Bogdan Guskov jumps from UFC Belgrade to a five-round main event on 12 days’ notice, with Blachowicz left waiting on a new opponent and Ankalaev getting back in the cage for the first time since October.
MMAFourteen fights, one main-event injury, one 52-second submission that reshaped the lightweight queue, one Olympic gold medalist who delivered on a betting price no fighter had ever carried, and one Australian former champion who walked into a new weight class and left with a stoppage. Saturday told us more about the sport than the poster suggested.
MMADown from a Kavanagh strike in the second, the Colorado flyweight recovered, hunted the back, and finished at 3:40 of the third. He is angling for an Almabayev booking on August 15.
MMAThe Irishman’s five-year comeback ended in 69 seconds when his right knee gave way on a jumping kick. He is denying pre-existing injury and awaiting imaging that will determine whether he is out for months or more than a year.
MMAFourteen fights, one five-year layoff, one Olympic gold medalist priced at -2800 favorite, and one Thursday face-off that left Max Holloway’s sunglasses on the floor. Everything you need to know before T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.
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