Reviews
PFL Champions Series 2: Eblen vs. van Steenis
PFL hosted an event at the GrandWest Arena in Cape Town, South Africa on July 19, 2025 on HBO Max:
Middleweight Costello van Steenis def. Johnny Eblen Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) 5 4:51
Women’s Flyweight Dakota Ditcheva def. Sumiko Inaba Dec (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight A. J. McKee def. Akhmed Magomedov Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Makkasharip Zaynukov def. Takeshi Izumi Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Corey Anderson def. Denis Goltsov TKO (elbows) 2 3:28
Bantamweight Nkosi Ndebele def. Mahmoud Atef TKO (punches) 1 4:50
Heavyweight Maxwell Djantou Nana def. Mickaël Groguhe Dec (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Boule Godogo def. Shannon van Tonder Decision (split) (30–26, 28–29, 29–27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Justin Clarke def. Jashell Ticha Awa TKO (retirement) 1 5:00
Bantamweight Karim Henniene def. Asiashu Tshitamba Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Joffie Houlton def. Abdoullah Kane DQ (illegal knee) 1 0:40
Bantamweight Simbarashe Hokonya def. Frans Mlambo Dec (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–25) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Abraham Bably def. Paul-Emmanuel Gnaze KO (punch) 1 4:59
Women’s Strawweight Juliet Ukah def. Ceileigh Niedermayr Dec (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
The UFC hosted an even at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana on July 19, 2025 on PPV:
Lightweight Max Holloway def. Dustin Poirier Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00
Middleweight Paulo Costa def. Roman Kopylov Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Daniel Rodriguez def. Kevin Holland Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Patrício Pitbull def. Dan Ige Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Michael Johnson def. Daniel Zellhuber Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Vinicius Oliveira def. Kyler Phillips Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Brendan Allen def. Marvin Vettori Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Nikolay Veretennikov def. Francisco Prado Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Ateba Abega Gautier def. Robert Valentin TKO (punches) 1 1:10
Welterweight Islam Dulatov def. Adam Fugitt KO (punches) 1 4:06
Light Heavyweight Jimmy Crute def. Marcin Prachnio Submission (armbar) 1 4:41
Heavyweight Ryan Spann def. Łukasz Brzeski Submission (guillotine choke) 1 2:37
Middleweight Brunno Ferreira def. Jackson McVey Submission (armbar) 1 3:35
Women’s Flyweight Carli Judice def. Nicolle Caliari TKO (knee and punches) 3 1:30
Previews
LFA 213: Mecate vs. Visconde
LFA hosts an event at the Tachi Palace Resort and Casino in Lemoore, CA on July 26 on UFC Fight Pass:
Featherweight Erick Visconde vs. Chris Mecate
Lightweight Chris Gonzalez vs. Jacob Rosales
Bantamweight Rafael do Nascimento vs. Arnold Jimenez
Lightweight Edmund Kwan vs. Loai Abushaar
Lightweight BeyNoah vs. Cedric Katambwa
Women’s Strawweight Gabrielle McComb vs. Cara Greenwell
Light Heavyweight Shealor Ladd vs. Pedro Lay Jr.
Lightweight Sczar Charles vs. Jermaine Edwards
Women’s Strawweight Naomie Young vs. Alandria Rosales
UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder
The UFC will host an event at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on July 26 on ABC:
Middleweight Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridder
Bantamweight Petr Yan vs. Marcus McGhee
Bantamweight Bryce Mitchell vs. Said Nurmagomedov
Middleweight Sharabutdin Magomedov vs. Marc-André Barriault
Light Heavyweight Nikita Krylov vs. Bogdan Guskov
Women’s Straweight Amanda Ribas vs. Tabatha Ricci
Welterweight Muslim Salikhov vs. Carlos Leal Miranda
Light Heavyweight İbo Aslan vs. Billy Elekana
Heavyweight Martin Buday vs. Marcus Buchecha
Featherweight Mohammad Yahya vs. Steven Nguyen
Bantamweight Davey Grant vs. Da’Mon Blackshear