[Edwards: I will end "Little Hemp" Diaz in UFC 263]
Leon Edwards, 29, has not lost a game since December 2015 and is currently unbeaten in nine games, beating eight of them. In the UFC 263 main game, Edwards will play against the famous "Little Ma" Nate Diaz, who hopes to end the victory, change the perception that he has always been accustomed to judging the victory, and thus get the right to challenge the championship.
Edwards said, "I believe I will beat him in the game, end him, I will win, I can't wait to get into the octagon." ”
"I have an advantage in both technique and strength, it's a five-legged game and Diaz will struggle for 25 minutes. The five-legged game was my choice and what I liked. My goal is to be a world champion and beating Nate Diaz gives me the opportunity to challenge for the championship. ”
"Xiao Ma" Diaz not only has a cotton fist, but also has excellent physical strength and perfect ground technology, and it is not so easy to defeat him by combining with "Xiao Ma" five times.
[Cannon Neil supports Costa's withdrawal due to underpayment]
The games scheduled for August 21 for second-placed "Eraser" Paul Costa (14-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) and fourth-placed "Killer Chimpanzee" Jared Cannonnier (13-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) were cancelled due to Costa's retirement, and ninth-placed "Fat Tigers" Kelvin Gastrum (16-7 MMA, 11-7 UFC) was once again called on as a substitute. Subsequently, Costa retorted, "I have never signed a contract for this game, and since I have not signed, I do not understand why the UFC is officially announcing!" It is understood that Costa did not sign because of remuneration issues.
Although CannonIl needed to rearrange his preparation plans because his opponent had changed from Costa to Gestrum, he supported Costa's retirement. "I don't know how much he pays per game, but it's true that UFC players don't get paid much compared to boxers. So I don't hate Costa for dropping out of the tournament, and I don't blame him for fighting for a high playing fee. Because someone has to stand up and get more paid for the players. ”
"I'm not going to turn down higher playing fees, Costa is working on something I'll fight for too, so I should support him!"
Cannon Neill is also grateful to Gestrum for being able to play as a substitute, "He's a top 10 player, he's played interim championship battles before, he's played against a lot of top players, he's a big name player. I know that he has a high level of wrestling and also has heavy punches, he is not afraid to fight big men, he has a warrior heart. I love playing against the masters, and he is! ”
[UFC Fun Facts: What Happened to Edwards 6 Years Ago On The Night Of Losing to Usman?] 】
Leon Edwards is currently unbeaten in nine games, and his last defeat dates back to the UFC fighting night "Dos Anjos vs Donald Cerony 2" in December 2015. Looking back at the lineup for that night's fight night, it was a real luxury, with six former and current UFC champions coming out of the tournament.
"Afo" Anjos defeated "Cowboy" Ceroni in the headline home race, and "Dutch Sledgehammer" Ovolem defeated "Judy" Dos Santos in the joint home race. In addition, "Little Ma" Nate Diaz also appeared in the main game, defeating "Wang Qiang" Michael Johnson with a unanimous judgment.
"Iron-blooded" Francis Nagano made his first appearance in the night's off-mat game, starting his UFC path with a TKO victory over Luis Enrique in the second leg. "Bullet" Valentino Shevchenko also made his UFC debut in the secondary of the night.
In addition to Usman's victory over Edwards, the current lightweight champion Charles Oliveira also appeared in the sub-tournament that night and defeated Miles Jurey.
[White Dana: "The Emperor" vs "T City" will take place in September UFC 266]
On September 4, local time, the UFC 266 will determine a championship battle, with the featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovsky against "T City" Brian Ortega. The two were originally scheduled to meet at UFC 260 in March, but had no choice but to retire because "The Emperor" was infected with the new crown. The two then participated in the recording of the show "Ultimate Fighter".
"The Great" Volcanowski's last two matches have been against "God Bless" Max Holloway, and won them all, and "T City" Ortega, after losing to Holloway in 2018, defeated "Korean zombie" Zheng Chansheng with a unanimous judgment in the latest game, so that he once again won the championship challenge.
The headline main event of UFC 266 was a heavyweight championship battle, with "Polish Sledgehammer" Jan Bračevic playing Against Grover Teixeira. "The location of UFC 266 has not yet been determined, it may be Canada or Australia," Bai said. ”
[UFC Fighting Night 189 Player Injury Report: Latifi fractured left elbow, suspended for six months]
UFC Fighting Night 189 (Rosenstruk vs Sakai) was held on June 6 in UFC APEX, Las Vegas. The tournament consisted of 6 main and 7 secondary matches, for a total of 13 matches. Three of the 26 contestants face a six-month suspension: Alain Patrick (left eye), Illyr Latifi (left eye and left elbow) and Sean Woodson (left hand and left knee).
Jazinho Rosenschuk, who competed in the headline main event, did not need to be suspended, and Augusto Sakai was suspended for 45 days before he could compete again after July 21. Massin Dibra, who competes in the Joint Main Event, is not suspended, while Walter Harris is suspended for 45 days and cannot compete again until after July 21.
Santiago Penznibio, who played in the main event, was suspended for 45 days and opponent Miguel Beza for 30 days. Gregory Rodriguez was suspended for 30 days and Dusco Todorovic was suspended for 45 days. Montana de la Rosa does not need to be suspended, and Ariane Lipski is suspended for 45 days.
Francisco Trinaldo and Muslimu Salekov, who competed in the vice-tournament, were both suspended for 45 days.
["Fly kick" Pettis withdrew from PFL 4 due to injury, and two-time champion Schulte came off the bench]
The PFL 4 lineup to be played this week will undergo a major change, with former UFC lightweight champion "Fly kick" Anthony Pettis retiring from the game due to injury and former champion Natan Schulte coming off the bench against Alexander Martinez. Petis will take on Rausch Manfio on 25 June after recovering from illness. For Schulte, this game must be won because he lost to Margin Holder in PFL 1 by unanimous decision, and if he loses again, he will not miss the playoffs.
In PFL 4, female boxing champion Clarissa Shields will also make her MMA debut, let's see how she performs.
【So embarrassing!】 The statue of the GSP seems to have been erected for Obama! 】
Recently, in order to pay tribute to the hometown hero Georges Saint Pierre (GSP), the city of Saint-Isidore, Quebec, Canada, deliberately erected a statue of him, but when the GSP took a photo with the new statue, boxing fans found that the statue was not only not like the GSP, but more like former US President Barack Obama.
What do you think?