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Noche UFC 306 Results & Highlights: Merab Dvalishvili Decisions Sean O’Malley

Noche UFC (UFC 306) took place tonight from the Sphere in Las Vegas, and MMA News has you covered with all the results and highlights!  In the main event, Sean O’Malley put his bantamweight title on the line against Merab Dvalishvili. While in the co-main event, Alexa Grasso looked to defend her flyweight title in a trilogy […]

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Noche UFC (UFC 306) took place tonight from the Sphere in Las Vegas, and MMA News has you covered with all the results and highlights! 

In the main event, Sean O’Malley put his bantamweight title on the line against Merab Dvalishvili. While in the co-main event, Alexa Grasso looked to defend her flyweight title in a trilogy bout with former champ Valentina Shevchenko. 

Noche UFC 306 Results: Main Card

  • Bantamweight Championship Main Event: Merab Dvalishvili def. Sean O’Malley via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47×2) 
  • Flyweight Championship Co-Main Event: Valentina Shevchenko def. Alexa Grasso via unanimous decision (50-45×3) 
  • Featherweight: Diego Lopes def. Brian Ortega via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27×2)
  • Lightweight: Esteban Ribovics def. Daniel Zellhuber via split decision (29-28×2, 28-29)
  • Flyweight: Ronaldo Rodriguez def. Ode’ Osbourne via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27×2)

Preliminary Card

  • Bantamweight: Norma Dumont def. Irena Aldana via unanimous decision (30-27×3) 
  • Lightweight: Ignacio Bahamondes def. Manuel Torres via TKO: R1, 4.02
  • Strawweight: Ketlen Souza def. Yazmin Jauregui via submission: R1, 3.02
  • Flyweight: Joshua Van def. Edgar Cháirez via unanimous decision (29-28×3) 
  • Bantamweight: Raul Rosas Jr. def. Aoriqileng via unanimous decision (29-28×3) 

Preliminary Card Highlights

Ketlen Souza def. Yazmin Jauregui

Ketlen Souza earned the first finish of UFC Noche with a submission of Yazmin Jauregui in the first round of their strawweight bout.

Ignacio Bahamondes def. Manuel Torres

In this lightweight matchup, Ignacio Bahamondes earned a first-round TKO of Manuel Torres.

Main Card Highlights

Ronaldo Rodriguez def. Ode’ Osbourne

In this flyweight bout, Ronaldo Rodriguez earned a unanimous decision against def. Ode’ Osbourne.

Esteban Ribovics def. Daniel Zellhuber

Esteban Ribovics earned a split decision against Daniel Zellhuber in what was a potential fight of the year.

Diego Lopes def. Brian Ortega

Diego Lopes got it done on the scorecards against Brian Ortega in their featherweight bout.

Valentina Shevchenko def. Alexa Grasso

In the co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko regained her women’s flyweight title with a unanimous decision against Alexa Grasso.

Merab Dvalishvili def. Sean O’Malley

In the main event, Merab Dvalishvili defeated Sean O’Malley on the scorecards to claim the UFC bantamweight crown.

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Belal Muhammad Claims Kamaru Usman Is A Harder Fight Than Shavkat Rakhmonov: ‘One Of The Best IQs In The Game’

Belal Muhammad defeated Leon Edwards via unanimous decision at UFC 304 to win the UFC welterweight championship. Many expected Edwards to defend the title comfortably, but Muhammad out-struck the champ and secured over 12 minutes of control time with nine takedowns. There’s no shortage of contenders for the new champion at welterweight. While Gilbert Burns, […]

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Belal Muhammad defeated Leon Edwards via unanimous decision at UFC 304 to win the UFC welterweight championship. Many expected Edwards to defend the title comfortably, but Muhammad out-struck the champ and secured over 12 minutes of control time with nine takedowns.

There’s no shortage of contenders for the new champion at welterweight. While Gilbert Burns, Ian Garry, and Jack Della Maddalena are potentially one good win away from a title shot, Shavkat Rakhmonov is seen as the clear contender since his submission of Stephen Thompson.

Rakhmonov, with his 100% finish rate, is one of the most intimidating prospects in the UFC, but Muhammad thinks that Kamaru Usman will be a tougher fight for him…

Belal Muhammad Calls Kamaru Usman The Toughest Fight In UFC Welterweight Division Over Shavkat Rakhmonov, Jack Della Maddalena, And Others

Muhammad recently discussed his first title defense on the Submission Radio YouTube channel. Despite constantly trolling Usman since winning the title, he admitted that Rakhmonov deserves a title shot most. The former UFC welterweight kingpin, in his opinion, needs to get back into the win column after losing three fights in a row.

Muhammad doesn’t underestimate Usman as an opponent, though. He acknowledges that the “Nigerian Nightmare” has a ton of experience fighting top-level competition and is one of the smartest fighters inside the Octagon.

Here’s how the champ responded when asked about the tougher opponent between Rakhmonov and Usman:

“Honestly, I would say Kamaru. Just because he’s fought the highest level for so long. And, stylistically, he has one of the best IQs in the game. So, I think, for me, fighting somebody with the close to an IQ of myself would be a harder fight.”

“Remember the Name” also looked back at Usman’s short-notice bout against Khamzat Chimaev. Like many, he was impressed by the former UFC welterweight kingpin’s performance against “Borz” and believes the fight could’ve gone the other way if there were two more rounds.

Like Usman, Muhammad claimed that MMA fans usually forget how good fighters are as soon as they lose a fight.

“He still has tread on his tires. People will sit there and say, like, you said, people must have forgot, right? And its, people are quick to forget about you but he fought that fight with Khamzat on eight days’ notice and it was a game of inches in that fight, right? It could, if it was two more rounds in there, I would’ve been very interested to see how it would have went.”

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Classy Kamaru Usman Reacts To Du Plessis’ UFC 305 Win: ‘We’ve Moved On From Three Kings To Four Horsemen’

Kamaru Usman recently expressed his views on Dricus Du Plessis’ impressive win over Israel Adesanya at UFC 305. “Stillknocks” retained his UFC middleweight championship in commanding style last weekend, submitting Adesanya with a fourth-round rear-naked choke in a thrilling contest at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. In a fiercely contested bout where neither fighter […]

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Kamaru Usman recently expressed his views on Dricus Du Plessis’ impressive win over Israel Adesanya at UFC 305.

“Stillknocks” retained his UFC middleweight championship in commanding style last weekend, submitting Adesanya with a fourth-round rear-naked choke in a thrilling contest at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.

In a fiercely contested bout where neither fighter held back, Du Plessis displayed remarkable grit and determination. As the fight entered the championship rounds, the South African unleashed a relentless flurry of punches that left “The Last Stylebender” reeling. Seizing the momentum, the defending champion secured a takedown and swiftly transitioned to lock in a decisive submission.

Despite a rivalry that had flared up and taken an ugly turn on multiple occasions, Du Plessis and Adesanya finally put their animosity to rest after their historic clash. The bout, steeped in a fierce cultural clash narrative, marked the UFC’s first-ever all-African title fight.

Adesanya, originally born in Lagos, Nigeria, and later relocating to New Zealand at a young age, had previously accused Du Plessis of undermining the legacy of the “African Kings”. This tension began when “Stillknocks” had boldly claimed he wanted to be the ‘real’ African UFC champion.

The title of “African Kings” was a prestigious moniker bestowed upon Adesanya, alongside Usman and Francis Ngannou, during a time when the trio simultaneously held UFC belts, representing the continent on the global stage.

“The Nigerian Nightmare” provided a nuanced perspective about the heated feud heading into UFC 305 and also his thoughts on where Du Plessis fits into UFC’s African elite.

Usman Includes Du Plessis In UFC’s African Elite

During a recent episode of the Pound 4 Pound podcast with Henry Cejudo, Usman delved into Du Plessis’ victory over Adesanya at UFC 305. However, the conversation quickly escalated into a lively debate when the former UFC welterweight champion voiced his displeasure over Cejudo’s lighthearted remark – where he dubbed Du Plessis the “Real African King.”

“I understand it was a whole marketing thing for Dricus Du Plessis, which he might not have necessarily meant in the way that Israel might have taken it,” Usman said. “But you have to be careful because it’s dangerous—it’s very, very dangerous. You have to be careful with what you say because now we’re in a position to influence the masses in the world. So, with power—I say it all the time—with great power comes great responsibility. When you have that platform and you have that mic in your hand, you have to be careful with what you say.”

“The Nigerian Nightmare” went on to emphasize that Du Plessis is actually the fourth African champion.

“So to say, ‘Oh, I’m the real African,’ that’s completely crazy. And for you [Cejudo] to say that perpetually, ‘Oh, he’s the real African king,’ I know you’re just joking, but it’s not—this is how division continues to be perpetuated. Dricus Du Plessis is the fourth African champion right now, so there are four horsemen. We’ve moved on from the three kings to where now it’s four horsemen. So to continue to perpetuate this whole ‘Oh, African king’ or this or that, that’s ridiculous.”

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Classy Kamaru Usman Reacts To Du Plessis’ UFC 305 Win: ‘We’ve Moved On From Three Kings To Four Horsemen’

Kamaru Usman recently expressed his views on Dricus Du Plessis’ impressive win over Israel Adesanya at UFC 305. “Stillknocks” retained his UFC middleweight championship in commanding style last weekend, submitting Adesanya with a fourth-round rear-naked choke in a thrilling contest at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. In a fiercely contested bout where neither fighter […]

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Kamaru Usman recently expressed his views on Dricus Du Plessis’ impressive win over Israel Adesanya at UFC 305.

“Stillknocks” retained his UFC middleweight championship in commanding style last weekend, submitting Adesanya with a fourth-round rear-naked choke in a thrilling contest at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.

In a fiercely contested bout where neither fighter held back, Du Plessis displayed remarkable grit and determination. As the fight entered the championship rounds, the South African unleashed a relentless flurry of punches that left “The Last Stylebender” reeling. Seizing the momentum, the defending champion secured a takedown and swiftly transitioned to lock in a decisive submission.

Despite a rivalry that had flared up and taken an ugly turn on multiple occasions, Du Plessis and Adesanya finally put their animosity to rest after their historic clash. The bout, steeped in a fierce cultural clash narrative, marked the UFC’s first-ever all-African title fight.

Adesanya, originally born in Lagos, Nigeria, and later relocating to New Zealand at a young age, had previously accused Du Plessis of undermining the legacy of the “African Kings”. This tension began when “Stillknocks” had boldly claimed he wanted to be the ‘real’ African UFC champion.

The title of “African Kings” was a prestigious moniker bestowed upon Adesanya, alongside Usman and Francis Ngannou, during a time when the trio simultaneously held UFC belts, representing the continent on the global stage.

“The Nigerian Nightmare” provided a nuanced perspective about the heated feud heading into UFC 305 and also his thoughts on where Du Plessis fits into UFC’s African elite.

Usman Includes Du Plessis In UFC’s African Elite

During a recent episode of the Pound 4 Pound podcast with Henry Cejudo, Usman delved into Du Plessis’ victory over Adesanya at UFC 305. However, the conversation quickly escalated into a lively debate when the former UFC welterweight champion voiced his displeasure over Cejudo’s lighthearted remark – where he dubbed Du Plessis the “Real African King.”

“I understand it was a whole marketing thing for Dricus Du Plessis, which he might not have necessarily meant in the way that Israel might have taken it,” Usman said. “But you have to be careful because it’s dangerous—it’s very, very dangerous. You have to be careful with what you say because now we’re in a position to influence the masses in the world. So, with power—I say it all the time—with great power comes great responsibility. When you have that platform and you have that mic in your hand, you have to be careful with what you say.”

“The Nigerian Nightmare” went on to emphasize that Du Plessis is actually the fourth African champion.

“So to say, ‘Oh, I’m the real African,’ that’s completely crazy. And for you [Cejudo] to say that perpetually, ‘Oh, he’s the real African king,’ I know you’re just joking, but it’s not—this is how division continues to be perpetuated. Dricus Du Plessis is the fourth African champion right now, so there are four horsemen. We’ve moved on from the three kings to where now it’s four horsemen. So to continue to perpetuate this whole ‘Oh, African king’ or this or that, that’s ridiculous.”

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‘Dude Didn’t Wanna Get Slammed’ – MMA Fans React To Aggressive Streamer Backing Down Against ‘Rampage’ Jackson

A video posted on social media showed of a recent confrontation between a streamer named Ac7ionman and the CEO of F3 Energy, Harrison Rogers, that went viral. What starts as some kind of dispute over a contract and potential legal case escalates when Ac7ionman repeatedly makes fun of Rogers and claims that he’s going to […]

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A video posted on social media showed of a recent confrontation between a streamer named Ac7ionman and the CEO of F3 Energy, Harrison Rogers, that went viral.

What starts as some kind of dispute over a contract and potential legal case escalates when Ac7ionman repeatedly makes fun of Rogers and claims that he’s going to sue him for putting his hands on him, with video evidence.

Things immediately take a turn once, of all people, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson exits the bathroom to see what all the fuss is about.

Ac7ionman then leaves the room double quick whilst Jackson attempts to understand what just happened.

“Who was that? I’m trying to take the hardest s*** of my life, I hear some m*********** come on, look at me, I’m sweating my a** off.”

The streamer then returns to the room, continuing to shout and scream about the lawsuit that he’s going to file, only for ‘Rampage’ to walk towards him, usher him back out of the room and close the door on him after getting a few insults of his own in.

“God damn, dude’s annoying as f***”

Fans React After ‘Rampage’ Jackson Puts A Swift End To Viral Beef With His Presence

The combat sports world has had an interesting relationship with streamers and the way that they conduct themselves.

On this occasion, the fans on social media were happy to see how suddenly, this somewhat awkward and cringe-inducing exchange was ended by the emergence of ‘Rampage’, who was able to escort Ac7ionman out of the way without doing anything.

“Legalize beating the shit outta live streamers”

“Dude didn’t wanna get slammed.”

“Bro was scared for his life”

“Rampage baby!! That man left quick AF”

“Bro RAN once he saw Rampage”

“Bro had his chest puffed out until Rampage showed up and then he turned into a little b**** LMFAOOO”

“Not his screams fading in the distance”

Read also: Dana White Reacts To UFC Fighters Brawling At PFL Event With Jibe At The Rival Promotion

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Former Strikeforce Fighter Arrested For Alleged Revenge Killing A Year On From Son’s Murder

Former Strikeforce fighter and recent BKFC Prospect Series athlete Lumumba Sayers Sr. has been arrested for murder after allegedly killing a man to avenge the death of his son. Sayers Sr., a mixed martial arts veteran of 11 professional fights who went by the moniker “Heavy Hands,” is accused of shooting an individual in the […]

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Former Strikeforce fighter and recent BKFC Prospect Series athlete Lumumba Sayers Sr. has been arrested for murder after allegedly killing a man to avenge the death of his son.

Sayers Sr., a mixed martial arts veteran of 11 professional fights who went by the moniker “Heavy Hands,” is accused of shooting an individual in the head after showing up at a child’s birthday party this past Saturday, according to an arrest affidavit (h/t Denver7).

The victim of the incident, which took place at Pioneer Park in Commerce City, Colorado, was identified as Malcolm Watson, who is believed to be connected to the individual initially accused of murdering Sayers Sr.’s son in 2023.

Lumumba Sayers Jr., who was also a budding MMA fighter, was among two killed in a shooting in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood last August. Tyrell Braxton was arrested the following month and charged with murder, before the case against him was subsequently dismissed.

The tragic killing saw Sayers Jr. become the victim of the exact violence he strived to fight against, with both him and his father serving as anti-gun violence activists.

Sayers Sr., who returned to combat sports this year with a 12-second knockout win on the BKFC Prospect Series, started the Heavy Hands Heavy Hearts boxing gym in Aurora. The facility works to help young people avoid gun violence.

Sayers Jr., meanwhile, was said to have been a leader in Denver’s “Gloves Up, Guns Down” program, in addition to his involvement with his father’s gym.

Tragically, while the 23-year-old was the victim of such violence, his father is now accused of carrying out a similar act in retaliation.

MMA Veteran Lumumba Sayers Sr. Accused Of Shooting Victim In The Head During Child’s Birthday Party

Per the arrest affidavit, the alleged victim of this past weekend’s shooting was at a birthday part at the Pioneer Park waterpark, where a witness claimed to have seen Sayers Sr. “walk up and shoot the victim in the head at close range.” Another person present told police the former fighter had “killed her baby’s daddy on the baby’s birthday.”

Police were also told that Sayers Sr. had attempted to shoot Watson’s body with a second firearm, which had jammed.

One witness suggested the “murder was probably in retaliation or revenge” for the death or Sayers Sr.’s son. While the alleged relationship between Watson and Braxton, the man initially accused of killing Lumumba Jr., is not detailed in the affidavit, a connection between the two murders is implied.

Two days on from Watson’s death, Denver7 spoke to community leader Topazz McBride, owner of the Rediscovery Through Wellness center in Aurora. She spoke about Sayers Sr.’s struggles since his son’s murder and discussed what needs to come next for her community.

“When a person goes through something like this, they need ongoing support the grief process, the mourning does not go away,” McBride said. “People have their own lives, and so people begin to move back to their own sense of normalcy, which didn’t necessarily happen with Lumumba. … He was so close to his son, he grieved in a different way because of how he’s been available to community and to other families who’ve lost children to gun violence.

“What’s next is about maintaining peace, but also making sure that we’re taking care of those who can’t take care of themselves because now they’re devastated and prayer for the hearts of everyone that hearts don’t get hardened as a result of this,” McBride added.

During his MMA career, Lumumba Sayers Sr. faced notable names like ex-UFC title challenger Anthony Smith and longtime middleweight contender Derek Brunson, fighting the former on the undercard of Ronda Rousey’s Strikeforce title fight against Sarah Kaufman in 2012.

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