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• Timur Khizriev bloodies, batters Brendan Loughnane to win lopsided decision in PFL World Championships main event

  29-11-2024 22:57 via mmafighting.com
  
  Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Timur Khizriev did just about everything but get a finish as he battered and bloodied Brendan Loughnane over five rounds to claim the featherweight title in the 2024 PFL World Championships main event.
  It was a dominant showcase from the undefeated Russian as he beat Loughnane in every facet of the game from striking to grappling across all five rounds. Khizriev never slowed down, especially after Loughnane started gushing blood out of his nose and that really
  
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• Video: Dakota Ditcheva dismantles Taila Santos, finishes with brutal body shot at PFL World Championships

  29-11-2024 22:05 via mmafighting.com
  
  Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Dakota Ditcheva faced the toughest test of her career and passed with flying colors.
  The highly touted flyweight prospect graduated to become a champion on Friday with a one-sided beatdown of former UFC title contender Taila Santos in the 2024 PFL World Championships co-main event.
  It was a dominant showcase for Ditcheva as she brutalized Santos with heavy leg kicks early and then battered her to the body with knees before going up top with several stiff elbows
  
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• PFL Championships live blog: Brendan Loughnane vs. Timur Khizriev

  29-11-2024 21:55 via mmafighting.com
  
  Brendan Loughnane and Timur Khizriev face off ahead of the PFL Championships. | PFL This is the 2024 PFL World Championships live blog for Brendan Loughnane vs. Timur Khizriev, the featherweight tournament final this Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  Loughnane joined the PFL in 2019 after failing to earn a contract (despite winning) on Dana White’s Contender Series, and that turned out to be a blessing in disguise for the English fighter. Since joining the PFL, Loughnane is 12-2, including w
  
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• Watch Dovlet Yagshimuradov demolish Impa Kasanganay with flurry of punches in just 58 seconds

  29-11-2024 21:19 via mmafighting.com
  
  Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Dovlet Yagshimuradov needed just 58 seconds to demolish Impa Kasangany to win the light heavyweight title at the 2024 PFL World Championships.
  The Bellator veteran showed no fear with Kasanganay mashing down on the gas to start the fight as he came out aggressive and looking to set the tone early. But it was Yagshimuradov who answered during a furious exchange against the cage as a right hand slipped through and rattled Kasanganay to back him off.
  That punch co
  
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• PFL Championships live blog: Dakota Ditcheva vs. Taila Santos

  29-11-2024 21:08 via mmafighting.com
  
  Dakota Ditcheva and Taila Santos face off ahead of the PFL Championships | PFL This is the 2024 PFL World Championships live blog for Dakota Ditcheva vs. Taila Santos, the flyweight tournament final this Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  Tapped by many to be the future “Face of the PFL,” Ditcheva is only 26 years old and already has an impressive 13-0 career record. Eight of those wins have come inside the PFL as Ditcheva rose to prominence through the promotion’s PFL Europe exte
  
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• Watch Shamil Musaev crush Magomed Umalatov with a brutal left hook knockout at PFL World Championships

  29-11-2024 20:54 via mmafighting.com
  
  Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Shamil Musaev is a name to remember for the future.
  The undefeated Russian capped off his run through the 2024 PFL World Championships with a vicious knockout over Magomed Umalatov to claim the welterweight title and the $1 million prize that goes along with it.
  The end came at 1:44 in the third round after Musaev faked an overhand right and then unloaded a brutal left hook that blasted Umalatov and sent him crashing to the canvas. Musaev followed up with a few
  
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• Watch Gadzhi Rabadanov faceplant Brent Primus to win $1 million at PFL Championships

  29-11-2024 20:22 via mmafighting.com
  
  Gadzhi Rabadanov faceplant Brent Primus Gadzhi Rabadanov is now a millionaire, and he did it in style.
  On Friday at the Mayadeen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Rabadanov won the 2024 PFL lightweight championship with a brutal third-round knockout of former Bellator lightweight champion Brent Primus.
  Rabadanov established himself early in the fight with effective grappling and striking that repeatedly rocked Primus, but the former Bellator lightweight champion was able to survive and continue battle. T
  
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• Dakota Ditcheva, 5 Others Claim 2024 Professional Fighters League Global Titles

  29-11-2024 20:12 via sherdog.com
  
  Dakota Ditcheva is a problem.
  
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• Watch Denis Goltsov put Oleg Popov to sleep with nasty triangle choke at PFL World Championships

  29-11-2024 19:48 via mmafighting.com
  
  Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The fifth time really was the charm for Denis Goltsov.
  The Russian finally achieved his dream by winning the heavyweight title to cap off the 2024 PFL World Championships with a stunning first-round submission over Oleg Popov.
  After coming up short in four previous seasons, Goltsov made the most of this opportunity after Popov opened the fight with a takedown but he immediately countered with the triangle choke from the bottom. Goltsov readjusted his position a
  
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• Monthly Report | November 2024

  29-11-2024 19:37 via ufc.com
  
  Handing Out Virtual Hardware To Some Of November’s Top Performers
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• Four Inaugural PFL MENA Champions Crowned in Saudi Arabia

  29-11-2024 18:58 via sherdog.com
  
  The Professional Fighters League on Friday descended on Saudi Arabia, with the PFL Middle East and North Africa finals serving as the the PFL 2024 Season Championships appetizer.
  
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• Fabricio Werdum Offers to Train Alex Pereira for Hypothetical Jon Jones Matchup

  29-11-2024 18:28 via sherdog.com
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship great Fabricio Werdum is preparing to make the transition into coaching as he grows older.
  
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• Watch Ali Taleb land crushing knockout punch after snatching Rachid El Hazoume’s foot at PFL event

  29-11-2024 16:54 via mmafighting.com
  
  Ali Taleb and Rachid El Hazoume | @PFLMMA, Twitter Ali Taleb didn’t need five rounds to claim his first PFL title.
  On the PFL MENA portion of the league’s 2024 World Championships event, Taleb put away opponent Rachid El Hazoume in under a round with a powerful right hand knockout punch. Taleb was awarded a bantamweight title for his impressive performance.
  Watch the highlight-reel finish below.
  ALI TALEB DELIVERS A ROCK RIGHT HAND FOR THE WIN!#PFLWorldChampionship | #PFLMENA
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• Usman Nurmagomedov-Paul Hughes, Nemkov-Delija Booked for Road to Dubai in Jan.

  29-11-2024 16:21 via sherdog.com
  
  The first Professional Fighters League show of the new year will make use of its merged roster well.
  
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• Missed Fists: Ekaterina Demina suffers nightmarish arm break

  29-11-2024 16:00 via mmafighting.com
  
  Ekaterina Demina and Galina Maltseva at an MMA World amateur event in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, on Nov. 24, 2024 | @FdrNphw, Twitter Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day.
  We led last week’s Missed Fists with an unfortunate—and entirely avoidable!—injury, and while we don’t want to make it a habit o
  
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• Eight Of The Biggest Moments From UFC's End-Of-Year Pay-Per-Views

  29-11-2024 15:01 via ufc.com
  
  We Dive Into The UFC FIGHT PASS Archives To Relive Eight Of The Best Moments From UFC's December Pay-per-view Events Down The Years
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• Jon Jones continues to dismiss Tom Aspinall fight: ‘Sure, call me duck for the next year’

  29-11-2024 15:00 via mmafighting.com
  
  Jon Jones | Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images Jon Jones isn’t budging when it comes to Tom Aspinall.
  The UFC heavyweight champion kept his Twitter fingers busy late Thursday evening as he wrote a series of comments dismissing Aspinall—the No. 1 heavyweight in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings and two spots ahead of Jones at No. 6 in the Pound-for-Pound Rankings—as a potential opponent and mocking his critics.
  Jones wrote a motivational Thanksgiving message touting his
  
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• Watch Costello van Steenis annihilate Joao Dantas with head kick knockout at PFL world championship

  29-11-2024 14:30 via mmafighting.com
  
  Costello van Steenis and Joao Dantas | Jose Peñuela, PFL Costello van Steenis might have been in the first preliminary bout of PFL 2024 World Championships, but he delivered like a headliner.
  In just 48 seconds, van Steenis set opponent Joao Dantas up for a devastating head kick that instantly robbed Dantas of his consciousness. The bout served as the opener for Friday’s league championship event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  Watch the explosive knockout below.
  HEADSHOT
  COSTELLO VAN STEE
  
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• Morning Report: Chael Sonnen thinks pro boxers now calling for Jake Paul ‘should be ashamed’

  29-11-2024 14:00 via mmafighting.com
  
  Chael Sonnen | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Chael Sonnen wants boxing stars to earn a big fight with Jake Paul.
  When Paul first made the transition from YouTube star to professional boxer, his first two bouts were against fellow influencer AnEsonGib and retired NBA player Nate Robinson. As his notoriety rose, Paul began to call out past-their-prime MMA stars, including Anderson Silva, Tyron Woodley and Ben Askren.
  Now, coming off of a win over Mike Tyson that drew an eye-poppi
  
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• PFL World Championship 2024 Results

  29-11-2024 06:00 via mmafighting.com
  
  Brendan Loughnane and Timur Khizriev will clash in the PFL World Championship 2024 main event. | PFL MMA Fighting has PFL World Championship 2024 results and more from PFL’s season-ending event at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Friday afternoon.
  In the main event, Brendan Loughnane looks to secure the $1 million prize by capturing the PFL featherweight tournament title for a second time when he faces Timur Khizriev in the final.
  Dakota Ditcheva squares off aga
  
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• ‘Chama’: MMA community celebrates Thanksgiving 2024

  29-11-2024 02:00 via mmafighting.com
  
  @AlexPereiraUFC, Twitter Alex Pereira definitely has a lot to be thankful for.
  The reigning UFC light heavyweight champion was one of several members of the MMA community to take to social media Thursday to commemorate Thanksgiving. Pereira entered the octagon three times in 2024 and three times he left with his gold around his waist, knocking out Khalil Rountree Jr., Jiri Prochazka, and Jamahal Hill. You can bet the UFC is thankful for Pereira, too, as the Brazilian star has made himself availa
  
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