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Video: Spinning Elbow Results In One Of 2018’s Best Knockouts

Much of the mixed martial arts (MMA) world may be fixated on tonight’s (September 8, 2018) UFC 228 from Dallas, Texas, but one of 2018’s best knockouts went down earlier today. Goga Shamatava made his promotional debut against Pavel Pastushkov at today’s ACB 8 from Basket-Hall in Krasnodar, Russia, and the results were devastating. Shamatava showed […]

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Much of the mixed martial arts (MMA) world may be fixated on tonight’s (September 8, 2018) UFC 228 from Dallas, Texas, but one of 2018’s best knockouts went down earlier today.

Goga Shamatava made his promotional debut against Pavel Pastushkov at today’s ACB 8 from Basket-Hall in Krasnodar, Russia, and the results were devastating.

Shamatava showed no fear, nailing Pastushkov with an absolutely massive spinning elbow that knocked his foe out cold. Watch this “Knockout of the Year” contender from Russia right here:

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Brad Pickett Comes Out Of Retirement, Signs With British Promotion

It looks as if “One Punch” has had enough of retirement:

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At 39 years old, longtime veteran Brad Pickett will be coming out of retirement, as he has signed a multi-fight deal with ACB.

MMAFighting.com confirmed the news earlier today.

The Englishman last competed in his home of London, England in March 2017, suffering a TKO loss to Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night 107. Prior to that, he had lost seven of his last 10 bouts, with three of those losses coming via stoppage.

Despite the recent skid, Pickett appears eager to return to the cage and he’ll do on Aug. 11 ACB’s debut event in London. The man known as “One Punch” also has an opponent in mind:

“I wanted to fight Takeya Mizugaki a few times in the UFC but it never materialized,” Picket told MMAFighting.com. “He’s with ACB too so it seems like a good time to do it. He’s an older guy as well so I think it’s more on my playing field. I don’t need to fight some young kid. I don’t have a point to prove, I just want to be involved in a really good fight.”

Holding notable victories over Demetrious Johnson, Neil Seery, and Francisco Rivera, Pickett will look to get back to his winning ways later this year.

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Frank Mir Won’t Return To Bellator Next After Fedor Knockout

Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir defected to rival MMA promotion Bellator following his two-year USADA suspension following his final UFC bout in 2016, but don’t expect to see him back in Bellator for his next fight. Mir took a 48-second thrashing at the hands of Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator 198 last weekend, but his Bellator […]

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Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir defected to rival MMA promotion Bellator following his two-year USADA suspension following his final UFC bout in 2016, but don’t expect to see him back in Bellator for his next fight.

Mir took a 48-second thrashing at the hands of Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator 198 last weekend, but his Bellator contract was essentially a one-and-done.

In fact, Mir revealed on his “Phone Booth Fighting” podcast is looking to get into the cage sooner than later, and will likely take a fight with Russian-based MMA promotion ACB, where Mir handles commentary duties (via MMA Junkie):

“Bellator came to me, and they’re talking about October. I would like to get a fight in with the ACB before that, so I can just get more time in clocked under me so I can get my timing back on for fighting.”

Mir’s first fight back following his USADA suspension started off strongly for the first 10 seconds, as the former UFC champion rocked Emelianenko right out of the gate. But suddenly, the always-crafty Russian managed to toss the bigger man into the air and onto the mat with incredible ease.

Mir says that throw was the beginning of the end:

“I lost my cool; I let my ego dictate how I fought. I’m pretty good at being emotionless and trying not to let that enter, but as soon as I got thrown through the air, it was such a highlight-reel throw, my ego was very injured.”

“When we got up, I went into street fighter mode. Because I was pissed off that I got thrown through the air, all of a sudden I just went for the kill instead of trying to fight like a martial artist. I fought like a street fighter, and that didn’t fair so well.”

Mir (18-12) could very well compete for Bellator again, but it seems like he’s looking to take a fight before then.

Who could Mir fight outside of the UFC and Bellator before jumping back into the shark tank?

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Frank Mir Plans to Fight in ACB Before Making Return to Bellator MMA

Frank Mir hopes to return to action sooner rather than later following his 48 second knockout loss to Fedor Emelianenko this past weekend. Mir suffered the setback to Emelianenko after more than two years away from the sport due to a suspension handed …

Frank Mir hopes to return to action sooner rather than later following his 48 second knockout loss to Fedor Emelianenko this past weekend. Mir suffered the setback to Emelianenko after more than two years away from the sport due to a suspension handed down from USADA after he tested positive for a banned substance while […]

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UFC Veteran Dennis Siver to Headline ACB 75

Dennis Siver, who once fought Conor McGregor inside the Octagon, will make his debut for ACB Fighting League later this month. Siver (23-11) will headline the card from Stuttgart on November 25 against former EFC title challenger Martin Van Staden (18-…

Dennis Siver, who once fought Conor McGregor inside the Octagon, will make his debut for ACB Fighting League later this month. Siver (23-11) will headline the card from Stuttgart on November 25 against former EFC title challenger Martin Van Staden (18-9). ?? YOUR MAIN EVENT! ?? @DennisSiver vs @thepunishermma1 ?? ? November 25th ? Carl-Benz […]

Free Agent Frank Mir Reveals Talks With Bellator & ACB

Frank Mir is currently in negotiations with Bellator and Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB). Mir was recently granted his release from the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). One stipulation in the agreement is that Mir can’t compete until April 2018. This was done to ensure the former UFC heavyweight champion completes his suspension handed out by the U.S. […]

Frank Mir is currently in negotiations with Bellator and Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB). Mir was recently granted his release from the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). One stipulation in the agreement is that Mir can’t compete until April 2018. This was done to ensure the former UFC heavyweight champion completes his suspension handed out by the U.S. […]