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Carlos Prates did not allow the UFC’s fights without a knockout streak to get to 20 straight bouts.

Prates faced Charles Radtke on the preliminary card of UFC Louisville on Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center. After a slew of decisions to begin the festivities, Prates delivered an absolutely devastating knee to the body of Radtke to earn the first stoppage win of the night, and the first for the promotion via strikes since Khaos Williams knocked out Carlston Harris in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 92 on May 18.

Check out video of the nasty finish below.

With the win, Prates has now earned victories in nine consecutive bouts. After earning a contract on the Contender Series this past August, Prates picked up his first octagon victory with a second-round knockout of Trevin Giles at February’s UFC Vegas 86 event.

Radtke suffered his first defeat as a member of the UFC roster.

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The UFC octagon is at the Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky for tonight’s UFC on ESPN 57 event.  The fight card is headlined by a middleweight bout between fourth-ranked Jared Cannonier and seventh-ranked Nassourdine Imavov.  It’s the second event that fight promotion has held in Kentucky’s largest city.  

Start Time: 

• Preliminary Card begins at 4 p.m. ET

• Main Card begins at 8 p.m. ET

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MAIN CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)

• Jared Cannonier () vs. Nassourdine Imavov ()
• Dustin Jacoby () vs. Dominick Reyes ()
• Raul Rosas Jr. () vs. Ricky Turcios ()
• Brunno Ferreira () vs. Dustin Stoltzfus ()
• Julian Marquez () vs. Zach Reese ()
• Miguel Baeza () vs. Puna Soriano ()

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)

• Ludovit Klein () vs. Thiago Moises ()
• Carlos Prates () vs. Charlie Radtke ()
• Jesse Butler () vs. Brad Katona ()
• Montana De La Rosa () vs. Andrea Lee ()
• John Castaneda () vs. Daniel Marcos ()
• Denise Gomes () vs. Eduarda Moura ()
• Taylor Lapilus () vs. Cody Stamann ()
• Rayanne Amanda () vs. Puja Tomar ()

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Marc Diakiese has a new home in the PFL.

The 15-fight UFC veteran inked a contract to join the PFL roster with plans to fight in 2024 and then join the season-long tournament starting in 2025. PFL officials announced the signing on Saturday during the PFL Europe event from the United Kingdom.

“I am proud to call PFL my new home, and I can’t wait to get started,” Diakiese said in a press release. “I plan to debut in the SmartCage later this year to announce my arrival to the roster, and then I will enter the regular season where I’m coming for that $ 1 million dollar prize money.”

“I back myself at lightweight, and I’m coming for everyone. This weight class is mine for the taking, and I feel the PFL Championship has my name all over it in 2025.”

The move comes after Diakiese spent seven years with the UFC after first debuting with the organization back in 2016. During his time with the UFC, Diakiese went on a rollercoaster ride with numerous ebbs and flows over the years.

He started his UFC career with three straight wins and then dropped three fights in a row. Diakiese never built more than a two-fight win streak again, but he also never lost more than two in a row either.

His UFC career ended with a split-decision victory over Kaue Fernandes back in November 2023.

Now, Diakiese gets a fresh start with the PFL where he looks to make waves in individual fights for the remainder of the year before advancing to the PFL season in 2025.

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Professional Fighters League (PFL) is set to stage its next European Series event later TODAY (Sat., June 8, 2024) from inside Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England, which will be headlined by world boxing champion, Savannah Marshall, making her mixed martial arts (MMA) debut against Mirela Vargas. In the Lightweight co-main event, Kane Mousah battles Dylan Tuke.

Many readers check in before, during and after the fights to share their thoughts on all of the action, which will begin at 12 p.m. ET with the early “Prelims,” and then transition to the main card at 2 p.m. ET. Feel free to leave a comment (or several) about the bouts and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show — it’s always a lot of fun!

PFL NEWCASTLE QUICK RESULTS:

155 lbs.: Savannah Marshall vs. Mirela Vargas
155 lbs.: Kane Mousah vs. Dylan Tuke
170 lbs.: Jack Grant vs. Charlie Leary
135 lbs.: Lewis McGrillen vs. Matiss Zaharovs
125 lbs.: Shanelle Dyer vs. Mariam Torchinava
145 lbs.: Ibragim Ibragimov vs. Josh Reed — Ibragimov def. Reed via first-round submission (arm-triangle choke)
135 lbs.: Dom Wooding vs. Julien Lopez — Lopez def. Wooding via first-round submission (guillotine choke)
125 lbs.: Lizzy Gevers vs. Karolina Wojcik — Wojcik def. Gevers via Unanimous Decision
155 lbs.: Mark Ewen vs. Claudio Pacella — Pacella def. Ewen via Unanimous Decision
135 lbs.: Khurshed Kakhorov vs. Tuomas Gronvall — Kakhorov def. Gronvall via third-round KO (punch)
125 lbs.: Valentina Scatizzi vs. Marie Loiseau — Scatizzi def. Loiseau via Unanimous Decision
145 lbs.: Ben Woolliss vs. Nikola Ivanovic — Woolliss def. Ivanovic via first-round TKO (knee and punches)
135 lbs.: Alexander Luster vs. Alperen Karabulut — Luster def. Karabulut via first-round submission (rear-naked choke)
125 lbs.: Dee Begley vs. Paulina Wisniewska — Wisniewska def. Begley via second-round TKO (punches)

PFL NEWCASTLE HIGHLIGHTS!

Ibragim Ibragimov vs. Josh Reed

Julien Lopez vs. Dom Wooding

Khurshed Kakhorov vs. Tuomas Gronvall

Ben Woolliss vs. Nikola Ivanovic

Alexander Luster vs. Alperen Karabulut

Paulina Wisniewska vs. Dee Begley

For all the latest PFL news and notes click here.

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Former RIZIN champions Kleber Koike and Juan Archuleta battle Sunday (12 a.m. ET) in Tokyo in a three-round fight with title implications.

Koike isn’t convinced the winner automatically earns a shot at Chihiro Suzuki’s RIZIN featherweight belt, but he predicts it’s a matter of time until he claims that title.

“RIZIN owner [Nobuyuki Sakakibara] changed his stance now, saying there’s also [Mikuru] Asakura and Ren [Hiramoto] in the conversation,” Koike told MMA Fighting. “They’re superstars here in Japan. They’re not as good as we are as fighters, but they sell. I understand it, that’s business. RIZIN is promoting Chihiro and they want him as champion.

“He’s done a good job, I’ll give him that. He knocked out [Patricio] Pitbull, even though I think it was a lucky shot. He went to Azerbaijan and won [against Vugar Karamov], and he just defeated a guy that defeated me [Masanori Kanehara], but RIZIN knows if he fights Archuleta or me, he won’t hold that belt. If he fights Mikuru or Ren, he can win. But he knows that whoever wins this fight between Archuleta and me will be the future champion of Japan, no doubt about it.”

Koike and Archuleta both lost their titles on the scale in 2023, missing weight for title defenses against Suzuki and Kai Asakura, respectively. Unlike Archuleta, who held the bantamweight belt and lost by knockout, the Brazilian submitted Suzuki in less than three minutes with an armbar, but had the victory automatically overturned into a no-contest due to the weight miss. Koike also finished Asakura in June 2021.

“Ren is polarizing, many people like him but others hate him and want him to lose,” Koike said. “He came from kickboxing and has good striking, but his level in MMA is horrible. He lost every time he had a tough challenge in MMA. RIZIN protects him just like they protect Asakura.

“Sakakibara can make their path as easy as they want, but they won’t be champions. It won’t happen. It’s all about levels, you know? I don’t think they are championship material, they’re not elite. And even if they do win the belt, they won’t keep it for that long. Archuleta would beat both Asakura and Ren. Nobody wants to fight Archuleta, and that’s why I asked for this fight. I want challenges. He’s tough, experienced, a well-rounded MMA fighter, and a win over him elevates me to another level.”

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