The two-day-notice replacement nearly pulled off the biggest upset of the year. Jean answered with ground-and-pound from the back and captured the vacant title. Rafael Xavier delivered the night’s cleanest highlight one second before the horn.
MMAThe pound-for-pound king walks into Philadelphia at 29-1 and sixteen straight. Ian Machado Garry arrives as a top contender at 170 pounds. The champ is publicly unfazed.
Bare Knuckle BoxingA sold-out Antel Arena, a sitting head of state at ringside, and a hometown finish at 1:29 of round one. BKFC’s first-ever South American card belonged to Gaston “Tonga” Reyno.
MMAThe champion sat cageside at UFC Abu Dhabi, watched Ankalaev finish Guskov, told the Paramount interviewer he saw what he needed, then posted a full matchmaking plan on Instagram. His counter-pitch: no interim belt, one clean tournament, whoever earns it fights him in early 2027.
BoxingWhen Kristian Prenga landed a heavy uppercut just nineteen seconds into the fight, Anthony Joshua looked like a former champion whose entire comeback could be derailed by a single mistake. However, the narrative shifted dramatically when the second round got underway.
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