McGregor’s desire to fight in Moscow, the fight of Emelianenko in Japan and the most visited tournament: what is being discussed in the world of MMA

Repetition of McGregor's battles and the return of Sehudo

A little over a year ago, one of the most anticipated matches in the history of the Absolute Fighting Championship (UFC) took place, in which the Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov and the Irishman Conor McGregor met. The current champion in lightweight champion belt has already managed to defend his title for the second time, but his former rival still leaves no hope to meet him again in the octagon.

On his Twitter page, McGregor posted a snippet of last year’s fight with the caption “Let's dance.” He added the hashtag “Moscow” to the post, hinting that he was not opposed to revenge in Russia. Nurmagomedov himself said that negotiations are currently underway regarding a fight in his homeland, while at the same time noting that he was not considered an opponent by the former UFC champion in the featherweight and lightweight division.

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However, another former rival is counting on a repetition of the confrontation with the Irish fighter. Responding to the challenge of New Zealander Dan Hooker, American Dustin Porrier again hinted at a desire to have a rematch with McGregor.

“My next fight is with the Irish. You're close, buddy, but it's too early. Keep fighting, ”wrote UFC former interim lightweight champion.

In September 2014, McGregor defeated Porrier at UFC 178.

UFC lightweight and flyweight champion Henry Sehudo's plans are more specific. He announced that his next exit to the octagon will take place in the spring of 2020.

“First I want to recover from a shoulder injury. In November, I will start training. So March is the perfect time to fight. I think I’ll have two or three fights next year, ”the American told The Schmo.

The last time Sehudo fought in June this year. Then he defeated Brazilian Marlon Morais by technical knockout, having won the UFC bantamweight title.

Makhachev's challenge and the last fight Emelianenko in Japan

Earlier, it became known that the next fight of Islam Makhachev will be held early next year. However, at the moment, the name of his future rival is not called. The Russian himself expressed a desire to meet with Hooker, who recently defeated compatriot Al Yakvintu. He answered the New Zealander after he called Porrier to battle.

“Stop chasing the fighters with a series of defeats. Let's fight, ”Makhachev wrote.

December 29 promotion organizations Bellator and Rizin will hold a joint tournament in Japan. It is reported that in one of the fights of the evening will take part the Russian MMA fighter Fedor Emelianenko. The representative of the heavy weight category intends to go into the octagon several more times before completing a career, but this fight may be the last in Japan for him. Quinton Jackson, former UFC heavyweight champion, is considered a rival.

The success of Adesanya and reports of the death of Nurmatov

The main event of the past weekend was the UFC 243 tournament in Melbourne. In the first fight of the evening, in which the middleweight title was at stake, Israel Adesanya and Robert Wittaker came together. An early victory in two rounds was won by the New Zealander.

After the fight, the former ONE Championship and Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren, now playing in the Absolute Fighting Championship, paid tribute to the winner.

“I am critical of everything, but some of you simply cannot understand something. Israel Adesanya is a damn superstar. He has charisma, he is unique, speaks well and knows how to fight, ”the American wrote on Twitter.

An unusual incident occurred after a fight in the middle division between Diego Lima and Luke Jumo. The Brazilian prevailed by a separate decision of the judges, however, this was not what arranged his team. According to manager Alex Davis, the victory should have been counted unanimously. The official statement states that the athlete intends to protest this result.

Interestingly, UFC 243 broke the promotion attendance record. A total of 57,127 spectators attended the Marvel Stadium arena. The previous record belonged to the UFC 193 tournament, held in November 2015. In its framework, Ronda Rosie and Holly Hill met.

A tragic episode took place at the ASA League tournament in Grozny. According to TASS, the Uzbek fighter Bekzod Nurmatov, who lost the Uzbek by separate decision of the judges, suffered a stroke after the battle and died.

The TASS agency, citing relatives, said that the athlete’s body should be delivered to his homeland and buried on Tuesday, October 8.