Sedriques
Dumas had an eventful night at Duel Arena 1.

Dumas (10-5) attended Duel Arena 1 on Aug. 29 at Kia Center in
Orlando, Florida. The former
Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter is no stranger to
controversy and got into a brawl at the event, requiring
intervention from security.

Sedriques Dumas gets involved in crowd brawl at Duel Arena
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Mike
Perry suffered a huge upset loss against Brandon
Jenkins in the main event, while Paul Miller earned a split
decision win over Ben Azoulay. A brawl broke out in the stands
after the fight between Miller and Azoulay. Dumas was seen taking
down a fan dressed in a joker costume before security separated
them.

Dumas was arrested last year in Escambia County, Florida, on
charges of home invasion, battery and possession of a weapon by a
convicted felon. Dumas fought three more times in the UFC before
being released in July shortly after he was sentenced on those
charges.

Three of the charges against Dumas were reportedly dropped while he
pleaded no contest to the accusations of possession of a weapon or
ammo by a convicted Florida felon and possession of marijuana over
20 grams.

Usman
Nurmagomedov has addressed his brother Umar
Nurmagomedov’s knockout loss to Yadong Song
and the discourse surrounding his immediate actions after seeing
his brother hit the canvas.

Song flatlined Umar with an uppercut in the second round of their
bantamweight clash in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship. Just as Song ended the
UFC Shanghai headliner with some follow-up hammer-fists, Usman
stormed the cage to check on his brother.

Song began celebrating and briefly crossed paths with a concerned
Usman, who seemingly loaded up an instinctive elbow strike in the
heat of the moment, but didn't follow through.

Usman denies trying to hit Yadong Song after rushing toward the
cage following Umar Nurmagomedov's knockout

Usman took to social media in the aftermath of UFC Shanghai to
address his brother's first-ever professional loss via a finish and
also touched on fans accusing him of trying to hit a celebrating
Song. The
Professional Fighters League star first downplayed the
magnitude of Umar's loss by putting things into perspective.

“People are making such a huge tragedy out of this, they should
just calm down,†Usman wrote on Instagram in Russian. “There are
things far worse. You don't have to think for long, just look at
what is happening in the world.â€

He then denied that he intended to hit Song and slammed those
criticizing him.

“And regarding the claims that I supposedly wanted to hit his
opponent, if I had wanted to, I would have hit him,†Usman added.
“You angry, petty, and jealous people. Your problem is that you
have never had and never will never have an understanding of family
love.â€

Usman is currently a free agent, having exhausted his PFL contract.
He is rumored to be signing with the UFC once his exclusive 90-day
negotiation window with the PFL concludes.

Dan
Hooker believes he's the perfect fighter to welcome other
lightweights to the
Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Hooker (24-14) is scheduled to welcome former two-division
KSW champ Salahdine
Parnasse (23-2) to the UFC in enemy territory at
UFC Paris on Sept. 5. With the
Professional Fighters League looking to retain Nurmagomedov
(22-0) and the UFC rumored to have strong interest in the Russian,
Hooker is willing to take on the unbeaten lightweight.

Dan Hooker offers to welcome Usman Nurmagomedov to the UFC for
‘danger money'

Nurmagomedov is currently the most sought-after free agent in mixed
martial arts after having exhausted his PFL contract. With the
Dagestani hinting at a UFC signing, Hooker believes he is the ideal
opponent for the latest PFL lightweight champ's Octagon debut.

While some fans are calling for a matchup between Nurmagomedov and
Ilia
Topuria, Hooker is certain Topuria won't take the risky
matchup. The UFC veteran also believes that most top UFC
lightweights won't take the same risk and he recently reiterated
that he doesn't mind putting himself on the line if he's
compensated accordingly.

Hooker also notes that he has previously welcomed former Bellator
champion Michael
Chandler to the UFC.

“Who's a better welcoming party? It was the same thing with
Chandler; it's the same thing with this Parnasse guy and it will be
the same thing with Usman,†Hooker told Submission Radio. “No one
else will take the fight. People are like, ‘Usman's gonna come in
and fight Ilia Topuria.' Be serious, you think Ilia Topuria is
gonna take the risk of fighting an unranked, non-UFC fighter? No
one else is willing to take the risk… None of these other guys in
the division want to risk it for the biscuit. So, they call up Dan
Hooker; they offer him a bit of danger money and he welcomes these
boys to the big leagues.â€