Spectacular Mexican UFC featherweight Yair Rodriguez was injured and will not be able to enter the fight with the Russian Zabit Magomedsharipov, that was scheduled for September 8 at the UFC 223. At the moment the leadership of the promotion urgently searches for a new rival for the Russian.
The current UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunez announced her engagement to her friend Nina Ansaroff. In the social network Amanda posted a photo with a wedding ring.
UFC fighter Bruce Mitchell said that for some time he will drop out of the training process and preparation for the next fight due to domestic trauma. He explained its origins in social networks:
New Zealander Lucy Brown died after sparring. The athlete received a fatal blow to the head during training. At first, 31-year-old Lucy quickly recovered. She just took a break to drink water, then she felt sick. Brown was taken to the hospital in critical condition by a plane, where she was connected to the life support system for several days and died on August 22.
World Warriors Fighting Championship promotion is going to organize an MMA tournament from the Road to WWFC series in Romania on October 20. In the past, WWFC tournaments in addition to Ukraine were held in Moldova, France and Luxembourg.
MMA veteran Alexey Oleynik of Russia shared his thoughts on his closest rival Mark Hunt, whom he will fight on September 15 at the UFC Fight Night 136 tournament in Moscow.
The fight within the Brazilian promotion of the MMA Demolidor between Melkizel Costa and Rafael Barbosa almost ended in tragedy. Getting under the stifling reception Costa for almost a minute lay motionless, but the battle was not stopped. Barbosa felt that the opponent did not resist, and gave a signal to the referee. But the referee did not stop the fight. He walked closer to the men and leaned over them, but still did not notice that Costa resisted no longer.
American MMA fighter Desmond Green provoked the car accident that killed people. 28-year-old Green, being in SUV, abruptly drove to the lane where the trailer was passing. The fighter's car provoked a chain reaction in which several collisions occurred. The main blow was on the car. The driver of the car got into the intensive care unit, the passengers did not survive. 75-year-old Emma Hernandez and 67-year-old Emelina Morfa died of the injuries.
Duel of Russian Alexander Emelianenko and American Tony Johnson at the World Fighting Championship Akhmat 50 in Moscow was scored by the judges as a draw. The fight lasted all three rounds, after which the judges recorded a draw.
Russian MMA fighter Alexander Emelianenko promised to knock out the American Tony Johnson during the fight in Moscow. He stated this at a press conference. The battle will be held in the Moscow concert hall "Russia" on August 18 in the framework of the 50th anniversary tournament of the WFCA organization.
