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TITAN FC FIGHTER ADMITS TO SHOOTING, KILLING FIANCEE Between 2019 and 2020, Phillip Keller competed three times under the Titan FC banner, going 0-3 against names like Danny Sabatello, who recently debuted for Bellator by defeating Brett Johns. Unlike Sabatello, Keller’s career, and life, took a very different trajectory. The 2-6 bantamweight (and UFC VEGAS 28: JORDAN LEAVITT IS PREPARING FOR AWKWARD Jordan “The Monkey King” Leavitt makes his second walk to the octagon on June 5 at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai. The last time we saw Leavitt (8-0) in action was against UFC veteran Matt Wiman. It took him 22 seconds to knockout Wiman with a ARJAN BHULLAR CLAIMS HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE, PHOGAT SUFFERS A chance for Indo-Canadian Bhullar to prove he was championship material, the bout had been brewing since his arrival in ONE back in 2019, following a 3-1 stint inside the octagon. Vera had held the heavyweight title in ONE since 2015, defending it sparingly — just twice prior to the showdown with Bhullar. In the end, it didn’t take

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ONE CHAMPIONSHIP: EMPOWER Meng Bo (17-5) is one of the more experienced fighters set to compete in ONE Championship’s upcoming atomweight grand prix. Kicking off on May 28 at the all-female Empower card, Bo has been paired up with a standout wrestler in India’s Ritu Phogat. China’s Bo, competing as a professional since 2013, has seen plenty of opponents come and go. UFC CUTS TEN FIGHTERS, DAN HARDY ALSO RELEASED MMA Fighting has since reported that three other fighters were cut. The three others are Yorgan de Castro, Justine Kish, and Oskar Piechota. And earlier this week, Maurice Greene posted on his Instagram that he was released as well, rounding it out to an even ten. Greene (9-6) started out winning three straight before losing four of his last five. MIRANDA ADKINS, AND THE HISTORY OF ONE OF THE MOST Miranda Adkins is a woman who began boxing professionally in her 40’s and had five bouts heading into the match with Estrada. Four of her five wins came against opponents who had never fought before, and the fifth win came as a rematch against her fourth opponent.

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TITAN FC FIGHTER ADMITS TO SHOOTING, KILLING FIANCEE Between 2019 and 2020, Phillip Keller competed three times under the Titan FC banner, going 0-3 against names like Danny Sabatello, who recently debuted for Bellator by defeating Brett Johns. Unlike Sabatello, Keller’s career, and life, took a very different trajectory. The 2-6 bantamweight (and UFC VEGAS 28: JORDAN LEAVITT IS PREPARING FOR AWKWARD Jordan “The Monkey King” Leavitt makes his second walk to the octagon on June 5 at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai. The last time we saw Leavitt (8-0) in action was against UFC veteran Matt Wiman. It took him 22 seconds to knockout Wiman with a ARJAN BHULLAR CLAIMS HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE, PHOGAT SUFFERS A chance for Indo-Canadian Bhullar to prove he was championship material, the bout had been brewing since his arrival in ONE back in 2019, following a 3-1 stint inside the octagon. Vera had held the heavyweight title in ONE since 2015, defending it sparingly — just twice prior to the showdown with Bhullar. In the end, it didn’t take

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ONE CHAMPIONSHIP: EMPOWER Meng Bo (17-5) is one of the more experienced fighters set to compete in ONE Championship’s upcoming atomweight grand prix. Kicking off on May 28 at the all-female Empower card, Bo has been paired up with a standout wrestler in India’s Ritu Phogat. China’s Bo, competing as a professional since 2013, has seen plenty of opponents come and go. UFC CUTS TEN FIGHTERS, DAN HARDY ALSO RELEASED MMA Fighting has since reported that three other fighters were cut. The three others are Yorgan de Castro, Justine Kish, and Oskar Piechota. And earlier this week, Maurice Greene posted on his Instagram that he was released as well, rounding it out to an even ten. Greene (9-6) started out winning three straight before losing four of his last five. MIRANDA ADKINS, AND THE HISTORY OF ONE OF THE MOST Miranda Adkins is a woman who began boxing professionally in her 40’s and had five bouts heading into the match with Estrada. Four of her five wins came against opponents who had never fought before, and the fifth win came as a rematch against her fourth opponent. UFC 263: EDWARDS LOOKS TO STEAL DIAZ SHINE IN HIGH STAKES BOUT 5 hours ago · LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 13: (L-R) Leon Edwards of Jamaica kicks Bulal Muhammad in a welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on March 13, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Top welterweight contender Leon Edwards will be looking to PFL 4: ANTHONY PETTIS OUT; NATAN SCHULTE MOVED UP AGAINST 7 hours ago · Former UFC champion Anthony Pettis is out of his fight with Alex Martinez at PFL 4 tomorrow, with sources citing illness as the cause. Ag.Fight was first to report the news. As a result, two-time champion Natan Schulte will now face Alex Martinez on the main card in his place. Pettis has already been rescheduled to fight Schulte’s original opponent, Raush Manfio, on June 25. BELLATOR 260: JUSTIN GONZALES PREDICTS SECOND OR THIRD 13 hours ago · Undefeated featherweight Justin Gonzales makes his Bellator debut this Friday at Bellator 260. “It feels great to be making my Bellator debut. I’m pumped. I feel like I should have been here a long time ago,” Gonzales said in an interview with Cageside Press ahead of the event. “I’m just WERDUM, USMAN OUT OF PFL 6, DENIS GOLTSOV BOOKED OPPOSITE 13 hours ago · This month’s PFL 6 card has undergone a major shake-up. Two of the promotion’s most notable heavyweights, former UFC champ Fabricio Werdum and top prospect Mohammed Usman, have withdrawn from the event. Professional Fighters League officials announced the news in a press release Tuesday. Werdum PFL 4: ANTHONY PETTIS KNOWS HIS BACK IS AGAINST THE WALL 12 hours ago · Ahead of PFL 4, Anthony Pettis knows his back is against the wall in a win-or-go home situation. Pettis, who lost his promotional debut against Clay Collard, is matched up with Alex Martinez and may need a finish to make the post-season. UFC 264: STEPHEN THOMPSON FEELS UFC PUTTING HIM IN THE 1 day ago · When Kamaru Usman knocked out Jorge Masvidal at UFC 261, fans began speculating who would be next for the welterweight champion. Usman has defeated every contender inside the top five, with the notable exception of Stephen Thompson. The former title challenger has been quietly creeping back toward a third title shot after earning consecutive victories over Vicente Luque and Geoff Neal. TUF 29: LIUDVIK SHOLINIAN STAKES HIS CLAIM AGAINST MITCH 13 hours ago · The Ultimate Fighter 29 returned to airwaves last week for the first time since 2018, with little in the way of innovation to show fight fans. If nothing else, however, the fight presented on the show at least delivered. That was the case once again in TUF 29’s second episode, “Stake Your Claim VITOR BELFORT EXPLAINS SPLIT FROM ONE CHAMPIONSHIP AHEAD 1 day ago · Former UFC light heavyweight champion and middleweight title challenger Vitor Belfort is the latest mixed martial artist crossing over to boxing under the Triller Fight Club banner. Following Ben Askren, Bellator MMA and ONE Championship welterweight champ, ALISTAIR OVEREEM BOUND FOR GLORY AFTER UFC RELEASE 1 day ago · MMA legend Alistair Overeem is returning to the world of kickboxing. The former UFC title challenger, DREAM champion, and Strikeforce champion signed a multi-fight deal with the Glory Kickboxing promotion. ESPN was the first to report that Overeem

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UFC VEGAS 28 RESULTS: ILIR LATIFI INCHES PAST TANNER BOSER LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 04: (L-R) Opponents Tanner Boser of Canada and Ilir Latifi of Sweden face off during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in at UFC APEX on June 04, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) If ever there was a JASON KNIGHT VS. CHARLES BENNETT TOPS GAMEBRED FC, JORGE Jorge Masvidal is going back to his roots, in a way, with his latest venture, Gamebred FC. A bare-knuckle MMA start-up (remember, Masvidal rose to fame during his backyard fighting days), the promotion is set to hold its first event on June 18. And now, TITAN FC FIGHTER ADMITS TO SHOOTING, KILLING FIANCEE Between 2019 and 2020, Phillip Keller competed three times under the Titan FC banner, going 0-3 against names like Danny Sabatello, who recently debuted for Bellator by defeating Brett Johns. Unlike Sabatello, Keller’s career, and life, took a very different trajectory. The 2-6 bantamweight (and UFC VEGAS 28: JORDAN LEAVITT IS PREPARING FOR AWKWARD Jordan “The Monkey King” Leavitt makes his second walk to the octagon on June 5 at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai. The last time we saw Leavitt (8-0) in action was against UFC veteran Matt Wiman. It took him 22 seconds to knockout Wiman with a ARJAN BHULLAR CLAIMS HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE, PHOGAT SUFFERS ONE Championship’s Dangal card, an India-centric affair, aired Saturday, and saw a major shake-up transpire in the heavyweight division. The previously recorded event was headlined by a long-awaited heavyweight showdown between former UFC talents Brandon Vera and Arjan Bhullar. A UFC CUTS TEN FIGHTERS, DAN HARDY ALSO RELEASED Ten more UFC fighters will need to look for work elsewhere. Last week TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter reported that six fighters were removed from the UFC roster. The fighters cut were Luke Sanders, Anthony Birchak, Aalon Cruz, Jordan Griffin, Bartosz Fabinski, and KB Bhullar.. The promotion wasn’t done with the cuts, however. SEAN O'MALLEY RETURNS AGAINST LOUIS SMOLKA AT UFC 264 The Sugar Show is back again. Ryan Frederick of Wrestling Observer was first to report the news that Sean O’Malley will fight UFC veteran Louis Smolka at UFC 264 on July 10. Both fighters would confirm the news on their social media. O’Malley (13-1) got back into the win column in March, with another highlight knockout. ONE CHAMPIONSHIP: EMPOWER Meng Bo (17-5) is one of the more experienced fighters set to compete in ONE Championship’s upcoming atomweight grand prix. Kicking off on May 28 at the all-female Empower card, Bo has been paired up with a standout wrestler in India’s Ritu Phogat. MIRANDA ADKINS, AND THE HISTORY OF ONE OF THE MOST Miranda Adkins is a woman who began boxing professionally in her 40’s and had five bouts heading into the match with Estrada. Four of her five wins came against opponents who had never fought before, and the fifth win came as a rematch against her fourth opponent.

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UFC VEGAS 28 RESULTS: ILIR LATIFI INCHES PAST TANNER BOSER LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 04: (L-R) Opponents Tanner Boser of Canada and Ilir Latifi of Sweden face off during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in at UFC APEX on June 04, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) If ever there was a JASON KNIGHT VS. CHARLES BENNETT TOPS GAMEBRED FC, JORGE Jorge Masvidal is going back to his roots, in a way, with his latest venture, Gamebred FC. A bare-knuckle MMA start-up (remember, Masvidal rose to fame during his backyard fighting days), the promotion is set to hold its first event on June 18. And now, TITAN FC FIGHTER ADMITS TO SHOOTING, KILLING FIANCEE Between 2019 and 2020, Phillip Keller competed three times under the Titan FC banner, going 0-3 against names like Danny Sabatello, who recently debuted for Bellator by defeating Brett Johns. Unlike Sabatello, Keller’s career, and life, took a very different trajectory. 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JUSTIN TAFA NEEDED ALL OF TWO MINUTES TO KNOCK OUT JUAN ADAMS AND GET HIS FIRST WIN IN THE OCTAGON AT UFC 247. Juan Adams made a big move last year, shifting his training to the famed Jackson-Wink MMA in New Mexico.

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Houston native was looking to put his hard work with a new camp to the test at UFC 247. Adams was the local boy and hometown favorite against Justin Tafa in a heavyweight scrap on the PPV card. Tafa was in a similar spot that Adams found himself in before UFC 247. After three consecutive knockouts to start his career, Tafa fell short of expectations in his UFC debut when he was knocked out by Yorgan De

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Adams started off the fight long, trying to use his range to keep Tafa on the outside of his punches. Adams threw a quick right hand and backed off as Tafa had his back to the fence. Tafa threw a quick punch that stiffened Adams up and dropped him, Adams ate a few more strikes on the way up. Adams wasn’t recovered when he stood up, and he ate a devasting right hook, right uppercut combination to end the fight, and

put Adams out cold.

Justin Tafa is now 4-1 in his MMA career and showed the potential that many thought would be there in his first UFC appearance. He came up short there but made up for it in his sophomore appearance in the octagon. As for Juan Adams, after starting out his career 5-0 with lots of promise, he has now lost three in a row. His loss to Tafa is his second straight via stoppage. _Justin Tafa def. Juan Adams by KO (Uppercut) in Round 1 (1:59)_

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