Mackenzie Dern (center). Pic by MMA Fighting. Credit: Esther Lin

Reviews

PFL 7 (2024)

The PFL hosted an event at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee on Aug 2 on ESPN:

Heavyweight Denis Goltsov def. Timothy Johnson TKO (punches) 1 2:26
Women’s Flyweight Dakota Ditcheva def. Jena Bishop TKO (front kick to the body and punch) 1 3:54
Heavyweight Oleg Popov def. Linton Vassell Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Women’s Flyweight Taila Santos def. Liz Carmouche Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Sergey Bilostenniy def. Tyrell Fortune Submission (heel hook) 1 2:00
Featherweight Alexei Pergande def. Daniel Boehle Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Cody Law def. Zachary Hicks Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:15
Catchweight (163 lb) Dedrek Sanders def. Sergio Cossio KO (punches) 1 2:34
Catchweight (173 lb) Anthony Ivy def. Jaleel Willis Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:49
Welterweight Kevin Pease def. Nick Meck Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00

UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov

The UFC hosted an event at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on August 3 on ABC:

Bantamweight Umar Nurmagomedov def. Cory Sandhagen Dec (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00
Middleweight Sharabutdin Magomedov def. Michał Oleksiejczuk Dec (un) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Deiveson Figueiredo def. Marlon Vera Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Michael Chiesa def. Tony Ferguson Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:44
Women’s Strawweight Mackenzie Dern def. Loopy Godinez Dec (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Joel Álvarez def. Elves Brener TKO (knees and punches) 3 3:36
Light Heavyweight Azamat Murzakanov def. Alonzo Menifield KO (punches) 2 3:18
Lightweight Kauê Fernandes def. Mohammad Yahya TKO (punches) 1 4:45
Heavyweight Shamil Gaziev def. Don’Tale Mayes Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Guram Kutateladze def. Jordan Vucenic Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women’s Strawweight Sam Hughes def. Victoria Dudakova Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Jai Herbert def. Rolando Bedoya Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Sedriques Dumas def. Denis Tiuliulin Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00

Previews

Invicta FC 56: Maia vs. Cantuária

Invicta FC hosts an event at the Stockyards Event Center in Denver, Colorado on August 9 on CBS Sports:

Bantamweight Jennifer Maia vs. Mayra Cantuária
Strawweight Valesca Machado vs. Yulia Ostroverkhova
Featherweight Jackie Cataline vs. Kelly Ottoni
Flyweight Kate Bacik vs. Paula Cristina
Atomweight Flor Hernandez vs. Ana Palacios
Atomweight Ailed Zubieta vs. Giulliany Perêa
Featherweight Ali Pellegrini vs. Marissa Ellis
Strawweight Ashley Barrett vs. Amber Medina

UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2

The UFC will be hosting an event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 10, 2024 on ESPN:

Heavyweight Marcin Tybura vs. Serghei Spivac
Featherweight Damon Jackson vs. Chepe Mariscal
Women’s Bantamweight Yana Santos vs. Chelsea Chandler
Flyweight Allan Nascimento vs. Jafel Filho
Bantamweight Toshiomi Kazama vs. Charalampos Grigoriou
Women’s Bantamweight Karol Rosa vs. Pannie Kianzad
Heavyweight Jhonata Diniz vs. Karl Williams
Featherweight Youssef Zalal vs. Jarno Errens
Women’s Strawweight Stephanie Luciano vs. Talita Alencar

Dana White’s Contender Series Season 8 – Week 1

Dana White hosts an event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 13, 2024 shown on ESPN+:

Middleweight Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Wes Schultz
Welterweight Meng Ding vs. Islam Dulatov
Light Heavyweight Mikheil Sazhiniani vs. Bruno Lopes
Featherweight Icaro Brito vs. Ernie Juarez
Flyweight An Tuan Ho vs. Lone’er Kavanagh