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

[cygan]

in almost 2 weeks the next ksw event will take place in łódz, poland
the main fight for the middleweight belt will be contested by the two polish cage fighters Paweł Pawlak (5-0-0) and Damian Janikowski (9-5-0)
you can see all the other cage duels in the graphic

[notblox1]

For all MMA fans it must be interesting to watch this week boxing fight between two UFC fighters Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal.
But this is not all, in same fight card we have Anthony Pettis who was in UFC, PFL and Karate Combat.
I am expecting to see blood in main event but my vote goes for Diaz to win.

I have to report Fanmio Boxing for stealing the Last Man Standing name from Cro2 team Cryptofrka and Trofo Snake 


https://fanmio.com/

[cygan]

as soon as the last ksw event is over, there is already an official fight list for the next one
this time 10 cage fights are planned which will take place in less than a month. who will get into the cage against whom, you can find out below:

[notblox1]

We finally know the date for Francis Ngannou comeback in PFL octagon, that is October 19 against Renan Ferreira!
I like the name of event Battle of Giants, and in second fight we have another legend Cris Cyborg fighting against Larissa Pacheco.
This two fights should not be missed by any MMA fans.

[TopTort777]

Indeed, finally. Finally we are going to see a Predator fight again, and finally under mma rules. More than 2 years have passed since his last fight and I wonder if his skills are still there. I have no doubt that the power is still there, but have lots of questions about skill. While Ngannou was chilling in boxing, Ferreira during that time had 8 fight. Ferreira like Ngannou, does not like to fight long and finish his opponents in first rounds mostly

[notblox1]

Indeed, finally. Finally we are going to see a Predator fight again, and finally under mma rules. More than 2 years have passed since his last fight and I wonder if his skills are still there. I have no doubt that the power is still there, but have lots of questions about skill. While Ngannou was chilling in boxing, Ferreira during that time had 8 fight. Ferreira like Ngannou, does not like to fight long and finish his opponents in first rounds mostly

I am not worried about him and his skills at all, and we did see him fighting in boxing against Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
This break from MMA was good for him to clear his head and I expect to see him very motivated and ready against Ferreira.
His PFL journey is just getting started.

[TopTort777]

Some years ago, I would definitely choose Ngannou as my favourite in this fight. Today, I will give Ferreira more chances to win. While Ngannou had boxing fights, had rest, cleared his head after loosing his child, Ferreira was fighting, gaining experience and confidence (to put on a scale against charisma and popularity of Ngannou). A long pause is never good for a top athlete.

P.S. Where Ante Delija? I think many expected him to be first to face Ngannou.

[notblox1]

P.S. Where Ante Delija? I think many expected him to be first to face Ngannou.

I think he is still in medical recovery after suffering heavy KO defeat from Valentin Moldavsky few months ago.
He is a very good fighter but I dont think he would stand a chance against Ngannou at this time.
I am sure we are going to see him back in octagon maybe few months from now.

[notblox1]

PFL 9 is starting in few hours with competition to win $1 million, but real news is press conference for PFL Battle of the Giants.
Jake Paul was a host and main super fight Ngannou vs Ferreira is scheduled for October 19.
It is going to be interesting to see how Ngannou comes back in octagon after tragedy with his son, and break from MMA.
Watch press conference recording: https://youtu.be/SmrkdL8ypiU

[TopTort777]

I have totally forgotten about this event. Just found a reminded in instagram and was amazed how huge Ferreira is. https://www.instagram.com/p/C_ED_uqN0Ku/?igsh=MWMxNGNpcWhocW52NQ== Have a look. Ngannou aint small himself, but next to Ferreira he looks like he is one division smaller. It looks that it aint going to be easy for Ngannou to return.

[cygan]

the official fight list for the next ksw event is now complete and has been published
this time 10 cage fights are planned which will take place in two weeks - cage fighters from a total of 7 nations will then compete against each other. who will get into the cage against whom, you can find out below:

[notblox1]

Bellator is finally back this weekend with another fight card in San Diego.
Khabib cousin Usman Nurmagomedov is fighting in main event against Alexander Shabliy, and evryone is wondering can he continue his perfect MMA record 17-0
This fight is worth watching but there are few other interesting fights in this fight card.


http://www.bellator.com/

[TopTort777]

Hey notblox1, have you watch Usman Nurmagomedov vs Alexander Shabliy fight? Even though a lot of people expected it, it was just average. I think it might be because Shabliy has burned; he had to come through 2 camps since January, as their fights planned fight was cancelled due to Usmans injury. Dont know what Shabliy was thinking and what tactics his team has chosen, but he was very passive in that fight.

[notblox1]

I know that Usman dominated and won the fight and I watched his post fight interview with his cousin Khabib Nurmagomedov.
This is the first time that he spoke in front of the cameras after long time, and after escaping Russia and moving to different country.
Bellator needs to arrange super fight for Usman with fighters from different organizations, but he wants to fight with AJ McKee next.
https://youtu.be/14-eGkpvjtM

[TopTort777]

I know that Usman dominated and won the fight and I watched his post fight interview with his cousin Khabib Nurmagomedov.
This is the first time that he spoke in front of the cameras after long time, and after escaping Russia and moving to different country.
Bellator needs to arrange super fight for Usman with fighters from different organizations, but he wants to fight with AJ McKee next.
https://youtu.be/14-eGkpvjtM

Did he really escaped? From what I have read, he had a +3 million bucks tax debt, but with help of attorneys and bookkeepers, managed to decrease it to ~860k and has fully repaid it. But it is really hard to understand if he has left Russia for ever, because all we see is his social media pictures, and he travels here and there all the time. I have seen info that he tried to apply for UEA passport, but this seems to be rumours only. With friends like Putin, Kadyrov and other rich people, I dont think his "problems" are as big as people think and unsolvable.

[notblox1]

Did he really escaped? From what I have read, he had a +3 million bucks tax debt, but with help of attorneys and bookkeepers, managed to decrease it to ~860k and has fully repaid it. But it is really hard to understand if he has left Russia for ever, because all we see is his social media pictures, and he travels here and there all the time. I have seen info that he tried to apply for UEA passport, but this seems to be rumours only. With friends like Putin, Kadyrov and other rich people, I dont think his "problems" are as big as people think and unsolvable.

Try asking him what happened, he is not speaking anything about that in public
I know he cant come back in Dagestan now, his club gym and all his assets were confiscated from him.
He had MMA organization Eagle Fighting Championship and that is dead now.

[TopTort777]

Eagle FC wasnt much like alive before Khabib had problems From media on Russian, I have found that the roots of his problems is the travelling company he has invested in had troubles with bookkeeping. They tried to cheat balances and other stuff. Since among all company owners, Khabib was the most wealthy, authorities tried to charge everything from him. That all lead to investigation and even more problems from fake, cheated or incorrectly formed due to lack of experience company balances. It is never stated that everything is confiscated, but he had "a ban on use has been imposed" (dont know how translate correctly, that is just free translation from Russian). He owns, but cant use

Media say that he has paid all the debts, but somehow it is all looked strange. It was announced loud that he has troubles, and now media is very silent or give a really minimum info that he has paid all the debts.

[notblox1]

Media say that he has paid all the debts, but somehow it is all looked strange. It was announced loud that he has troubles, and now media is very silent or give a really minimum info that he has paid all the debts.

I dont know the whole situation but if everything was fine than he would be living at his home, not in some foreign country.
He is posting updates on his youtube channel, training camp with his cousin Usman Nurmagomedov.
In last video he talked how much hard sport MMA is: https://youtu.be/B2gzZvpJHLc

[TopTort777]

To make him live at home, he needs his whole family and team to retire from fighting The explanation of his absence at home might be explained, that he helps everyone he is close with to prepare for the fight, as well as simply be a motivational factor. But you might be right also, it is impossible to spend so much time not home, when you have a wife and children, with a reason "helping my bros to become champs".

P.S. Recent video in instagram - that is definitely somewhere in Dagestan. That mini football field was in videos about him and is located not far from their family gym.

[notblox1]

PFL is coming back in Europe with another playoff event PFL Europe 3 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Twelve fights are scheduled so everyone can find something to watch as a warm up for bigger brother UFC event, but no heavyweight fights this time.


http://pflmma.com/