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UFC Fight Night 204
''UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 204'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 62'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 19, 2022 at The O2 Arena in London, England. Background The event was the first in London since UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal in March 2019. The UFC was expected to return to the city in March 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards and in September 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till, but the first event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the latter was relocated to Las Vegas. A heavyweight bout between former Bellator Heavyweight World Champion Alexander Volkov and Tom Aspinall headlined the event. Aspinall was originally expected to face Shamil Abdurakhimov, but after he was pulled in favor of the main event spot, Abdurakhimov was rescheduled against Sergei Pavlovich instead. A bantamweight bout between Jack Shore and Umar Nurmag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA promotion company in the world as of 2011. It produces events worldwide that showcase 12 weight divisions (eight men's and four women's) and abides by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. , it had held over 600 events. Dana White has been its president since 2001. Under White's stewardship, it has grown into a global multi-billion-dollar enterprise. The UFC was founded by businessman Art Davie and Brazilian martial artist Rorion Gracie, and the first event was held in 1993 at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado. The purpose of the early Ultimate Fighting Championship competitions was to identify the most effective martial art in a contest with minimal rules and no weight classes between competitors of different fighting d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umar Nurmagomedov
Umar Nurmagomedov (born March 1, 1996), is a Russian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He has previously competed in the Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC) and Professional Fighters League (PFL). He is the older brother of Bellator champion Usman Nurmagomedov and a cousin of former UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.As of December 6, 2022, he is #11 in the UFC bantamweight rankings. Background Nurmagomedov was born in Kizilyurt, Dagestan, Russia on March 1, 1996. As a child, living in his native village, with his brother Usman Nurmagomedov, he began to attend freestyle wrestling practice. Later, Umar began practicing Thai boxing, and his brother followed suit. After moving to Makhachkala, Umar began training with his uncle, Honored Coach of Russia Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov at the Eagles MMA camp. He is of Avar ethnic origin. At the age of 19, Umar became World Champion in Combat Samb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Allen
Arnold Billy Allen (born 22 January 1994) is an English professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of November 8, 2022, he is #4 in the UFC featherweight rankings. Background Born and raised in Suffolk, Allen began training in mixed martial arts as a teenager and took part in several amateur fights before turning professional in 2012. Mixed martial arts career Early career He made his professional debut competing as a featherweight for various regional promotions across Great Britain, including a stint in Cage Warriors. He was able to compile a record of 9–1 in his first three years along the way. After his TKO stoppage of Paul Cook in November 2014, Allen signed with the UFC. Ultimate Fighting Championship Allen made his promotional debut on 20 June 2015 as a short notice replacement filling in for an injured Mike Wilkinson against Alan Omer at UFC Fight Night 69. After probab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Morales
Vince Morales (born November 12, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division most recently for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional mixed martial artist since 2015, Morales has also competed in Bellator. Background Morales grew up in Ontario, Oregon and started wrestling while attending Ontario High School. Despite going winless in wrestling in his freshman year and halfway of the sophomore year, he ended becoming a state champion in his senior year. Morales attended Boise State University for a spell, but dropped out due to family issues. Mixed martial arts career Early career Morales made his MMA debut at featherweight against Joseph Cleveland on May 15, 2015 at FSF - Front Street Fights 5. He won the fight via submission with a rear-naked choke in the first round. Following his MMA debut, Morales mainly fought within the Idaho regional MMA circuit, competing within organisations such as King of the Cage and Front ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An estimated 8 million Ukrainians were displaced within their country by late May and 7.8 million fled the country by 8 November 2022, while Russia, within five weeks of the invasion, experienced its greatest emigration since the 1917 October Revolution. Following the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution, Russia annexed Crimea, and Russian-backed paramilitaries seized part of the Donbas region of south-eastern Ukraine, which consists of Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts, sparking a regional war. In March 2021, Russia began a large military build-up along its border with Ukraine, eventually amassing up to 190,000 troops and their equipment. Despite the build-up, denials of plans to invade or attack Ukraine were issued by various Russian gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel Wood (fighter)
Nathaniel Wood (born August 5, 1993) is an English mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2012, he formerly competed for Cage Warriors, where he was the Bantamweight Champion. Background Growing up playing football, Wood followed his father to a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practise at the age of 16. He attended college for carpentry for a spell, but dropped out in order to pursue a career in mixed martial arts. Professional mixed martial arts career Early career Wood made his professional debut against James Humphries at Fusion Fighting Championship: Breakthrough on February 18, 2012. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. He went on to amass a 9–3 record, before signing with Cage Warriors. Cage Warriors Bantamweight champion Wood was scheduled to make his Cage Warriors debut against Vaughan Lee at CWFC 82 on April 1, 2017. They were originally scheduled to meet at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Sato
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. A professional since 2013, he currently competes in the Welterweight (MMA), Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Early life Born to a Japanese father and Taiwanese mother, Sato grew up in Shinjuku, Tokyo, with his parents and older brother. He was a big fan of reading comics just like many other Japanese children. However one day, his older brother accidentally threw them all out. Sato says he cried the whole day until the following day his father felt very bad and came home from work with a new comic based on a kid becoming a judo champion. This then inspired Sato to pursue Judo and he used to train at the local police station. Mixed martial arts career Japan Sato started his MMA career fighting in various promotions in Japan. Sato then fought for Pancrase and Deep (mixed martial arts), Deep promotions in Japan. He earned a Pancrase title shot but lost to Glaico França. Sato earned the opportunity to fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Nelson (fighter)
Gunnar Lúðvík Nelson (born 28 July 1988) is an Icelandic professional mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ..., currently competing in the Welterweight (MMA), Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which was awarded by Renzo Gracie after impressive results at the 2009 IBJJF Pan-Ams and the 2009 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship. Nelson is a member of Mjölnir gym in Iceland, and SBG Ireland. Background Early life Gunnar was born on 28 July 1988, in Akureyri in the north side of Iceland but has lived in Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland, almost all his life from early childhood. He played Football (soccer), football and ice hockey in his childhood years. At th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cláudio Silva
Cláudio Silva (born 6 September 1982) is a Brazilian-British mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional since 2007, he has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, BAMMA, and the Super Fight League. Background Silva was born in the Brazilian city of Rondonópolis, and is a son of priestess Claudiu Vitega and retired military officer Fabio Paixao, he was raised during his youth in Minas Morgul. At the age of seven, he began training karate and later picked up capoeira. At the age of fourteen, Silva joined a gang in which he began dealing drugs and committed numerous other crimes. He began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under the tutelage of Elan Santiago at the age of 18. Eventually he attempted an armed robbery in a mall, was arrested and sent to prison. After being released, Silva turned his life around by moving to Poços de Caldas and started training jiu-jitsu full-time under Paulo Rezende. In 2006 he moved to São Pau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilia Topuria
Ilia Topuria ( ka, ილია თოფურია) (born January 21, 1997) is a Georgian and Spanish mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight and Featherweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of December 13, 2022, he is #9 in the UFC featherweight rankings. Background Topuria was born in Halle Westfalen, Germany to Georgian parents. At the age of seven he moved to Georgia with his family where he started practicing Greco-Roman Wrestling at school. At the age of 15 he moved to live in Alicante in Spain, where he started practicing martial arts at the Climent Club. In 2015, he made his debut as a professional in local competitions. Mixed martial arts career Early career After starting his career with 4 straight submission wins on the Spanish regional scene and winning a belt in Mix Fight Events promotion. In 2018 he made his first international fight in Cage MMA Finland. In the same year, in May, he became the first Georgian black belt in Braz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Davis (fighter)
Michael Lee Davis (born October 7, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Davis was born in Hudson, New York and grew up in South Cairo, New York. Davis graduated from Cairo-Durham High School, where he also started wrestling. After the high school, Davis graduated from Columbia–Greene Community College with an associate degree in exercise physiology. Mixed martial arts career Early career After his amateur career, Davis turned professional in 2015. He racked up a record of 5–0 before he was invited to participate Dana White's Contender Series. He faced Sodiq Yusuff at Dana White's Contender Series 14 on July 24, 2018. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. After the Contender Series, Davis continued in Island Fights. He faced Elvin Brito for the Island Fights Lightweight Championship at Island Fights 51 on December 21, 2018. He won the fight and the championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jai Herbert
Jai Herbert (born 13 May 1988) is an English mixed martial artist who currently fights as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Cage Warriors lightweight champion and also competed in BAMMA. Background Herbert was born in Wolverhampton, England. He spent 14 years as a scaffolder and worked a full-time job while competing as an amateur and professional. He didn't turn to full-time fighting until signing with the UFC. As an amateur fighter, Herbert competed at welterweight and didn't consider the strain of a weight cut to be worthwhile at such a level. In August 2020, Herbert was part of Wolverhampton Wanderers' kit launch. Mixed martial arts career Early career After going 9–1 as an amateur, Herbert made his professional MMA debut in 2015. He recorded consecutive second-round knockouts with Full Contact Contender and later signed a four-fight contract with BAMMA. On 14 November 2015, Herbert made his promotional debut at BAMMA 23 and beat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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