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MMA Fighting has UFC Louisville results for the Cannonier vs. Imanov fight card, a live blog for the main event, and more from the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday night.

In the main event, Jared Cannonier and Nassourdine Imavov will clash in a middleweight contest. Cannonier has won four of his last five fights while Imavov is 3-1 with one no-contest over his past five fights.

Dominick Reyes and Dustin Jacoby will square off in a light heavyweight contest in the co-main event.

Check out UFC Louisville results below.

Main Card (ESPN and ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

Jared Cannonier vs. Nassourdine Imavov

Dominick Reyes vs. Dustin Jacoby

Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Ricky Turcios

Brunno Ferreira vs. Dustin Stoltzfus

Julian Marquez vs. Zachary Reese

Miguel Baeza vs. Punahele Soriano

Preliminary Card (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)

Thiago Moises vs. Ludovit Klein

Charlie Radtke vs. Carlos Prates

Brad Katona vs. Jesse Butler

Andrea Lee vs. Montana De La Rosa

John Castaneda vs. Daniel Marcos

Eduarda Moura vs. Denise Gomes

Cody Stamann vs. Taylor Lapilus

Rayanne dos Santos vs. Puja Tomar

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Movsar Evloev and Diego Lopes are back at it again.

In January, Evloev won a unanimous decision over Arnold Allen at UFC 297 to move to No. 5 in the UFC featherweight rankings. The win put Evloev in a dark horse position to fight for the featherweight title next, but after Ilia Topuria dethroned Alexander Volkanovski, the 145-pound title picture was thrown up in the air.

Now Evloev needs at least one more fight before a title shot, and following UFC 300, it looked like that fight would be against former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling. The two men both showed an interest in the bout happening next, but on Friday, that blew up as Evloev claimed on Twitter that Sterling’s timeline doesn’t match up with his own.

“After all that big talk, Sterling says he won’t be ready until October. I can’t just sit and wait for him. I’m ready to go as early as July. I’ll accept a fight with anyone who thinks they have a chance against me. Is there really no one available who’s up for the challenge?”

Evloev and Sterling have gone back-and-forth about this potential fight for months now, so it’s possible this is simply more angling from Evloev. However, one man didn’t take too kindly to it: Evloev’s former foe Lopes.

At UFC 300, Lopes scored another first-round victory, this time over Sodiq Yusuff, to jump into the UFC featherweight rankings at No. 14. After his win, Lopes called for a rematch with Evloev, which Evloev didn’t acknowledge. So when Evloev asked who was “up for the challenge” of facing him, Lopes is more than willing.

“Come on bro, I called you out after my fight at UFC 300, to fight at International Fight Week. You didn’t respond or show your face. Now you’re here saying “Anyone you think can beat me [skeptical emoji]”

Lopes made his UFC debut against Evloev at UFC 288, stepping in on five days’ notice to replace Bryce Mitchell. Despite losing a unanimous decision, Lopes far exceeded expectations, and followed that performance with two first-round finishes, earning MMA Fighting’s 2023 Rookie of the Year honors.

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Following an earlier delay to their matchup, Jake Paul and Mike Tyson’s fight has been given a new date.

‘The Problem Child’ wants to continue his rise in the sport of boxing, but to do so he will have to survive the knockout power of Tyson. The YouTube star has made a name for himself in the ring, earning wins over former UFC champions and even a professional boxer.

Most Valuable Promotions–Jake Paul’s company–issued a statement to announce the rescheduling of the fight. The new date will now see the pair come face to face on November 15, four months later than their original date.

“Our team has worked diligently with all parties involved to reschedule this monumental fight to a date that ensures both Jake Paul and Mike Tyson are fully prepared, with equal training time, as well as allowing us to keep the event at AT&T stadium.”

“We appreciate the outstanding dedication, collaboration, and flexibility of our partners at Netflix and AT&T Stadium.”

“Paul vs. Tyson is the most cross generational sporting event in history, and we are committed to providing fans worldwide with this unforgettable night of boxing, live globally on Netflix.”

“We look forward to seeing everyone on Friday, November 15 for a showdown that will be talked about for generations to come.”

More details here: https://t.co/6m0E9VA1td

— Most Valuable Promotions (@MostVpromotions) June 7, 2024

Related: Mike Tyson pictured in wheelchair following serious health scare

The fight had to be rescheduled when Mike Tyson suffered a health scare while on board a flight. 

Tyson was overwhelmed with dizziness and nausea, but has since recovered and is in much better health.

Jake Paul took to social media to announce the new fight date. The 27-year-old insisted that, even with the date being changed, the outcome will remain the same.

As aforementioned, those interested can watch Jake take on Tyson on Netflix. The headlining bout get underway on November 15.

New date, same place, same fate#PaulTyson pic.twitter.com/ihfIOEllKW

— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) June 7, 2024

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The boxing superfight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson officially has a new date, but that doesn’t mean fight fans are any more excited to see the awkward matchup unfold.

This includes UFC CEO, Dana White, who has been outspoken about his disapproval of the booking. While White is a close friend of Tyson’s and believes Tyson will always be a threat inside of the ring, the UFC frontman still can’t understand how “Iron Mike” is fighting someone half his age and in their athletic prime.

Just one week ago, the boxing superfight was put on ice due to Tyson’s current medical health. His ulcer began to act up and he literally had to be wheeled off an airplane. It didn’t look good for the former heavyweight champion of the world, which created more disgust for Paul’s cash grab against a fighter pushing 60 years of age. With the matchup back on, fight fans will still have to witness this ridiculous fight play out.

Earlier this week, White was asked about his role in booking Tyson’s boxing return against Paul. White immediately denied any involvement and once again voiced his concerns about the fight.

“God no [I didn’t help pull that match off],” White said during a recent appearance on FLAGRANT. “When this fight happens, Tyson will be 58 f—king years old. A f—king almost 60-year-old man shouldn’t be fighting a 27-year-old guy. Under any circumstances. Even if it’s Mike Tyson. It’s just f—king ridiculous.

“My biggest problem with the Jake Paul thing and how this plays out is, when he actually fought somebody who was a boxer, who had the same type of record he has, who was his age, who is his size, he f—king lost. So, they’re never gonna go that f—king route again, right?”

While White applauds Paul’s ability to continue to sell fights and make fans pay to watch he just doesn’t want it coming at the expense of older boxers like Tyson. That’s why the UFC CEO is completely against November’s matchup LIVE on Netflix.

“If you can keep getting paid, right? One hundred percent [do it],” White said. “If you got people that are f—king dumb enough to pay for that s—t then f—king, you know, good for you. Brilliant move [going to Netflix], too, because you don’t have to go pay. Everybody has f—king Netflix. Just turn it on. Ah, f—k it. I’ll turn it on and see what happens.

“I’m not against it. I love Mike Tyson. He’s f—king almost 60 years old, you know what I mean? My f—king back is killing me today. Killing me. I have no idea why. I guess it’s because I’m fifty-f—king-four. This guy (Paul) is 27, he’s in his prime as a human, and it’s f—king ridiculous. I love Mike and nobody wants to see Mike get beat by this f—king jerk-off.”

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Olympic medalists Esquiva Falcão and Hebert Conceição face off in an all-Brazil boxing match on the undercard of Spaten Fight Night on June 15, the company announced Friday.

SFN is headlined by a five-round exhibition boxing match between old UFC rivals Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Falcão vs. Conceição will be an official 10-round bout contested at 74kg (163 pounds).

Conceição won five pro bouts since capturing gold at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, knocking out three of those opponents. Conceição trains in Salvador with Silva’s boxing coach Luis Dorea.

Falcão won silver at the 2012 Olympics in London and has since won 30 of 31 professional matches with 20 knockouts to his credit, losing only to Vincenzo Gualtieri for the vacant IBF middleweight title in July 2023.

The four-fight Spaten Fight Night card is now complete. The promotion has yet to announce the bout order.

• Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen — exhibition boxing
• Esquiva Falcão vs. Hebert Conceição — boxing
• Bia Mesquita vs. Jorgina Ramos — MMA
• Kalyl Silva vs. Paulo Roberto — boxing

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