| KnockoutAlerts Fam, | Hey Fight Fans, | Step into the adrenaline-fueled excitement with the first edition of "Knocking Off Your Week" – your exclusive pass to the latest MMA and UFC action! As we dive into the heart of the octagon, our weekly newsletter is here to bring you the most electrifying highlights, insights, and updates from mixed martial arts. | Whether you're a die-hard fan or just starting your journey into the world of cage fighting, "Knocking Off Your Week" is your one-stop shop for all things MMA. | THE BIGGEST STORIES OF THE WEEK: | | 2) Ilia Topuria wants to defend his title in Spain around October/November. Afterwards, he wants to pursue Islam Makhachev at LW. Don't expect Ilia to be an active champion, he seems the type of champion to take smart and profitable fights. Also, his brother, Alexsandre, will be making his UFC debut at BW in June. 3)Tony Ferguson wants to fight Jake Paul next… I'm not sure that the right fight given his condition and his recent knee surgery. FYI here's a quote from Tony from last month; "I recently took care of my leg (my MCL) and had surgery last Thursday, one week after my elbow/arm surgery (both arthroscopy). I thought I would get them both done and double down. Got it over with so I can do what I do best. Beyond rage is an understatement. I feel no despair, just repair." (via Tony's Instagram) 4) The PFL vs Bellator was a massive success for the Bellator fighters, only losing one fight in total (Ryan Bader got absolutely crushed though). Here are the full results; Main Card Results Renan Ferreira def. Ryan Bader via Round 1 TKO (0:21) Johnny Eblen def. Impa Kasanganay via split decision: 29-28, 28-29, 29-28 Jason Jackson def. Ray Cooper III via Round 2 TKO (0:23) Vadim Nemkov def. Bruno Cappelozza via Round 2 technical submission (2:23) Yoel Romero def. Thiago Santos via unanimous decision: 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 AJ McKee def. Clay Collard via Round 1 submission (1:10) Prelims Results Aaron Pico def. Henry Corrales via Round 1 TKO (4:53) Biaggio Ali Walsh def. Emmanuel Palacio via split decision: 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 Claressa Shields def. Kelsey DeSantis via split decision: 29-28, 28-29, 29-28 Abdullah Al-Qahtani def. Edukondala Rao via Round 3 TKO (0:23) Malek Basahel def. Vinicius Pereira via unanimous decision: 30-27, 29-28, 30-27 5) Henry Cejudo doesn't plan to retire and wants to fight former student Brandon Moreno at UFC 306 at The Sphere. Will be interesting to see if Cejudo can make 125 again. 6) Ryan Garcia wants to fight Sean O'Malley in MMA, after beating Devin Haney. Garcia says he only needs 3-4 months to prepare for an MMA match. I know Ryan Garcia is tight with Nate Diaz's crew but I don't think he would be able to check and defend a low kick and a takedown… 7) Israel Adesanya was offered to fight DDP at UFC 300. However, the timing was not right for DPP and he rejected the offer. Will be interesting to see how the MW division plays out… Izzy vs DDP? Costa vs Usman? Whittaker vs Strickland? Vettori vs Imavov? 8) Jorge Masvidal wants to fight retired fighter Chael Sonnen in his next fight… I have no clue why and how this will happen. 9) Mike Perry will be fighting Thiago Alves at BKFC on April 27th. Darren Till and Anthony Pettis were offered and are potential opponents for Mike Perry for the end of the year. 10) The infamous sparring between Devin Haney vs Gervonta Davis was leaked by Ryan Garcia's team. View it here. Tank is an absolute force of nature.
| | THE FUNNIEST ISH OF THE WEEK: | 1) Sneako wanted to spar against Merab Dvalishvili. I guess he did not know the beast Merab is. Watch it here. 2) Former UFC fighter Ramsey Nijem took exception to Tony's comment about measuring Khabib Nurmagomedov with his belt. The tweet is pure gold. View it here. A major brawl happened at UFC Mexico. Tio gave the meanest left hook a la Alex Pereira. Watch the brawl.
| That's all for today. Enjoy fight week, the next newsletter will be out next Friday! | | |
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