UFC lightweight Nate Diaz does not appear in the cage for two years, but continues to fight regularly outside it. Last Friday a 33-year-old fighter took part in a brawl at the grappling tournament Fight to Win Pro 77.
Former heavyweight Bellator champion Vitaly Minakov of Russia will fight next in the fall at the Fight Nights Global or RCC Boxing, FNG Kamil Hajiyev reported. "Minakov to fight in the fall. While the opponent is not determined, it will be at Fight Nights Global or RCC", told Hajiyev. Minakov fought last December, knocking out Tony Johnson of US.
The famous Irish coach John Kavanagh said that he does not yet know what will be the next career step of his stellar ward Conor McGregor: "If I had to choose the next fight, I would have stopped on the third fight with Nate Diaz. I understand that the fans do not support it. There is no doubt that they want a fight with Khabib, but personally I would like to see the third meeting with Nate.”
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov said that the former champion of the organization in two divisions Conor McGregor is in no hurry to take a fight with him. "Honestly, before the incident in Brooklyn, I had a great desire to meet Tony Ferguson. But after the incident with us, Conor grew into personal rivalry. Now for me it's more interesting to fight Conor. He said: "Give me Khabib." Well, give him and see what he does with him. I'm interested.
Famous MMA fighter and Fight Nights Global light heavyweight champion Nikita Krylov negotiats about his return to the UFC and may perform at the tournament in Moscow. This was reported by the head of Fight Nights Kamil Hajiyev.
Irishman MMA fighter Conor McGregor can start working with difficult teenagers. The athlete in New York attacked the bus with the participants of the UFC 223 tournament on the eve of the show. The fighter faces a prison sentence, but if the parties can reach a compromise in the plea bargain, the imprisonment can be replaced by social works.
The top Russian MMA middleweight Alexander Shlemenko expressed his desire to have a rematch with the Brazilian Bruno Silva, and also shared his further career plans. "To be honest, I'm very glad that Silva signed with M-1 Global. I do not know yet on what terms and how many fights. But, if he signed with the organization, then we are close to the rematch. If I have this opportunity, then I will take it happily. And for myself, and for people who came to support me from different parts of the country.”
The legendary Croatian mixed martial artist Mirko Filipović actively supports the form, despite the recent surgery on the cruciate ligaments of his knee. 43-year-old Mirko was supposed to make his debut in Bellator in a fight against Roy Nelson on May 25, but in a few days before the fight he received a minor injury. Earlier Mirko expressed hope that the fight with Nelson would be organized after his full recovery.
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov once again challenged Conor McGregor to fight, stressing that he was going to destroy the Irishman: "I do not know yet who will be my rival. The battle is likely to take place in Las Vegas. I want to fight McGregor, the fans are also waiting for this fight. I hope that Conor wants this fight. He talked a lot, but for some reason, as soon as it came to real negotiations, he fell silent.
At the WWFC 11 tournament, on June 16 in Kiev, Svetlana Gotsyk of Ukraine lost to Magdalena Sormova of Czech Republic and lost her WWFC title of the organization in the strawweight.
