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Elon Musk says the UFC won’t be involved in his fight against Mark Zuckerberg
What he said: The fight will be managed Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s foundations and not the UFC. The event will be live-streamed on X, formerly known as Twitter, and Meta. All of the proceeds will be donated to veterans.
The location: The fight will take place in Italy inside an “epic location,” which probably means the Colosseum. Elon spoke to the Prime Minister of Italy, and the Minister of Culture, and they both want to do the fight. This is getting more real every week.
Derrick Lewis re-signs with the UFC
The details: Derrick Lewis signed a new eight-fight contract with the UFC that will keep him competing in the octagon for another three-to-four years based on his current activity. Dana White confirmed the news on Wednesday at a Power Slap press conference, stating that he loves Lewis professionally and personally.
Who else did he speak to? Lewis spent less than 10 days in free agency, so probably not anyone outside the UFC. The biggest viable option outside the UFC was a fight against Francis Ngannou in the PFL, but that’s not happening anymore.
Sean O’Malley is planning on exposing MMA managers
His issue: Sean O’Malley believes that the current state of fighter management is bad and that managers are “stealing” money from fighters. He thinks it’s crazy that managers are taking a percentage of post-fight bonus money and more.
His plan: He said he’s going to release something that’s going to be massive and is waiting to get clearance from his legal team first. His goal is to protect the fighters.
Mike Perry signs a new deal with BKFC
The details: It’s not yet confirmed how many fights Mike Perry has signed for, but we know it’s a multi-fight contract. BKFC president David Feldman said this past May that Perry was built for bare-knuckle fighting and that he can be the marquee superstar of the sport.
Perry’s next fight: Nothing official yet, but a bare-knuckle fight against Darren Till makes a lot of sense right now. Till is a free agent, and the people at BKFC have approached him about the fight. This would be a fight that’s six years in the making, given their interaction after Till defeated Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in 2017.
Dillon Danis will pay a $100,000 fine if he pulls out against Logan Paul
Why? Dillon Danis has become notorious for not showing up to his contracted fights, so a clause in the contract says he’ll have to pay a $100,000 fine if he doesn’t show up to his boxing match against Logan Paul.
Will he show up? There’s still a chance he doesn’t show up even if he has to pay the $100,000 fine. Danis loves the attention he gets, and he’ll be getting so much of it in the build-up to the fight that he might not care to pay the fine.
Bellator 300 will feature four title fights
The title fights: Cris Cyborg vs. Cat Zingano, Ryan Bader vs. Linton Vassell, Liz Carmouche vs. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, and Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Brent Primus.
A rumor: There’s a rumor going around that this could be the final Bellator event in history. The promotion is up for sale, so if they’re going out, they’re going out with a bang.
Fedor Emelianenko wants to fight Mike Tyson in a boxing match
Didn’t Fedor retire? He retired from MMA but still wants to compete in combat sports and has the squared circle on his radar. He told Ariel Helwani that his body is feeling much better since retiring, and he’s confident he can box.
Is this likely? As far as a boxing match against Mike Tyson, probably not. Tyson is 57 years old and looks happily retired. If Fedor Emelianenko wants to box, it’s going to most likely be against someone else.
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