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Starting from PBR ON Thursday, April 24, continuation UFC Fight Night ON Saturday, April 26and the culmination of the flagship WWE program Strict ON Monday, April 28Fans will have the opportunity to experience non-stop of each of these electrifying sports and entertainment real estate.
Through a contract facilitated by Kansas City Sports Commission, T-Mobile Center in the center of Kansas City will become the first place where the Gość Who Takeover presented by VechainPresenting subsequent events of PBR, UFC and WWE in one weekend in the same city.
Vechain, a global leader in blockchain solutions, was UFC Official partner of Blockchain From 2022 and now he has expanded his commitment to become the inaugural partner presenting the first “TKO Theadover” who contains UFC, WWE and PBB.
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“Kansas City has a great history of a world-class organization of events and we are glad that we can continue this tradition, working with the three biggest brands in the world of sport and entertainment,” he said Kathy Nelson, president and general director of Kansas City Sports Commission and visit the KC. “These events will cause a significant economic impact for our hotels and local companies, and also distinguished in Kansas City by transmitting programming and social media.”
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In total, UFC, WWE and PBR have brought over 60 events to Kansas City in the last 20 years, with each organization has its own history in the city.
In the case of PBR, Kansas City Outlaws, champions of the regular season 2024 at PBR Teams League, which was founded in 2022, compete in the annual household at the T-Mobile Center. In cooperation with Cordish Companies, PBR also runs PBR Substantial Sky Bar in the Power & Featherlight district.
Among the more significant UFC athletes who competed in Kansas City, it is a group emphasized by the former featherweight master Max Holloway, former Master of Fly Libra Demetrous Johnson, former middleweight master Robert Whittaker and former champion in the weight of Saint Rose Namajunas.
The luxurious history of WWE events in Kansas City includes hosting Money at the bank in 2010, and two Strict AND Smackdown Events every year. Several of the biggest names in WWE competed in Kansas City, including the legend of WWE John Cena and the current undisputed WWE Cody Rhodes champion.
Referee Dan Miragliotta inserted himself into the UFC Vegas 123 main event with an inexplicable standup that left the entire broadcast team dazed and confused.
In the second round, Renato Moicano was on Tom Nolan's back with a body triangle locked on as he peppered away with punches and kept trying to find a home for his rear naked choke. But out of nowhere with boos raining down from the Meta APEX crowd, Miragliotta decided to stand the fighters up and take the dominant position away from Moicano.
A few moments later, Nolan scored a knockdown before ultimately finishing the fight with ground and pound in the third round. As much as Nolan's win should be celebrated, the entire UFC broadcast team was stunned as Miragliotta's move, which clearly shifted the momentum in the fight.
“I just hate that something like that — I don't care what anybody says, a referee error ultimately casts a little bit of a shadow over what was a beautiful performance by Tom Nolan,†UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier said on the post-fight show. “We saw since the very beginning in the striking,
“It was Tom Nolan's world. He ultimately got the fight done by using his striking to get to the position to finish on the mat.â€
That said, Cormier was at a loss to explain Miragliotta's decision to stand the fighters up with Moicano in such a dominant position.
“I'm being completely honest here guys, it's not because I love grappling,†Cormier explained. “It is so difficult to get to that position. That is such a dominant position. While Moicano was maybe not punching him, he was trying to reach, trying to hand fight to try to get the chokes, that's what you do.
“You can stop a lot of positions but I just don't think a ref should take anybody out of mount ever, should never take anybody off of the back like that. I don't think you take those types of positions and change them. They're just too dominant.â€
UFC commentator Laura Sanko was also at a loss to explain the referee's move and she defended Moicano working hard to maintain the position, which just didn't warrant a standup.
“That is being active in that position,†Sanko added. “You can't sit there and punch all the time. Getting to that spot is advancing your position in grappling. Aljamain Sterling was freaking out [in the crowd].â€
While Moicano survived the round, there's no doubt Nolan's comeback started after the standup from the referee.
UFC analyst Din Thomas can't help but wonder if Moicano might actually try to fight what happened with the Nevada State Athletic Commission, although standups like the one on Saturday night are totally at a referee's discretion.
In other words, it's highly unlikely Moicano has any argument to make about the outcome in the fight.
“I don't know if the outcome would have been any different without the standup, but I've got to say the standup is questionable,†Thomas said during the post-show. “I wouldn't be surprised if Moicano didn't try to appeal that.â€
Jasmine
Jasudavicius wants to fight for an
Ultimate Fighting Championship title on home soil.
Jasudavicius will have the Canadian crowd behind her when she faces
Erin
Blanchfield on Oct. 17 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.
She views the matchup as a women's flyweight title eliminator. With
UFC 336 reportedly targeted for Toronto next year, Jasudavicius
hopes a victory over Blanchfield will earn her a quick turnaround
and a title shot in Canada.
Jasmine Jasudavicius sees Erin Blanchfield fight at UFC
Edmonton as path to Natalia Silva title rematch
Valentina
Shevchenko relinquished the 125-pound title because of injury,
and Natalia
Silva won the vacant championship at UFC
332 by defeating Cong Wang by
unanimous decision. Jasudavicius believes beating Blanchfield on
Saturday would warrant a rematch with Silva, calling the
opportunity to challenge for the belt in Canada an “honor.â€
“I think whoever wins this fight does expect a title shot,â€
Jasudavicius said at media day ahead of
UFC Edmonton. “I think this fight is the title eliminator. I'm
not here for a long time; I'm here for a good time. So, I would
love to stay active; I would love to fight in Toronto and it would
be an honor to fight for the belt in Toronto.â€
Jasudavicius (15-4) is coming off a victory over Karine
Silva, rebounding from a loss to Manon
Fiorot that ended a five-fight winning streak. The Canadian
also lost to current champion Silva in her second UFC appearance in
2022.
Jasmine
Jasudavicius wants to fight for an
Ultimate Fighting Championship title on home soil.
Jasudavicius will have the Canadian crowd behind her when she faces
Erin
Blanchfield on Oct. 17 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.
She views the matchup as a women's flyweight title eliminator. With
UFC 336 reportedly targeted for Toronto next year, Jasudavicius
hopes a victory over Blanchfield will earn her a quick turnaround
and a title shot in Canada.
Jasmine Jasudavicius sees Erin Blanchfield fight at UFC
Edmonton as path to Natalia Silva title rematch
Valentina
Shevchenko relinquished the 125-pound title because of injury,
and Natalia
Silva won the vacant championship at UFC
332 by defeating Cong Wang by
unanimous decision. Jasudavicius believes beating Blanchfield on
Saturday would warrant a rematch with Silva, calling the
opportunity to challenge for the belt in Canada an “honor.â€
“I think whoever wins this fight does expect a title shot,â€
Jasudavicius said at media day ahead of
UFC Edmonton. “I think this fight is the title eliminator. I'm
not here for a long time; I'm here for a good time. So, I would
love to stay active; I would love to fight in Toronto and it would
be an honor to fight for the belt in Toronto.â€
Jasudavicius (15-4) is coming off a victory over Karine
Silva, rebounding from a loss to Manon
Fiorot that ended a five-fight winning streak. The Canadian
also lost to current champion Silva in her second UFC appearance in
2022.
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