Anderson SIlva and Chael Sonnen fight for the third time in the main event of Silva vs. Sonnen on Saturday in Sao Paulo, Brazil. | Wander Roberto, Spaten Fight Night
MMA Fighting has Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen live round-by-round updates for the unexpected trilogy fight between legends in Sao Paulo, Brazilon Saturday night.
The main event is expected to begin around 11 p.m. ET on Globo. Check out our Silva vs. Sonnen results page to find out what happened on the undercard.
Silva, a UFC Hall of Famer and former UFC middleweight champion, faces longtime MMA rival Sonnen in a five-round exhibition boxing match on June 15 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Silva and Sonnen famously faced off in two UFC bouts. “The Spider” defended his title with an iconic fifth-round submission at UFC 117 in 2010, then finished Sonnen again with a second-round knockout at UFC 148 in 2012. Silva vs. Sonnen 1 is set to be inducted into the Fight Wing of the UFC Hall of Fame during International Fight Week ahead of UFC 303.
Silva, 49, is 3-2 as a pro boxer, having beaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Tito Ortiz since stepping away from MMA in 2021. He lost to Jake Paul via decision in his most recent bout.
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At the Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin weigh-ins, Gervonta Davis and Frank Martin step on the scale Friday in Las Vegas.
“Tank” and Martin are set to compete in the lightweight division, with Davis’ WBA title on the line. The boxers can weigh no more than 135 pounds, the maximum limit for a lightweight championship bout.
The Tank vs. Martin weigh-ins are expected to begin at 6 p.m. ET.
Get Tank vs. Martin weigh-in results below.
Main Card (PPV.com at 8 p.m. ET)
Tank Davis (133.4) vs. Frank Martin (134.4) – WBA lightweight title
David Benavidez (174.2) vs. Oleksandr Gvozdyk (174.2) – WBC interim light heavyweight title
Gary Antuanne Russell (138.2) vs. Alberto Puello (139.8) – WBC interim super lightweight title
Carlos Adames (159.2) vs. Terrell Gausha (160) – WBC middleweight title
Prelims (MMA Fighting at 5:30 p.m. ET)
Mark Magsayo (129.4) vs. Eduardo Ramirez (129) – Super featherweight
Justin Viloria (129.8) vs. Angelo Antonio Contreras (129.8) – Super featherweight
Elijah Garcia vs. Kyrone Davis – Middleweight
Romain Villa vs. Ricardo Salas – Welterweight
Brayan Gonzalez vs. James Mulder – Super bantamweight
Daniel Blancas vs. Aro Schwartz – Super middleweight
Mia Ellis vs. Margaret Whitmore – Super featherweight
In the midst of his Conor McGregor fight being canceled, Michael Chandler has given his instant reaction to the news.
After two years of speculation and uncertainty, the highly-anticipated McGregor vs. Chandler matchup has officially been canceled. The two legends of the sport have been rumored to meet inside the octagon for some time. That bout was seemingly confirmed when the two were scheduled to coach The Ultimate Fighter in 2023, though a bad omen seemingly surrounds the clash.
On Thursday night, Dana White announced to the world that Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler will no longer be the headline at UFC 303. Mega Fit, alongside Chandler, wasted no time responding to the news.
“Conor McGregor was never the safe bet as an opponent, he was always the highest risk,” Chandler stated on social media. “Maybe the highest reward, but the biggest opportunity.”
“There is no right or wrong in business. You only take risk to grow, or remain comfortable where you are. Embrace the opportunity. Take calculated risk. That’s what Michael Chandler does.”
“And if it doesn’t go as planned, redirect the course to something even greater.”
The Mega Fit and Michael Chandler collaboration post continued.
“Our respect to the man who represents the fight world better than anyone we’ve ever known. NO FEAR. NO LIMITS. NO EXCUSES.”
“Make hard work your passion – who cares who’s on the other side of the punch.”
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UFC 303 has now instead found a new main event. A fan favorite rematch between light heavyweight king Alex Pereira and the unique Jiri Prochazka replaces the former headlining bout.
‘Poatan’ and Prochazka met less than seven months ago at UFC 295. The hype for the matchup was monumental as fans witnessed the South American earn an impressive knockout win in the final minute of the second round.
There was never a thought in Robert Whittaker’s mind that he’d withdraw from next weekend’s UFC Saudi Arabia card on ABC. The event is just too important for Whittaker to miss.
While most of the combat community has been worried about Conor McGregor’s injury and how it changes UFC 303’s landscape later this month, Whittaker casually accepted a short-notice fight on Thursday following the recent hospitalization of Khamzat Chimaev. Whittaker was scheduled to meet Chimaev atop UFC Saudi Arabia’s main card, but he will now meet Ikram Aliskerov instead.
Whittaker, who arrived to Saudi Arabia early in order to prepare for his main event fight, was as surprised as all of us to learn of Khamzat’s withdrawal. Chimaev doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to staying healthy, but it was so close to the fight that most thought everything was in the clear.
“Mate, when I knew it wasn’t happening (is when I found out). There weren’t any rumors or anything,” Whittaker told BJPENN.com. “It was just that Khamzat is out, and then what’s going on now?”
“It was a little frustrating, I spent like three months working a very specific gameplan for a very specific opponent, obviously Chimaev doesn’t fight like a lot of people, I really tailored the fight camp to that fighting style. I’m still fit, I’m still razor sharp,” added Whittaker.
“I flew out here and I understand I’m the main event of the card that comes with a level of responsibility, it’s how I earn my living. I wanted to fight, I wanted the show to go on, and I wanted to do my job, so hats off to Ikram for taking the fight, and to the UFC for setting it up, and I look forward to putting on a show.”
Luckily, Aliskerov was waiting in the wings ready to fill in for Chimaev. There weren’t many options to look at considering the short notice turnaround, but Aliskerov was already booked to fight this weekend at UFC Vegas 93. Pulling him from his co-main event duties to fill in against Whittaker atop UFC Saudi Arabia’s card seemed like a no-brainer.
“Mate, there was no thought to not fight.” said Whittaker. “That is my job, that is what I flew across the world to do, and that is how I put bread on the table for my family. I understand I am the main event, a lot of eyes. It’s the first card in Saudi Arabia, so I want to be a part of that,”
“There weren’t a lot of names thrown around, nobody would take it, it was too short notice,” he added. “I understand the level of danger Ikram brings in. He is a guy coming in last minute, he was fighting this weekend, so he’s ready, he has nothing to lose, everything to gain, and he has a dangerous skillset.”
Hopefully UFC is still able to deliver the goods for their debut in Saudi Arabia, opening up bigger and better cards in the future.
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Card Info
Airing on UFC Fight Pass @ Friday 06.14.2024 at 08:00 PM ET
Main Card
Division
Fighters
(C) Middleweight
Kyle Daukaus vs. Keanan Patershuk
(C) Vacant Bantamweight
Emily Martins vs. Auttumn Norton
125
Shamel Findley vs. Bilal Hasan
170
George Lo vs. Busurman Zhumagul
205
Jose Soto vs. Tyree Sutton
140
Keron Reed vs. Christian McAuley
145
Tatiana Cirilo-Santos vs. Taylor Samarco
Prelims
Division
Fighters
205
Tom Hinz vs. Adam Amado
155
Julian Birch vs. Tyree Sutton
145
Jose Rodriguez vs. Chase Moeller
Darwin Pena vs. Connor Roberts
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Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal are pulling out all the stops ahead of their boxing match later this summer.
On July 6 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., Diaz and Masvidal will face off in a 10-round boxing match, a continuation of their rivalry that start with the original “BMF” title. Over the past few weeks, the two fighters have taken part in a series of press conferences to promote their eventual showdown, and now they’re taking things one step further with a Countdown-style docuseries following the two of them ahead of the event.
Titled Last Man Standing, the three-part series takes fans into the lives, training camps, and build up to between Diaz and Masvidal. The first episode premiered on YouTube on Thursday evening and takes a look at the background and training camps of Diaz and Masvidal, as well as the genesis of the rivalry between the two.
The UFC went to great lengths to try and salvage Conor McGregor’s long-awaited return to the Octagon.
Weeks before he was scheduled to make his quote-unquote “greatest comeback in combat sport’s history,” the promotion decided to pull the plug, but not before pulling out all the stops to salvage their biggest ticket of 2024. Per a report from Ariel Helwani, the UFC’s Chief Business Officer, Hunter Campbell, flew to McGregor’s native Dublin to try and save the main event from falling through.
Sadly, Campbell was unsuccessful, prompting the promotion to replace the fight with another high-stakes headliner. Instead of McGregor vs. Chandler, fans will now see a light heavyweight championship rematch as both reigning titleholder Alex Pereira and No. 1 ranked contender Jiri Prochazka will step in on short notice to save UFC 303.
The Promotion Adds two more big fights to UFC 302
Also added to the card was a co-main event clash between Brian Ortega and Diego Lopes, as well as a contest between Carlos Ulberg and Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith. Ulberg was originally scheduled to face Jamahal Hill at the event, but ‘Sweet Dreams’ was forced to bout out due to an injury.
Fortunately, it sounds as though the injury that forced Conor McGregor out of the event is not severe.
At this time, it is unclear if the UFC will reschedule McGregor’s long-awaited fight with the former Bellator champion, but Helwani did add in his report that the promotion is eyeing a new date in either August or September.
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