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

[cygan]

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Talking about atrocities, check out this promotional video for KSW 63 fight Roberto Soldic vs Patrik Kincl that looks more like some bad hollywood movie 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttDwIAxW72g

and here is the complete fight list of the next ksw 63 tournament, which will take place in warsaw.
there will also be two women's duels:

Sara Luzar-Smajić (cro) vs Aitaną Alvarez (esp)
Weronika Eszer (pol) vs Emilią Czerwińską (pol)

[TheNineClub]

Seemed like a fun card in Bellator 265. Congo tapped out Kharitonov at the buzzer with an rnc. Now that's exciting. Bellator has had some really good cards latelly, PFL is not bad at all and ONE is up there with the best. Glad to see that UFC has some good competition nowdays.

[notblox1]

Cheick Kongo is not young anymore but he can still fight and beat anyone like he showed in fight with Kharitonov and I didn't expect this outcome to be honest.
I am not sure what is next for both of this fighters but Bellator is taking small summer break and next fight card Bealltor 266 is scheduled for September 15.

and here is the complete fight list of the next ksw 63 tournament, which will take place in warsaw.

This should be great fight card to watch and I think that Darko Stosic fight should not be missed, he is ex UFC fighter and he destroyed all fighters in KSW so far.

[TheNineClub]

Cheick Kongo is not young anymore but he can still fight and beat anyone like he showed in fight with Kharitonov and I didn't expect this outcome to be honest.
I am not sure what is next for both of this fighters but Bellator is taking small summer break and next fight card Bealltor 266 is scheduled for September 15.

and here is the complete fight list of the next ksw 63 tournament, which will take place in warsaw.

This should be great fight card to watch and I think that Darko Stosic fight should not be missed, he is ex UFC fighter and he destroyed all fighters in KSW so far.

Stošić is a real threat for fighters when he's game. He didn't really have much success in the UFC, but that could mean a bunch of things. Even so, KSW is a respectable organization and there is nothing wrong with being successful there.

[notblox1]

Stošić is a real threat for fighters when he's game. He didn't really have much success in the UFC, but that could mean a bunch of things. Even so, KSW is a respectable organization and there is nothing wrong with being successful there.

There is always a chance that UFC calls him again if he continues with great fights and wins, and I think he is much more mature now and ready to take risks.

There is no break in MMA and PFL playoffs are continuing with new round main event Brendan Loughnane vs Movlid Khaybulaev on August 27.
Other great fight is Bubba Jenkins vs Chris Wade in featherweight category.


https://www.pflmma.com/

[TheNineClub]

Stošić is a real threat for fighters when he's game. He didn't really have much success in the UFC, but that could mean a bunch of things. Even so, KSW is a respectable organization and there is nothing wrong with being successful there.

There is always a chance that UFC calls him again if he continues with great fights and wins, and I think he is much more mature now and ready to take risks.

oh, 100% there is, however, I think that he is actually better of with KSW than with any US-based MMA organization. He is good but he is not top-level big money good and fighting for those organizations would be more of a loss of money and maybe a certain part of his reputation if he losses a few. In KSW he can make a legit name for himself in European circles.

[notblox1]

Bellator related news, Alistair Overeem just said that Fedor Emelianenko turned him down three times including for Bellator 269 and he will fight with Tim Johnson in main event instead.
Overeem last fight was loss against Volkov in UFC after that he was released from UFC, and I remember his name showed up with Junior dos Santos as potential opponents for Fedor.
https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2021/08/alistair-overeem-fedor-emelianenko-turned-him-down-three-times-bellator-269

oh, 100% there is, however, I think that he is actually better of with KSW than with any US-based MMA organization. He is good but he is not top-level big money good and fighting for those organizations would be more of a loss of money and maybe a certain part of his reputation if he losses a few. In KSW he can make a legit name for himself in European circles.

Maybe, but I watched few KSW fights and I think it's lower level compared with UFC, Bellator or PFL, and I don't think Stosic would refuse new invitation call from Dana White

 

[TheNineClub]

Bellator related news, Alistair Overeem just said that Fedor Emelianenko turned him down three times including for Bellator 269 and he will fight with Tim Johnson in main event instead.
Overeem last fight was loss against Volkov in UFC after that he was released from UFC, and I remember his name showed up with Junior dos Santos as potential opponents for Fedor.
https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2021/08/alistair-overeem-fedor-emelianenko-turned-him-down-three-times-bellator-269
 

I am not surprised by that. TheReem is still a one-shot gonna kill you type of guy and Fedor is not as young as a fighter to risk it like that. It's not he might not take it, it's more of a no need to take it. However, that fight would sell better than the one with Johnson, but hey, you can't force someone to take it.

[notblox1]

Movlid Khaybulaev is continuing his unbeaten run with amazing 18-0 record and he is starting to be serious factor in featherweight category.
His next fight in play-offs is with Chris Wade who defeated Bubba Jenkins, and I won't be surprised to see Khaybulaev in UFC soon, he is 30 years old and there is still time for him to shine.

Dana White Contender Series 2021 first week is starting in 3 days and that is good place to find good unknown fighters.
Main event is Azamat Murzakanov vs Matheus Scheffel  in heavyweight category and there is one more fighter from Poland i same category Lukasz Brzeski fighting with Dylan Potter.

[finist4x]

Russian fighter Movlid Khaibulaev, a member of the Khabib team,
won a magnificent victory over the Englishman Brendan Loughnane.

Khaibulaev won by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28).
Thus, Movlid reached the final of the PFL Grand Prix, where he will compete for $ 1 million with Chris Wade.

[notblox1]

All fighters made weight for Dana White Contender Series, and I found this fights for betting only on Stake website for now, not available on Sportsbet.
Russian fighter Azamat Murzakanov is heavy favorite to win against Matheus Scheffel and I think that winner will be coming in UFC soon.
It might be a good idea to pick AJ Fletcher win against Leonardo Damiani with nice odds.
Fletcher has perfect 8-0 record and he looked very good in face-offs, but this is going to be his first big test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR3eAS4expQ
Odds on Stake:
https://stake.com/sports/mma/ufc/dana-white-s-contender-series-season-5-week-1/featured

[TheNineClub]

Russian fighter Movlid Khaibulaev, a member of the Khabib team,
won a magnificent victory over the Englishman Brendan Loughnane.

Khaibulaev won by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28).
Thus, Movlid reached the final of the PFL Grand Prix, where he will compete for $ 1 million with Chris Wade.

I am still shocked at the amount of money they get at the end of the tournament. Good on them. I think there is a place for PFL as a serious organization not threatening what UFC is doing, but also not being Bellator. They already have amazing fighters, just wish they had more spotlight.

[notblox1]

We didn't cover and talked very much about ONE championship or Invicta MMA that is all women organization and it's time to change that.
There are some great fighters in other competitions and sometimes they can sign a deal with UFC like great champ Rose Namajunas, Jinh Yu Frey or Megan Anderson.

One Championship fight card starting tomorrow is all women Empower, and there are some undefeated fighters I would like to see how they perform, maybe Denice Zamboanga or main event for Flyweight belt Xiong vs Nicolini.


https://www.onefc.com/events/empower/

[TheNineClub]

We didn't cover and talked very much about ONE championship or Invicta MMA that is all women organization and it's time to change that.
There are some great fighters in other competitions and sometimes they can sign a deal with UFC like great champ Rose Namajunas, Jinh Yu Frey or Megan Anderson.

One Championship fight card starting tomorrow is all women Empower, and there are some undefeated fighters I would like to see how they perform, maybe Denice Zamboanga or main event for Flyweight belt Xiong vs Nicolini.


https://www.onefc.com/events/empower/

Yeah, We have been neglecting ONE for some time now, that's a shame. I haven't watched a single Mighty Mouse fight since he switched, that needs to change. And I completely agree that ONE female fighters are something to watch out for, I actually regard them as superior to the Invicta fighters. The evolution of female fighters.

edit: Nicolini has been on my radar for quite some time as she fought in BJJ, she is a real threat on the ground.

[notblox1]

edit: Nicolini has been on my radar for quite some time as she fought in BJJ, she is a real threat on the ground.

One Championship made great promotional trailer for this all women event, and sadly for you Nicolini lost this time.
This fighter Jingnan Xiong from China is looking more like a man than a women, but she is having very good 16-2 record now.
I was more interested to see Denice Zamboanga that looks more like women should, but she lost from Korean Seo Hee Ham.
 
Like always One Championship is posting all their events on youtube for free:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNm02zYb1Us

For some real man fighting, reminder that KSW 63 is starting tomorrow!


https://www.kswmma.com/

[bbc.reporter]

We didn't cover and talked very much about ONE championship or Invicta MMA that is all women organization and it's time to change that.
There are some great fighters in other competitions and sometimes they can sign a deal with UFC like great champ Rose Namajunas, Jinh Yu Frey or Megan Anderson.

One Championship fight card starting tomorrow is all women Empower, and there are some undefeated fighters I would like to see how they perform, maybe Denice Zamboanga or main event for Flyweight belt Xiong vs Nicolini.


https://www.onefc.com/events/empower/

Yeah, We have been neglecting ONE for some time now, that's a shame. I haven't watched a single Mighty Mouse fight since he switched, that needs to change. And I completely agree that ONE female fighters are something to watch out for, I actually regard them as superior to the Invicta fighters. The evolution of female fighters.

edit: Nicolini has been on my radar for quite some time as she fought in BJJ, she is a real threat on the ground.

Agreed. There are also more sexy fighting kittens in Asia than the west. This is Itsuki Hirata. She has a short career, only 5 fights, however, like watching her hehehe.



Also, there are more underdogs that win in women’s MMA because the skills of the girls are not as predictable as men’s MMA.

[TheNineClub]

and here we have the results



I like the idea of an all-female card. It sends a powerful message and glad ONE was the one to do it. Sure, Invicta has been doing it for years, but this is different when a mixed-gender promotion does it.

[notblox1]

I like the idea of an all-female card. It sends a powerful message and glad ONE was the one to do it. Sure, Invicta has been doing it for years, but this is different when a mixed-gender promotion does it.

I don't enjoy watching women fight each other and messing up their pretty faces, but fighters like Cyborg or Nunes are next level freaks and not very attractive.

KSW63 is also finished, Roberto Soldic defeated Patrik Kincl and cemented his place as KSW Welterweight Champion.
Darko Stosic won in his fight against Andryszak and he was much better, one referee was probably blind for making it split decision and win for Andryszak.
Stosic next fight is for heavyweight Championship belt against Phil De Fries, and next KSW64 event is scheduled for October.
All results: https://www.kswmma.com/news/3659

[TheNineClub]

I know this is an MMA thread, but if you are a fight fan, take a look at the last Glory kickboxing event. The Plazibat/Khababez, Pereira/Vakhitov, and Hari/Wrzosek. Boy those were some classic kickboxing bangers. Like we were back in the 90s.

[notblox1]

I know this is an MMA thread, but if you are a fight fan, take a look at the last Glory kickboxing event. The Plazibat/Khababez, Pereira/Vakhitov, and Hari/Wrzosek. Boy those were some classic kickboxing bangers. Like we were back in the 90s.

I don't follow kickboxing or boxing so much, except if some ex mma fighters are involved or heavyweight boxer fight with Tyson Fury.
ONE championship is sometimes mixing their cards with kickboxing or muay thai that is better version of kickboxing in my opinion.

Back to MMA and Dana White's Contender Series starting in few hours...and maybe we have new UFC signing.
Last time I was correct so let's see if I can do it again and pick new UFC guy from this ten fighters.
Dana needs fresh blood in middleweght category to challenge champion Adesanya and I see Mario Sousa can get there if he wins against Chidi Njokuani.
Souza is coming from Brasil and he has great 12-1 MMA record, while his opponent Chidi is few years older, coming from Bellator and has 7 loses so far.
Odds are almost even and I am taking risky bet on Sousa to win.
I found all fights in Sportsbet:
https://sportsbet.io/sports/mma/ufc/dana-whites-contender-series-season-5-week-2/matches

Main event Josh Quinlan vs Logan Urban looks interesting but I am not touching that for betting, and I see that Quinlan is heavy favorite to win.


https://twitter.com/QuintoRoundMMA/status/1435304775306956807