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MMA Fighting has Misfits Boxing 13 card results and more for the event at the Worldwide Stages in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday night.

In the main event, Fox the G will square off against the Most Evil tag team of Most Wanted and Evil Hero.

The main card will also feature Bellator veteran Chris Avila will make his Misfits Boxing return against Jake Bostwick. Tayler Holder, a TikTok influencer, will also compete in Misfits Boxing for the first time in three years against DWG Earth.

Also, there will be two lightweight tournament contests on the main card when Lil Cracra competes against Yuddy Gang, and Joey Knight squares off against Baby Hulk.

Check out the Misfits Boxing 13 results below.

Main card (DAZN at 7 p.m. ET)

Fox The G vs. Most Wanted & Evil Hero

Chris Avila vs. Jake Bostwick

Tayler Holder vs. DWG Earth

Lil Cracra vs. Yuddy Gang

Joey Knight vs. Baby Hulk

Vitaly vs. MoDeen

Nikki Hru vs. Alexia Grace

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Robert Whittaker hopes the UFC gives Israel Adesanya the first crack at challenging new middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis.

During a recent appearance on the MMArcade Podcast, ‘The Reaper’ shared his take on who should be the first man to challenge the new 185-pound king later this year — the likeliest of options being either Sean Strickland or Adesanya. Whittaker ultimately landed on ‘The Last Stylebender,’ though his reason for doing so was admittedly selfish.

“I don’t know, mate. Me. Call me out you bum,” Whittaker said. “I can see them making that [Israel Adesanya] fight because of the bad blood between them, because of South Africa and that whole story arc. I can’t really see the UFC getting behind [Sean] Strickland again. I don’t think they loved him as a champ to begin with so I don’t think they’re really gunning for that rematch. I don’t know. I don’t know.

“I’m kind of hoping Dricus gets Izzy in a sense, just so that I can fight Strickland.”

Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya appeared to be on a collision course following DDP’s impressive second-round knockout of Robert Whittaker at UFC 290 last year. Unfortunately, Adesanya’s title loss to Strickland in September derailed those plans, but with ‘Tarzan’ surrendering the belt to Du Plessis, the stage appears to be set for their long-awaited clash to finally go down.

is Robert Whittaker vs. Sean Strickland the fight to make at middleweight?

With Strickland and Whittaker sitting at No. 1 and No. 3 in the middleweight rankings, respectively, it makes sense for the two former champions to meet in what would likely be a title eliminator.

Of course, much of that depends on when Israel Adesanya decides to make his return to the Octagon. Following his loss to Strickland last year, the ‘Stylebender’ took an extended hiatus from the fight game after establishing himself as the most active champ in UFC history.

Are Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker vs. Sean Strickland the fights to make at the top of a loaded middleweight division? Where does Jared Cannonier and the winner of next month’s scrap between Marvin Vettori and Brendan Allen fit in the picture? Perhaps we’ll know soon enough.

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Michael Chandler’s wait to fight former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor is almost over.  Chandler confirmed that the long awaiting. out will happen this summer.

“I’ve got the official announcement.  It’s happening this summer,” Chandler told TMZ Sports.  “I can’t tell you the actual date but it’s happening this summer.”

“It’s been a year in the making, did The Ultimate Fighter.  He’s been off, obviously, doing the Road House movie and all of his other aspirations and accolades outside of the cage,” Chandler continued.  “This summer.  I’m ready.”  

McGregor made the announcement of a summer return earlier in the week while doing the media rounds to promote the “Road House” film.  

“We got confirmation a few days ago that it’s all systems go,” McGregor told ESPN. “‘The Mac,’ ‘The Notorious’ will be returning to the UFC Octagon this summer.”   

“We have an agreement.  We’re fighting this summer,” Chandler confirmed.  “We’ll let the court of public opinion speculate on what the date is but it’s definitely this summer.  We’re giving you a window that we’re going to be fighting in.”  

McGregor has been out of action since breaking his leg in a trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021.  Chandler’s last fight was also a loss to Poirier at UFC 281 in November 2022.    

“Now we’re getting darn close.  We’re getting really close.  He’s started training.  I’m starting training and we’re going to collide this summer,” said Chandler.  

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MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 89 results for the Ribas vs. Namajunas fight card, a live blog for the main event, and more from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nev., on Saturday night.

In the main event, former two-time UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas makes her second attempt at flyweight success against Amanda Ribas in a five-round showdown. Ribas hunts for her first UFC winning streak since 2020 after alternating wins and losses over her past seven bouts.

Heavyweights Justin Tafa and Karl Williams collide in the co-main event.

Check out UFC Vegas 89 results below.

Main Card (ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET)

Amanda Ribas vs. Rose Namajunas

Justin Tafa vs. Karl Williams

Edmen Shahbazyan vs. AJ Dobson

Payton Talbott vs. Cameron Saaiman

Billy Quarantillo vs. Youssef Zalal

Fernando Padilla vs. Luis Pajuelo

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

Kurt Holobaugh vs. Trey Ogden

Ricardo Ramos vs. Julian Erosa

Miles Johns vs. Cody Gibson

Jarno Errens vs. Steven Nguyen

Montserrat Rendon vs. Darya Zheleznyakova

Igor Severino vs. Andre Lima

Mohammed Usman vs. Mick Parkin

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Philipe Lins is back on the open market.

The former PFL heavyweight champion has entered free agency after completing his UFC contract on a four-fight win streak, sources close to the situation confirmed with MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz.

Lins was not re-signed following the completion of his UFC contract but still may return to the promotion, though he’s now free to test the waters elsewhere as well.

Lins, 38, has competed in both the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions for Bellator, PFL, and the UFC over the past decade. In 2018, he won four consecutive bouts to capture that year’s PFL season heavyweight crown and $ 1 million grand prize. He then joined the UFC and promptly went 0-2 in heavyweight bouts against Andrei Arlovski and Tanner Boser before ripping through a four-fight win streak back down at light heavyweight.

Lins defeated Ion Cutelaba via unanimous decision at UFC 299 in his most recent bout. Included among his current win streak is a 49-second knockout of one-time UFC interim title challenger Ovince Saint Preux.

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For the second week in a row, the UFC octagon is at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for Saturday’s UFC Vegas 89 event.

The event is headlined by a women’s flyweight bout between former two-time strawweight champion Rose Namajunas and eighth-ranked Amanda Ribas.

Ribas (13-4) is coming off a highlight-reel spinning wheel kick finish over Luana Pinheiro in her last fight. Namajunas (11-6) made her 125-pound debut in her last outing against Manon Fiorot and lost via unanimous decision.

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