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PFL Africa: A full combat card in Johannesburg on August 9 at CARNIVAL CITYPFL Africa returns to Johannesburg with an explosive feather and Showddns weight in a welterweight

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Johannesburg, South Africa Republic -after the overwhelming success of his historical, sold out debut in Cape Town, Professional Fighters League (PFL) It brings the action back to South Africa. Second event The inaugural season of PFL Africa is set to Saturday, August 9In Large Top Arena, Carnival City in Johannesburgpromising another MMA night at the elite level of the best warriors of the continent.

He will contain in the event in Johannesburg Penal and Valler’s Scale Divisionswhen competitors enter into Smartcage and fight for promotion to PFL Africa semi -finals.

Main events and cooperation have prepared a stage for fireworks

IN Main eventA rising feather star in Nigeria Patrick Ochem (6-1) will face Guinea Mohamed Camara (5-2-1) in a very anticipated clash in the first round.

. Cooperation of cooperation Contains the power of Angola Shido Boris Esperanca (9-1) Receiving experienced Ibrahima Mané (14-5) Gambia in a key welterweight duel.

Information about the Fight Night:
Location: Large Top Arena, Carnival City, Johannesburg
Date: Saturday, August 9
Time: 18:00 Sast / 12:00 et
Program: Supersport (English – Africa), Canal+ (French – Africa), PFL APP (US)

Full combat card – PFL Africa: Johannesburg

Pentecost Division – first round

  • Patrick Ochem (6-1) vs. Mohamed Camara (5-2-1) [Main Event]
  • NSAMO Wilker (7-0) vs. Dwight Joseph (14-2, 1 NC)
  • Adeshina (7-3) vs. Jean Jacques Lubaya (9-1)
  • Elbert Steyn (3-0) vs. Abderhman Errachida (4-1)
  • Alternative: Abdoul Razac Sankara (6-3) vs. Shadrick Home (4-0)

HEALTHY Division – First round

  • Shido Boris Esperanca (9-1) vs. Ibrahima Mané (14-5) [Co-Main Event]
  • British Boloyang (3-1) vs. Octave Ayin (5-0)
  • I am saying Sadeck (7-2) vs. Yabna Ntenchala (11-2-1)
  • Osvaldo Benedito (3-1) vs. Emilios gives (4-1-0)
  • Alternative: Desmond Tamunggan (5-0) vs. Kunle Lawal (2-1)

PFL Africa is building a shoots on the entire continent

PFL expansion to Africa still builds a shoot, providing African MMA talents, a global platform and carrying out a high rate tournament in a characteristic league format. When the fighters compete for a chance for PFL Gold and International Glory, each fight has consequences.

After a spectacular debut in Cape Town, all eyes will now turn to Johannesburg, where fans can expect world -class competitions and dramatic smart moments.

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Sean Strickland slams Bud Light over Dustin Poirier sponsorship cut

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Sean Strickland slams Bud Light over Dustin Poirier sponsorship cut
Sean
Strickland believes Bud Light mishandled the aftermath of
Dustin
Poirier's arrest.

Poirier was arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport on a charge of public drunkenness after he threatened to
fight a police officer while intoxicated and even used a racial
slur. He has since owned up to his mistake while accepting his
issues with alcoholism since his retirement, vowing to stay sober
going forward.

However, Poirier (30-10) recently revealed that Bud Light canceled
his sponsorship due to the incident and
Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight king Strickland
isn't on board with the decision.

Sean Strickland criticizes Bud Light decision after Dustin
Poirier arrest

While Strickland had initially mocked Poirier for blaming his
depression, he has since expressed his heartfelt support for “The
Diamond.†Strickland had even warned Bud Light against canceling
Poirier's sponsorship. The two-time champion recently lashed out at
the beverage company for the same.

Strickland (31-7) says Bud Light already betrayed America by
printing transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney's photo on their
cans in 2023. He believes Poirier didn't deserve to lose his
sponsorship for nothing more than an embarrassing drunk incident.
Strickland says Bud Light should have instead extended their help
to Poirier to deal with his alcoholism.

“It made me so f*cking mad. Bud Light already f*cking betrayed
America with their f*cking tr–ny on a beer can,†Strickland said
on the “Shawn Ryan Show.†“How much of a piece of sh*t are you, Bud
Light? The moment something bad happens where you get a little
shame ‘cause you got drunk on a plane and tried to fight a black
cop. Which is funny; it's not racist. You want to terminate his
contract? They should have reached out to Dustin and said, ‘Hey
Dustin man, you might have a problem with drinking. We're a beer
company, we sponsor you, can we help you?' That's not what they
did. They're gonna say, ‘You used our product and you f*cked up.
Get the f*ck lost, we don't want that bad image.'â€

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Navajo Stirling recalls fighter having mental breakdown before DWCS bout

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Navajo Stirling recalls fighter having mental breakdown before DWCS bout
Navajo
Stirling saw a fighter in shambles right before his
Dana White's Contender Series bout.

Stirling earned his
Ultimate Fighting Championship contract with a knockout win on
Contender Series in 2024. He was sharing the locker room with
Quemuel
Ottoni, who was set to face Kody
Steele. Ottoni eventually didn't make the walk to the Octagon
and Stirling has now detailed what happened behind the scenes.

Navajo Stirling recalls Quemuel Ottoni's dramatic Dana White's
Contender Series fight-week incident

Stirling (10-0) recently revealed that Ottoni (12-4) was aggressive
towards Steele, and even other fighters, throughout fight week
until the weigh-ins. However, the Brazilian's nerves got the better
of him right before stepping out for his bout and he allegedly
started crying backstage, even ripping off his hand wraps multiple
times.

Cutman Brad Tate, who was in charge of wrapping Ottoni, refused to
repeat it after a point. The bout was eventually called off and
Steele won his contract in a later Contender Series outing.

“The guy that was on Contenders [Series] was probably the worst
one,†Stirling told Full Send MMA. “He was fighting Kody Steele. He
choked out Alex
Pereira back in the day. I was in the locker room with him… At
the weigh-ins, he is puffing his chest, he is even looking at me,
like, ‘You wanna go?' I'm like, ‘Bro, save it for tomorrow.' He's
staunching Kody Steele out at the weigh-ins. And I was thinking,
‘This is going to be a banger.' We get to the fight night and he
just started crying. He took his gloves off three or four times.
They had to re-wrap his hands. I think he had cutman Tate. The
cutman said, ‘F*ck this guy, I'm not wrapping his hands
anymore.'â€

Both Tate and Steele have confirmed Stirling's story about Ottoni,
who had choked out UFC superstar Pereira in the latter's
professional MMA debut in 2015. Ottoni and Pereira's careers have
taken contrasting trajectories since. While Pereira went on to
become a two-division champion, Ottoni is yet to make it out of the
regional scene. He has fought only once since the Contender Series
fiasco, suffering a first-round technical knockout loss.

Meanwhile, the undefeated Stirling already has five UFC wins to his
name. The Kiwi is now scheduled to face Jan
Blachowicz (29-11) on less than three weeks' notice at
UFC Belgrade in Serbia on Aug. 1.

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Matt Brown scoffs at anybody telling Justin Gaethje he should retire now: ‘What we’re doing is prize fighting’

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Matt Brown scoffs at anybody telling Justin Gaethje he should retire now: ‘What we’re doing is prize fighting’

Justin Gaethje has hinted that he plans to continue fighting after his stunning upset over Ilia Topuria at the UFC White House card, but there are still plenty of fighters, fans, and critics who believe he should walk away now while he's on top of the sport.

It's been well documented that Gaethje's dream was becoming undisputed UFC lightweight champion and now he's finally accomplished that goal. But retired UFC welterweight Matt Brown thinks it's crazy that anybody is telling Gaethje to walk away right now when he's poised to make arguably the biggest paydays of his entire career.

“That's what we talk about all the time on here — don't forget what we're doing is prize fighting,†Brown said on The Fighter vs. The Writer. “Justin's value is higher than it's ever been. Take advantage of this shit while you can.â€

The biggest argument against Gaethje fighting again really comes down to a storybook ending for his career with the win over Topuria in June. He entered that fight as a massive underdog and it almost felt like he was being led like a lamb to the slaughter in that fight.

But instead, Gaethje survived some tough moments in the fight and then started dishing out his signature brand of punishment as he battered Topuria on the feet and on the ground. After the fourth round ended, Topuria couldn't continue and the fight was stopped with Gaethje being crowned UFC champion.

That moment is definitely unforgettable but Brown argues that win really just gives Gaethje the leverage to get more money and potentially avenge a couple of past losses while he's champion.

Add to that, Gaethje's legacy is already solidified as one of the most exciting fighters in the history of the sport, but he's not quite in the same conversation as fighters like Jon Jones, Khabib Nurmagomedov or Georges St-Pierre as the greatest of all-time.

“He's not in a top five pound-for-pound [all-time] argument,†Brown said. “He's not even in a top greatest lightweights argument really. He doesn't have anything to lose going for it. He's playing with house money. He goes out and he wins a couple of fights, defends the title against a couple of top guys — Arman [Tsarukyan] would be a huge one I think. I think that's a huge notch on the belt. Avenging a loss to either Max [Holloway] or Charles [Oliveira], another huge notch on the belt.

“He doesn't have anything to lose. He loses to those guys, his legacy isn't any less than it was before.â€

Looking at the lay of the land at lightweight, Brown points to Tsarukyan as the most worthy contender, but the UFC could easily look towards somebody like Holloway or Oliveira as a potential matchup for Gaethje due to the history they share.

Brown believes that all of those potential fights are matchups that Gaethje could win and that only adds to his legendary status.

That's why he's adamant that Gaethje could take some time off to rest and recover from his fight against Topuria but then he should start lining up opponents in 2027 to defend his title and take home a huge amount of money while doing it.

“When you look down the line at the potential matchups, that's a great lineup for him to go on a little title defense streak and have a whole new legacy,†Brown said. “Everybody not only talking about how he's must-see TV, and one of the greatest, most exciting fighters of all time, bonus machine, but now he's got a legacy of title defenses to go on top of that.

“Those are winnable fights for him. He didn't get dominated in those fights. Khabib [Nurmagomedov] is a tough fight for him, I think that's pretty clear. But those are winnable fights. I say shoot for it. Go for it.â€

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