MMA talk - PFL, Bellator, KSW, ONE...

[owengtam09]

Of course I don't think he still high school kid just learning martial arts, but he teenager who has become good enough fighter that ONE Championship is really interested and decided to have contract with him.
Johan Ghazali has full support from his family and he has sufficient material support to be able to develop his talents by practicing more martial arts so that he can achieve much greater achievements in the world class.
I sure Johan Ghazali will never be satisfied with the accomplishments of just fighting in ONE Championship but he definitely wants more popular fights.
There is still plenty of time for him to develop in the future.

It's truly impressive to see someone like Johan Ghazali, not just a high school kid learning martial arts and drawing the attention of ONE Championship, The fact that he has the backing of his family and ample material support to hone his skills speaks volumes about his potential, It's evident that Johan is not content with just participating in ONE Championship; he aspires for more prominent bouts, aiming for wider recognition,

With his determination and support system, there's a strong foundation for Johan to continue developing his skills and achieving greater heights in the world of martial arts that is for sure,

Forgot that they are now one and the same face. This makes sense now why they have cross promotion fights. But instantly another question appears in my head How hard it is to stick to specific rules when you are in a fight? Never thought that in PFL all kind of elbow strikes are prohibited, yet Bellator allow them. Shouldt they unify rules ? That rules looks worth discussing in general. Maybe this is only because elbow strikes make huge cuts. Other strike can open skin also, but elbow cut is deeper. I think it might be because of their season system, that huge deep cuts heal for long, but fighters need to be ready to fight every, dont know, 3 months.

I also forgot that the PFL bought the Bellator It's an interesting realization between promotions and how it explains cross-promotion fights The diversity in rules across organizations, like PFL prohibiting certain elbow strikes while Bellator allows them, does raise thought-provoking questions, maybe they will just make a PFL rules more because PFL bought Bellator so they have the authority in doing it, Finding a balance between safety, competitive fairness, and the unique characteristics of each organization could be challenging but essential for the overall development and standardization of the sport. It's a topic that could benefit from ongoing dialogue within the MMA community,

Main Card (PPV)
Superlek Kiatmuu9 vs Takeru Segawa   
Kade Ruotolo vs Tommy Langaker   
Shinya Aoki vs Sage Northcutt            
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs Nieky Holzken      
Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Marat Grigorian            
Garry Tonon vs Martin Nguyen   
Itsuki Hirata vs Ayaka Miura   

Preliminary Card (YT)
Danny Kingad vs Yuya Wakamatsu
Rade Opacic vs Iraj Azizpour            
Bokang Masunyane vs Keito Yamakita            
Hiroba Minowa vs Gustavo Balart

This fight is already starting and so far so good for me Superlek Kiatmuu9 could still win this as we all know Superlek Kiatmuu9 is already a veteran in Muay Thai, sure because of that fast pace and strong kicks his opponent will surely just accept defeat, right now the 1st match Gustavo Balart defeated Hiroba Minowa, Bokang Masunyane defeated Keito Yamakita, Rade Opačić Defeated Iraj Azizpour and Yuya Wakamatsu defeated Danny Kingad the Filipino fighter, as of now this is the only results that I have seen so far,

[cygan]

the next ksw event will take place in two weeks' time - this time in the czech city liberec.
the moldavian cage fighter Valeriu Mircea (3-1-0) and the czech Leo Brichta (2-0-0) are fighting for the interim lightwight belt
there will be 10 cage fights in total - you can see the complete duels below:

[owengtam09]

After that ONE Championship event, the ONE 165 was really a great event if you are a fan of Superlek Kiatmoo9 or even his Japanese opponent Takeru Segawa, and the aftermath of that fight was really something and for sure Takeru Segawa will not forget what has happened to him that day because of what Superlek Kiatmoo9 have done to him, those injuries that Superlek Kiatmoo9 have given to the Japanese fighter, here is the image,



Those Injuries Takeru Sagawa had while fighting Superlek Kiatmoo9 were surely something that he also didn't expect him to be like, those kicks and what happened to Takeru Sagawa's legs it was full of Bruisses, and he said that his legs were killing him and after he takes off his jacket because he will take a bath then he then notice that he has a muscle tear on one of his upper arm, for sure that will gave him trouble, for sure Superlek Kiatmoo9 is on another level,


A new event for next week's LFA and for sure it will be another great event for the LFA,

LFA 176: Johns vs. Walker

DATE: Friday 02/09/2024
TIME: 10:00 PM ET
PROMOTION: Legacy Fighting Alliance
VENUE: Arizona Financial Theatre
LOCATION: Phoenix, Arizona, United States



MAIN EVENT
Elijah Johns VS Alfred Walker

CO-MAIN EVENT
An Tuan Ho VS Miguel Sanson

MAIN CARD
Leslie Hernandez VS Brittany Camozzi
Alik Lorenz VS Montè Deon Ogbonna-Morrison
Mansur Abdul-Malik VS Allan St-Gelais
Robson Junior VS Carlo Ricci

PRELIMINARY CARD
Chance Ikei VS Keynan Davis
Jared Braun VS Nicholas Gjelaj
Grace DiFrancesco VS Aline David
Johan Rodríguez VS Jeremiah Humphrey
Paul Marghitas VS Lucas Hightree

CANCELLED CARD
Javier Garcia VS Elijah Johns
Princeton Jackson VS Robson Junior
Brandan Olivas VS Nicholas Gjelaj

The Information was from Tapology: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/109154-lfa-176-garcia-vs-johns-2-legacy-fighting-alliance-176

[notblox1]

PFL just announced new Bellator Champions Series and first event is going to be on Bellator 302 in Belfast, Ireland on March 22.
Main event is Corey Anderson vs Karl Moore and co-main Leah McCourt vs Sinead Kavanagh, full fight card will be updated later.
This is going to be the first separate even for Bellator since PFL purchase, and before that there is PFL vs BELLATOR Champs scheduled for February 24.


https://www.bellator.com/article/Professional-Fighters-Leagues-Launches-New-Bellator-MMA-Champions-Series

[jakelyson]

After that ONE Championship event, the ONE 165 was really a great event if you are a fan of Superlek Kiatmoo9 or even his Japanese opponent Takeru Segawa, and the aftermath of that fight was really something and for sure Takeru Segawa will not forget what has happened to him that day because of what Superlek Kiatmoo9 have done to him, those injuries that Superlek Kiatmoo9 have given to the Japanese fighter, here is the image,



Those Injuries Takeru Sagawa had while fighting Superlek Kiatmoo9 were surely something that he also didn't expect him to be like, those kicks and what happened to Takeru Sagawa's legs it was full of Bruisses, and he said that his legs were killing him and after he takes off his jacket because he will take a bath then he then notice that he has a muscle tear on one of his upper arm, for sure that will gave him trouble, for sure Superlek Kiatmoo9 is on another level,

I have just watched the replay and it was really brutal all that have paid and watched the fight surely gave the audience a great experience with this kind of fight Superlek Kiatmoo9's kicks were really explosive you could surely hear the power when they hit Takeru's legs, it was brutal and after that fight the aftermath of the fight Takeru's Leg was brutally bruises, you can clearly see the legs of Takeru Sagawa's damage to his legs, while Takeru Sagawa inside the ring he have shown his boxing prowess he hit Superlek Kiatmoo9 several times that end up with Kiatmoo9 getting groggy with it, but still in the decision Superlek Kiatmoo9 still won the fight that brutal kicks and correct timing with his evade and push was the one that saves him from the brutal punches of Takeru Sagawa,

PFL just announced new Bellator Champions Series and first event is going to be on Bellator 302 in Belfast, Ireland on March 22.
Main event is Corey Anderson vs Karl Moore and co-main Leah McCourt vs Sinead Kavanagh, full fight card will be updated later.
This is going to be the first separate even for Bellator since PFL purchase, and before that there is PFL vs BELLATOR Champs scheduled for February 24.


https://www.bellator.com/article/Professional-Fighters-Leagues-Launches-New-Bellator-MMA-Champions-Series

WOW! It has been a long time since I haven't seen Corey Anderson after his loss to Jan Błachowicz in the event back since UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2, and his great last win in the UFC versus Johnny Walker it was really nostalgic to see him again, after that, I don't know that he shifted to Bellator back then, while Karl Moore has a great 4 consecutive record right now in Bellator and this is his opportunity to fight for the light heavyweight belt after it was vacated by Vadim Nemkov and moving up to the Heavyweight, While I haven't had any idea who is the 2 women fighting at the moment,

[tokeweed]

Btw, I just watched the replay of ONE FC's latest event.  It was in Muai Thai but omfg...  It was a banger!  I think it was scheduled for 5 but it lasted just until the third and man it was mayhem from start to finish.  I highly recommend that you guys watch it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICnd-aRsy9M&pp=ygUGb25lIGZj

Just skip the preliminary matches and go straight to the main event.  Just wow.  Pretty sure you guys will like it.

I wonder what book offers lines for ONE FC at every event.  I've seen FJ have it and Rollbit but not always.

[notblox1]

This is going to be very interesting week of MMA and we have first PFL vs Bellator Champs in Saturday!
I love watching heavyweight fights and Ryan Bader vs Renan Ferreira should be a great fight.
Ferreira has big reach advantage and he is six years younger than Bader, and his only recent loss is against Ante Delija in 2022.
In same category Nemkov is fighting against Bruno Cappelozza, and he was better than Jirí Prochazka in 2015 and Bader in 2020.
With Thiago Santos vs Yoel Romero and all other fights, this whole fight card is a must watch.



http://pflmma.com/

[notblox1]

Breaking news!
PFL just announced that Francis Ngannou first MMA fight after signing new contract will be against winner of Renan Ferreira vs Ryan Bader.
I think Ngannou wins fight against any of this guys, but this weekend will be good chance for us to see who is better.
Ferreira is a slight favorite and he is younger, but Bader has more experience and I think he is better on ground.
https://pflmma.com/news/ngannou-to-make-pfl-mma-debut-against-winner-of-pfl-champions-vs-bellator-champions-heavyweight-superfight-between-renan-ferreira-and-ryan-bader

[pawel7777]

Breaking news!
PFL just announced that Francis Ngannou first MMA fight after signing new contract will be against winner of Renan Ferreira vs Ryan Bader.
I think Ngannou wins fight against any of this guys, but this weekend will be good chance for us to see who is better.
Ferreira is a slight favorite and he is younger, but Bader has more experience and I think he is better on ground.

I'm not following PFL at all but might start if Ngnnou actually returns to MMA.
Ferreira has just beaten Ryan Bader within 30 seconds of the first round, he put him down with the first punch. I haven't seen any of his previous fights but that was impressive.
As for Ngannou, I wonder if there's an actual date set yet, or is his return contingent on the outcome of his fight against Anthony Joshua.
I imagine he will prioritise his boxing career and do MMA only when there's no profitable boxing bout available. Should he defeat AJ, he'll probably be looking to fight a rematch with Fury, but if Fury wins, I'm not sure if Francis will be allowed to fight for all those belts (assuming Fury defeats Usyk) after only having 2 boxing fights in his resume.

[notblox1]

I'm not following PFL at all but might start if Ngnnou actually returns to MMA.
Ferreira has just beaten Ryan Bader within 30 seconds of the first round, he put him down with the first punch. I haven't seen any of his previous fights but that was impressive.
As for Ngannou, I wonder if there's an actual date set yet, or is his return contingent on the outcome of his fight against Anthony Joshua.

Ferreira was much better than Bader, he is younger, and he had some other advantages, but Ngannou will crush him easy in next fight.
Ngannou boxing fights will only make him better for MMA comeback, and I dont think anyone can show serious resistance against him in PFL heavyweight.
Ante Delija, Ferreira and others are all great fighters, but they are not on the same level with him, maybe some new face signs up this year.

I want to see this two in octagon 
https://twitter.com/francis_ngannou/status/1761825184200241327

[TopTort777]

I wonder when comes that turning point when Ngannou gets interested in money, but not in fighting. So far he has quite an aura of undefeated beast. His striking is on high level, he knows how to defend against wrestlers. When will become moment, when he will get lazy to train and goes for a paycheque only. Jumping from mma to boxing, and then jumping back with huge boxing cheques on the mind isnt good. Renan Ferreira is a controversial fighter. He has wins, but what about those 3 NC ? Opponents are lower level than Ngannou had (except Bader). I will say what many have in their mind, Ngannou needs Delija

[cygan]

the next ksw event takes place in two weeks
the fight of the evening will be the eagerly awaited title fight for the bantamweight belt, in which polish cage fighter Jakub Wikłacz (4-1-1), the reigning world heavyweight champion, will face the number two in the world rankings from georgia, Zuriko Jojua (2-0-0).
you will also see ksw icon Michał Materla (22-8-0) in the cage against Piotr Kuberski (1-0-0). you can see all the other duels in the graphic below

[notblox1]

the next ksw event takes place in two weeks

I dont know any fighter from this fight card.
Things can change a lot in two weeks and I usually dont like talking much about fights cards like that.

PFL is starting new event in few days and they are back in Paris, France.
Accor Arena should be full for main event between Doumbe and Chamsoudinov, both guys are in home ground and have perfect record so far.


http://pflmma.com/

[Hirose UK]

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It's truly impressive to see someone like Johan Ghazali, not just a high school kid learning martial arts and drawing the attention of ONE Championship, The fact that he has the backing of his family and ample material support to hone his skills speaks volumes about his potential, It's evident that Johan is not content with just participating in ONE Championship; he aspires for more prominent bouts, aiming for wider recognition,

With his determination and support system, there's a strong foundation for Johan to continue developing his skills and achieving greater heights in the world of martial arts that is for sure,

He really is potential fighter who can dominate several classes in ONE Championship, in fact many people are starting to think he can become really strong champion, to the point that many people are talking about Johan Ghazali that he is capable of becoming star like Rodtang Jitmuangnon or even Buakaw.
But there is still long way to go, he is still very young and has to gain lot of experience to be able to make all of that happen, it is not easy to develop into the best and strongest.
It just that looking at the background of support and enthusiasm he has, I am sure that Johan Ghazali will become very great fighter in the future, even the best fighter that ONE Championship has.
Moreover, many people want to see and hope that Johan Ghazali can become champion or achieve great achievements in ONE Championship in 2024.

It just that for ONE Championship I amazed by Anatoliy Malykhin who is the ONE Championship Middleweight, Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight World Champion.
Reinier de Ridder suffered humiliating defeat against Anatoliy Malykhin and it looks like Anatoliy Malykhin revenge in 2022 he loses his light heavyweight belt and loses his undefeated record.
Anatoliy Malykhin made history by collecting 3 belts for 3 divisions of ONE Championship, congratulations to Anatoliy Malykhin.

[TopTort777]

Malykhin is really a nice guy. He has that charming charisma, despite most of fighters dont have. He is actually can sell his fights for being funny, as he trolls his opponents (search in google for his Bhullar and chicken trolling video). Perfect record. Many would want to see him in UFC, but I would tell that guys there is on another level. Malykhin has strong punch, wrestling base and nice cardio. Pretty much it. That strong punch soon wont be enough to win imho. He must have more than one “special”.

[TopTort777]

Some sad news that might turn into even worse.

I hope you all know and remember such mma fighter as Mark Coleman. UFC former champ, member of hall of fame, numerous Pride Grand Prix participant. The guy who was one of those who started ground and pound and hammer fists. Right now he is fighting for his life in one of US hospitals. He has saved (carried out) his parents from burning house, but due to that he is in bad condition right now. You can read more about it @ https://www.foxsports.com.au/ufc/ufc-legend-mark-coleman-fighting-for-life-after-saving-parents-from-house-fire/news-story/5344588224949f98e87a6316c4c5512a

[notblox1]

Bellator Champions Series is moving to Belfast in few days and we can expect to see some interesting fights.
Patricio Pitbull is defending hid title in co-main event against Jeremy Kennedy in featherweight category, and Corey Anderson is facing Karl Moore in main event for Light Heavyweight belt.
There are plenty of fighters from Ireland in this cards and they should be very motivated in front of home crowd.

[cygan]

on 23.3. one of the organization's most famous cage fighters, whose breathtaking fights are among the best in oktagon, returns to the game. Christian 'The Kelt' Jungwirth meets the prince from bratislava, Robo Pukač, in his hometown of stuttgart, who wants revenge for his two-year-old defeat.
all other cage duels can be seen in the graphic below:

[cygan]

next weekend the next ksw event (#93) will take place and this time for the first time in history in the french capital paris
there will be 9 cage fights again and the main fight for the undisputed lightweight belt will be contested by the frenchman Salahdine Parnasse (10-2-0) and Valeriu Mircei (4-1-0) from moldova
you can see all the other duels in the graphic:

[Hirose UK]

This will be very interesting fight because it brings together two truly brutal champions and of course this fight will determine which of them deserves to be the true champion.
Demetrious Johnson vs Anatoly Malykhin and both are currently champions in their respective divisions, Demetrious himself is the ONE Flyweight MMA World Champion while Malykhin is the holder of 3 titles in 3 divisions who previously won his third title after defeating Reinier de Ridder.
Both of them will give really amazing fight because these two fighters both have quite tough fighting styles.