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[owengtam09]

Great picks and just like you because there is no UFC this weekend then the other fighting company is all good as well, now there are my picks for PFL 10

Clay Collard (2.95) VS Olivier Aubin-Mercier (1.35)


Clay Collard is an interesting fighter for sure from a pure boxer to becoming an MMA fighter was really interesting Olivier Aubin-Mercier may have a decent standing but is not as good as Clay Collard for sure, but Mercier had great in wrestling, and sure Collard's weakness as even though he has good takedown defense the wrestling defense and offense of Aubin-Mercier is there and you can never be wrong with this pick for me the recent UFC fighter Olivier Aubin-Mercier is my pick,

Renan Ferreira (2.75) VS Denis Goltsov (1.40)


Renan Ferreira has the build and for sure he has power in his striking for sure but I really like the chances of the Russian over this fight as he is more well-rounded, in the stand-up we can see who has decent boxing but I am going for the wrestling and he experience for sure so my pick is Denis Goltsov, as for sure Renan Ferreira will be pure on offensive,

Larissa Pacheco (1.14) VS Marina Mokhnatkina (5.00)


This is interesting as well Marina Mokhnatkina has decent wrestling but I really don't know about his wrestling defense if it's going to be great Larissa Pacheco is now the champion as she is now great with her fight and with her recent fight with Kayla Harrison she has already improve from back then for sure I will be going for the most well-rounded fighter and so my pick is Larissa Pacheco,

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[notblox1]

Big news dropping now!
PFL has now officially purchased Bellator!!
Better watch out UFC and Dana White, PFL is coming to get you soon and I bet this new PFL is going to be top MMA promotion soon.
Bellator is still going to exist in 2024 with different name and more details will be revealed later.  
This is just the beginning.


https://pflmma.com/news/professional-fighters-league-acquires-bellator-in-industry-transformative-deal

[TopTort777]

I have always like things like that. I always wonder what happens to division champions when do promotions merge. When UFC bought Strikeforce, all Strikeforce champions have lost their unique status and simply were implemented into top10-15 ranking (not on high positions) and had to join belt race from the beginning. Wonder how fighters gonna accept that, because yesterday you were a champion with privileges, and today you are just a fighter with a contract.

[YuginKadoya]

Big news dropping now!
PFL has now officially purchased Bellator!!
Better watch out UFC and Dana White, PFL is coming to get you soon and I bet this new PFL is going to be top MMA promotion soon.
Bellator is still going to exist in 2024 with different name and more details will be revealed later.  
This is just the beginning.


https://pflmma.com/news/professional-fighters-league-acquires-bellator-in-industry-transformative-deal

This is insane this is just WOW! I am pretty much impressed with PFL which is why there is no need to worry about the Bellator fighters mostly their champions sure they will still keep their belt, but how can they make it if PFL and Bellator now merge, if the champion for Bellator will be an interim champion and they will likely just unified the two belts, if they let their fighters fight, their champions that will be an interesting thing to watch for sure PFL can not buy UFC and that is what I think the UFC is a bigger industry for sure it was established well for the PFL to just barge in and bought it,

I have always like things like that. I always wonder what happens to division champions when do promotions merge. When UFC bought Strikeforce, all Strikeforce champions have lost their unique status and simply were implemented into top10-15 ranking (not on high positions) and had to join belt race from the beginning. Wonder how fighters gonna accept that, because yesterday you were a champion with privileges, and today you are just a fighter with a contract.

That was a dick move from UFC that is why Strikeforce was gone because the UFC and the recent champions were just treated as mere pawns by the UFC, and buying Strikeforce would surely get rid them of competition, for sure they have at least just give the recent champion of the Strikeforce their proper rankings and privilege for sure but they didn't give something to them but lower rankings instead, let's just wait if The PFL will do the same to Bellator like the UFC and Strikeforce, for sure this is one interesting,

[notblox1]

Wonder how fighters gonna accept that, because yesterday you were a champion with privileges, and today you are just a fighter with a contract.

This is going to be different and we wont see the same this like with UFC and Strikeforce.
Bellator is still going to exist as part of PFL brand and they will fight each other in future, but it takes time to transition and slowly prepare everything for next season.
I dont know how everything will work but I am sure we are going to be see better fights and more quality fighters.

[YuginKadoya]

Wonder how fighters gonna accept that, because yesterday you were a champion with privileges, and today you are just a fighter with a contract.

This is going to be different and we wont see the same this like with UFC and Strikeforce.
Bellator is still going to exist as part of PFL brand and they will fight each other in future, but it takes time to transition and slowly prepare everything for next season.
I dont know how everything will work but I am sure we are going to be see better fights and more quality fighters.

I have also read that Bellator was just in new management, and I think that they are now on the right track in getting in with PFL, and not like the UFC and the StrikeForce merging, it seems that I like what the PFL has did in here this means that the previous champion status of the Bellator title belt holder seems intact and all good as Bellator was still there unlike what happen with the UFC to Strikeforce that each fight was just absorb into the UFC and was like their title privileges was cut off and just entering the UFC like that into the below rankings,

Right now the Bellator Channel has a PFL Vlog series here is the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1W1w-xRh2M this is the upcoming PFL the PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship which is I think a banger of a fight that is why I have made an early bet, for sure Bellator will be in good hands and I think the PFL will going to merge with Bellator slowly, they surely don't want to ruin the Bellator Champions image and for sure it will be settled with the Bellator VS PFL event which is a great source of entertainment

And for me looking at the main event this is going to be a great Lightweight fight as Clay Collard will be up against Olivier Aubin-Mercier, the Co-Main Event Heavyweight will be interesting as Renan Ferreira got his attempt in learning on takedowns but I really doubt his wrestling defense while Denis Goltsov is changing the atmosphere in the Heavyweight division, so this is interesting, Larissa Pacheco VS Marina Mokhnatkina for this is a one-sided fight Larissa Pacheco's power is unbelievable, and looking forward the most on the fight of Magomed Magomedkerimov as I think this will be interesting aswell and what he can do against Sadibou Sy,

[owengtam09]

Big news dropping now!
PFL has now officially purchased Bellator!!
Better watch out UFC and Dana White, PFL is coming to get you soon and I bet this new PFL is going to be top MMA promotion soon.
Bellator is still going to exist in 2024 with different name and more details will be revealed later.  
This is just the beginning.


https://pflmma.com/news/professional-fighters-league-acquires-bellator-in-industry-transformative-deal

A great deal for sure as PFL wants to be a bigger organization it surely is great that PFL managed to buy Bellator as they are now using the Bellator Channel for sure but for me, I want to see great action from PFL between Bellator fighters and a champion versus champion fight will be an epic kind of thing PFL heavyweight vs Bellator Heavyweight, and vice versa for all division I think that will happen but for sure in due time,

I have always like things like that. I always wonder what happens to division champions when do promotions merge. When UFC bought Strikeforce, all Strikeforce champions have lost their unique status and simply were implemented into top10-15 ranking (not on high positions) and had to join belt race from the beginning. Wonder how fighters gonna accept that, because yesterday you were a champion with privileges, and today you are just a fighter with a contract.

The sad thing for Strikeforce fighters is that they were shocked when they found out the news for sure, and they likely broke their heart when the UFC announced the details to them and for sure Dana White and the Strikeforce CEO of Strikeforce has some beef with each other, and for sure that is why Dana White has bought strikeforce he said he was disgusted in strikeforce and wants to save its fighters but Scott Coker has explained that Dana White is lying to them as Scott Coker is the CEO of strikeforce he is also the current President of Bellator MMA,

[cygan]

the next ksw event will take place in mid-december - this time the fights will be held in gliwice/poland.
and this 89th event has it all, because there are two belt fights
in one of the two cage fights, undefeated welterweight dominator Adrian Bartosiński (5-0-0) will defend his championship trophy against phenomenal lightweight and featherweight champion Salahdine Parnasse (10-1-0). it will be the first time in the history of the world's premier mma organizations that a fighter will have the opportunity to reign in three weight classes simultaneously. the 2nd fight is a battle for the middleweight belt. in this confrontation, the phenomenal Paweł Pawlak (4-0-0) will make his first title defense against a true mma legend in poland and former champion Michał Materla (22-7-0)

[owengtam09]

Here are the results for my picks on the PFL 10 2023 PFL World Championship

Clay Collard (2.95) VS Olivier Aubin-Mercier (1.35) - WIN


For sure both fighters have shown what they can do inside the ring but Aubin-Mercier is just that great at getting Clay Collard's bloodied face, it was total domination for Olivier Aubin-Mercier when it came to the ground but Clay Collard was aggressive with leg kicks and has great boxing that pressured OAM, but that right from Aubin-Mercier stops Collard, and this two had a shin clash as well that redied but you can see the offense and defense of Olivier Aubin Mercier's wrestling that was the key for his victory and control over Clay Collard, and the return of Mario Yamasaki the legendary referee is here,

Renan Ferreira (2.75) VS Denis Goltsov (1.40) - LOST


The fight was really unexpected and this is Heavyweight so the fight could also not go the distance, Renan Ferreira was aggressive and vicious with his attack on Goltsov that didn't let Denis Goltsov recover and defeated Goltsov, the first round was a show for Denis Goltsov always controlling Renan Ferreira on the ground but he can not finish the submission that always let Renan Ferreira restart on his feet, and so in the 2nd round Renan Ferreira knows what he  will do with Denis Goltsov and that punch from him has a sudden reaction that knockout Goltsov,

Larissa Pacheco (1.14) VS Marina Mokhnatkina (5.00) - WIN


It was an aggressive Larissa Pacheco in the opening round and all Marina Mokhnatkina could do was evade and go with the takedowns and submissions that kneebar from Marina Mokhnatkina you can see that Larissa Pacheco always spaces that submission lock and that kneebar was always her weapon on Pacheco but Larissa Pacheco always keep on the pace on striking and that was the thing that Larissa Pacheco got the score card and Marina Mokhnatkina survives this fight and go beyond the distance but still a lost because she didn't make enough strike against Larissa Pacheco,

[YuginKadoya]

Results on my bet for the PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship and for sure many fighters in this Tournament are getting their 1 million checks,

Clay Collard VS Olivier Aubin-Mercier ROUND 5 DECISION - WIN

Clay Collard started with leg kicks and you can also see their shin clashes you can see the Canadian gangster get into the back of Collard but for sure Clay Collard really has a good wrestling defense as you can surely see his resisting Aubin-Mercier, you can see the determination of both fighters to win, for sure Clay Collard defended all submission attempts of Aubin-Mercier and staying safe drop that for sure that pressure and Olivier always getting that open shots to get some score, is a win for Olivier Aubin-Mercier,

Renan Ferreira VS Denis Goltsov ROUND 2 KO/TKO - LOST

You can see that Goltsov has gone into the takedown and on the top of Ferreira but he can not go with the full mount, so he goes with the kimura at first for some reason Renan Ferreira's power he has been escaping the submission attempts of Denis Goltsov but for sure the wrestling defense of Renan Ferreira has improved a lot, and in the start of the 2nd round Ferreira have to go with the overhand punch than a hammer fist but for sure that was it because this is the heavyweight just 1 punch is what needs to get the win,

Magomed Magomedkerimov VS Sadibou Sy ROUND 3 SUBMUSSION - WIN

The Dagestan fighters are really dominating even the PFL and Magomed Magomedkerimov is really amazing in this fight in the 1st round Magomed is aggressive and pressuring Sadibou Sy and getting him outbalanced from the start of the round, and the patient of Magomed Magomedkerimov had him Sadibou Sy to the ground, Sabidou Sy on the 2nd round was OK with the takedown defense and you can not underestimate Magomed Magomedkerimov on the striking aswell, in the 2nd round for me I think Maomedkerimov let the 2nd round and get some rest on the remaining time, while on the 3rd round, he let it lose and got the guillotine choke on Sadibou Sy,

[owengtam09]

After that PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship I am craving more PFL for sure and the next event for PFL is

PFL Europe 4: 2023 Championships

DATE: Friday 12.08.2023
TIME: 12:00 PM ET
PROMOTION: Professional Fighters League
VENUE: 3Arena Dublin
LOCATION: Dublin, Ireland



MAIN EVENT
Nate Kelly VS Dimitry Solimeis

CO-MAIN EVENT
Frans Mlambo VS Khurshed Kakhorov

MAIN CARD
Dakota Ditcheva VS Valentina Scatizzi
Jakob Nedoh VS Simeon Powell
Dylan Tuke VS Yazid Chouchane
John Mitchell VS Jakub Kaszuba

PRELIMINARY CARD
Brett Johns VS David Tonatiuh Crol
Tom Breese VS Cleiton Silva
Andreeas Binder VS Daniele Scatizzi
Connor Hughes VS Sebas Santana Guedes
Lewis McGrillen-Evans VS Weslley Maia
Kikadze Bondo VS Dominique Wooding
Nate Kelly VS Calum Seaton

The Information was from Tapology: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/97299-pfl-europe-2023-championships

[cygan]

this weekend the anniversary oktagon event #50 takes place.
former lightweight champion Losene Keita will fight against Niko  Samsonidze for the featherweight belt.
another title fight is for the lightweight throne - Ivan Buchinger wants to regain the belt in this class against reigning champion Ronald Paradeiser.
you can see all the other cage fights in the graphic

[notblox1]

this weekend the anniversary oktagon event #50 takes place.
former lightweight champion Losene Keita will fight against Niko  Samsonidze for the featherweight belt.

I never head about this fighters but it sure is going to be a busy week in MMA.
PFL Europe 4 is starting tomorrow, than day later it is ONE Championship Fight Night 17 and OKTAGON 50, and in UFC fight card in Saturday.
Nothing really special to get me interested, no super big fight, but this are one of the last MMA events we have in 2023.
I cant believe we are so close to new year 2024

[YuginKadoya]

this weekend the anniversary oktagon event #50 takes place.
former lightweight champion Losene Keita will fight against Niko  Samsonidze for the featherweight belt.

I never head about this fighters but it sure is going to be a busy week in MMA.
PFL Europe 4 is starting tomorrow, than day later it is ONE Championship Fight Night 17 and OKTAGON 50, and in UFC fight card in Saturday.
Nothing really special to get me interested, no super big fight, but this are one of the last MMA events we have in 2023.
I cant believe we are so close to new year 2024

Now that the PFL Europe 4 is all settled it was really a crazy fight with many TKO, and submissions, for sure great finishes, for this event, it was really entertaining to watch but I haven't made my bet on these because I am not so sure if the fight will be in favor with me or if I am any knowledge at all,

This is the results for the PFL Europe 4

PFL Europe 4: 2023 Championships

Nathan Kelly Defeated Dimitry Solimeis
Khurshed Kakhorov Defeated Frans Mlambo
Jakub Kaszuba Defeated John Mitchell
Dylan Tuke Defeated Yazid Chouchane
Dakota Ditcheva Defeated Valentina Scatizzi
Jakob Nedoh Defeated Simeon Powell
Weslley Maia Defeated Lewis McGrillen-Evans
Brett Johns Defeated David Tonatiuh Crol
Tom Breese Defeated Cleiton Silva
Kikadze Bondo Defeated Dominique Wooding
Connor Hughes Defeated Sebas Santana Guedes
Nate Kelly Defeated Callum Seaton

For sure will be watching most of these fights as this is really a great result for an event,

[owengtam09]

We will be having an event this end of the year and that is on December 31, 2023, and this event will be in Saitama Japan,

RIZIN 45

DATE: Sunday 12.31.2023
TIME: 12:00 AM ET
PROMOTION: RIZIN Fighting Federation
VENUE: Saitama Super Arena
LOCATION: Saitama, Japan



MAIN EVENT
Kyoji Horiguchi VS Makoto Shinryu

MAIN CARD
Juan Archuleta VS Kai Asakura
Kleber Koike Erbst VS Yutaka Saito
Hiromasa Ougikubo VS John Dodson
Shinobu Ota VS Ryusei Ashizawa
Tsuyoshi Sudario VS Mikio Ueda
Seika Izawa VS Miyuu Yamamoto
Kota Miura VS Koji Tanaka
Satoshi Yamasu VS Suguru Nii
Igor Tanabe VS Shinsho Anzai
Yuta Kubo VS Rukiya Anpo - CUSTOM RULES
Ren Hiramoto VS Ren Sugiyama
Yushi Sakura VS Jo Hiramoto
Tatsuki Shinotsuka VS Daichi Tomizawa - KICKBOXING
Yuki Motoya VS Vince Morales
Jo Arai VS Hiroya Kondo
Ryujin Nasukawa VS Jung Min Shin

The Information was from Tapology: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/107924-rizin-45

[notblox1]

It's big holiday break and there are no big MMA events this week but is anyone watching boxing event Day of Reckoning?
Deontay Wilder vs Joseph Parker is starting soon and after that Anthony Joshua vs Otto Wallin, there was already four or five KO wins on that card!
See you all in 2024 with new MMA events

[owengtam09]

It's big holiday break and there are no big MMA events this week but is anyone watching boxing event Day of Reckoning?
Deontay Wilder vs Joseph Parker is starting soon and after that Anthony Joshua vs Otto Wallin, there was already four or five KO wins on that card!
See you all in 2024 with new MMA events

I think it was not that big of an event was Rizin 45 and we will be having it now, at the end of the year, but for sure many really aren't really that eyeing the event on Rizin even myself but because we don't have any MMA event in the UFC and on other fight organization I think this is good enough, for us than not having an event at all,

While the Day Of Reckoning boxing event was a banger Sadly Deontay Wilder lost to Joseph Parker, Wilder surely has strong punching power but his hesitation was evident in the fight he didn't want to engage so much, and that led Joseph Parker to an opening and for sure he is the only favorite that have lost that night, while both Dmitry Bivol and Anthony Joshua won their fights so we will never see a Anthony Joshua VS Deontay Wilder in the future, because of what happen,

RIZIN 45

Kyoji Horiguchi VS Makoto Shinryu - Actually this is the 1st time I have seen these two fight I don't really watch Rizin and I don't have any experience with some of Rizin's fighters and even Bellator but right now doing my initial research just for the Main event well these two have already faced each other inside the ring and it is in the Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN 2, and it was ruled as No Contest because Kyoji Horiguchi poke Makoto Shinryu's eye, for this fight, Kyoji Horiguchi is a decent striker for sure he will get his opponent with punches and kicks and he will surely land the heavy blow, he also got decent wrestling so he is very well-rounded, while Makoto Shinryu is very deep with wrestling and for sure a monster in grappling because he will hold you in every position his opponent is in and on the feet he will rain down a barrage of kicks and knee, this is indeed an interesting fight but I guess I will go with the well rounded one so I think Kyoji Horiguchi if he can strike Shinryu without an eye poke he could win this,

[YuginKadoya]

It's big holiday break and there are no big MMA events this week but is anyone watching boxing event Day of Reckoning?
Deontay Wilder vs Joseph Parker is starting soon and after that Anthony Joshua vs Otto Wallin, there was already four or five KO wins on that card!
See you all in 2024 with new MMA events

Sad to say Deontay Wilder was defeated by Joseph Parker it just that he wasn't able to figure out in time what Parker was doing and that Joseph Parker knew what he was doing all along, it was a sad truth for Deontay Wilder He lost this fight so he will not get the Anthony Joshua fight,

And for the boxing matches that we have Naoya Inoue defeated Marlon Tapales, while we are getting an Artur Beterbiev VS Callum Smith on January 13, next year then a Tyson Fury VS Oleksandr Usyk on Febuary 17, it will be great fights for the next year and I think I am excited about it,


Back into MMA Rizin 45 is starting now, and I think the fight against the heavyweight Tsuyoshi Sudario VS Mikio Ueda is underway and is next now

Juan Archuleta VS Kai Asakura - The Co-main Event is interesting aswell Juan Archuleta VS Kai Asakura a striker VS striker fight will be a banger to behold but Kai Asakura has decent grappling that Juan Archuleta needs to look for but for sure he has great takedown defense that Kai Asakura needs to get ready and take note on,

Kyoji Horiguchi VS Makoto Shinryu - While the main event Kyoji Horiguchi VS Makoto Shinryu will be a great wrestling fight for sure event though Horiguchi is great at striking and has power in his punches that poke was really unintentional on their 1st fight but the unique thing about Makoto Shinryu he can finish the fight in any grappling position he can think of even in the standing position,

[Lykslyks]

It's big holiday break and there are no big MMA events this week but is anyone watching boxing event Day of Reckoning?
Deontay Wilder vs Joseph Parker is starting soon and after that Anthony Joshua vs Otto Wallin, there was already four or five KO wins on that card!
See you all in 2024 with new MMA events

I totally missed The Day Of Reckoning event but watching the replays of the fights I was amazed at Dmitry Bivol with his speed and agility to get into his opponent you can say that his output and technicality did improve but I really wish he could have his real fight against Artur Beterbiev before Beterbiev retire because Beterbiev is not at 38 years old, maybe 2 years and he will be retiring, Shocking Co-Main Event because Joseph Parker defeated Deontay Wilder in their fight I don't really know what happens to Wilder but he is just waiting there and not punching much, while the Main Event we could clearly see that Anthony Joshua has proven himself on this fight that he had improved and defeating Otto Wallin,

RIZIN 45

Kyoji Horiguchi VS Makoto Shinryu - Actually this is the 1st time I have seen these two fight I don't really watch Rizin and I don't have any experience with some of Rizin's fighters and even Bellator but right now doing my initial research just for the Main event well these two have already faced each other inside the ring and it is in the Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN 2, and it was ruled as No Contest because Kyoji Horiguchi poke Makoto Shinryu's eye, for this fight, Kyoji Horiguchi is a decent striker for sure he will get his opponent with punches and kicks and he will surely land the heavy blow, he also got decent wrestling so he is very well-rounded, while Makoto Shinryu is very deep with wrestling and for sure a monster in grappling because he will hold you in every position his opponent is in and on the feet he will rain down a barrage of kicks and knee, this is indeed an interesting fight but I guess I will go with the well rounded one so I think Kyoji Horiguchi if he can strike Shinryu without an eye poke he could win this,

It was a double celebration for Kyoji Horiguchi because after defeating Makoto Shinryu he proposed to his girlfriend inside the ring, and for sure they got married, Kyoji Horiguchi was really something in that fight it was a quicker strike for Kyoji Horiguchi while Shinryu was not letting him his way but still Kyoji Horiguchi was faster on the feet for sure he was on a advantage because of his great striking while Kyoji Horiguchi secure in taking the back of Shinryu it was a rear naked choke that Makoto Shinryu tap while Kyoji Horiguchi got the victory of both Bellator and Rizin, as champion,

[Hirose UK]

Interesting news comes from ONE Championship which named Johan Ghazali as the best newcomer of 2023, he is young fighter who can be said to be still teenager because he is only 16 years old.
But even though he is very young and it is challenge to be able to take part in every fight held by ONE Championship, Johan Ghazali has proven everything with the several fights he has had.
This young fighter with the martial art of Muay Thai has really received lot of praise and discussion because of the 5 wins he got, 4 of which were knockouts.
But the most surprising fight was when he managed to beat Padetsuk Fairtex by knockout in just 16 seconds.
I sure this young man from Malaysia will be able to have very brilliant career and he will have big enough potential to be able to join martial arts promotion company UFC biggest mix.