtesy of Ag. Fight.

In the main event, Neil Magny and Carlos Prates have to hit the welterweight limit of 171 pounds for the non-title fight. Magny seeks to extend his record for the most wins by a welterweight in UFC history, with his number currently standing at 22.

Prates can complete a spectacular 2024 campaign that already includes three wins this year. He has finished all of his opponents during that stretch, with each performance earning him a $ 50,000 bonus.

Ricky Turcios and Benardo Sopaj have to hit the 136-pound limit for the non-title bantamweight fight in the penultimate bout of the evening.

The UFC Vegas 100 official weigh-in video begins at 12 p.m. ET.

Check out UFC Vegas 100 weigh-in results below.

Main Card (ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET)

Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates

Ricky Turcios vs. Benardo Sopaj

Gerald Meerschaert vs. Reinier de Ridder

Luana Pinheiro vs. Gillian Robertson

Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Dusko Todorovic

Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET)

Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Denise Gomes

Gaston Bolanos vs. Cortavious Romious

Elizeu Zaleski vs. Zach Scroggin

Matthew Semelsberger vs. Charlie Radtke

Cody Stamann vs. Da’Mon Blackshear

Tresean Gore vs. Antonio Trocoli

Melissa Mullins vs. Klaudia Sygula

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UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis has all the respect in the world for light heavyweight champ Alex Pereira, but if the UFC were to book a matchup between the two titleholders, du Plessis can see a real world where he stops Pereira with strikes.

“If I’m talking about just the standup exchanges—I’m not fighting a kickboxing fight, I’m fighting an MMA fight,” du Plessis told Submission Radio. “And in a kickboxing fight, You need to be able to land combos, you need to land massive punches the whole time, get a guy rocked, you get an eight count, you have all those variables. Where in MMA, I don’t care who you are. If I catch you clean with those small gloves, you’re going to go down and I am going to catch you eventually.”

Du Plessis captured the middleweight title with a decision win over Sean Strickland at UFC 297 this past January, and then stopped Israel Adesanya in his first title defense at UFC 305 the following August. At light heavyweight, Pereira has put together a Fighter of the Year campaign with knockout wins over Jamahal Hill, Jiri Prochazka, and Khalil Rountree.

The South African champion understands he has his work cut out for him, but after watching Pereira’s win over Rountree, du Plessis saw some things he could capitalize on.

“Now, I said it with with Izzy—he said, I’m too slow, I wouldn’t be able to catch him. Well, yeah,” du Plessis said. “I made a post recently saying maybe it’s not pretty, but damn, it’s effective because I will catch you eventually. And then it’s then it’s a whole different story because I’m not engaging in a kickboxing fight. I’m punching and I’m kicking, but it’s not a kickboxing fight. It’s an MMA fight, and when I put those together, it’s a different fight.

“So I honestly believe that with a guy like Alex Pereira, he has power. I have a lot of power too. The man is… yeah [he has] crisp striking. His striking is incredible. That’s why he has the kickboxing résumé. … But we saw with [the] Khalil Rountree fight, we saw a lot of things that [Rountree had] a lot of success [with] in those first two rounds. He really did.”

Watch du Plessis’ interview with Submission Radio below.

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