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Leon Edwards not impressed if Jorge Masvidal gets title shot
Leon Edwards extended his win streak to 8 vs. Rafael dos Anjos Saturday night, and then called out Jorge Masvidal. However, Colby Covington fights Robbie Lawler UFC on ESPN 5; a Covington win likely earns hin the next shot at WW champ Kamaru Usman, while a Lawler win likely gives Masvidal the slot, which Edwards doesn't like: “Who has Masvidal beat? He beat Ben Askren, Ben Askren has fought nobody. He got a close victory against Robbie. Apart from that I couldn’t tell another person who’s he beat that’s a big name. He went to China or wherever it was and stacked a 9-0 record, came to the UFC, and then talked a lot of $#!@, and then he got to No. 5 above me, which is weird. I’m on an eight-fight win streak now and was No. 11, that’s crazy. That’s second-most to world champion. That’s madness. That shows that it’s not about fights or technique, and it’s not about winning. It’s about talking trash on social media. That’s what gets you up there.” h/t MMA Junkie
Jorge Masvidal responds to Leon Edwards callout
"Big difference between putting top-ranked opponents to sleep and putting fans to sleep #bum #whoru. ... So I can be clear I was promised a title shot after I beat Askren and I plan on cashing in on it. Don’t call me out no more until I get that belt #supernecessary." h/t Twitter
Arab world gets all UFC events for $49 PER YEAR
The state-owned Abu Dhabi Media has launched the UFC's first Arabic-language OTT subscription service in the Middle East and North Africa; UFC Arabia will exclusively stream live UFC events in English and Arabic in Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tunisia, UAE, and Yemen. Subscribers can access the service for a US$4.99 monthly fee, or US$49.99 annually, following a 30-day free trial. Sports Pro Media
Leon Edwards calls out Jorge Masvidal
Juan Adams apologizes for post loss conduct
Juan Adams threw his mouthpiece and left the Octagon before the official fight result announcement Saturday night, and shortly afterward apologized on his social network: "I apologize to the UFC and to the fans for the way I acted after the fight. I let my emotions get the better of me and I acted horribly. To everyone present and watching at home I truly apologize. I took a few to the head and was caught up in the moment. ... Guys I don’t party after a loss, I’m sorry. I am sorry for losing composure, I am sorry for not honoring my word, and all I can do is prove myself if given another opportunity. Whatever is next is next, but next week it’s back in the gym."
Ray Borg dedicates win to all the NICU parents
After 9 decisions, 3 finishes in 3:30 combined
The Prince of War has bad nickname, despicable history, GnP TKO
Dan Hooker ends record-tying 9 decisions in a row
Then they showed men of will what will really was
Latest 10 UFC fights, today's in bold
•Sijara Eubanks vs. Bethe Correia atUFC on ESPN+ 17 on 9/21 in Mexico City
•Volkan Oezdemir vs. Ilir Latifi moved from 8/3 in Newark to 8/10 in Uruguay due to visa issues
•Justin Gaethje vs. Cowboy Cerrone main event at UFC on ESPN+ 16 o 9/14 in Vancouver
•Lara Procopio vs. Karol Rosa at UFC on ESPN+ 15 on 8/31 in Shenzhen, China
•Kai-Kara France vs. Mark De La Rosa at UFC on ESPN+ 15 on 8/31 in Shenzhen, China
•Alen Amedovski vs. John Phillips at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 9/28 in Copenhagen
•Brian Ortega vs. Chan Sung Jung in the works for UFC on ESPN+ 17 on 9/21 in Mexico City
•Michal Oleksiejczuk vs. OSP official for UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 9/28 in Copenhagen
•Alessio Di Chirico vs. Peter Sobotta at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 9/28 in Copenhagen
•Askar Askarov Faces Brandon Moreno at UFC on ESPN+ 17 on 9/21 in Mexico City
Bubba Jenkins releases his inner Muhammad Ali ahead of BRAVE 24
"People watch movies, and they look for the hero, they look for the villain, not understanding that some of these heroes were placed in that position just by straight-up destiny and that some of these villains chose to be that. This villain chose to come after me, knowing that I am the hero of my division, knowing that I am the king. I sit at the top seat, the highest seat only holds one, so he can continue being the villain, climbing the mountain after me. And I'll continue to reign. If he doesn't do what he is supposed to do, he doesn't make it to round two. But if he comes for war, wanting more, he counts the lights, and snores in four." The featherweight champ defends vs. Lucas 'Mineiro' Martins at BRAVE 24: London, before an invite-only crowd of dignitaries, businessmen, influencers, and celebrities.
RDA eager to prove he's not washed-up vs. Edwards
"I know he’s trying to get a crack at that belt, crack at that title shot. But I’m on a mission, I know I have what it takes to beat him. It will be a good fight. I fight well against southpaw tall guys. I have a history. We’ll see. I’m glad he thinks I’m done, and I’m not going to be even close to giving him a good match. But different from him, I know he’s tough, and I prepared really well. I know I have a bigger arsenal then him. I’ve got my takedowns, my punches, my kicks, my ground game, my game on the bottom too." h/t SuperSport
Titan Kickboxing to debut on 8/23
FollowingTitan Fighting Championship's successful debut of combat jiu-jitsu at Titan FC 53 earlier this year, on 8/23 the promotion will debut Titan Kickboxing. Titan officials plan to eventually give both combat jiu-jitsu and kickboxing their own events on UFC Fight Pass. Former UFC fighter Michael 'El Capo' Quinones will kickboxing Dean 'The Sniper' Barry on the main card. The historic event will feature two title bouts in the main and co-main events - lightweight champ Martin Brown will rematch vs. Beibit Nazarov, and featherweight champ Jason Soares defends vs. Andrew Whitney.
Walt Harris inspired to sue supplement maker after Yoel Romero's big win
Yoel Romero won a default judgment of $27.45 million against a supplement company he sued in the wake of a positive drug test. Despite the fact that collecting the millions is problematic in the extreme, it inspired Walt Harris, who saw a win over Andrei Arlovski changed to NC, and faced up to two years USADA suspension, before a tainted supplement was identified: “He made me go from adamant about it to this will get done before this year’s over. I’m not concerned about the money. It’s my reputation and character that’s on the line. I’ve been clean and doing this thing the right way, for something like that to happen to me at this stage of my career, I’m like, c’mon. ... That money is going to go to a good cause to build our state, build MMA and keep doing what we’re doing. Of course, I’m going to keep fighting when the settlement check hits. But I’m going to be fighting with a whole lot of back end. It’s going to be Gucci everything.” Harris fights Aleksei Oleinik at UFC on ESPN 4 on Saturday. h/t MMA Junkie
Idaho paring down state regulations, even MMA
Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) has announced that the cutting or simplifying of more than 34% of Idaho’s administrative rules this spring was just the start, and further, he’s hoping that figure will rise to 50 or 60 percent once an ongoing review of occupational licensing rules is completed. Idaho has a unique process in which the Legislature each year reviews all proposed new agency rules, and can reject those with which it doesn’t agree. The rules-pruning process included more than 40 public meetings since 4/11. Rules that pruned ranged from eliminating annual re-certification requirements for fire code officials to eliminating restrictions on formation of new credit unions that overlap the field of membership of existing ones, to eliminated regulations governing attire for female combatants in boxing, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts. h/t Idaho Press
'Bring the knee straight down Coleman': PRIDE almost kills!!?!
Anderson Silva to become US citizen
The UFC G.O.A.T. will be among 6,300 fellow immigrants becoming U.S. citizens at the Los Angeles Convention Center next week. The 44-year-old had the longest title reign as UFC middleweight champ, settong a record for 16 consecutive victories between 2006 and 2013. He has also begun making his mark in Hollywood with appearances on “NCIS: Los Angeles” and as a judge on “World’s Best,” both of which air on CBS. Armenia, China, El Salvador, Guatemala, Indian, Iran, Mexico, the Philippines, South Korea and Vietnam are the top ten countries represented by this newest influx of American citizens. h/t CBS
Less than a week until the ultra-exclusive Brave London
Why Arjan Bhullar signed with ONE over the UFC
The Indian-Canadian heavyweight ran out his UFC contract to test free agency, having gone 3-1 in the big league, leaving on a two-fight win streak: “We’re allowed sponsorship, which they can’t match financially, and [ONE] has incentives in there that the UFC doesn’t pay their fighters. My contract is very custom and very unique — it’s not your standard contract — and [the UFC] doesn’t create contracts like that. My value was significantly more than what the UFC was setting at. Just the way [ONE] went about it: telling me how much they want me, I met the whole team, I was flown out to Singapore — first class — with my wife, all that kind of stuff. It was a no-brainer for me. It’s a no-brainer to test free agency ... Two fights in a year isn’t going to get me anywhere, it’s not going to get me paid, and it’s not going to get my career going to the title like I want. ... I want to create a legacy in terms of what I’ve done for others in this sport, and a huge part of that is taking this sport to India. I’ve been very frustrated that there’s been no plans from the UFC on that [and ONE does].” Bhullar fights Mauro Cerilli on 8/2 in his ONE debut. h/t BE
