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Gleison Tibau, wrestling and jiu-jitsu coach of KSW double champion Roberto Soldic, is impressed by the potential of the Croatian fighter.

"His power is not normal. The only fighter I faced with similar power was Khabib [Nurmagomedov], but his strength was for grappling and throws. Soldic has similar power but for striking,” Tibau told Sherdog.com. “I´ve already trained with Colby [Covington], [Robbie] Lawler and many other top fighters from the UFC, and I´ve never seen anything like this. Everytime I train with him I need two days to recover.”

Soldic became a two-division champion this past Saturday, when he knocked out Mamed Khalidov in the second round to capture middleweight gold in the KSW 65 headliner. Soldic was already the Polish promotion’s welterweight title holder. According to Tibau, Soldic’s feat will attract attention from the world’s largest MMA organizations.

"Soldic has one more fight in KSW ,and if KSW doesn't make an excellent proposal to rene…

After some initial hesitation from the UFC, it appears the promotion is ready to book a strawweight championship rematch between Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza.

UFC president Dana White confirmed in an interview with ESPN that Esparza is next in line for a 115-pound title shot. A date for the proposed bout was not revealed.

“Carla Esparza (is next),” White said. “100 percent.”

Esparza and Namajunas initially squared off at “The Ultimate Fighter 20” finale with the promotion’s inaugural strawweight title at stake. Esparza captured the belt via third-round submission in the December 2014 bout but relinquished the crown in a second-round KO loss to Joanna Jedrzejczyk in her next outing. “The Cookie Monster” went 3-3 in UFC competition from 2016 to 2018 before embarking on a five-bout winning streak that propelled her to her current No. 1 contender status.

Namajunas, meanwhile, is currently on her second championship reign in the strawweight division. She re…

A bantamweight showdown pitting Marlon Moraes against Yadong Song is in the works for UFC Fight Night on March 12.

MMAjunkie.com confirmed the booking after Song initially announced the fight on the UFC’s Migu channel. The UFC Fight Night card is expected to be headlined by a light heavyweight clash between Magomed Ankalaev and Thiago Santos. A location and venue has yet to be announced.

A former World Series of Fighting champion and UFC bantamweight title challenger, Moraes has dropped four of his last five outings in the Octagon. Most recently, Moraes rocked Merab Dvalishvili early in their UFC 266 encounter before falling via technical knockout at the 4:25 mark of Round 2. The American Top Team product’s other recent defeats have come at the hands of Rob Font, Cory Sandhagen and Henry Cejudo.

Song, meanwhile, has compiled a 7-1-1 mark during his tenure with the Las Vegas-based promotion. After falling to Kyler Phillips via unanimous decision in his first ap…

Derrick Lewis took sole possession of the all-time UFC knockout record on Saturday night, but he wasn’t overly impressed with the achievement.

“It means something, I guess, because of all the greats that were here before me,” Lewis said at the UFC Fight Night 199 press conference on Saturday night. “But really it doesn’t change anything, because there’s still a lot of other guys that are active and have been doing pretty good as well.

“I preferred to get the win in Houston [at UFC 265] than here in the APEX, so it didn’t really erase anything. I’m still going to be thinking about [the Ciryl Gane loss] late at night.”

Lewis ended Chris Daukaus’ five-bout promotional winning streak in resounding fashion, as he knocked out the Philadelphia-based police officer with power punches 3:36 into the opening round of their heavyweight headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. It was an impressive bounceback effort from “The Black Beast,” who fell to Gane in an interim title…

Reigning strawweight queen Jingnan Xiong will defend her belt against Ayaka Miura in the main event of One Championship “Heavy Hitters” on Jan. 14.

The Singapore-based promotion recently confirmed the booking, which will be contested at 125 pounds according to One’s weight class rules. One “Heavy Hitters” takes place at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore and will also see light heavyweight kickboxing champion Roman Kryklia defend his title against Murat Aygun in the co-main event.

The rest of the card will include a mix of combat sports disciplines, including the following MMA matchups: James Nakashima vs. Saygid Izagakhmaev at lightweight; Senzo Ikeda vs. Jeremy Miado at strawweight; Yushin Okami vs. Leandro Ataides at middleweight; Shuya Kamikubo vs. Troy Worthen at bantamweight; Tiffany Teo vs. Meng Bo at strawweight and Robin Catalan vs. Elipitua Siregar at strawweight.

The 33-year-old Xiong has been victorious in 11 of her last 12 professional o…

Chael Sonnen received five battery citations after an alleged brawl at the Four Seasons hotel in Las Vegas on Saturday night, according to a report from TMZ Sports.

The former UFC title challenger was detained but not arrested because police did not witness the incident. However, TMZ Sports did obtain video of Sonnen being led away in handcuffs. Authorities are still investigating the incident.

According to an eyewitness account provided to TMZ, Sonnen was seen banging on the door of a room at the hotel at approximately 7 p.m. local time. Shortly thereafter, a couple allegedly walked by and a physical altercation began. A reason for the incident is unknown.

Sonnen was getting the better of the scuffle with the man, according to the witness, before the woman began to scream and the police were called. That ultimately led to Sonnen being taken away in handcuffs and detained. Paramedics also responded to the scene, but it’s unclear if anyone was treated for injurie…

Jordan Young, who fought under the Professional Fighters League banner just this past October, has died at age 27.

Young’s death was announced by his boxing coach, Derik Santos, via Instagram. His passing was later confirmed on social media by his camp, American Top Team, as well as the PFL account. The cause of Young’s death is currently unclear.

It’s with a heavy heart, we have learned about the passing of our teammate Jordan Young. Our team is shocked and deeply saddened by this news. A great teammate, he will be deeply missed by all of us.

Thoughts and prayers to his family. RIP to this warrior

— American Top Team (@AmericanTopTeam) December 19, 2021

PFL is saddened to learn about the passing of Jordan Young. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his friends and family during this tragic time. May he Rest In Peace. pic.twitter.com/PsPAyOxy2y

— PFL (@PFLMMA) December 19, 2021

“Life throws challenges at yo…

the ringside angle of the Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley fight #PaulWoodley2 pic.twitter.com/7etlnpt8TI

— Kyng (@KyngSpoilerz) December 19, 2021

The first matchup between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley didn't exactly leave fans clamoring for a second go-round, but the rematch at least delivered a definitive finish.

In the cruiserweight main event of "Paul vs. Woodley 2" on Saturday in Tampa, Florida, Paul crushed Woodley with a right hook in the sixth round, leaving the former Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight champ prone and unconscious on the canvas. It was a shocking conclusion to an unexpected headline fight that had been thrown together on just 10 days' notice when Paul's originally scheduled opponent, professional boxer Tommy Fury, withdrew due to a combination of injury and illness. In stepped Woodley, who had lost to Paul by decision in a tepid fight on Aug. 29. With the devastating knockout win, Paul goes to 5-0 as a professi…

Darren Elkins is known for his ability to absorb punishment and keep going. Cub Swanson is now $50,000 richer for changing the narrative.

Swanson received a “Performance of the Night” bonus for his first-round stoppage of Elkins in a matchup of veteran featherweights at UFC Fight Night 199 at the UFC Apex on Saturday night. Swanson was able to remain upright and rock Elkins with multi-punch combinations before ultimately putting his opponent away with a glancing wheel kick 2:12 into Round 1 for his third win in four outings.

Elsewhere, Amanda Lemos and Angela Hill earned “Fight of the Night” honors and $50,000 apiece for their competitive strawweight bout. Lemos started quickly when she rocked Hill with a front kick to the face and followed her foe to the canvas in pursuit of the finish. Hill recovered and made things interesting over the final two frames, even making her Brazilian adversary stumble to the mat with a spinning back elbow in Round 3. It ultimately wasn…

Chris Daukaus is the only one who didn't see this KO coming a mile away pic.twitter.com/DU0xF2N9fA

— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) December 19, 2021

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Derrick Lewis stands alone in the Ultimate Fighting Championship record book.

“The Black Beast” broke a tie with Matt Brown and set the promotion’s all-time mark for knockout victories with his 13th, as he battered Chris Daukaus senseless in the first round of their UFC Fight Night 199 headliner on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Lewis (26-8, 17-6 UFC) drew the curtain 3:36 into Round 1, winning for the fifth time in six appearances.

Daukaus (12-4, 4-1 UFC) connected with a slashing right elbow and did what he could to steer clear of one of the world’s most dangerou…

Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream the UFC, PFL, Dana White’s Contender Series and “The Ultimate Fighter” live on your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the ESPN app. Sherdog's live UFC Fight Night 199 coverage will begin Saturday at 4 p.m. ET. Check out the MMA Forums to discuss the card or enter your comments and predictions below. Round 1 Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:Brian Knapp scores the round:Tyler Treese scores the round:Round 2 Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:Brian Knapp scores the round:Tyler Treese scores the round:Round 3 Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:Brian Knapp scores the round:Tyler Treese scores the round:The Official Result Round 1 Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:Brian Knapp scores the round:Tyler Treese scores the round:Round 2 Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry scores the round:Brian Knapp scores the round:Tyler Treese scores the round:Round 3 Sherdog Scores Jay Pettry score…

HE NEEDED A FINISH AND HE GOT IT!

GM3 was down two rounds before sinking in the RNC!!! #UFCVegas45 pic.twitter.com/sYY4LDh2mf

— UFC (@ufc) December 18, 2021 Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream the UFC, PFL, Dana White’s Contender Series and “The Ultimate Fighter” live on your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the ESPN app. Gerald Meerschaert took a circuitous route but nevertheless arrived at his desired destination.

The Roufusport mainstay completed a perfect 2021 campaign—he went 3-0 with three submission victories—inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s middleweight division, as he dispatched Dustin Stoltzfus with a rear-naked choke in the third round of their featured UFC Fight Night 199 prelim on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Stoltzfus (13-4, 0-3 UFC) met his end 2:58 into Round 3.

Meerschaert (34-14, 9-6 UFC) appeared to tire after a back-and-forth first round. Stoltzfus …

Sherdog's live KSW 65 “Khalidov vs. Soldic” coverage will begin Saturday at 1 p.m. ET.

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Congratulation Slobodan Maksimović on the #BRAVECF debut victory

[#BRAVECF56 | #BRAVECF | in association with MMA Liga] pic.twitter.com/Thqunu7FAy

— BRAVE Combat Federation (@bravemmaf) December 18, 2021 Brave Combat Federation’s final event of 2021 went down on Saturday night in Belgrade, Serbia.

Brave CF 56 was headlined by a lightweight clash between Ultimate Fighting Championship alum Rolando Dy and promotional newcomer Slobodan Maksimovic. Both fighters began Round 1 by attacking with a variety of calf kicks and head kicks. When Maksimovic attempted to move the action to the canvas, Dy (14-11-1, 1NC; 3-3, 1NC Brave) denied it. In the second frame, Maksimovic successfully landed his shots before his Filipino opponent landed a well-executed double-leg takedown. The Serbian returned to his feet quickly and went for a takedown of his own, which was quickly reversed by Dy.

The fighters spent half of Round 3 fighting against the fen…

Check out the MMA Forums to discuss the card or enter your comments and predictions below.Undercard Results: Amanda Serrano (133.8) vs. Miriam Gutierrez (133.6)Deron Williams (211.2) vs. Frank Gore (209.6)Liam Paro (139.4) vs. Yomar Alamo (139)Anthony Taylor (167.8) vs. Chris Avila (166.4)J'Leon Love (197) vs. Marcus Oliveira (198.6)Jeovanny Estela (149.6) vs. Chris Rollins (149.4) Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 The Official Result

A positive COVID-19 test for Victor Henry has resulted in the cancellation of his proposed bantamweight clash against Raoni Barcelos just hours before UFC Fight Night 199 was set to begin.

MMAjunkie.com first reported the news of the scrapped matchup. It’s currently unclear if Barcelos vs. Henry will be rebooked at a future event. Henry was a replacement opponent for Trevin Jones. UFC Fight Night 199 will proceed with 13 bouts, topped by a heavyweight duel between Derrick Lewis and Chris Daukaus.

Henry has won nine of his last 10 professional bouts. The 34-year-old Los Angeles native last appeared at LXF 6 on Oct. 30, when he submitted six-time UFC vet Albert Morales in the second round. Henry has competed for organizations such as Rizin, Deep, Pancrase and Russian Cagefighting Championship while compiling a 21-5 professional mark.

Barcelos, meanwhile, had a nine-bout winning streak snapped in his last outing, a majority decision loss to Timur Valiev at UFC Fi…

Second weigh in and he get 267 pic.twitter.com/gADnNxZWEg

— Amy Kaplan (@PhotoAmy33) December 17, 2021 Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream the UFC live on your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the ESPN app. The Ultimate Fighting Championship's final event of the year is now official after the UFC Fight Night 199 weigh-ins, which came with a bit of history being made. The UFC is ending 2021 with a heavyweight showdown between Derrick Lewis and Chris Daukaus. As expected, both headliners had no issue making weight. However, the same couldn't be said for the rest of the card, and shockingly, even the rest of the heavyweights. In a historic moment, Justin Tafa became the first UFC heavyweight to miss weight as he came in at 267 pounds. Additionally, Sijara Eubanks (127.5) and Macy Chiasson (148.5) weighed in heavy for their respective bouts. All three fighters have been fined percentages of their purses. Read more about UFC Fight Night 199 Weigh-in Results: Justin Tafa First UFC Heavyweight to Miss Weight

One Championship ended its year with a pre-recorded event that saw many Team Lakay standouts take on fighters from all over the world.

In the “Winter Warriors 2” main event, Kairat Akhmetov upended Danny Kingad (14-3, 10-3 One) after three rounds of combat. One-time flyweight titleholder Akhmetov (25-2, 6-2 One) made the most out of the very first kick thrown by Kingad, taking Kingad down immediately. From there, “The Kazakh” kept heavy pressure while landing shots and control time for practically the entire round. The Team Lakay representative may not have gotten up in the first round, but he managed to get off some offense in Round 2 as he staved off relentless takedown efforts from Akhmetov. Eventually, Akhmedov did get “The King” down on his back, where he again reigned in top position until the round concluded.

The all-grappling attack of Akhmetov appeared to fatigue him going into the third frame, and Kingad took advantage of this by landing at will on the feet. T…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEM5jAw33AU&w=560&h=315] Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream the UFC live on your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the ESPN app. Rising Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight Bruno Silva believes that Brazilians will soon take over the 185-pound division. After three impressive wins in the UFC in seven months, with two consecutive bonus prizes, former M-1 champion “Blindado” Silva is finally thinking about taking a little time off. The Brazilian recently returned to his hometown of Cajazeiras, Brazil, which took several days to arrive there from Las Vegas. Silva spoke to Sherdog about his most recent performance, a knockout win over Jordan Wright, his style and his thoughts on the rest of his division.

“Less than 12 hours after my win over Andrew Sanchez, my manager got a call from the UFC to face Jordan Wright,” Silva explained about his hectic schedule. “On Monday, I was already traini…

The victor of the very first Ultimate Fighting Championship strawweight fight is hanging up her gloves.

The automated UFC roster tracker on Twitter named UFC Roster Watch noted on Friday that Claudia Gadelha had been removed from the UFC roster. Those announcements do not necessarily mean that the fighter has been let go, but rather that they are ineligible for rankings or are otherwise pulled due to inactivity. In this case, as later announced by MMA Fighting, Gadelha had indeed informed the UFC that she would be retiring from competition. She has since confirmed this news on her Instagram stories, thanking people for their support.

The 33-year-old from Mossoro, Brazil, last competed in November 2020, when she took on Xiaonan Yan and lost a unanimous verdict. The setback ended a two-fight win streak where she beat Randa Markos and Angela Hill at the hands of the judges. Throughout her UFC tenure, she has defeated the likes of Carla Esparza, Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Cor…

According to sources, Sinead Kavanagh vs. Leah McCourt is being targeted for Bellator Dublin on Feb 25th.

This fight is completely insane. I never thought it could happen. Add that to Mousasi vs. Vanderford and Queally vs. Mousah and you have on wild night at 3 Arena!

— Peter Carroll (@PetesyCarroll) December 17, 2021 The Irish faithful will have to decide which Bellator MMA featherweight to root for on fight night. On Friday, reporter Petesy Carroll initially broke the story that Leah McCourt (6-1) and Sinead Kavanagh (7-5) would be squaring off at Bellator Dublin on Feb. 25. News of this matchup has since been confirmed to Sherdog by sources close to the situation. Although the lineup is not yet official, it is likely that this 145-pound tilt will take place on the main card.

Since suffering her first career defeat in 2017 to Rizlen Zouak, McCourt has rattled off six straight victories, including five in the Bellator cage. Three of her…

189.6 for Tyron Woodley pic.twitter.com/YASvjQps5j

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December 17, 2021 YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul will continue his combat sports career on Saturday as he once again faces Tyron Woodley.

Both main eventers made weight as Paul (4-0, 3 KO) stepped on the scale at 191.4 pounds and Woodley (0-1) came in at 189.6 pounds for the rematch. Woodley wasn't initially expected to fight this weekend as he is a late replacement for Tommy Fury, who was set to be the first established boxer to face Paul before Fury pulled out due to a broken rib. Despite the late notice, Woodley looked in good shape, and weighed nearly identical to the first fight (189.5 pounds). Paul was victorious in their first meeting as he took a split decision with scores of 77-75, 75-77 and 78-74.

The undercard features women's pound-for-pound standout Amanda Serrano facing Miriam Gutierrez, as well as a battle between pro athletes when former NB…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5mfHxOleBU&w=640&h=360] Top Polish mixed martial arts promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki returns for its final event of 2021, and the KSW 65 weigh-in was filled with drama.

Most notably, former featherweight champion Daniel Torres lost his belt prior to his first title defense. Torres (12-4, 1 NC) came in a pound over championship weight and has been stripped of the title. His bout against Salahdine Parnasse will continue with only Parnasse (15-1-1) eligible to win the belt, and Torres will surrender 30% of his purse as well. Additionally, prelim fighters Hassan Shaaban and Bartosz Rewera failed to make weight. Shaaban has been replaced by Piotr Olszynka, who will now face Patryk Likus, while Rewera has been fined 30% of his purse.

The card is headlined by a champion versus champion bout between middleweight titleholder Mamed Khalidov and welterweight king Roberto Soldic. Both fighters made the middleweight limit as Soldic (19-3…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjFKO4apSjI&w=560&h=315] Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream the UFC live on your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the ESPN app. Rising Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight Andre Muniz has his sights set on who he would like for his next opponent. Recently at UFC 269, Muniz snared an armbar over Eryk Anders to improve his win streak to four in a row. His last three victories inside the Octagon have come by armbar, already putting him with the second-most in UFC history. Currently a top-ranked middleweight, #15 on the Sherdog official rankings and #13 in the UFC, Muniz earned his place largely due to finishes of Ronaldo Souza and Anders. On Wednesday, Muniz spoke to Sherdog about his ranking and who he wants next.

“Darren Till is [ranked #8], but he is coming from two straight losses,” Muniz noted. “I’m [ranked #13] but coming from four straight wins, so I think it would be a fair mat…