Luis Ortiz, a 45-year-old Cuban boxer, publicly challenged younger heavyweight Jared Anderson through a social media post. This event unfolded after Bob Arum, Anderson’s promoter, invited heavyweight fighters to take on his protégé. Ortiz, who recently knocked out Francisco Cordero in January, expressed his readiness to fight Anderson.
Dmitry Bivol publicly responded to a cryptic remark made by his opponent Artur Beterbiev. During a recent question session about the fight, when asked about Bivol, Beterbiev simply said, "He knows." Bivol, puzzled by this comment, retorted, "Ask him what he knows. I didn’t talk to him."
Sean Strickland, former UFC middleweight champion, has spoken out about his fight with former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa. Shawn stated that he likes Paulo, but he intends to bleed him dry.
"To be honest, I like Costa. Funny guy, humorous. Plus, he's in favor of free speech. He's my kind of guy. But I'm going to bleed that dirty Brazilian. I'm willing to do it for Brazil. They don't like Costa there. Hey, Brazil, this fight is for you!", - wrote Strickland in his social networks.
Recall that the fight Costa - Strickland will take place at the tournament UFC 302, which is scheduled for June 1.
Featherweight fighters Tyler Diamond and Otto Rodrigues are set to face off at the PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season event held in Chicago's Wintrust Arena.
Lightweight fighters Don Madge and Brennan Ward will meet at the PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season event in Chicago, Illinois, at Wintrust Arena.
Former UFC champion T.J. Dillashaw would like to see the organization's reigning bantamweight champion Alex Pereira fight Tom Aspinall, the interim heavyweight champion.
"He won the middleweight belt insanely fast, just skyrocketed to the top. Then Alex became a champion in two weight classes. Now he has only strengthened his position. I really hope he's allowed to fight at heavyweight. I want him to fight Tom Aspinall. But it's worth saying this - you've seen he's not very good in the parterre. Alex is a champion, but he has a few style gaps that make up for his kickboxing skills. How quickly he's mastered MMA is incredible, but he has weaknesses..." - Middle Easy portal quotes Dillashaw as saying.
Middleweight fighters Laureano Staropoli and Murad Ramazanov will battle at the PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season event in Wintrust Arena, Chicago. This match feeds into the larger narrative of the Professional Fighters League.
Timur Khizriev and Brett Johns are set to face off at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season in Chicago. This featherweight bout will feature two fighters looking to make their mark under the Professional Fighters League banner at Wintrust Arena.
Adam Borics and Enrique Barzola are set to compete at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois during the PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season featherweight fight. This is part of the undercard leading to the main event featuring Andrey Koreshkov versus Magomed Umalatov.
Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker expressed his opinion that it's too early for the division's undefeated prospect Bo Nakal to move on to fighting top-10 ranked fighters.