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UFC prospect Danny Silva reveals life-threatening medical scare

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UFC prospect Danny Silva reveals life-threatening medical scare

Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight Danny
Silva's career might be cut short.

Silva (11-2) recently revealed that he is contemplating retirement
after spending three days in the hospital. Despite his body hurting
after a recent training session, “Puma†went for a three-mile run.
It was during the run that Silva's body started shutting down. When
he saw swelling on his neck after returning home, the 29-year-old
visited the hospital.

UFC featherweight Danny Silva details neck thrombosis,
pulmonary embolism

Silva's scans revealed a massive thrombosis in his neck, with part
of the clot causing a pulmonary embolism in his lung. Doctors told
him that while 50% of patients wouldn't have made it, the UFC
prospect's great physical shape helped him survive. With much still
unknown about his health, Silva is unsure about his future in
fighting.

The American, who has only lost to surging contender Kevin
Vallejos in four UFC outings, says his second-round knockout
win over Kuris Campbell at UFC London this past March might have
been his “last dance.â€

“Could this have been my last dance? I don't know,†Silva wrote on
Instagram before detailing the entire ordeal.

“Two weeks ago I thought I had a rib out. I pushed through like
every fighter does. Friday I sparred, did my sprints, and my team
thought I looked good. I didn't want to make excuses, but I
mentioned that my left arm was hurting and my rib was hurting. My
team helped with cupping and scraping. That same night I went for a
run at 8 p.m. I did 3 miles. On the 3rd mile, my body was shutting
down. I pushed because I won't quit on myself, and 3 miles should
be nothing. I got home, and there was swelling on the left side of
my neck and pec. A good doctor friend of mine recommended I go to
the ER to make sure I wasn't having a heart attack. After 9 hours
in the ER, doing EKGs and CT scans, they came back with some bad
news. I had multiple blood clots. They found a massive thrombosis
in a vein in my neck, and part of the clot had broken off and
traveled to my lung, causing a pulmonary embolism. This news has
changed my life. Spending 3 nights in the hospital was awful. The
fact that I was still sparring and in such good shape just tells me
how tough I can be in the face of adversity. Because I'm in such
good shape I was able to survive. They told me 50% of people don't
make it. The fact that I was training, sparring and pushing myself
may have saved my life. But right now there's still so much I don't
know. I'm finally out of the hospital, but I have to be on
medication for a couple of months. This isn't the first time I've
had a setback. My worst enemy has always been me. My mind is
strong. It sucks when something out of your control tries to take
you away from your dream.â€

Silva then reflected on how his recent health scare might affect
his future before thanking those closest to him.

“I won't give up. I'd rather die trying, as bad as that sounds,
especially because I was close to dying. Before that, I want to say
thank you to everyone who took care of me during this hard time. My
nurses and doctors were incredible, and I'm beyond grateful for the
care I received. To my friends and family who showed up, stayed
with me and never left my side—I felt all the love. You all gave me
the strength I needed to get through this. I'm sorry to all my
friends, my family and my team. I wish the outcome was different.
Hope God has a plan.â€

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ESPN raising subscription prices again just as PFL deal comes to a close at the end of 2026

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ESPN raising subscription prices again just as PFL deal comes to a close at the end of 2026

ESPN is once again raising prices on its subscription services, including both the unlimited and select plans for customers.

The price increase goes into effect on Sept. 17 with ESPN Unlimited —the service that includes all of ESPN's programming from linear networks like ESPN and ESPN2 plus WWE premium live events and the PFL lineup of events — going from $29.99 to $31.99 per month.

The annual cost of the plan is increasing from $299.99 to $319.99 per year.

ESPN Select — the scaled down version with less options — is going from $12.99 to $13.99 per month with the annual plan increasing from $129.99 to 139.99 per year.

ESPN has not stated how many subscribers are currently signed up for the new Unlimited service.

Of course the timing of the price increase isn't all that surprising with the NFL season about to kick off in two weeks' time with ESPN also recently integrating all the programming from the NFL Network onto the subscription service as well.

For combat sports fans, the PFL is the only major MMA promotion still airing fights on ESPN after the UFC's seven year deal with the Disney owned network came to an end and all programming moved to Paramount. PFL recently merged with Jake Paul's MVP with plans to launch a rebranded MVP MMA in 2027 but the promotion is still searching for a new broadcast deal.

PFL's current contract with ESPN runs through the end of 2026 but there's no word if the promotion is still discussing a possible extension or potentially focused on moving onto a new network starting in 2027.

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UFC fighter gained over 25 pounds after UFC Sacramento weigh-ins

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UFC fighter gained over 25 pounds after UFC Sacramento weigh-ins

Gregory Rodrigues is one of the biggest middleweights on the entire UFC roster, but he barely outweighed Anthony “Fluffy†Hernandez for their five-round main event at UFC Sacramento this past Saturday night.

On Monday, the California State Athletic Commission shared the fight night weights for all of the athletes on the card with MMA Fighting. The commission started tracking fight night weights in an effort to curb extreme weight cutting in combat sports.

At the top of the card, Rodrigues hit the scale at 185 pounds on Friday before packing on an additional 19.4 pounds to weight 204.4 pounds on fight night. As for Hernandez, he was 186 pounds on Friday before adding 16.2 pounds to weight 202.2 pounds for his fight.

Further down the card, Reinier de Ridder made his light heavyweight debut in the UFC after previously competing at 185 pounds in the promotion. On Friday, de Ridder hit the scale at 205 pounds exactly before adding 16.8 pounds to weigh 221.8 pounds for fight night.

His opponent Roman Dolidze was 206 pounds on Friday before adding 20.2 pounds to weigh 226.2 pounds for the fight on Saturday.

The biggest weight gain on the card came from Brazilian Marcio Barbosa, who weighed 145.5 pounds for his featherweight fight and he added a whopping 25.5 pounds to weigh 171 pounds for fight night. His opponent Ryan Kuse weighed 153.2 pounds on fight night, which means Barbosa outweighed him by nearly 20 pounds.

Here are the full fight night weights for UFC Sacramento including the percentage of weight gained:

Gregory Rodrigues: 185 to 204.4 (19.4 pounds), 10%

Anthony Hernandez: 186 to 202.2 (16.2 pounds), 9%

Vitor Petrino: 246 to 252.2 (6.2 pounds), 3%

Serghei Spivak: 257 to 254.6 (-2.4 pounds), -1%

Roman Dolidze: 206 to 226.2 (20.2 pounds) 10%

Reinier de Ridder: 205 to 221.8 (16.8 pounds), 8%

Mason Jones: 156 to 177.2 (21.2 pounds), 14%

Marquel Mederos: 156 to 177.4 (21.4 pounds), 14%

Jeisla Chaves: 124.5 to 137.4 (12.9 pounds)

Carli Judice: 125.5 to 136.6 (11.1 pounds), 9%

Terrance Chatman: 266 to 269.2 (3.2 pounds), 1%

Anthony Wint: 231 to 232.8 (1.8 pounds), 1%

Lerryan Douglas: 145.5 to 162.8 (17.3 pounds), 12%

Jamall Emmers: 143.5 to 156.8 (13.3 pounds), 9%

Shamil Gaziev: 261 to 267.4 (6.4 pounds), 2%

Kennedy Nzechukwu: 244 to 241.6 (-2.4 pounds), -1%

Nasrat Haqparast: 155.5 to 173.4 (17.9 pounds), 12%

Chris Padilla: 156 to 170.2 (14.2 pounds), 9%

Ryan Kuse: 144.5 to 153.2 (8.7 pounds), 6%

Marcio Barbosa: 145.5 to 171 (25.5 pounds), 18%

Stan Dorsainvil: 155.5 to 179 (23.5 pounds), 15%

Gauge Young: 155.5 to 180.2 (24.7 pounds), 16%

Jackson McVey: 185 to 207.8 (22.8 pounds), 12%

Wes Schultz: 186 to 209 (23 pounds), 12%

Elise Reed: 115 to 125 (10 pounds), 9%

Shanelle Dyer: 116 to 125 (9 pounds), 8%

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Anthony Hernandez accuses Gregory Rodrigues of ‘cheating’ at UFC Sacramento

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Anthony Hernandez accuses Gregory Rodrigues of ‘cheating’ at UFC Sacramento
Anthony
Hernandez is now on a two-fight skid in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship and he's accused his latest
opponent, Gregory
Rodrigues, of “cheating.â€

Rodrigues beat Hernandez by unanimous decision in a grueling
five-round bout at
UFC Sacramento. Both middleweights earned Fight of the Night
honors, but “Fluffy†has since accused Rodrigues of grabbing his
gloves during their grappling exchanges.

Hernandez claims Rodrigues repeatedly grabbed inside his gloves
during their Fight of the Night

While Hernandez praised “Robocop†for his toughness, he also
accused Rodrigues of grabbing his gloves as many as four times
during their fight to gain an advantage.

“I hit him a few times, I rocked his sh*t, he's a tough son of a
b*tch,†Hernandez said at the post-fight press conference. “I hit
him with everything and the kitchen sink, hit him with some hard
elbows, f*cker was cheating and grabbing the inside of my gloves
and I told [referee] Herb [Dean] that.â€

Hernandez even claims Rodrigues was warned after the alleged
infractions.

“I told f*cking Herb, ‘This motherf*cker grabbed my glove, like,
four times. Hey, he's grabbing my gloves,' and he told him, ‘Hey,
stop,'†Hernandez said. “But I mean, whatever. Don't take a point,
whatever. I guess people like to cheat, so it is what it is.â€

Rodrigues extended his win streak to four and called out Dricus Du
Plessis in his post-fight interview, while Hernandez will have
to regroup after picking up his second defeat.


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