RIZIN 47 results: Kyoji Horiguchi avenges loss to Sergio Pettis, Kleber Koike Erbst grabs slick heel hook - MMA news - NewsLocker (2024)

Kyoji Horiguchi | Photo by Masashi Hara/Getty Images Kyoji Horiguchi got his revenge.
On Sunday, Horiguchi faced off with Sergio Pettis at the Yoyogi National Stadium in the main event of RIZIN 47 in Tokyo, winning a unanimous decision victory to avenge his 2021 loss to Pettis in Bellator.Horiguchi and Pettis first fought each other in 2021 at Bellator 272, where Pettis pulled off a spinning backfist knockout to claim the Bellator bantamweight title after losing much of the first three rounds. A

Watch new UFC 303 promo headlined by Alex Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka rematch

Jiri Prochazka and Alex Pereira | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka are helping the UFC ensure the show goes on.
A trailer for the revised UFC 303 pay-per-view event on June 29 has been released, featuring a rematch between light heavyweight champion Pereira and rival Prochazka. The two are stepping in on short notice to give the International Fight Week capper a new main event, following Conor McGregor’s injury withdrawal from his fight with M

Watch Cris Cyborg destroy another opponent with brutal boxing knockout at Crypto Fight Night

Cris Cyborg is making it look real easy in the squared circle.
The Bellator women’s featherweight champion returned to the boxing ring at Saturday’s Crypto Fight Night event in London and absolutely obliterated her opponent Aria Wild with a vicious second-round knockout in the co-main event.Check out the big punch that ended the fight in the video below.
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Tatsuro Taira Hopes to Become First Japanese UFC Champion

Heading into the UFC on ESPN 58 main event, Tatsuro Taira had designs on testing himself in the championship rounds.

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Alex Pereira Details How Kickboxing Experience Prepared Him for Short-Notice Fights

Alex Pereirais no stranger to traveling across continents to fight on short notice.

Anderson Silva says knockouts weren’t allowed in Chael Sonnen boxing exhibition

Anderson Silva boxed Chael Sonnen in Brazil | Wander Roberto, Spaten Fight Night SAO PAULO — When Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen went the distance in a five-round boxing exhibition Saturday night in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the match drew online criticism for a lack of aggressiveness from both competitors.
Silva spoke with the media shortly after the bout and was asked about the backlash.
“It was an exhibition match, and as an exhibition match, it wasn’t allowed knockouts, it was a

Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen full fight video for boxing match

Wander Roberto, Spaten Fight Night Watch Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen full fight video to see the five-round exhibition boxing match between UFC legends and old rivals Silva and Sonnen.
Silva vs. Sonnen took place June 15 in Sao Paulo, Brazil at Spaten Fight Night. Silva, 49, and Sonnen, 47, faced off in a third bout following their legendary two UFC encounters. “The Spider” defended his UFC middleweight title in 2010 with an iconic come-from-behind submission in the final minute

UFC Saudi Arabia fight card official with new lineup

Robert Whittaker | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Robert Whittaker has a new opponent, but the stakes in his next fight are just as high.
The former middleweight champion headlines Saturday’s UFC Saudi Arabia event against up-and-coming challenger Ikram Aliskerov. Whittaker was looking to score a statement win over Khamzat Chimaev in the hopes of earning another shot at UFC gold, but Chimaev was forced to withdraw due to illness. Aliskerov now steps into the main event spo

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Rafael dos Anjos gets revenge 8 years later by mocking Conor McGregor dropping out of UFC 303

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Rafael dos Anjos kept receipts, and he finally cashed in eight years later.
The former UFC lightweight champion mocked Conor McGregor dropping out of UFC 303 due to injury, which scrapped his fight against Michael Chandler on June 29. The payback from dos Anjos comes after McGregor did the same to him back in 2016 when the Brazilian was forced out of their scheduled fight at UFC 296 after he suffered a broken foot.
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New video shows exact moment Alex Pereira saved UFC 303 after Conor McGregor’s injury

UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira is no stranger to saving the day for the UFC, and he documented the moment he did it for the second time in 2024.
Pereira will face former champion Jiri Prochazka in a rematch in the new main event of UFC 303, which takes place June 29 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The 205-pound title bout was announced just 16 days before it is set to take place, and replaces the originally slated headliner between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler after McGregor

Gervonta Davis reveals post-fight conversation with Ryan Garcia: ‘I’ll kick his ass again’

Gervonta Davis was just minutes removed from his vicious knockout win over Frank Martin when he ran into his “No. 1 fan,” Ryan Garcia.
The meeting was actually a friendly encounter between the former foes, and “Tank” even had a laugh at the t-shirt Garcia wore to the event. On the front, Garcia’s shirt read “Tank’s No. 1 Fan,” while the back said “Rematch Me B*tch.”
None of it seemed to bother Davis, who shared a handshake and a hug wi

Chael Sonnen confident he beat Anderson Silva in boxing match, wants ‘overrated’ Jorge Masvidal next

Spaten Fight Night Chael Sonnen is already writing more checks with his mouth.
Not moments after the conclusion of an odd five-round boxing match in Brazil against longtime rival Anderson Silva, Sonnen was up to his old tricks on the microphone. There was no official winner due to the bout being booked as an exhibition, but Silva appeared to get the better of Sonnen over five rounds. MMA Fighting scored the fight 50-45 in Silva’s favor.
That wasn’t how Sonnen saw it.
“I thought

Robert Whittaker Had Never Heard of Ikram Aliskerov Before UFC Saudi Arabia Booking

Robert Whittaker is simply glad to be fighting Ikram Aliskerov even though he had never heard of his opponent before their booking was announced.

Shara Bullet: It’s Difficult to 'Outshine' Fellow Dagestani Zabit Magomedsharipov

Sharabutdin Magomedov has some big shoes to fill in if he wants to be the new face of Dagestani striking.

UFC Vegas 93, Silva vs. Sonnen 3, and Tank vs. Martin post-fight show: Reaction to Tatsuro Taira, Gervonta Davis’ brutal finishes

Tatsuro Taira and Gervonta Davis ended their respective main event bouts without the need of the judges, with Taira earning a second-round TKO victory in the main event of UFC Vegas 93, while Davis delivered a thunderous knockout of Frank Martin in the eighth round of their boxing match in Las Vegas.
Meanwhile, longtime competitive rivals Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen had themselves an underwhelming sparring match in the boxing ring in Brazil.
Following a weird and wild trio of events in the

UFC Vegas 93 bonuses: Tatsuro Taira cashes extra $50k for main event injury finish

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Tatsuro Taira’s first UFC main event win ended up being more lucrative.
Taira, who improved to 16-0, cashed an extra $50,000 for his second-round injury TKO finish of Alex Perez in the headliner of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 93 event, claiming one of two Performance of the Night awards. Taira turned a standing body triangle into a nasty takedown attempt that injured the one-time title challenger.The 24-year-old is now 6-0, with four finishes

UFC on ESPN 58 Bonuses: Tatsuro Taira Earns $50K for Main Event Finish

UFC on ESPN 58 was a memorable night for Tatsuro Taira in more ways than one.

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Tatsuro Taira took another significant step toward title contention in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s flyweight division.

Tatsuro Taira Moves to 16-0 with Knee Injury Stoppage of Alex Perez at UFC Vegas 93

Tatsuro Taira entered the cage on Saturday looking to complete the transition from prospect to contender, and he succeeded, though not in the way anyone would have wished for.

UFC Vegas 93 video: Tatsuro Taira wins after Alex Perez suffers knee injury, calls out Alexandre Pantoja

Alex Perez and Tatsuro Taira | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Tatsuro Taira made the most of his first UFC main event, even if the result wasn’t pretty.
The undefeated Japanese flyweight kept his perfect record intact, improving to 16-0 after opponent Alex Perez was unable to continue due to a knee injury. The finish came after Taira took Perez’s back and intertwined their legs, which led to the fighters falling back and Perez immediately grabbing at his leg in pain.

UFC Vegas 93 video: Tatsuro Taira wins after Alex Perez suffers knee injury, calls out Alexander Pantoja

Alex Perez and Tatsuro Taira | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Tatsuro Taira made the most of his first UFC main event, even if the result wasn’t pretty.
The undefeated Japanese flyweight kept his perfect record intact, improving to 16-0 after opponent Alex Perez was unable to continue due to a knee injury. The finish came after Taira took Perez’s back and intertwined their legs, which led to the fighters falling back and Perez immediately grabbing at his leg in pain.

‘No one can beat Tank’: Pros react to Gervonta Davis’ brutal knockout of Frank Martin

Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images Gervonta Davis is a scary man.
Davis successfully defended his WBA lightweight title in spectacular fashion on Saturday, knocking out Frank Martin with a brutal eighth-round sequence at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Coming off the longest layoff of his career, Davis was rusty early but eventually found his rhythm and scored a monster knockout, trapping Martin into the corner and blasting him with a left uppercut followed by a left hook.
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‘Man is a killer’: Pros react to Gervonta Davis’ brutal knockout of Frank Martin

Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images Gervonta Davis is a scary man.
Davis successfully defended his WBA lightweight title in spectacular fashion on Saturday, knocking out Frank Martin with a brutal eighth-round sequence at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Coming off the longest layoff of his career, Davis was rusty early but eventually found his rhythm and scored a monster knockout, trapping Martin into the corner and blasting him with a left uppercut followed by a left hook.
Check out how

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis flattens Frank Martin with brutal knockout in 8th round

Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images Gervonta “Tank” Davis started slow but finished with a bang after he delivered a vicious knockout to finish Frank Martin in emphatic fashion.
A 15-month layoff definitely affected the undefeated fighter as Davis didn’t put forth a whole lot of effort early, which allowed Martin to take a lead on the scorecards. But it was all part of his game plan as Davis waited for Martin to finally slow down and then he began trapping his opponent against t

Gervonta Davis flattens Frank Martin with brutal 8th roundknockout

Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images Gervonta “Tank” Davis started slow but finished with a bang, delivering a vicious knockout to finish Frank Martin in emphatic fashion.
A 15-month layoff clearly affected the undefeated fighter, as Davis didn’t put forth a whole lot of effort early, which allowed Martin to take a lead on the scorecards. But it was all part of his game plan, as Davis waited for Martin to finally slow down and then began trapping his opponent against the ropes an

Anderson Silva, Chael Sonnen fight to a draw in lackluster boxing exhibition

Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen throwing hands in a boxing ring was never going to look like Arturo Gatti vs. Micky Ward but the old foes seemed resigned to engage in a glorified sparring session during their boxing exhibition on Saturday.
In a matchup billed as Silva’s final fight in his native Brazil, he still showed off some speed and skill but it didn’t appear that he was going for the kill. Sonnen did his best to hang with the better boxer but really this was two old school leg

Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin full fight video highlights

Watch Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin full fight video highlights from their main event showdown Saturday night, courtesy of multiple outlets.
Davis vs. Martin took place June 15 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., Gervonta Davis (30-0) and Frank Martin (20-1) squared off in the the main event clash. The fight aired live on pay-per-view on PPV.com and Amazon.
Catch all the video highlights below.
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Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen full fight video highlights

Watch Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen full fight video highlights from their main event showdown Saturday night, courtesy of multiple outlets.
Silva vs. Sonnen took place June 15 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Anderson Silva (3-2 in boxing) and Chael Sonnen (0-0 in boxing) squared off for the first time in a boxing ring after competing twice in mixed martial arts. The exhibition fight aired live on Globo.
Catch all the video highlights below.
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David Benavidez cruises to lopsided victory over Oleksandr Gvozdyk in light heavyweight debut

David Benavidez vs. Oleksandr Gvozdyk/Premier Boxing Champions | Premier Boxing Champions A new threat has arrived at light heavyweight and his name is David Benavidez.
While he didn’t deliver a knockout, Benavidez dominated a former champion in Oleksandr Gvozdyk for the better part of 12 rounds, landing the better punches and adapting his style to deal with a bigger, stronger opponent. Ultimately, Benavidez won a lopsided decision but revealed afterward that he suffered a cut over his eye

David Benavidez vs. Oleksandr Gvozdyk full fight video highlights

Watch David Benavidez vs. Oleksandr Gvozdyk full fight video highlights from their co-main event showdown Saturday night, courtesy of multiple outlets.
Benavidez vs. Gvozdyk took place June 15 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. David Benavidez (29-0) and Oleksandr Gvozdyk (20-2) squared off in the the main event clash. The fight aired live on pay-per-view on PPV.com and Amazon.
Catch all the video highlights below.
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