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PFL is back this week with PFL3 regular season.
I am really interested to see more Magomed Umalatov in main event against Andrey Koreshkov.
He has a perfect MMA record 14-0 and he is not a young fighter but I never watched him before.
More good fights on this card with Neiman Gracie, Bubba Jenkins and few other fighters.

It looks like this year we will see one of the great Muay Thai fighters who has always been attached to ONE Championship able to fight again after previously suffering an injury which postponed his fight against Takeru Segawa.
He will return to training kickboxing and fighting to be able to show that he has completely recovered and will not experience any problems related to his previous injury.
If in this fight he can win, Rodtang will really be able to return to his postponed fight against Takeru Segawa.
This is great fight if it can be done because it will provide an opportunity to fight for the ONE Championship flyweight kickboxing championship belt, maybe the fight could be as brutal as when Rodtang faced Superlek.



source : https://twitter.com/Beyond_Kick/status/1776187228898685275?t=Ae4p-XoazGA9fjAEE4a4cg&s=19

I like placing my bets more on underdogs and I never watches Moldavsky in the octagon so I didnt have the full picture.
Ante Delija was distracted by something in the beginning of the fight, he looked at his team members and he looked confused.
Maybe there was some personal issues with him, but he didnt look normal to me in this night.

Time to move on to the next event already, PFL 2 is scheduled for this weekend with Kasanganay vs Polizzi as main event.
Patricky Pitbull vs Clay Collard is on the same card, and there are other interesting fights, so I am expecting great MMA weekend with PFL and UFC 300.

Moldavsky was actually a favourite of that fight with odds of around x1.7 (moneyline: -142), but yeah, Delija, despite being only 1 year older was much more experience, with almost twice as many fights on his record as Moldavsky (with similar win ratio). Plus, he had a height, reach and weight advantage, so looked like he could handle the Russian fighter.
And to be fair, it looked like Delija got hurt earlier in the round, either it was some unfortunate injury or a result of a leg kick in the first exchange. He suddenly backed against the fence and was looking at his corner as if something was wrong.
But still, a legit and important win for Moldavsky.

Legendary Fedor Emelianenko was at the PFL main event in corner of Valentin Moldavsky.
I expected Ante Delija to win in this fight but I was surprise by Moldavsky performance and quick KO win in the first round.
This was a total domination by Valentin Moldavsky and I want to see him fight again soon.
You can watch full video of this fight: https://youtu.be/R2BkzqynWa4

Indeed, this is interesting because it brings together two great fighters who currently hold championship belts in their respective divisions, but you are right that they have difference in weight which will be difficult to meet in the near future.
And damn it turns out that all of this was an April Fool joke issued directly by the official ONE Championship account, many of us ONE Championship fans were fooled by the news about this joke.
Only time there is chance to bring them together is in the future when Demetrious Johnson decides to move up to the heavyweight division by moving up in weight.
But it will definitely take more than 2 years like what McGregor did now who has more weight, regarding that fight I consider really take it seriously.
I don't know what ONE Championship did on their official account regarding jokes like this, but it really surprised and confused many people.

PFL is finally back with another great event!
Main event is fight of big heavyweight guys Ante Delija and Valentin Moldavsky.
I watched Delija fight several times and I think he is training with legendary Mirko CroCop, and he is favorite to win in this fight.
He has a reach advantage and he is heavier than Moldavsky but anything can happen in heavyweight category with one good punch.


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I guess that is why they put grappling only as a first round rule (Johnson won some gold medals among bjj brown belts). This is where size does not matter when you can leg lock your opponent and end fight in less than 10 sec. The Internet is full of wrestling/grappling videos when smaller guys win much larger opponents. Starting from round two, I think it will be over for Demetrious, when Anatoly will be allowed to use his heavy punches. However, Anatoly now is a middleweight +30kg difference is still a lot, but not as if it was flyweight vs heavyweight. But what I dont understand is round 5 - capoeira As if it is a joke and promotion expect the fight not to last till that round

Or, it was April 1 joke

P.S. how is your mma video gaming experience ?

This is very interesting fighting format, but how can this two guys from different weight categories fight against each other?
Demetrious Johnson is Bantamweight category and Anatoly Malykhin is Light Heavyweigh category.
This is gigantic difference in weight and size, and I dont understand how this can be approved.

This will be very interesting fight because it brings together two truly brutal champions and of course this fight will determine which of them deserves to be the true champion.
Demetrious Johnson vs Anatoly Malykhin and both are currently champions in their respective divisions, Demetrious himself is the ONE Flyweight MMA World Champion while Malykhin is the holder of 3 titles in 3 divisions who previously won his third title after defeating Reinier de Ridder.
Both of them will give really amazing fight because these two fighters both have quite tough fighting styles.

next weekend the next ksw event (#93) will take place and this time for the first time in history in the french capital paris
there will be 9 cage fights again and the main fight for the undisputed lightweight belt will be contested by the frenchman Salahdine Parnasse (10-2-0) and Valeriu Mircei (4-1-0) from moldova
you can see all the other duels in the graphic:

on 23.3. one of the organization's most famous cage fighters, whose breathtaking fights are among the best in oktagon, returns to the game. Christian 'The Kelt' Jungwirth meets the prince from bratislava, Robo Pukač, in his hometown of stuttgart, who wants revenge for his two-year-old defeat.
all other cage duels can be seen in the graphic below:

Bellator Champions Series is moving to Belfast in few days and we can expect to see some interesting fights.
Patricio Pitbull is defending hid title in co-main event against Jeremy Kennedy in featherweight category, and Corey Anderson is facing Karl Moore in main event for Light Heavyweight belt.
There are plenty of fighters from Ireland in this cards and they should be very motivated in front of home crowd.

Some sad news that might turn into even worse.

I hope you all know and remember such mma fighter as Mark Coleman. UFC former champ, member of hall of fame, numerous Pride Grand Prix participant. The guy who was one of those who started ground and pound and hammer fists. Right now he is fighting for his life in one of US hospitals. He has saved (carried out) his parents from burning house, but due to that he is in bad condition right now. You can read more about it @ https://www.foxsports.com.au/ufc/ufc-legend-mark-coleman-fighting-for-life-after-saving-parents-from-house-fire/news-story/5344588224949f98e87a6316c4c5512a

Malykhin is really a nice guy. He has that charming charisma, despite most of fighters dont have. He is actually can sell his fights for being funny, as he trolls his opponents (search in google for his Bhullar and chicken trolling video). Perfect record. Many would want to see him in UFC, but I would tell that guys there is on another level. Malykhin has strong punch, wrestling base and nice cardio. Pretty much it. That strong punch soon wont be enough to win imho. He must have more than one “special”.

He really is potential fighter who can dominate several classes in ONE Championship, in fact many people are starting to think he can become really strong champion, to the point that many people are talking about Johan Ghazali that he is capable of becoming star like Rodtang Jitmuangnon or even Buakaw.
But there is still long way to go, he is still very young and has to gain lot of experience to be able to make all of that happen, it is not easy to develop into the best and strongest.
It just that looking at the background of support and enthusiasm he has, I am sure that Johan Ghazali will become very great fighter in the future, even the best fighter that ONE Championship has.
Moreover, many people want to see and hope that Johan Ghazali can become champion or achieve great achievements in ONE Championship in 2024.

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It just that for ONE Championship I amazed by Anatoliy Malykhin who is the ONE Championship Middleweight, Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight World Champion.
Reinier de Ridder suffered humiliating defeat against Anatoliy Malykhin and it looks like Anatoliy Malykhin revenge in 2022 he loses his light heavyweight belt and loses his undefeated record.
Anatoliy Malykhin made history by collecting 3 belts for 3 divisions of ONE Championship, congratulations to Anatoliy Malykhin.

I dont know any fighter from this fight card.
Things can change a lot in two weeks and I usually dont like talking much about fights cards like that.

PFL is starting new event in few days and they are back in Paris, France.
Accor Arena should be full for main event between Doumbe and Chamsoudinov, both guys are in home ground and have perfect record so far.


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the next ksw event takes place in two weeks
the fight of the evening will be the eagerly awaited title fight for the bantamweight belt, in which polish cage fighter Jakub Wikłacz (4-1-1), the reigning world heavyweight champion, will face the number two in the world rankings from georgia, Zuriko Jojua (2-0-0).
you will also see ksw icon Michał Materla (22-8-0) in the cage against Piotr Kuberski (1-0-0). you can see all the other duels in the graphic below

I wonder when comes that turning point when Ngannou gets interested in money, but not in fighting. So far he has quite an aura of undefeated beast. His striking is on high level, he knows how to defend against wrestlers. When will become moment, when he will get lazy to train and goes for a paycheque only. Jumping from mma to boxing, and then jumping back with huge boxing cheques on the mind isnt good. Renan Ferreira is a controversial fighter. He has wins, but what about those 3 NC ? Opponents are lower level than Ngannou had (except Bader). I will say what many have in their mind, Ngannou needs Delija

Ferreira was much better than Bader, he is younger, and he had some other advantages, but Ngannou will crush him easy in next fight.
Ngannou boxing fights will only make him better for MMA comeback, and I dont think anyone can show serious resistance against him in PFL heavyweight.
Ante Delija, Ferreira and others are all great fighters, but they are not on the same level with him, maybe some new face signs up this year.

I want to see this two in octagon 
https://twitter.com/francis_ngannou/status/1761825184200241327