Reviews
PFL Europe 2
The PFL hosted an event at the Verti Music Hall in Berlin, Germany on July 8, 2023 broadcast on DAZN:
Bantamweight Francesco Nuzzi def. Farbod Iran Nezhad KO (head kick and punches) 1 1:52
Bantamweight Khurshed Kakhorov def. Moktar Benkaci Decision (unanimou) (30–26, 30–26, 30–25) 3 5:00
Women’s Flyweight Griet Eeckhout def. Lorena Cubero Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–25) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Frans Mlambo def. Rachid Haz Decision (majority) (29–27, 29–27, 28–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Ali Taleb def. Kenji Bortoluzzi TKO (punches) 1 3:26
Lightweight John Mitchell def. Geysim Derouiche Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Acoidan Duque def. Aleksandr Chizov Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Lewis McGrillen-Evans def. Amrali Saydoshurov KO (punch) 2 0:12
Lightweight Dylan Tuke def. Connor Hughes Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Jakub Kaszuba def. Maxim Radu Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:18
Lightweight Anatolij Baal def. Sebas Santana Guedes TKO (punches) 2 4:16
Women’s Featherweight Christina Breuer def. Ruby Mesu TKO (punches and knees) 2 3:12
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez
The UFC hosted an event at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada on July 8, 2023 broadcast on PPV:
Featherweight Alexander Volkanovski (c) def. Yair Rodríguez (ic) TKO (punches) 3 4:19
Flyweight Alexandre Pantoja def. Brandon Moreno (c) Decision (split) (46–49, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00
Middleweight Dricus du Plessis def. Robert Whittaker TKO (punches) 2 2:23
Catchweight (158 lb) Dan Hooker def. Jalin Turner Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Bo Nickal def. Val Woodburn TKO (punches) 1 0:38
Welterweight Robbie Lawler def. Niko Price KO (punches) 1 0:38
Catchweight (130 lb) Tatsuro Taira def. Edgar Cháirez Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00
Women’s Strawweight Denise Gomes def. Yazmin Jauregui TKO (punches) 1 0:20
Light Heavyweight Alonzo Menifield def. Jimmy Crute Submission (guillotine choke) 2 1:55
Light Heavyweight Vitor Petrino def. Marcin Prachnio Submission (arm-triangle choke) 3 3:42
Bantamweight Cameron Saaiman def. Terrence Mitchell TKO (punches) 1 3:10
Flyweight Jesús Santos Aguilar def. Shannon Ross KO (punch) 1 0:17
Lightweight Esteban Ribovics def. Kamuela Kirk Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Previews
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva
The UFC will be hosting an event at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada on July 15, 2023 on ESPN+:
Women’s Bantamweight Holly Holm vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
Middleweight Albert Duraev vs. Park Jun-yong
Heavyweight Walt Harris vs. Josh Parisian
Women’s Featherweight Norma Dumont vs. Chelsea Chandler
Lightweight Ottman Azaitar vs. Francisco Prado
Lightweight Terrance McKinney vs. Nazim Sadykhov
Featherweight Tucker Lutz vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan
Women’s Strawweight Viktoriia Dudakova vs. Istela Nunes
Featherweight Austin Lingo vs. Melquizael Costa
Welterweight Jack Della Maddalena vs. Bassil Hafez
Lightweight Evan Elder vs. Genaro Valdez
Flyweight Tyson Nam vs. Azat Maksum
Lightweight Alexander Munoz vs. Carl Deaton III
Women’s Bantamweight Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Ailín Pérez