Derrick Lewis knocked out another rival in the UFC, Alexander Shlemenko will fight against Magomed Ismailov next summer, and Khabib Nurmagomedov continues to acquaint the United States with his promotion. “MK-Sport” – about the main events in the world of mixed martial arts over the past week.
Khabib signed Lee to his league and is going to invite Ferguson
Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov held a press conference in Miami (USA), at which he spoke about the holding of a number of tournaments of his organization (Eagle FC) in America.
Shlemenko will fight with Ismailov
It became known that the roster of the organization was replenished by the American Kevin Lee , who four years ago repeatedly challenged the Russian to a duel. Lee will compete in the new weight category up to 74 kilograms (between the light and welterweight divisions).
“Being part of Eagle FC is amazing. Will I compete in a new category? Yes, that’s one of the reasons why I chose this organization. I think it’s good for a lot of guys. I’m the best in this category. I will be the first champion. One of the important reasons for my decision is Khabib himself. I saw him climb in the UFC.
I know how hard it is to be a champion, how hard it is to remain a champion. Debut date I think March 11. This date is right for me. Move to Miami. This is the home of Eagle FC. and this is my home. It will be a great start to the collaboration. Let’s start on March 11th with a great show, “Lee said.
Also, in the promotion of Khabib, the stars of past years will definitely perform: Rashad Evans, Ray Borg and Renan Barao . There is also a high probability that the league will be joined by former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos .
Khabib is confident that the presence of big names will make MMA fans watch the fights of his promotion in the United States. According to the Russian, there is a possibility that Tony Ferguson and Cody Garbrandt will play in Eagle FC .
Shlemenko will fight with Ismailov
“It’s great that Kevin Lee is moving to Miami with us. I would not want Eagle FC to be called a promotion from Russia. Now it is a global promotion with headquarters in Miami. We have signed a lot of fighters in the last couple of weeks. And we have a lot of good ones ahead of us. news, “ – said Khabib at a press conference.
The first tournament in the USA will be held on January 28th. In the main battle, the Russian Sergey Kharitonov and the representative of the Netherlands Tyrone Spong will meet .
Shlemenko will fight with Ismailov
Bugs defeats Koshkin, Lewis becomes UFC record holder
Fight show ACA 134 was held in Krasnodar on December 17th. In the main event of the tournament, former lightweight champion of the organization Ali Bagov defeated Andrey Koshkin by unanimous decision. It is also worth noting the victory of 46-year-old Venera Galiev , who strangled Artem Damkovsky in the third round .
On December 19, in Las Vegas (USA), in the main duel of the UFC Fight Night 199 tournament, American Derrick Lewis won another victory by knockout. In the first round, he sent compatriot Chris Dokos to “sleep” .
After this victory, Lewis became the champion of the promotion for the number of knockouts. On his account they are already 13. Lewis ahead of Vitor Belfort and Matt Brown .
In addition, the athlete is approaching another record in the UFC. At the moment, Lewis is ranked second in the number of victories in the heavyweight division (17). By this indicator, the Belarusian Andrei Orlovsky is in the lead with 18 wins.
Fights Announcement
In the summer of 2022, as part of the RCC tournament, one of Russia’s best middleweight fighters, Alexander Shlemenko and Magomed Ismailov, will fight . The fight will be five-round. Recall that Shlemenko is now playing in the league of Khabib Nurmagomedov Eagle FC, where he will fight for the championship belt in the spring. Ismailov fought his last fight in AMC Fight Nights, losing by technical knockout in the third round to Vladimir Mineev .
Bellator has announced the tournament will take place on January 29th in Phoenix. The headliners will be the heavyweight champion American Ryan Bader and the holder of the time zone Russian Valentin Moldavsky . Within the framework of the same event, the representative of Russia, Islam Mammadov , will perform , against which the former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson will become a rival .
Dutch Bellator Middleweight Champion Gegard Mousasi will fight Austin Vanderford next on February 25th .
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