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

[notblox1]

This is a good fight since those fighters are long gone in the UFC, we have a chance to see them back. though they are not in their primal form, we can assure that they will give a good fight since they've been known to be great fighters in their time, especially Rampage. I remember watching him beat his opponents when I was a kid. It's was such a great time back then. Now I might cheer for him and it might be his last fight.

Yes we are going to see fighting again but not in familiar octagon cage and not in real MMA fight but in some mixed rules fighting against boxers.
It's interesting concept and they hired some great fighters but I don't understand why creating such circus show with triangle rings and strange rules.
I don't think this new martial arts sport will ever be as popular as boxing or as real mma.

One interesting news for first MMA event in 2022 is that Invicta FC 45 will be Live streamed for free on Youtube, in January 12!
Invicta is all female fighters competition and this main event will be Alesha Zappitella vs Jessica Delboni for Atomweight championship belt.

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[TheNineClub]

Triad Combat is planning return in February with their new main event Kubrat "The Cobra" Pulev vs Junior Dos Santos (former UFC Heavyweight Champion).
Other fight is Vitor Belfort is former UFC light heavyweight champion, Chad Dawson is former boxing champion, and they will fight in seven round cruiserweight fight.
Third fight is Shannon Briggs (Boxing) vs Quinton Rampage Jackson (former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion).
https://trillerfightclub.com/triller-fight-club-announces-triad-combat-ii

This is a good fight since those fighters are long gone in the UFC, we have a chance to see them back. though they are not in their primal form, we can assure that they will give a good fight since they've been known to be great fighters in their time, especially Rampage. I remember watching him beat his opponents when I was a kid. It's was such a great time back then. Now I might cheer for him and it might be his last fight.

They have been, in their own right and time, however, they were MMA fighters. Ok, Belfort started out boxing and later transitioned to BJJ, and Rampage started out wrestling, but for the majority of their careers, they have been doing MMA, and now they are in a boxing match against boxers. I just don't get MMA fighters transitioning to boxing for a quick buck or two. I get that it's for money, but I just don't get it.

[notblox1]

They have been, in their own right and time, however, they were MMA fighters. Ok, Belfort started out boxing and later transitioned to BJJ, and Rampage started out wrestling, but for the majority of their careers, they have been doing MMA, and now they are in a boxing match against boxers.

We can't really call this boxing because there are different rules and it's a different ring, most MMA fighters need to know boxing anyway.
There is also kickboxing and Muay Thai that look similar but they are very different, and it is also called Thai boxing, they use legs and elbows I think, but it's also not MMA.
Triad Combat is claiming that this sport is in the middle between boxing and MMA, clinches are much different and you can punch someone from clinch.
There is overhook, half thai plum, waist cinch, all punches are allowed both from boxing and from mma.

Triad Combat Rules and Regulations explained in 3 minutes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAIzG2CAX-k

[TheNineClub]

They have been, in their own right and time, however, they were MMA fighters. Ok, Belfort started out boxing and later transitioned to BJJ, and Rampage started out wrestling, but for the majority of their careers, they have been doing MMA, and now they are in a boxing match against boxers.

We can't really call this boxing because there are different rules and it's a different ring, most MMA fighters need to know boxing anyway.
There is also kickboxing and Muay Thai that look similar but they are very different, and it is also called Thai boxing, they use legs and elbows I think, but it's also not MMA.
Triad Combat is claiming that this sport is in the middle between boxing and MMA, clinches are much different and you can punch someone from clinch.
There is overhook, half thai plum, waist cinch, all punches are allowed both from boxing and from mma.

Triad Combat Rules and Regulations explained in 3 minutes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAIzG2CAX-k

I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that this is different. But, as I stated before, it all might be too much confusion for the average fight fan. But, there is no harm in trying and seeing what sticks, changing it up, and evolving through time. ONE have done their version promotion quite well and are pushing the boundaries a bit.

[notblox1]

And Khabib Nurmagomedov did hire controversial Diego Sanchez for is Eagle FC promotion, but I hope without his ex coach-guru-manager Joshua Fabia 
Sanchez is planned to fight in March in interesting fight with Kevin Lee, and my early bet is all on Kevin Lee to win this fight.
I don't think that Sanchez is fully ready to fight any time soon, he didn't have any training and he was seriously sick for a very long time.
Rashad Evans vs Gabriel Checco is scheduled for end of January.

I am starting to follow Eagle FC competition much more seriously now, and I still can't find their website, can anyone help with that?
This is Eagle FC twitter account: https://twitter.com/EagleFightClub
This is Eagle FC instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eaglefcmma/

[tokeweed]

^  It’s actually smart of Khabib to get those guys in there for some name value and get some fans interested...  Before he feeds them to unknown Dagestani killers.   

And I’m not sure if Russia has a large market for MMA tho or if they care about those guys.  And if they’re competing against the UFC, Bellator, LFA, etc in the US market, Khabib is gonna have a hard time.

[notblox1]

It’s actually smart of Khabib to get those guys in there for some name value and get some fans interested...  Before he feeds them to unknown Dagestani killers. 

It's very smart decision of his, and he will pair experienced ex UFC fighters with new upcoming fighters from Russia and from other countries.
I think Khabib said that he wants Eagle FC to be platform for new fighters that could sign for UFC, and I am sure he made some nice deal with Dana White.

And I’m not sure if Russia has a large market for MMA tho or if they care about those guys.  And if they’re competing against the UFC, Bellator, LFA, etc in the US market, Khabib is gonna have a hard time.

Russia is a very big market for MMA, if you see all big MMA promotion have some fighters from Russia on top positions in their categories, and Khabib opened the door for them,
before him it was legendary Fedor Emelianenko who is still active and has one more fight to finish his glorious carrier.

[notblox1]

Khabib Nurmagomedov and his team is working non-stop and they have one more new fight for Eagle FC 44 event sheduled for January 28.
Ex-UFC fighter Yorgan De Castro should fight with Shaun Asher in Miami, Florida.
This is all seven fights if nothing changes:

Tyrone Spong vs Sergei Kharitonov
Gabriel Checco vs Rashad Evans
Ray Borg vs Cody Gibson
Renan Barao vs Horacio Gutierrez
John Howard vs Ramazan Kuramagomedov
Miles Hunsinger vs Demarques
Jackson Shaun Asher vs Yorgan De Castro


We are staying in Eagle FC topic again with big news, and I didn't know what Kevin Lee is a big Bitcoin supporter since 2017 because he will be paid in Bitcoin in his four-fight contract!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is indirectly promoting Bitcoin after accepting this deal, and Kevin Lee said that Bitcoin gives him more financial security.
You can listen this short interview Kevin made with Cole Shelton:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYJbR7N9LHw

[TheNineClub]

It’s actually smart of Khabib to get those guys in there for some name value and get some fans interested...  Before he feeds them to unknown Dagestani killers. 

It's very smart decision of his, and he will pair experienced ex UFC fighters with new upcoming fighters from Russia and from other countries.
I think Khabib said that he wants Eagle FC to be platform for new fighters that could sign for UFC, and I am sure he made some nice deal with Dana White.

And I’m not sure if Russia has a large market for MMA tho or if they care about those guys.  And if they’re competing against the UFC, Bellator, LFA, etc in the US market, Khabib is gonna have a hard time.

Russia is a very big market for MMA, if you see all big MMA promotion have some fighters from Russia on top positions in their categories, and Khabib opened the door for them,
before him it was legendary Fedor Emelianenko who is still active and has one more fight to finish his glorious carrier.

A huge market, not just for MMA, but for anything and everything. And Russian fighters being so well represented in the UFC, that gives everything a well-needed push. But, Eagle is also doing events in the states, and, I am not sure how much space they will have regarding the USA viewer. The US landscape is notorious for not really being so accepting of anything but their own products.

[notblox1]

A huge market, not just for MMA, but for anything and everything. And Russian fighters being so well represented in the UFC, that gives everything a well-needed push. But, Eagle is also doing events in the states, and, I am not sure how much space they will have regarding the USA viewer. The US landscape is notorious for not really being so accepting of anything but their own products.

Russian federation is a big country and it's normal for them to have many top fighters in all competitions around the world.
Big news I heard today about most famous Russian fighter Fedor Emelianenko is that he is asking for Ryan Bader title rematch for his MMA retirement fight!
This will be spectacle show for Bellator if Scott Coker and both fighters accept this deal.

[TheNineClub]

A huge market, not just for MMA, but for anything and everything. And Russian fighters being so well represented in the UFC, that gives everything a well-needed push. But, Eagle is also doing events in the states, and, I am not sure how much space they will have regarding the USA viewer. The US landscape is notorious for not really being so accepting of anything but their own products.

Russian federation is a big country and it's normal for them to have many top fighters in all competitions around the world.
Big news I heard today about most famous Russian fighter Fedor Emelianenko is that he is asking for Ryan Bader title rematch for his MMA retirement fight!
This will be spectacle show for Bellator if Scott Coker and both fighters accept this deal.

Now that's more like it. Something worthy of Fedors retirement. Hope they can finalize the deal.

Also, Rizin hosted their annual new year's event. I am not that familiar with the fighters that are usually connected to Rizin, but here are some results.

Kai Asakura vs. Hiromasa Ogikubo — Ogikubo def. Asakura by unanimous decision
Roberto Satoshi Souza vs. Yusuke Yachi — Souza def. Yachi by submission (triangle choke) at 3:30 of Round Two
Yutaka Saito vs. Mikuru Asakura — Asakura def. Saito by unanimous decision
Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Takanori Gomi — Draw
RENA vs. Si Woo Park — Park def. RENA by unanimous decision
Ayaka Hamasaki vs. Seika Izawa — Izawa def. Hamasaki by TKO (elbows and punches) at 2:50 of Round Two
Koji Takeda vs. Beynoah — Takeda def. Beynoah by submission (armbar) at 4:12 of Round Two
Kyohei Hagiwara vs. Hiroaki Suzuki — Hagiwara def. Suzuki by unanimous decision
Shoma Shibisai vs Hideki Sekine — Sekine def. Shibisai by TKO (punches) at 2:09 of Round Two
KOUZI vs YA-MAN — YA-MAN def. KOUZI by majority decision
Shibatar vs. Yuta Kubo — Shibatar def. Kubo by submission (flying armbar) at 3:35 of Round One
Shinobu Ota vs. Kazuma Sone — Ota def. Sone by TKO (soccer kicks and stomps) at 3:55 of Round Two
Yuki Motoya vs Kintaro — Motoya def. Kintaro by unanimous decision
Hiromasa Ogikubo vs. Naoki Inoue — Ogikubo def. Inoue by unanimous decision
Kai Asakura vs. Kenta Takizawa — Asakura def. Takizawa by unanimous decision
Kota Miura def. YUSHI by TKO (punch) at 3:00 of Round One

[notblox1]

Now that's more like it. Something worthy of Fedors retirement. Hope they can finalize the deal.

I think that he is going to demand that his last fight should be in Russia again, and I think that he can defeat Ryan Bader in front of home crowd.
Now it's Scott Coker turn to arrange everything, and it's not going to be easy to fit everyone in 2022 schedule, because Bader is fighting soon with Moldavsky on January 29 in Bellator 273.

Also, Rizin hosted their annual new year's event. I am not that familiar with the fighters that are usually connected to Rizin, but here are some results.

I don't follow Rizin that much because they mostly have unknown fighters from Japan, but this time Brazilian Roberto de Souza won Lightweight Championship belt against Yusuke Yachi.
He has only one defeat in Rizin and maybe it is possible for him to get signed for Bellator or UFC.

[YuginKadoya]

I will surely post this upcoming event that presents some Filipino fighters, and that is  Jeremy Miado and Robin Catalan I will look at some of their stats and records.

ONE Championship - Xiong Jing Nan VS Ayaka Miura

STRAWWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
14 Jan (Fri) 6 PM SGT



MAIN CARD

STRAWWEIGHT
Xiong Jing Nan VS Ayaka Miura

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT KICKBOXING
Roman Kryklia VS Murat Aygun

BANTAMWEIGHT MUAY THAI
Saemapetch VS Tawanchai

LIGHTWEIGHT
James Nakashima VS Saygid Izagakhmaev

STRAWWEIGHT MUAY THAI
Supergirl VS Ekaterina Vandaryeva

STRAWWEIGHT
Senzo Ikeda VS Jeremy Miado

LEAD CARD

FLYWEIGHT MUAY THAI
Elias Mahmoudi VS Walter Goncalves

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT KICKBOXING
Betbulat Isaev VS Giannis Stoforidis

MIDDLEWEIGHT
Yushin Okami VS Leandro Ataides

BANTAMWEIGHT
Shuya Kamikubo VS Troy Worthen

STRAWWEIGHT
Tiffany Teo VS Meng Bo

STRAWWEIGHT
Robin Catalan VS Elipitua Siregar

[TheNineClub]

Now that's more like it. Something worthy of Fedors retirement. Hope they can finalize the deal.

I think that he is going to demand that his last fight should be in Russia again, and I think that he can defeat Ryan Bader in front of home crowd.
Now it's Scott Coker turn to arrange everything, and it's not going to be easy to fit everyone in 2022 schedule, because Bader is fighting soon with Moldavsky on January 29 in Bellator 273.

Also, Rizin hosted their annual new year's event. I am not that familiar with the fighters that are usually connected to Rizin, but here are some results.

I don't follow Rizin that much because they mostly have unknown fighters from Japan, but this time Brazilian Roberto de Souza won Lightweight Championship belt against Yusuke Yachi.
He has only one defeat in Rizin and maybe it is possible for him to get signed for Bellator or UFC.

Russia for Fedor's retirement is a no-brainer. He's the biggest star there, followed by Japan and Europe. He has some fandom in the US, but not even close to Russia. And Baders having scheduled fights...well, I'm sure things can be rearranged


As far as Rizin, I just love the fact they are trying every year, and no one really cares. I mean, they had some notable names in the past, but this time it was really slim. They could be known in Asia, I can't really tell, but even by Rizin standards, this was a lesser event.

[notblox1]

I will surely post this upcoming event that presents some Filipino fighters, and that is  Jeremy Miado and Robin Catalan I will look at some of their stats and records.

That heavyweight co-main fight Roman Kryklya vs Murat Aygun does look interesting Kickboxing fight, and I think they are going to broadcast this event for FREE on youtube again, so why not watch it.
It is a nice warmup for more serious UFC competitions that start few days later.

Russia for Fedor's retirement is a no-brainer. He's the biggest star there, followed by Japan and Europe. He has some fandom in the US, but not even close to Russia. And Baders having scheduled fights...well, I'm sure things can be rearranged

I know people from all over the world who still considers Fedor to be best MMA fighter ever, and I think that he is one of the top heavyweight fighters ever.
Dana White for sure don't like that Fedor never signed for UFC, but money is not most important thing for him.

[notblox1]

News from Bellator MMA is saying that Scott Cooker signed LFA bantamweight champion Richard Palencia, who is undefeated with perfect 10-0 record.
I never watched him before and I couldn't find any of his recent fights on youtube, but he is great potential and in his prime with having 31 years.  
Andrey Koreshkov vs Mukhamed Berkhamov is new fight added for Bellator 274, and Bellator is planning to make Liz Carmouche vs Juliana Velasquez for flyweight title in April.

[TheNineClub]

News from Bellator MMA is saying that Scott Cooker signed LFA bantamweight champion Richard Palencia, who is undefeated with perfect 10-0 record.
I never watched him before and I couldn't find any of his recent fights on youtube, but he is great potential and in his prime with having 31 years.  
Andrey Koreshkov vs Mukhamed Berkhamov is new fight added for Bellator 274, and Bellator is planning to make Liz Carmouche vs Juliana Velasquez for flyweight title in April.

This is not going towards Palencia personally, as I don't know who he is, but whenever I hear that some fighter is, in this day and age, a 10-0, I just can't help but wonder how much of his record was just orchestrated. I observed that in my local MMA scenes where fighters would get extremely easy, inexperienced fighters to beef up their score so they would be more attractive for bigger promotions. It's not really uncommon all that much. Some of them turn out to be great in the end, but 10-0 really doesn't say much on paper.

[YuginKadoya]

I will surely post this upcoming event that presents some Filipino fighters, and that is  Jeremy Miado and Robin Catalan I will look at some of their stats and records.

That heavyweight co-main fight Roman Kryklya vs Murat Aygun does look interesting Kickboxing fight, and I think they are going to broadcast this event for FREE on youtube again, so why not watch it.
It is a nice warmup for more serious UFC competitions that start few days later.

Russia for Fedor's retirement is a no-brainer. He's the biggest star there, followed by Japan and Europe. He has some fandom in the US, but not even close to Russia. And Baders having scheduled fights...well, I'm sure things can be rearranged

I know people from all over the world who still considers Fedor to be best MMA fighter ever, and I think that he is one of the top heavyweight fighters ever.
Dana White for sure don't like that Fedor never signed for UFC, but money is not most important thing for him.

It sure is interesting that is why I have posted it here, especially it is a kickboxing fight and I am still waiting for a good fight in the UFC, and the upcoming fight of Francis Ngannou VS Ciryl Gane I think that is a very big fight in the making, but a Light Heavyweight fight Between Roman Kryklia VS Murat Aygun is a sight to behold I think that Roman Kryklia will be faster than Aygun in my opinion, but Murat Aygun surely has the firepower to KO Kryklia so Roman Kryklia needs to be faster in my opinion, but for me the Strawweight fight Senzo Ikeda VS Jeremy Miado was the one I want to support also another Strawweight, Robin Catalan VS Elipitua Siregar, and if it's going to be free then I can definitely analyze and look further if they surely got what it takes to take a closer look, for the Roman Kryklia VS Murat Aygun I am going with Roman Kryklia.

[notblox1]

This is not going towards Palencia personally, as I don't know who he is, but whenever I hear that some fighter is, in this day and age, a 10-0, I just can't help but wonder how much of his record was just orchestrated. I observed that in my local MMA scenes where fighters would get extremely easy, inexperienced fighters to beef up their score so they would be more attractive for bigger promotions. It's not really uncommon all that much. Some of them turn out to be great in the end, but 10-0 really doesn't say much on paper.

He was champion in LFA or Legacy Fighting Alliance is American MMA competition so he is not some low quality street fighter and Scott Cooker won't hire just about anyone for his Bellator.
I know that LFA had multi year contract with UFC, and I am not sure if that is still valid, but it shows that they have talents, and examples are Henry Cejudo, Kamaru Usman, and Valentina Shevchenko who all came from LFA to UFC.

[cygan]

next saturday the next ksw gala will take place in polish szczecin and will see two titles on the line and the return of a ksw legend.
Marian 'golden boy' Ziolkowski defends his ksw lightweight title against former welterweight champion Borys 'the tasmanian devil' Mankowski and light heavyweight king Tomasz Narkun welcomes the challenge of russia's Ibragim Chuzhigaev. the ksw legend & former middleweight champion Michal Materla returns at this ksw 66 and will face 'the assassin' Jason Radcliffe