Reviews
Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKee
Bellator MMA hosted an event at The Forum in Inglewood, California on Saturday, July 31st that was broadcast on the Showtime networks:
Featherweight A. J. McKee def. Patrício Freire (c) Technical Submission (guillotine choke) 1 1:57
Featherweight Mads Burnell def. Emmanuel Sanchez Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Usman Nurmagomedov def. Manny Muro TKO (knee to the body) 1 3:30
Lightweight Islam Mamedov def. Brent Primus Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Goiti Yamauchi def. Chris Gonzalez TKO (punches) 1 3:53
Women’s Flyweight Vanessa Porto def. Ilara Joanne Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (150 lb) Gadzhi Rabadanov def. Daniel Carey KO (punch) 1 3:57
Featherweight Khasan Magomedsharipov def. Jonathan Quiroz TKO (punches) 2 4:21
Catchweight (180 lb) Joshua Jones def. Johnny Cisneros TKO (punches) 2 4:15
Lightweight Georgi Karakhanyan def. Kiefer Crosbie Submission (arm-triangle choke) 1 4:25
Bantamweight Brian Moore def. Jordan Winski Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) 3 5:00
UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland
The UFC hosted an event at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada on Saturday, July 31st that was broadcast on both ESPN and ESPN+ online:
Middleweight Sean Strickland def. Uriah Hall Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–45, 49–46) 5 5:00
Women’s Strawweight Cheyanne Buys def. Glória de Paula TKO (head kick and punches) 1 1:00
Welterweight Jared Gooden def. Niklas Stolze KO (punch) 1 1:08
Featherweight Melsik Baghdasaryan def. Collin Anglin TKO (head kick and punches) 2 1:50
Welterweight Jason Witt def. Bryan Barberena Decision (majority) (28–28, 29–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Chris Gruetzemacher def. Rafa Garcia Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Kai Kamaka III vs. Danny Chavez Draw (majority) (29–27, 28–28, 28–28) 3 5:00
Women’s Strawweight Jinh Yu Frey def. Ashley Yoder Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Flyweight Zarrukh Adashev def. Ryan Benoit Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (173.5 lb) Phil Rowe def. Orion Cosce TKO (punches) 2 4:21
Previews
XFC 45
Xtreme Fighting Championships will be hosting an event in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Friday, August 6th that will be broadcast on Fox Sports 2:
Featherweight Guilherme Faria vs. Daron Cruickshank
Welterweight Bobby Nash vs. Quinton Parks Jr.
Bantamweight Austin Bashi vs. James Dunn
Lightweight Dennis Hughes vs. Davi Young
Lightweight Idris Perry vs. Quran Walker
UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
The UFC will be hosting an event at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on Saturday, August 6th that will be broadcast on the ESPN+ pay-per-view:
Heavyweight Derrick Lewis vs. Ciryl Gane
Bantamweight José Aldo vs. Pedro Munhoz
Welterweight Michael Chiesa vs. Vicente Luque
Women’s Strawweight Tecia Torres vs. Angela Hill
Bantamweight Song Yadong vs. Casey Kenney
Lightweight Bobby Green vs. Rafael Fiziev
Bantamweight Vince Morales vs. Drako Rodriguez
Light Heavyweight Ed Herman vs. Alonzo Menifield
Women’s Strawweight Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Jessica Penne
Flyweight Manel Kape vs. Ode’ Osbourne
Bantamweight Miles Johns vs. Anderson dos Santos
Women’s Flyweight Victoria Leonardo vs. Melissa Gatto
Bantamweight Johnny Muñoz Jr. vs. Jamey Simmons