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Diego Sanchez Roasts Donald Cerrone Following Knockout Loss

Donald Cerrone Diego SanchezDiego Sanchez is in the news once again, after slamming UFC welterweight Donald Cerrone after his knockout loss to Alex Morono at UFC Vegas 26. The two UFC legends have gone back-and-forth in the media for the past few weeks, stemming from Sanchez being removed from their previously scheduled bout and being released from the […]

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Diego Sanchez is in the news once again, after slamming UFC welterweight Donald Cerrone after his knockout loss to Alex Morono at UFC Vegas 26.

The two UFC legends have gone back-and-forth in the media for the past few weeks, stemming from Sanchez being removed from their previously scheduled bout and being released from the UFC altogether. Sanchez took to his Instagram story to take a shot at Cerrone after “Cowboy” criticized him and his coach Joshua Fabia over the past week.

“Maybe @cowboycerrone training methods should be questioned??” Sanchez said on his Instagram story. “Racing, mountain biking, wakeboarding, snow mobiling, hunting, shooting, Jerky selling, traveling like a rockstar and chewing with Monster drink….hope Donald the bigot gets taken to the hospital to protect his head he said needed healing.”

After Sanchez was removed from the UFC Vegas 26 card, Cerrone was tasked with short-notice replacement Morono, who ended up knocking him out just minutes into their fight. The 38-year-old Cerrone showed his age in the fight, struggling to keep up with Morono’s torrid pace and aggressive standup.

Cerrone came into the fight winless over his last five bouts, including a no-contest against Niko Price following a review of the majority draw decision. Cerrone had been through a murder’s row of opponents including Conor McGregor, Justin Gaethje, and Tony Ferguson during his losing streak.

Cerrone didn’t rule out the possibility of retiring following the loss to Morono, while Sanchez is looking for another organization to sign him following his UFC release. Bellator has already expressed disinterest in signing Sanchez, while other promotions such as BKFC and ONE Championship haven’t ruled out publically bringing Sanchez aboard.

It’s unclear what’s next for Cerrone, or even Sanchez for that matter. But one thing’s for sure; the bad blood between the two veterans isn’t going away any time soon.

What do you think about the recent beef between Diego Sanchez and Donald Cerrone?

Werdum’s controversial KO loss at PFL 3 overturned to no contest

Did Renan Ferreira tap? Well whatever you believe, his win vs. Fabricio Werdum at PFL 3 doesn’t count anymore. | PFL MMA

Renan Ferreira originally won by KO but not before it looked as if he tapped to a triangle choke. W…


Did Renan Ferreira tap? Well whatever you believe, his win vs. Fabricio Werdum at PFL 3 doesn’t count anymore.
Did Renan Ferreira tap? Well whatever you believe, his win vs. Fabricio Werdum at PFL 3 doesn’t count anymore. | PFL MMA

Renan Ferreira originally won by KO but not before it looked as if he tapped to a triangle choke.

Was it a tap or not? Well obviously New Jersey’s commission felt it suitable enough to turn Fabricio Werdum’s loss to Renan Ferreira into a no contest.

The former UFC heavyweight champion had a triangle choke on Ferreira in the opening round of his PFL main event, but Ferreira got out of it and turned his top position into a spot for a brutal ground-and-pound knockout. Werdum was adamant that Ferreira had tapped, and if on the live broadcast there would be nothing to suggest such a thing, the replay did raise some level of doubt.

Well in a rarity, the appeal by Team Werdum was successful and that L has been wiped from Fabricio’s record by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board, per ESPN’s Marc Raimondi and Werdum’s manager Ali Abdelaziz.

Under PFL rules, a no contest results in both fighters getting one point. So instead of Ferreira getting the maximum 6 points from a first-round finish, he loses five points and Werdum gets on the board. It remains to be seen whether or not PFL will run this wild fight back.

You do not often get results overturned due to perceived referee error so it’s a minor victory for Werdum in that sense. Although you could argue that it may as well just be a Werdum win outright instead of a no contest. Either Ferreira tapped and Werdum should’ve won or he didn’t tap and Ferreira’s win should be upheld.

We will update this post with any new information, including the explanation on why it was an NC and not a Werdum submission victory.

Fabricio Werdum vs. Renan Ferreira Changed To No-Contest

Fabricio Werdum Renan FerreiraThe recent controversial heavyweight main event at PFL 3 between Fabricio Werdum and Renan Ferreira has been overturned from a Ferreira TKO win to a no-contest, following an extensive review by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board. The decision comes following an uproar from both sides regarding the bout. In his post-fight interview, Werdum […]

Fabricio Werdum Renan Ferreira

The recent controversial heavyweight main event at PFL 3 between Fabricio Werdum and Renan Ferreira has been overturned from a Ferreira TKO win to a no-contest, following an extensive review by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board.

The decision comes following an uproar from both sides regarding the bout. In his post-fight interview, Werdum alluded to Ferreira tapping to a submission, but the referee missed the alleged tap and Ferreira went on to win by TKO. The sequence was caught on video and made the rounds both on the broadcast and on Twitter.

After it became an increasingly more popular opinion that Werdum should’ve been given the submission win, Ferreira fired back at the former UFC heavyweight champion for contesting the result of the fight.

“I am very sad with this version that he is telling,” Ferreira said in an interview with Combate.”It is already his attitude to speak of character, of not being a man, of this or that, it is his posture. I have the full conception of what I did. My conscience is clear, I have my head up and let’s go to the next one.”

Both fighters came into the PFL 3 main event making their league debuts. Werdum came into his PFL debut losing two of his last three fights in the UFC; including a split decision loss to Aleksei Oleinik. Ferreira came to PFL following an up-and-down tenure with LFA.

Following the overturned result, it remains unclear as to what is next for both fighters. The league could have them rematch as soon as possible to get a more clear result and point allocation, or they could move forward with the heavyweight regular season and give both fighters new opponents.

It was an unfortunate end to an otherwise eventful night at PFL 3, in the league’s third event since resuming competition following the cancellation of the 2020 season.

What do you think about the PFL 3 fight between Fabricio Werdum and Renan Ferreira being overturned to a no contest? Do you agree with the ruling?

Giga Chikadze Ready To Fight At UFC 262 If Given The Opportunity

If any fights happen to fall through, Giga Chikadze is ready to step up on short-notice and accept all challengers. Riding an eight-fight win streak, Chikadze lived up to his name when he finished Cub Swanson with his patented “Giga” kick a…

If any fights happen to fall through, Giga Chikadze is ready to step up on short-notice and accept all challengers. Riding an eight-fight win streak, Chikadze lived up to his name when he finished Cub Swanson with his patented “Giga” kick at UFC Vegas 25. After Chikadze landed the liver kick, the veteran Swanson crumbled […]

Ferreira On Werdum Tap: ‘My Conscience Is Clear’

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Did he or didn’t he?
Prior to losing to fellow Brazilian heavyweight Renan Ferreira, former UFC champion Fabricio Werdum insists “Problema” tapped to a triangle c…


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Did he or didn’t he?

Prior to losing to fellow Brazilian heavyweight Renan Ferreira, former UFC champion Fabricio Werdum insists “Problema” tapped to a triangle choke. And credit to “Vai Cavalo,” the slow-motion replay suggests Ferreira did indeed throw in the proverbial towel.

Or perhaps not.

“In slow motion, it looks like I tapped. But when you play the video in normal speed, you cannot say that it was a tap,” Ferreira told Combate (transcribed by Adam Martin). “The referee was on top, on the side looking. He said he loosened it, but he did not loosen it at any time. His triangle was not well fitted, it was on the tip of the foot. His foot was almost on his calf, he hadn’t fit the triangle very well, you know? He didn’t let go, he didn’t let go, and I kept striking, you can see that at no time do I stop striking.”

Werdum and Ferreira kicked off the PFL heavyweight tournament last Thurs. night (May 6, 2021) on ESPN (get complete results and play-by-play here). And there was more on the line than just wins and losses, as the PFL tourney awards its champions a $1 million prize.

Ferreira, however, appears to have moved on.

“I am very sad with this version that he is telling, he is talking shit,” Ferreira continued. “I have a clear conscience. It is already his attitude to speak of character, of not being a man, of this or that, it is his posture. I have the full conception of what I did. My conscience is clear, I have my head up and let’s go to the next one.”

Team Werdum is expected to file an appeal.

Hermansson vs. Shahbazyan off UFC 262

Jack Hermansson prepares to walk to the cage for his bout against Marvin Vettori. | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC

The middleweight contender’s bout has been pushed back a week to the UFC Vegas 27 Fight Night card, headl…


Jack Hermansson prepares to walk to the cage for his bout against Marvin Vettori.
Jack Hermansson prepares to walk to the cage for his bout against Marvin Vettori. | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC

The middleweight contender’s bout has been pushed back a week to the UFC Vegas 27 Fight Night card, headlined by Cody Garbrandt vs. Rob Font.

This week’s UFC PPV card has just taken another hard hit to the lineup. Alongside the news that a planned welterweight bout between Nate Diaz and Leon Edwards had to be pushed back to UFC 263 in June, it now seems that a top flight middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and Edmen Shahbazyan has been forced from the card as well.

The news broke following a report from MMA DNA’s Marcel Dorff on Twitter, shortly confirmed thereafter by Shahbazyan himself.

No reason for the change has been made as of yet. Hermansson was entering the bout fresh off a December loss to Marvin Vettori in the headlining slot of UFC Vegas 16. For Shahbazyan, this bout was to mark his first return to action since a TKO loss to Derek Brunson in August of last year.

UFC 262 is set to feature a fight for the vacant lightweight title between all-time UFC submission win leader Charles Oliveira and former Bellator champion Michael Chandler. A lightweight bout between former interim champ Tony Ferguson and Kings MMA talent Beneil Dariush is set for the co-main event.