TORONTO – Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 multi-platform channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, today announced the live main card broadcast for UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: MANUWA vs. ANDERSON from the 02 Arena in London, England on Saturday, March 18 at 5 p.m. ET. Airing live across Canada, the event is headlined by a light heavyweight clash between top 10 contenders Jimi Manuwa (16-2) and Corey Anderson (10-2).

Saturday’s main card will repeat in its entirety on Sunday, March 19 at 1 a.m. ET, 3 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. ET.

In addition to the Manuwa vs. Anderson main event, Saturday’s star-studded four-bout card features a welterweight showdown pitting Icelandic submission ace Gunnar Nelson (15-2-1) against dynamic American striker Alan Jouban (15-4), British bantamweight knockout artist and crowd favorite Brad Pickett (26-13) enters the Octagon one last time against Ecuador’s Marlon Vera (8-3-1) and Englishman Arnold Allen (11-1) looks to extend his winning mark to five straight when he tangles with charismatic Finnish star Makwan Amirkhani (13-2)

In addition to live events, Fight Network is the destination for UFC library content, specials and series, including The Ultimate Fighter, UFC Unleashed, UFC Now, UFC Ultimate Insider and classic UFC PPV, WEC and PRIDE events.

New programming this weekend includes:
UFC Main Event: Bisping vs. Henderson 2 – Sat, March 18 at 8 p.m. ET
Best of PRIDE – Sat, March 18 at 9 p.m. ET / Sun, March 19 at 6 p.m. ET
UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields – Sun, March 19 at 9 p.m. ET
Best of WEC – Sun, March 19 at Midnight ET
UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley – Mon, March 20 at 1 a.m. ET

Fight Network’s extensive slate of UFC programming this week is bolstered by a pair of live events, beginning on Friday, March 17 at 11 p.m. ET, as Hard Knocks Fighting 54 emanates from Calgary, Canada, headlined by a featherweight championship bout between Jesse Arnett (11-4) and Maged Hammo (8-4-1). In other action, Alexi Argyriou (5-0), Peter Grajcar (3-0), Menad Abella (4-0) and Terrence Chan (3-0) all look to extend their perfect records when they face off against Hamilton Ash (5-2), Vyron Phillips (6-3), John Michael Sheil (8-1) and Keegan Oliver (4-5), respectively.

In the same timeslot on Saturday, March 18 at 11 p.m. ET, World Series of Fighting returns with a stacked line-up for WSOF 35: Ivanov vs. Jordan from Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York, headlined by a duel for the heavyweight title pitting Blagoi Ivanov (14-1) against Shawn Jordan (19-7). In other championship bouts, Lance Palmer (11-2) faces undefeated prospect Andre Harrison (15-0) for the featherweight crown, while Bekbulat Magomedov (17-1) and Donavon Frelow (5-1) throw down for the vacant bantamweight title. Rounding out the main card, Abubakar Nurmagomedov (13-1) looks to continue his meteoric rise when he faces Matt Secor (8-3) in a welterweight bout.

The live broadcast of UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: MANUWA vs. ANDERSON will be televised across Canada, while Hard Knocks Fighting 54 and WSOF 35: Ivanov vs. Jordan will be televised in Canada and over 30 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

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Belal Muhammad won a unanimous decision over Randy Brown in a welterweight bout.

Muhammad, 170 lbs of Chicago won by scores of 30-27 twice and 29-28 and is now 11-2. Brown, 170.5 lbs of Queens, NY is 9-2.

Wilson Reis won a unanimous decision over Ulka Sasaki in a flyweight bout.

Reis, 125 lbs of Sao Paulo, BRA won all cards 29-28 and is now 22-6. Sasaki, 125.5 lbs of Japan is 19-4-2.

Islam Makhachev won a unanimous decision over Nik Lentz in a lightweight bout.

Makhachev, 155 lbs of Russia won by scores of 30-25 twice and 30-27 and is now 14-1. Lentz, 156 lbs of Coconut Creek, FL is 27-8-2-1.

Rick Glenn won a split decision over Phillipe Nover in a featherweight bout

Nover was cut on his right eyelid in the 1st round from a left of Glenn.

Glenn, 146 lbs of Milwaukee, WI won two cards by 29-28 tallies. Nover won a card 30-27.

Glenn is 19-4-1. Nover, 145.5 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is 11-8-1.

After a 4-year layoff, “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung knocked out number-9 rated Dennis Bermudez in the 1st round of their featherweight bout at The Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

Jung landed a perfect uppercut on Bermudez’s chin who then folden to the ground and the bout was stopped at 2:49.

Jung, 145.5 lbs of Seoul, South Korea is now 15-4. Bermudez, 145 lbs of Lindenhurst, NY is 16-6.

Felice Herrig scored a mild upset as she won a unanimous decision over previously undefeated Alexa Grasso in a strawweight bout.

Herrig, 115.5 lbs of Crystal Lake, IL won by scores of 30-27 and 29-28 twice and is now 12-6. Grasso, 116 lbs of Guadalajara, MX is 9-1.

James Vick submitted Abel Trujillo in the 3rd round of their lightweight bout.

Vick made Trujillo tap with a front choke at 49 seconds of round three.

Vick, 155.5 lbs of Fort Worth, TX is 10-1. Trujillo, 156 lbs of Boca Raton, FL is 15-7-1.

Volkan Oezdemir won a split decision over 6-ranked and former world title challenger Ovince Saint Preux in a light heavyweight bout.

Oezdemir, 206 lbs of Fridbourg, SWI took two cards by 29-28 tallies. Sain Preux took a card 29-28.

Oezdemir is now 13-1. Sain Preux, 205 lbs is 19-10.

Despite being cut badly over his right eye, Marcel Fortuna scored a stunning 1st round knockout over Anthony Hamilton in a heavyweight bout.

Fortuna was cut by an accidental headbutt. Later in the round, he landed a hard overhand right that knocked out Hamilton at 3:10.

Fortuna, 210.5 lbs of Brazil is 9-1. Hamilton, 258.5 lbs of Albuquerque, NM is 15-7.

Number-5 contender Jessica Andrade battered a game Angela Hill, and gained a unanimous decision in a strawweight fight.

Andrade was cut under her right eye in the 2nd round, while Hill had swelling under her left eye in the 3rd.

Andrade, 115.5 lbs of Brazil won by scores of 30-27 on all cards and is now 16-5. Hill, 116 lbs of San Diego, CA is 6-3.

Curtis Blaydes stopped Adam Milstead in the 2nd round of their heavyweight bout.

Blaydes dominated the fight by taking down Milstead at least seven times. Finally, in round two, Blaydes took out Milstead’s leg, and his knee gave way, and the fight was stopped at 59 seconds.

Blaydes, 264.5 lbs of Chicago, IL is 7-1. Milstead, 233.5 lbs of Pittsburgh, PA is 8-2.

Chas Skelly choked out Chris Gruetzmacher in the 2nd round of their featherweight bout.

Skelly made Gruetzmacher tap from a rear-naked choke at 2:01 of round two.

Skelly, 146 lbs of Arlington, TX is 17-2. Gruetzmacher, 145 lbs of Surprise, AZ is 13-2.

Ricardo Ramos won a unanimous decision over Michinori Tanaka in a bantamweight bout.

Ramos, 135 lbs of Sao Paulo, BRA won by scores of 30-27 and 29-28 twice and is now 10-1. Tanaka, 135 lbs of Kanagawa, JAP is 11-3.

Tecia Torres won a unanimous decision over Bec Rawlings in a strawweight bout.

Torres, 115.5 lbs of Coconut Creek, FL won on all cards via 30-27 scores and is now 8-1.

Khalil Rountree knocked out Doug Jolly in the 1st round of their light heavyweight bout.

Rountree landed a hard knee to the head and a 2nd knee followed up and knocked out Jolly at 52 seconds.

Rountree is 5-2. Jolly is also now 5-2.

Joe Louzon won a unanimous decision over Marcin Held in a featherweight fight.

Louzon, 155 lbs of Bridgewater, MA won by scores of 29-28 on two cards, while Held took a card 30-27.

Louzon is 27-13. Held, 156 lbs of Tychy, POL is 22-6.

Ben Saunders won a unanimous decision over Court McGee in a welterweight bout.

Saunder, 170 lbs of Orlando, FL won on all cards and is now 21-7-2.  McGee, 170 lbs of Orem, UT is 19-6.

Sergio Pettis won a unanimous decision over John Morraga in a flyweight bout.

Pettis, 125 lbs of Milwaukee, WI won by scores of 30-27 and 29-28 twice and is now 15-2. Morraga, 126 lbs of Phoenix, AZ is 16-6.

Amanda Nunes solidified herself as a star and turned out the lights on the career of Ronda Rousey as she annihilated Rousey in just 48 seconds at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The writing was on the wall from the 1st punch as Nunes landed a right hand that rocked Rousey backwards.  Nunes was patient and continued to pummel the face of Rousey as she took clean, hard shots until referee Herb Dean mercifully stopped it at 48 seconds.

Nunes , 135 lbs of Brazil is now 14-4.  Rousey, 135 lbs of Vemice, CA is 12-2.

In a highly anticipated grudge match, Cody Garbrandt won the UFC Bantamweight title with a unanimous deicison over long time champion Dominick Cruz

The two exchanged heavy blows throughout the affair.  In round three, Cruz was cut over his left eye from a headbutt.  Garbrandt took control of the fight in that round as he landed some bug shots, but champion tried to mount offense.  In round three, Garbrandt dumped Cruz on his back on three separate occasions from hard punches.

Garbrandt, 135 lbs of Sacramento, California coasted down the stretch and won by scores of 48-46 twice and 48-47 and is now 11-0.  Cruz, 135 lbs of San Diego is 22-2.

Former Bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw battered John Lineker over three rounds en route to a unanimous decision.

Dillashaw dominated with hammer punches and in round two was close to stopping Lineker.

Scores were 30-26 on all cards for Dillashaw, 136 lbs of Denver, CO and is now 15-3.  Lineker, 135 lbs of Brazil is 29-8/

Dong Hyun Kim took a split decision over Tarec Saffiedine

It was a lackluster affair, but Kim got the victory as he took two cards 29-28 while Saffiedine took a card 30-27.

Kim is now 22-3-1-1.  Saffiedine is 16-6.

Ray Borg won a unanimous decision over Louis Smolka in a flyweight bout.

In round one, Smolka was bleeding from his right eye, and dominated with takedowns.

Borg won by scores of 30-27 and 30-26 twice and is now 10-2.  Smolka, 125.5 lbs of Hawaii is now 11-3.

Neil Magny won a unanimous decision over former welterweight champion Johny Hendricks.

Magny, 171 lbs of Denver, CO won on all cards by 29-28 scores and is now 19-6.  Hendricks, 173.5 (2.5 over the weight limit) is now 17-6.

Antonio Carlos Junior won a unanimous decision over Marvin Venntori in a middleweight bout.

Junior, 186 lbs of Coconut Creek, FL won by scores of  29-28 on all cards  and is now 8-2-1.  Venntori, 186 lbs of Italy is 11-3.

Alex Garcia knocked out Mike Pyle in the 1st round of their welterweight bout.

Garcia landed a crushing overhand right that sent Pyle down and out at 3:34.

Garcia, 170 1/2 lbs of Montreal is 14-3.  Pyle is 27-13-1.

Niko Price choked out Brandon Thatch in the 1st round of their welterweight bout.

After an early choke attempt by Thatch, Price turned the tables and made Thatch tap out at 4:30 from an arm triangle.

Price, 170 lbs of Cape Coral, FL is 9-0.  Thatch, 170 lbs of Denver, CO is 11-5.

Follow all the action as Amanda Nunes defends the UFC Bantamweight title against the come-backing Ronda Rousey.  The action kicks off at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT that will feature another world title bout when Dominick Cruz defends his Bantamweight title against Cody Garbrandt in a grudge match.

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Round 1 Nunes destroying Rousey with punches ALL OVER THE CAGE..ROUSEY IN SERIOUS TROUBLE ASND SHE IS HURT…FIGHT OVER IN 48 SECONDS

Round 1 Cruz gets in a right..Garbrandt lands 2 more rights..and another..Good leg kick from Cruz..Garbrandt gets in a kick to the body and a leg kick..Good right…right and left from Cruz..Takedown from Garbrandt..

Round 2 Good right from Cruz..Combination from Garbrandt..Right stuns Garbrandt..Counter right from Garbrandt..Kick to the body..left hook..Kick to the body and good combination..kick to body and counter right

Round 3 Garbrandt scores with a right and left..Cruz cut over left eye (Headbutt)  ..Right from Garbrandt..Hard left..Good right from Cruz..Big right from Garbrandt..Inside leg kick from Cruz..Big knee hurts Cruz…Jab from Garbrandt..Left and right uppercut from Cruz..Right from Garbrandt..Kick from Cruz..Granrandt counters..Good left from Cruz

Round 4 Good kick from Cruz…Garbrandt counters..Big right drops at Cruz…he points at Cruz and Cruz gets up..Big left from Cruz..Straight from Garbrandt..Big right drops Cruz again.. and again from a right hand…

Round 5 Kick from Garbrandt…right..Right from Cruz..

48-46 Twice and 48-47 for THE NEW CHAMPION–CODY GARBRANDT

Round 1 Lineker catches a head kick..Good takedown by Dillashaw…Step in right hand..Inside kick

Round 2 Good takedown from Dillashaw…Dillashaw  has Lineker on the ground..Dillashaw landing hammer strikes on the ground..Continuing to hammer Lineker..Dillashaw lands 9 elbows and punches..Lineker taking a lot of punishment

Round 3 Front kick to the chest by Dillashaw..Takedown..Landing punches from behind..Dillashaw has Lineker in a calf crank..Body shot from Lineker..Overhand left..body

30-26 on all cards for Dillashaw

Round 1: Early exchange..Saffiedine has Kim’s back standing.Knee to the head by Saffiedine..Good right..Good right..Kick to the head..Knee…trip..

Round 2 Saffiedine lands a knee..Body kick..Good right from Kim..Nice kick and knee from Saffiedine..

Round 3  Big uppercut from Kim, kick from Saffiedine..Elbow..Good body kick..and a knee..knee.

30-27 SAFFIEDINE…29-28 KIM. TWICE…SPLIT DECISION

Round 1: Smolka jabbing..Borg gets a takedown..Borg dropping elbows…Smolka bleeding from his right eye..Takedown from Borg..Full mount…Borg has the left arm..2 hard shots with Smolka on the ground

Round 2 Borg lands a strong leg kick and a right hand..Takedown from Borg..Borg lands a big punch while Smolka on the ground…

Round 3 Borg gets the back of Smolka..Borg has a front choke on Smolka..Spinning elbow

30-27 and 30-26 twice for Ray Borg

Round 1:Left from Hendricks..Hendricks has Magny on his back,,Magny has Hendricks in a sitting triangle..Magny striking in the triangle

Round 2 Hendricks takes down Magny.

Round 3 Hendricks gets another takedown…Knee by Magny..Hendicks lifts Magny up and gets a takedown..Magny has a triangle from his back

29-28 on all cards for Magny

Round 1: Venttori gets poked in the eye…Nenttori pokes Junior in the eye..Junior lands a kick..take down

Round 2 Venttori has Junior down and in a Guillotine..Ground and pound

Round 3 Junior gets a takedown..Kick to the head…Takedown..left hand and a knee

29-28 on all 3 cards for Junior

Round 1: Good kick from Garcia..Exchanging jabs...HUGE OVER HAND RIGHT KNOCKS PYLE OUT

Round 1 Good inside leg kick for Thatch..Thatch has Price in a choke..Price ecscapes..Price has a arm triangle..Price has Thatch in a rear naked choke…THATCH TAPS FROM AN ARM TRIANGLE

Mickey Gall stopped Sage Northcutt in the 2nd round of their welterweight bout.

Gall sent Northcutt to the canvas with a right hand, He was able to get behind and make Northcutt tap with a rear naked choke at 1:40.

Gall, 170 lbs of Green Brook, NJ is 4-0. Northcutt, 170 lbs of Katy, TX is 8-2.

Urijah Faber wrapped up his certain Hall of Fame career with a unanimous decision over Brad Pickett in a featherweight bout.

Faber, 136 lbs of Sacramento, CA won all cars 30-26 and will end his career with a record of 34-10. Pickett, 136 lbs of East London, England is 26-13.

Alan Jouban won a unanimous decision over previously undefeated Mike Perry in a welterweight bout.

In round three, a welt started to form on Perry’s left leg from the continuous leg kicks of Jouban.

Jouban, 170.5 lbs of Los Angeles won by scores of 30-27 twice and 29-28 and, now is 15-4. Perry, 170 lbs of Orlando, FL is 9-1.

Lando Vannata scored vicious 1st round knockout via a roundhouse kick over John Makdessi.

The time of the stoppage was 1:40.

Misha Cirkunov submitted Nikita Krylov in the 1st round of their light heavyweight bout.

Cirkunov dropped Krylov with a left hand then was able to get Krylov in a Guillotine and he tapped at 4:38.

Cirkuonv, 205 lbs of Toronto, ONT, CAN is 13-2. Krylov, 206 lbs of Donetks, UKR is 21-5.

Oliver Abin-Mercier submitted Drew Dobert in the 2nd round of a lightweight fight.

Mercier had Dober on the back and got his under the chin for the rear naked choke at 2:57.

Mercier, 156 lbs of Montreal, QUE, CAN is 10-2. Dober, 156 lbs of Denver, CO is 17-8-1.

Viviane Pereira won a split decision over Valerie Latourneau in a strawweight bout.

Pererira won two cards by s29-28 tallies while Latourneal took a card 29-28.

Pereira, 114 lbs of Brazil is 12-0. Latourneau, 117.5 lbs of Coconut Creek, FL is 8-6.

Matthew Lopez won a unanimous decision over Mitch Gagnon in a bantamweight bout.

Lopez, 136 lbs of Lake Forest, CA won by scores of 29-28 and 29-27 twice and is now 9-1. Gagnon, 135.5 lbs of Sudbury, ONT, CAN is 12-4.

Toronto – Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 multi-platform channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents extensive UFC fight week coverage, including the UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: LEWIS vs. ABDURAKHIMOV main card from Albany, New York on Friday, Dec. 9 at 9 p.m. ET, plus extensive pre-fight and post-fight coverage for UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis in Toronto, Canada.

Headlining the UFC’s debut at Times Union Center in Albany, New York, heavyweight behemoths will collide as No. 10-ranked knockout artist Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis (16-4, 1NC) battles No. 15-ranked Russian export Shamil Abdurakhimov (17-3). Heavyweights also take center stage in the co-main event when No. 12-ranked Cameroonian prospect Francis “The Predator” Ngannou (8-1) looks to continue his meteoric rise against Anthony “Freight Train” Hamilton (15-5). A pair of light heavyweight contests will round out the main card broadcast as No. 9-ranked contender Corey “Beastin 25/8” Anderson (9-2) meets Sean “The Real OC” O’Connell (17-8), while No. 14-ranked New Yorker Gian Villante (14-7) faces undefeated short notice replacement Saparbek Safarov (8-0).

The UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: LEWIS vs. ABDURAKHIMOV main card will air live across Canada on Fight Network at 9 p.m. ET. The event will replay on Dec. 10 at 1 a.m. ET, 10 a.m. ET and 3 p.m. ET.

Immediately following the UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: LEWIS vs. ABDURAKHIMOV main card broadcast, Fight Network presents HARD KNOCKS FIGHTING 52 live from Calgary, Canada, headlined by light heavyweights Rodney Wallace (26-12-1) and Matt Van Buren (7-5), plus Maged Hammo (8-4) meets Hamilton Ash (4-2) for the featherweight title, Arjan Bhullar (5-0) looks to stay perfect against Leroy Johnson (6-2) and local favorite Noah Ali (7-3) tangles with Joaquin Calderon (4-2).

Earlier in the day on Dec. 9 at 12 p.m. ET, Fight Network will televise M-1 CHALLENGE 73: BATTLE OF NARTS live from Nazran, Russia, featuring a championship doubleheader as Ramazan Emeev (14-3) clashes with Anatoly Tokov (24-2) for the middleweight title, while Ivan Buchinger (31-4) defends the featherweight crown against undefeated Magomed Idrisov (6-0). In other featured bouts, Lee Morrison (14-7) meets Movsar Evloev (5-0), Josh Rettinghouse (13-4) squares off with Sergey Morozov (6-1) and Diego D’Avila (15-5) enters hostile territory against Zalimbeg Omarov (7-1-1). The M-1 SELECTION undercard will kick off at 9:30 a.m. ET.

Live UFC 206 fight week coverage begins on Friday, Dec. 9 at 4 p.m. ET with the official UFC 206 Weigh-ins, as headliners Max Holloway and Anthony Pettis face off one final time before their UFC interim featherweight championship showdown on Saturday night.

Leading into UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis on pay-per-view, Fight Network presents a live UFC 206 Pre-Show at 6 p.m. ET from its downtown Toronto studios, featuring on-site fight week interviews, original analysis, plus last-minute picks and predictions

Following Saturday’s pay-per-view event, Fight Network will televise the live UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis Post-Fight Press Conference in its entirety.

In addition to all the live events, Fight Network is the destination for UFC library content, specials and series, including The Ultimate Fighter, UFC Unleashed, UFC Now, UFC Ultimate Insider and classic UFC PPV, WEC and PRIDE events.

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Joseph Benavidez won a split decision over Henry Cejudo in a battle of former world title challengers.

In round one, Cejudo was docked a point for a low blow.

Benavidez won two cards 30-26 and 29-27 while Cejudo won a card 29-27.

Benavidez, 125.5 lbs of Las Cruces, NM is 25-4. Cejudo, 125.5 lbs of Phoenix, AZ is 10-2.

Jorge Masvidal stopped Jake Ellenberger in the 1st round when Ellenberger’s toe got stuck in the fence and could not defend himself.

The time of the stoppage was 4:05 of round one for Masvidal, 171 lbs of Miami and is now 31-11. Ellenberger, 170.5 lbs of Lake Forrest, CA is 31-12.

Jaren Cannoier won a unanimous decision over Ion Cutelaba in a light heavyweight bout.

In round two, Cannoier landed a right that made Cutelaba’s nose to bleed.

Cannoier, 204 lbs of Anchorage,AK won by scores of 29-28 on all cards and is now 9-1. Cutelaba, 205.5 lbs of Moldivia is 12-3-1.

Sara McMann submitted Alexis Davis in the 2nd round of their bantamweight bout.

McMann was able to get Davis to the ground and make her tap from a arm-trainagle choke at 2:52.

McMann, 135.5 lbs of Gaffney, SC is 10-3. Davis, 135 lbs of San Jose, CA is 17-7.

Brandon Moreno won a split decision over Ryan Benoit in a flyweight bout.

Moreno won two cards 29-28, while Benoit took a card 29-28.

Moreno, 126 lbs of Tijuana, MX is now 13-3. Benoit, 125.5 lbs of Dallas, TX is now 9-5.

Ryan Hall won a unanimous decision over Gray Mayanard in a featherweight bout.

Hall, 145 lbs of Falls Church, VA won by scores of 30-27 twice and 29-28 and is now 6-1.  Maynard, 145.5 lbs of Las Vegas is 13-7-1.

Rob Font stopped Matt Schnell in the 1st round of their bantamweight bout.

Font hurt Schnell with a front kick.  Font landed punched that led to a ground and pound stoppage at 3:47

Font, 135.5 lbs of Woburn. MA is 13-2.  Schnell, 135.5 lbs of Shreveport, LA is 10-3.

Dong Hyun Kim won a unanimous decision over Brendan O’Reilly in a lightweight bout.

Kim, 155.5 lbs of Busan, South Korea won on all cards 29-28 and is now 14-8-3.  O’Reilly, 155 lbs of Brisbane, AUS is 6-3-1.

Jamie Moyle won a unanimous decision over Kailen Curren in a strawweight bout.

Curren was cut over her right eye in round one. Moyle was cut over her left eye in round three from a knee to the head.

Moyle, 115 lbs of Las Vegas won by scores of 30-27 on all cards and is now 4-1. Curren, 116 lbs of Ewa Beach, HI us 4-4.

By Norm Frauenheim-

Talk, talk and more talk about Floyd Mayweather Jr.-versus-Conor McGregor continue to light up social media these days with no end – or relief – in sight.

Not sure who to blame, but the tirelessly talkative McGregor appears to be doing what Mayweather mastered in marketing himself and then landing a huge Showtime contract that led to about a $220-million payday against Manny Pacquiao.

McGregor could generate international attention for getting a driver’s license these days. Essentially, that’s what the UFC’s mega-mouth did in acquiring a boxing license in California. It cost him 60 bucks. He had to fill out a four-page form and pass a physical. It was quick, simple and nobody asked him to parallel-park.

In no time, Twitter, Facebook, websites and even mainstream media exploded all over again with speculation about a McGregor bout with Mayweather. Stock the shelves with antacid, because there’s going to be a lot more of this stuff.

Chances appear to be slim-to-none that the bout would — could — happen. McGregor is under contract to the UFC. Meanwhile, Mayweather continues to send out mixed messages about whether he wants to come back.

If McGregor tries to get out of his UFC contract in pursuit of a Mayweather bout, a long and tangled legal battle is likely. Mayweather, who is one victory short of 50-0, has a lot of things, but time isn’t one of them. He’ll be 40 on Feb. 24.

I doubt it will happen. But I’m old, more than old enough not be included in the emerging generation of MMA fans. I also suspect that my doubts reflect an opinion shared by many in the aging crowd of fellow boxing fans. To wit: I hope it doesn’t happen. Could it? In an era when a presidential campaign is won with tweetstorms, anything can.

There’s momentum in the internet fascination. Betting odds were even posted by Westgate in Las Vegas Thursday. If the bout went from mythical to fact, Mayweather would be a 25-1 favorite in what would be a boxing match against McGregor, who began as an amateur boxer as a 12-year-old in Dublin.

Translation: Nobody thinks McGregor would have any kind of chance at all. So why is social media still buzzing about it?

There are all kinds of reasons, including a compelling one offered by Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe. Ellerbe told ESPN’s Dan Rafael that people are talking about it because of race. McGregor is Irish and white, Mayweather is African-American and boxing has a long racial history defined by The Great White Hope.

If Ellerbe is right – and I think he is, the racial component will only fuel further talk about the bout. More talk means more of the one thing that could make it happen: Money, which also happens to be Mayweather’s nickname and motivation. Speculated numbers have been all over the place. They’ve also been uniformly big, anywhere from $800 million to a billion.

That would pay a lot of McGregor’s legal bills and might be enough to lure Mayweather back through the ropes. Then, however, the global bubble of anticipation would quickly deflate. Remember the mix of disappointment and outrage over Mayweather’s decision over Pacquiao in May, 2015? Multiply that, again and again.

There’s also precedence for what might happen. Classic boxing matches between a boxer and MMA fighter have been a mixed-martial-arts mess. I sat through one in Phoenix, Ariz., last March.

That’s when aging Roy Jones Jr. scored a second-round stoppage in a made-for-pay-per-view event over a guy named Vyron Phillips, who had been fighting MMA and had experience as an amateur boxer.

Phillips got a boxing license from the Arizona State Boxing and MMA Commission, but he had no business in a ring within punching range of a boxing legend way past his prime. The event was a joke, an embarrassment not worth repeating, especially on a global stage that could be a billion times more embarrassing.

Thomas Almeida stopped Albert Moraes in the 1st round of their bantamweight fight.

Almeida landed 15 successive and the bout was stopped at

Almeida, 135 lbs of Sao Paulo, BRA is 22-1. Moraes, 136 lbs of Reseda, CA is 6-1-1.

Claudia Gadelha won a unanimous decision over Cortney Casey in a strawweight fight.

Gadelha, 116 lbs of Rio de Janeiro, BRA won y scores of 30-27 on all cards and is now 14-2. Casey, 116 lbs of Maui, HA is 6-4.

Krysztof Jotko won a unanimous decision over Thales Leites in a middleweight fight.

Jotko, 185 lbs of Oreta, POL won by scores of 30-27 twice and 29-27 and is now 19-1. Leites, 186 lbs of Rio de Janeiro, BRA is 26-7.

Kamru Usman won a three round unanimous decision over Warley Alves in a welterweight bout.

Usman, 169 lbs of Boca Raton, FL won by scores 30-26, 30-27 and 29-27 and is now 9-1. Alves, 171 lbs of Rio de Janeiro is 11-2.

Sergio Moraes won a split decision over Zak Ottow in a welterweight bout.

Moraes, 171 lbs of Cubita, BRA won by scores of 30-27 twice while Ottow took a card 29-28.

Moraes is now 11-3-1. Ottow, 171 lbs of Milwaukee, WI is 14-4.

Cezar Ferreira made Jack Hermansson tap in the 2nd round of their middleweight bout.

Ferrerira made Hermansson tap with a an arm triangle at 2:11 of round two.

Ferrerira, 185 lbs of Miami is 12-5. Hermansson, 186 lbs of Oslo, NOR is 14-3.

Ead Zahmurad Antigulov choked out Marcos Rogerio de Lima.

The time of the front choke was 1:07.

Antigulov, 203 lbs of Russia is 19-4. De Lima of Sao Paulo, BRA is 14-5-1.

Johnny Eduardo stopped Manval Gamburyan in the 2nd round of their bantamweight bout.

Eduardo took control of the fight early, and in round two, he knocked Ganburyan down with a jab, and then jumped on Gamburyan with relenteless punching and the bout was stopped at 46 seconds of round two.

Gamburyan announced his retirement after the fight.

Eduardo, 136 lbs of Rio de Jineiro, BRA is 28-10. Gamburyan, 136 lbs of Hollywood, CA is 18-11-1.

Luis Henrique submitted Christian Colombo in the 3rd round of their heavyweight fight.

Henrique made Colombo tape out from a front choke at 2:12 of round three.

Henrique, 252 lbs of Rio de Jinairo, BRA is 10-2-1. Colombo, 251 lbs of Copenhagen, DEN is 8-2-1.

Pedro Munhoz made Justin Scoggins tap at 1:55 of the 2nd round from a guillotine of their flyweight bout.

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