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Pudz vs. Erko Jun at KSW 51 on 11/9 in Croatia
At KSW 50: London, the promotion they will hold their first event in Zagreb, Croatia,on November 9 at the Arena Zagreb. One of the biggest names in KSW history, literally and figuratively, Mariusz Pudzianowski, will fight 3-0 bodybuilder turned fighter Erko Jun. Pudz is coming off losses to Karol Bedorf and Szymon Kolecki.
KSW 50 opens with a big win for Aleksandra Rola
Latest 10 UFC fights, today's in bold
•Gilbert Burns IN with Thiago Alves OUT vs. Gunnar Nelson at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 9/28 in Copenhagen, Denmark
•Zabit Magomedsharipov OUT vs. Calvin Kattar at UFC on ESPN 6; fight will be rescheduled
•Manny Bermudez vs. Charles Rosa at UFC on ESPN 6 on 10/18 in Boston, MA
•Vinc Pichel vs. Alexander Yakovlev at UFC on ESPN+ 21 on 11/9 in Moscow, Russia
•Thiago Alves injured, OUT vs. Gunnar Nelson at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 9/28 in Copenhagen, Denmark, replacement sought
•Andrew Sanchez vs. Marvin Vettori rebooked for UFC on ESPN+ 19 on 10/12 in Tampa, FL
•Andrew Sanchez ill, fight vs. Marvin Vettori OFF at UFC on ESPN+ 16 on 9/14 in Vancouver, BC
•Andrei Arlovski vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 244 on 11/2 in New York, NY
•Marion Reneau OUT, Vanessa Melo IN vs. Irene Aldana at UFC on ESPN+ 17 on 9/21 in Mexico City, Mexico
•Ronaldo Souza vs. Jan Blachowicz at LHW main events at UFC on ESPN+ 22 on 11/16 in Sao Paulo
Cody Garbrandt: I starch 1 more guy and I'm fighting Henry Cejudo
“I believe I am the best, and you’ve got to prove to yourself that you are the best. It’s always me vs. me; it’s never about my adversary. If I’m good with myself, and I go in there at peace with myself, that guy across there is going to have a bad night. ... I starch one more guy, I’m back to fighting Henry. I’ve been up the mountain before, and I’m coming back.” 'No Love' has suffered back to back wrist injuries, and plans to return early in 2020.
New year-end UFC Honors to be chosen by Dana White, fans
The UFC has announced new annual awards in two categories: UFC Honors President’s Choice 9Performance of the Year, Fight of the Year) selected by Dana White, and UFC Honors Fan Choice (Toyo Tires’ KO of the Year, Toyo Tires’ Submission of the Year, Toyo Tires’ Event of the Year, Toyo Tires’ Comeback of the year) selected by fans. Nominees will be announced early in December and the winners will be announced by year's end.
Michel Pereira believes he's the successor to Anderson Silva
“Yes, I do. I think about that a lot. I see it as a duty. MMA is becoming a little dull, because everyone wants to win. They take you down, submit you, and it’s over. I don’t mean to disrespect jiu-jitsu, I’m a BJJ guy, a blackbelt. But they’re too stuck with that mentality of winning and that’s it. Screw those who are watching you. I might lose a fight, but I’ll never let one of my fights be boring. I think about this new generation of fighters that is coming right now. I think about carrying Anderson’s legacy. In fact, I want to train with him in the future so I can really carry his legacy. It’s not easy to build a legacy like he did. In my opinion, he’s one of the greatest of all times, even though he’s not doing so well right now. But I do think about becoming the new Anderson Silva in the UFC.” Pereira fights Tristan Connelly on Saturday in Vancouver. h/t BE • Combate (original Portuguese)
Tyron Woodley: I wouldn't pee on Colby Covington if he was on fire
“Colby does a good job of putting his own foot in his mouth. I know people say that about me, but he’s a complete dumbass. He’s talked himself out of three world title fights. He was supposed to fight me before I fought Till, he bitched out of that fight. He was supposed to fight me before I fought Usman, he bitched out of that fight. You guys can do the math as to what he did with the Usman fight. My goal is to get my belt back, so obviously Usman is going to be my top priority. If Colby want to get that ass whupped, he can get whupped up too. To be honest, I don’t hate him. Hate is a very strong word. I don’t hate anybody. I definitely don’t like him. If he was on fire, I wouldn’t pee on him." h/t MMA Fighting • Watch UFC Vancouver Fan Q&A
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Josh Barnett's ‘Bloodsport’ = Pro Wrestling + MMA
Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport II, which combines the MMA techniques of the shoot-fight style of pro wrestling with the crowd pleasing theatrics of rassling, takes place this Saturday night in Atlantic City, live on FITE.tv. Barnett: "I’ve always wanted to put something together that would follow up on my own vision and philosophy of professional wrestling. ... I was absolutely down to get involved, but I wanted to produce the event, have my hands in it, and I wanted to put my raison d’être for wrestling in it. ... We are not a gimmick. We’re just wrestlers. It’s a hard-hitting and competitive combat sport. If you want to see professional wrestling with all the glitz and gimmick stripped away from it, and see people trying to win and showing grit and guts, then tune in and watch. It’s not that we’re any less colorful, but this is stripping away all the superfluous of what people think professional wrestling is and returning to its roots." h/t SI
Putin meets Nurmagomedovs, praises Khabib choke technique
Misha Cirkunov using VR to ready for Jimmy Crute on Saturday
“In training you can beat everybody, but how well can you perform under the pressure, under these lights, in front of all these people? That’s something I’ve been actually working on. I’ve been doing some tricks to simulate all this at home. I was using virtual reality... I put on the helmet and I see all these crowds, I’m in a world championship boxing ring and now it doesn’t phase me at all. Before it did. It’s just a matter of time. There is such a huge future with virtual reality. There are so many crazy games. For example when I play the Creed boxing game — I’m actually number one ranked now in the world for punching stats at one of the sessions there. Half an hour of putting the helmet on and using some wrist weights and doing movement and boxing game, I’m completely drenched. I’m so sweaty and at the same time so excited, I want to play more but I need to turn the AC on and the fans and bring a towel before I can continue. There is a huge future and opportunity in terms of learning because everything can be in 3D. Even just going over technique, it could be very interesting.” h/t MMA Mania • Watch open workout media scrum
