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BAMMA London: McKee vs Brazier results

Frankie 28/06/2018

28th June 2018 at York Hall, London. BAMMA Fight Night London will feature a huge Champion Vs. Champion BAMMA Lightweight World title fight, as Rhys ‘Skeletor’ McKee puts his belt on the line against BAMMA World Welterweight Champion Terry ‘The Dominator’ Brazier. Follow results below as they happen. MAIN CARD (ITV4 / FITE.tv 10pm GMT) MAIN EVENT Lightweight Bout Terry ‘The Dominator’ Brazier defeats Rhys ‘Skeletor’ McKee via unanimous decision. CO-MAIN EVENT 150lb Catchweight Bout Anthony ‘Pretty Boy’ Taylor defeats Mike ‘Pretty Boy’ Hales via unanimous decision. Heavyweight Bout ’Chopper’ Chi Lewis-Parry Vs. Lukasz ‘The Punisher’ Parobiec is a draw. UNILAD PRELIMS (9pm GMT Unilad Facebook page) Lightweight Bout John ‘No Mercy’ Nicholls defeats David ‘Demolition Man’ Khalsa via submission in round 2. 130lbs Catchweight Bout Elliott ‘Toyboy’ Hoye defeats Luke Shanks via TKO in round 3. PRELIMS Welterweight Bout Jefferson George defeats James Reedman via unanimous decision. Featherweight Bout Kingsley Crawford defeats Akonne Wanliss via unanimous decision.

BAMMA London Co-Main Event Confirmed

Frankie 18/06/2018

BAMMA today announce two more electric bouts to be added to the BAMMA Fight Night London: McKee Vs. Brazier fight card, including the Heavyweight co-main event that pits ‘Chopper’ Chi Lewis-Parry against ‘The Punisher’ Lucasz Parobiec in a bone-crunching number one contender’s bout. After his debut outing at the SSE Arena, Wembley, Chi Lewis-Parry has been seeking an immediate matchup after the bout ended in a No Contest against the ‘Crazy Bear’ Stav Economou. He now faces the dangerous and unpredictable Lukasz ‘The Punisher’ Parobiec in a co-main event that will determine who the number one contender to the BAMMA Heavyweight Title is. Parry is on a mission though, as he has sights set on winning BAMMA Gold and nothing and no one is going to get in the way of ‘Chopper’ achieving his ultimate goal. In what is guaranteed to be an electric paced affair, Featherweights Elliot ‘Toyboy’ Hoye and Adrian Molenda match up at the York Hall event. With Daniel Barez on top of the division, these two young upstarts could put themselves on the road to a potential title shot with a strong performance and big win on 28th June. For more information and full fight card bamma.com BAMMA Fight Night London: McKee Vs. Brazier takes place on Thursday 28th June at York Hall, London. Tickets are on sale now from Ticketmaster and bamma.com BAMMA Fight Night London Fight Card York Hall, London, 28th June 2018.MAIN CARDMAIN EVENT Lightweight Bout Rhys ‘Skeletor’ McKee (c) Vs. Terry ‘The Dominator’ Brazier CO-MAIN EVENT Heavyweight Bout ’Chopper’ Chi Lewis-Parry Vs. Lukasz ‘The Punisher’ Parobiec Featherweight Bout Anthony ‘Pretty Boy’ Taylor Vs. Mike ‘Pretty Boy’ Hales Featherweight Bout David ‘Demolition Man’ Khalsa Vs. John ‘No Mercy’ Nicholls Welterweight Bout James ‘Monkey Boy’ Reedman Vs. Jefferson ‘Shadow Demon Blaximus’ George Welterweight Bout Jahreau ‘The Nightmare’ Shepherd Vs. Karl ‘Shifty’ Donaldson Featherweight Bout Cameron ‘Party’ Hardy Vs. Kingsley Crawford Flyweight Bout Elliott ‘Toyboy’ Hoye Vs. Adrian Molenda

Brad ‘One Punch’ Pickett returns to the cage at ACB 91 in London

Frankie 14/06/2018

Pickett is one of the UK’s favourite fighters, having an incredible thirteen-year career before retiring last year. The Londoner holds a victory over the widely considered greatest of all time, Demetrious Johnson. Pickett will enter the cage for the fortieth time at #ACBLondon, in what is sure to be an incredible night of non-stop action! “I’m delighted and excited to sign with ACB. They’re a great organisation doing exciting things within the sport” – Brad Pickett On his decision to return, Pickett said: “I retired as I had fell out of love with the sport. My health and body are great and coaching the fighters at the gym has given me a desire to return” “I’m back! Anyone who fights me, will know that you’re in a fight for sure!” – Brad Pickett Pickett addressed the fans ahead of August 11th, promising a “typical One Punch fight”! The Londoner’s opponent will be announced in due course. Stay tuned to ACB socials for more news ahead of #ACBLondon Europe’s #1 MMA promotion ACB returns to the United Kingdom on August 11th at the Copper Box Arena in London, England. It marks the promotion’s fifth trip to English soil and their sixth in the United Kingdom in under two years. Tickets go on sale TOMORROW 15/06/2018 at 10AM, with the cheapest ticket starting at just £35. Tickets are available to purchase at acbmma.com/en/tickets

3 Bouts Announced For BAMMA Fight Night London

Frankie 07/06/2018

BAMMA announces three bouts for BAMMA Fight Night London. Featherweight Bout David ‘Demolition Man’ Khalsa Vs. John ‘No Mercy’ Nicholls Featherweight Bout Cameron ‘Party’ Hardy Vs. Kingsley Crawford Welterweight Bout Jahreau ‘The Nightmare’ Shepherd Vs. Karl ‘Shifty’ Donaldson With a brand new multi-fight deal signed, David ‘Demolition Man’ Khalsa continues his quest to climb to the very top of the rankings and an eventual title shot in the Featherweight division. After starting out his pro career by dispatching two highly regarded prospects in Cian Cowley and Charlie Boy Howard, Khalsa then went on to lose his next two. With the losses now behind him and with additional training at Trojan Fighters, Khalsa is determined to get back to winning ways. John Nicholls is following a similar path to Khalsa, having followed victory in his first two bouts with two losses. ‘No Mercy’ is ready to exhibit just that in this bout at York Hall, as he puts ‘Demolition Man’ firmly in his sights. Cameron ‘Party’ Hardy makes his second appearance at BAMMA after two recent highlight reel KOs. Starting to make waves in the Featherweight division and with the team from Gym01 in his corner, Hardy goes into his bout with Kingsley Crawford full of confidence. Making his BAMMA debut at York Hall, Kingsley Crawford is another young up and coming talent that is talked about as a future title contender in many circles. Under the watchful eye of Lightweight title contender Steve ‘The Spartan’ O’Keeffe at Revolution Martial Arts, Crawford has a lot to prove and has the perfect stage on which to do it. Cameron Hardy undoubtedly presents Crawford with his toughest test to date, and all eyes will be on the rising star to see if he can overcome this challenge. Bouncing back from a debut loss with a stoppage of Marcin Zwyica at Bellator London, ‘The Nightmare’ is wasting no time as he looks to capitalise on his first pro win. Shepherd is renowned for fast explosive finishes and he’s promising another one against Donaldson on June 28th. Dog Clan fighter Karl ‘Shifty’ Donaldson is no stranger to battles. A veteran of Boxing and K1 bouts, Donaldson turned his aggressive go forward style to MMA. Donaldson has no doubts that he matches Shepherd in the power punching department, and this could be a matter who lands first as they come face to face at York Hall. BAMMA Fight Night London: McKee Vs. Brazier takes place at York Hall, London on Thursday 28th June. Tickets go on sale soon via Ticketmaster and BAMMA.com BAMMA Fight Night London Fight Card York Hall, London, 28th June 2018. MAIN CARD MAIN EVENT Lightweight Bout Rhys ‘Skeletor’ McKee (c) Vs. Terry ‘The Dominator’ Brazier Featherweight Bout David ‘Demolition Man’ Khalsa Vs. John ‘No Mercy’ Nicholls Welterweight Bout Jahreau ‘The Nightmare’ Shepherd Vs. Karl ‘Shifty’ Donaldson Featherweight Bout Cameron ‘Party’ Hardy Vs. Kingsley Crawford AMATUER PRELIMS Bouts to be announced soon

Cage Warriors announce returns to London and Liverpool for 2018, with headline slot for Pimblett

Frankie 25/03/2018

CW President Graham Boylan confirms CW95: London on July 21st and CW96: Liverpool on September 1st, headlined by Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett. Cage Warriors’ relentless run of events in 2018 is showing no signs of slowing. After a monumental event in Liverpool for CW90, followed by sold-out shows in Wales and London, Europe’s leading MMA promotion will hit Gothenburg, Sweden for CW93 and Antwerp, Belgium for CW94 in the coming months. And now Cage Warriors president Graham Boylan has announced even more for MMA fans to get excited about – CW95 at London’s Indigo at the O2 arena on July 21st, and a return to Liverpool’s Echo Arena for CW96 headlined by one of the most talked-about names in European MMA, Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett. Despite plenty calling for Pimblett to feature on the UFC’s newly-announced Liverpool date, ‘The Baddy’ remains determined to carry out his mission to reclaim a Cage Warriors world title by signing a new multi-fight deal with Boylan’s promotion. Whether or not his CW96 appearance will be a challenge for a title is yet to be confirmed, but one thing is for certain: Pimblett will return to the Echo Arena on September 1st at the top of the bill. But first, Cage Warriors will return to the capital for CW95, after staging their most ambitious card in recent years for the London crowd at CW92: Super Saturday. Since Cage Warriors’ return 2 years ago, London has provided some of the promotion’s most memorable scenes. CW95 is expected to sell out quickly, so fans are advised to make the most of Cage Warriors’ 20% off early bird offer when tickets go on sale on Friday 30th March. “London and Liverpool have turned into two seriously strong pillars for MMA in Europe,” says Boylan. “There’s some incredible talent coming out of both cities, and our events there get better every time. We’re always looking to do bigger things and take greater steps to give fans what they want – the best Cage Warriors experience we can possibly offer. These next two shows will do exactly that.”

Recap: UFC London

Peter Knox 18/03/2018

The UFC did not disappoint after putting on a fantastic show at the O2 Arena in London. This featured a main event between Fabricio Werdum and Alexander Volkov. The bout between the two heavyweight giants finished in the fourth round. However, the early stages of this fight was Werdum controlling a lot of the action with his Jiu-Jitsu. Volkov would continue to stay patient and floor Werdum with a thunderous uppercut. “Drago” later followed this up with a short amount strikes on the ground, referee Marc Goddard soon jumped in to stop this brutality. This secured Alexander his 30th career victory and 6th straight win inside the UFC Octagon. Breaking down the Main Event: In the first of the main event, we saw Werdum get an early takedown. Spending most of this round on top. Once this bout took a turn and Volkov got back to his feet Werdum took a tremendous knee to the face followed up by a right uppercut. This left Werdum with some early swelling which later slowed him down as the fight continued. Fabricio would still go on to win this round. Volkov would slowly begin to find his rhythm over the next couple of rounds. Werdum was unable to lock in a submission which could’ve been the key to winning this fight. The co-main event happened to be the rematch between Jan Blachowicz and Jimi Manuwa. Jimi was favoured going into this bout, Jan landed some flush shots that dropped Manuwa with roughly two minutes to go in the first round. Blachowicz soon put tremendous pressure on Manuwa but the “Poster Boy” was able to make it through the first round. In the second round Manuwa seemed to have recovered, he began pushing Blachowicz back and applying pressure. In the final 30 seconds, Manuwa landed with a big head kick which had Jan in trouble. With more time remaining Manuwa might have been able to earn a finish, but this went into the third round. This round saw more of the same, both men going back and forth landing big strikes. Manuwa and Blachowicz both looked very tired! Blachowicz ended up taking this rematch, defeating Manuwa by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27). In my opinion, Volkov should next face the winner of Curtis Blaydes and Alistair Overeem which will take place at UFC225. However, a fight with the current #1 ranked UFC Heavyweight Francis Ngannou would make sense. This fight would be excellent for both men and a good test for Volkov, Francis is purely a striker who possesses one-punch knockout power in both hands. With “The Predator” wanting to make a comeback this would be a perfect opportunity and a very interest fight to watch, Ngannou is coming off a title fight loss to current UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic at UFC220 on January 20, 2018. Weigh-ins: (Main event) Fabricio Werdum (249) Vs Alexander Volkov (246). (Main-card) Jimi Manuwa (205) Vs Jan Blachowicz (205) Leon Edwards (170) Vs Peter Sobotta (171) Tom Duquesnoy (135) Vs Terrion Ware (136) (Prelims) John Phillips (185) Vs Charles Byrd (184) Danny Roberts (170) Vs Oliver Enkamp (171) Danny Henry (146) Vs Hakeem Dawodu (145) Paul Craig (204) Vs Magomed Ankalaev (205) Stevie Ray (156) Vs Kajan Johnson (155) Mark Godbeer (238) Vs Dmitry Sosnovskiy (238) Nasrat Haqparast (155) Vs Nad Narimani (156) Results: (Main Card) Heavyweight: Alexander Volkov def. Fabricio Werdum via KO (R4, 1:38) Light Heavyweight: Jan Blachowicz def. Jimi Manuwa via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27). Bantamweight: Tom Duquesnoy def. Terrion Ware via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27). (Preliminary Card) Middleweight: Charles Byrd def. John Phillips via submission (Rear-Naked Choke) (R1, 3:58). Welterweight: Danny Roberts def. Oliver Enkamp via first-round KO (2:12). Featherweight: Danny Henry def. Hakeem Dawodu via submission (Guillotine) (R1, 0:39). Light Heavyweight: Paul Craig def. Magomed Ankalaev via submission (triangle) (R3, 4:59). Lightweight: Kajan Johnson def. Stevie Ray via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). Heavyweight: Dmitry Sosnoskiy def. Mark Godbeer via submission (Rear-Naked Choke) (R2, 4:29).

UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov Live Results

Peter Knox 17/03/2018

March 17 2018, the o2 Arena London, United Kingdom. the world’s premier MMA promotion returns to the o2 Arena in London for UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Volkov. In the main event, former UFC Heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum (23-7-1)takes on rising heavyweight contender Alexander Volkov (29-6-0) and the UK’s Jimi Manuwa (17-3-0) takes on Poland’s Jan Blachowicz (21-7-0) in the co main event. MAIN CARD 9:00pm ON BT SPORT 2 Heavyweight – Fabrício Werdum vs. Alexander Volkov Alexander Volkov def. Fabrício Werdum rd. 4 KO Light Heavyweight – Jimi Manuwa vs. Jan Błachowicz Jan Błachowicz def. Jimi Manuwa by unanimous decision Bantamweight – Tom Duquesnoy vs. Terrion Ware Tom Duquesnoy def. Terrion Ware by unanimous decision Welterweight – Leon Edwards vs. Peter Sobotta Leon Edwards def. Peter Sobotta rd.3 TKO PRELIMS 5:45pm ON UFC FIGHT PASS Middleweight – John Phillips vs. Charles Byrd Charles Byrd def. John Phillips rd. 1 Submission (rear naked choke) Welterweight – Danny Roberts vs. Oliver Enkamp Danny Roberts def. Oliver Enkamp rd 1 KO Featherweight – Danny Henry vs. Hakeem Dawodu Danny Henry def. Hakeem Dawodu rd.1 submission (guilotine choke) Light Heavyweight – Paul Craig vs. Magomed Ankalaev Paul Craig def. Magomed Ankalev rd. 3 Submission (Triangle Choke) Lightweight – Kajan Johnson vs. Stevie Ray Kajan Johnson def. Stevie Ray by split decision Heavyweight – Mark Godbeer vs. Dmitriy Sosnovskiy Dmitriy Sosnovskiy def Mark Godbeer rd.2 Submission (rear naked choke)

Polaris 6: Jones vs Shields main event preview

Peter Knox 17/02/2018

Polaris returns with their first event in 2018 with an excellent card for London at the Indigo inside the O2. The main event features two of the best grapplers pound for pound in the world as Australian black belt Craig Jones will face-off against former Strikeforce & Elite XC champion Jake Shields. For fans of MMA, most likely the name Jake Shields rings a bell. While this is not an MMA match, Shields has a wealth of martial arts experience inside and out of a cage. Shields is a black belt himself under Cesar Gracie and had a lot of freestyle wrestling experience before training in jiu-jitsu as well as other martial arts. Both he and his opponent have competed for a lot of matches at Welterweight but this match will be for the Polaris Middleweight title. Shields is a former Middleweight MMA champion for Strikeforce and would be the bigger man in the match-up. Shields styles himself as an “American Jiu-Jitsu” practitioner and being on top is where the American is at his best. His wrestling will be what he needs to lean on. Jones is very good in the 50/50 position and has shown no problem submitting bigger guys. Getting past his legs and avoid leg locks to me, will be how Shields can win. The X-factor for Shields will be his conditioning. He has done many 25 minute fights in MMA so just grappling for 15 minutes should be no problem for him. His opponent in Craig Jones is coming off an impressive performance at the EBI 14 tournament in December of 2017. Even though he was the runner-up in that tournament, Jones rolled his way into the finals with three very quick finishes. Even though the finishes were quick, adding in the fact he was the smaller man in every fight for this absolute weight tournament makes it even more impressive. He feels short in the finals against the ADCC & multiple EBI winner Gordan Ryan. Jones came as close as anyone has come to beating ‘The King’ in a grappling match, coming within inches of submitting Ryan by an armbar in overtime. Jones is one the best leg-lockers in the world and as I said earlier, is very skilled in the 50/50 position and most likely will drop down right to his butt to start his game and the match. If he can keep Shields in front of him and not let him pass the guard, Jones will have great chance to win this match. Polaris 6 will take place on Saturday, February 17th at 7 pm GMT and will stream live on UFC Fightpass. The event will be held at the Indigo at the O2 in London, England. Overall 12 matches will take place and features gi and no-gi matches.

UFC London Main Event Confirmed as Werdum vs Volkov

Peter Knox 01/02/2018

Just one day before tickets go on general sale, we have a main event confirmed for UFC London. The headline bout will see veteran heavyweight contender Fabricio Werdum face off with number 7 ranked heavyweight Alexander Volkov. UFC Europe annouced the news on their Twitter feed this afternoon. Your heavyweight #UFCLondon main event!!🇧🇷 @FabricioWerdum vs. @AlexDragoVolkov 🇷🇺 🎟 https://t.co/NFQ6n2IJTb🎟 https://t.co/j3rWpJlaOI pic.twitter.com/K4JzQHP6BP — UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) February 1, 2018 Werdum will likely be hoping that a victory over Volkov will maintain his momentum toward the title shot he believes he deserves. His last two fights have ended with his hand raised as the winner with a quick submission victory over last second stand in Walt Harris and a decision win over Marcin Tybura. While there is no denying that toppling the 6’7″ Volkov would be an impressive feat, Werdum is still without a win against anyone currently in the top 5 since defeating Cain Velasquez in 2015. Volkov is riding a 5 fight winning streak with victories over Stefan Struve and Roy Nelson in his last two fights. Should he emerge victorious against Werdum, it would catapult him into the top 5 and certainly put him in a position for a shot at the belt in the very near future. The full line up for UFC London is as follows; Fabricio Werdum vs. Alexander Volkov Jimi Manuwa vs. Jan Blachowicz Leon Edwards vs. Peter Sobotta Mark Godbeer vs. Dmitriy Sosnovskiy Paul Craig vs. Magomed Ankalaev Alex Reyes vs. Nasrat Haqparast Rustam Khabilov vs. Kajan Johnson John Phillips vs. Charles Byrd Jack Marshman vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Danny Roberts vs. Oliver Enkamp Danny Henry vs. Hakeem Dawodu

Live results from BAMMA London

Peter Knox 15/09/2017

Live results from BAMMA London at the SSE Arena, Wembley on Friday 15th September. Main Event – BAMMA World Welterweight Title Alex ‘Da Kid’ Lohore def. Mr ‘Bag & Tag’ Nathan Jones via KO at 4:13 of R1 BAMMA World Middleweight Title Mike ‘Sea Bass’ Shipman def. Yannick ‘Black Mamba’ Bahati via KO at 1:20 of R3 becomes new Middleweight champion Welterweight Bout Aaron ‘The Joker’ Chalmers def. Alex Thompson via KO at 0:30 of R1 BAMMA World Featherweight Title Daniel Crawford def. Damien ‘Frankenstein’ Lapilus via TKO at 0:26 of R2 and becomes new Featherweight champion Middleweight Bout Alex ‘Mean’ Montagnani def. Martin ‘Mantime’ Hudson via TKO at 2:08 of R1 Featherweight Bout Nathan ‘The Black’ Rose def. Ollie Mathis via split decision Welterweight Bout Tommy King def. James Reedman via TKO at 1:12 of R1 Bantamweight Bout Javid Basharat def. Tony Hall via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:42 of R2 Featherweight Bout Liam Davis def. Tanvir Boora via TKO at 3:36 of R2 Featherweight Bout David Khalsa def. Charlie Boy Howard via spilt decision

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