Knockdown Daily 8/8/22: A Look At The Week Ahead
We take a look at the week ahead in the Monday edition
Welcome to the Monday edition of the Knockdown Daily. Today’s issue includes a preview of this week’s top events and the usual “JMMA Monday” columns.
A Look At The Week Ahead
Tuesday
Dana White’s Contender Series: Season 6 Episode 3
TV show “Dana White’s Contender Series” will continue this week. High-profile former collegiate wrestler turned MMA prospect Bo Nickal will appear in the main event of Tuesday’s program, coming off his first pro win to face Zachary Borrego.
Location: UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Main Card (8:00PM EDT / 5:00PM PDT) (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass Canada)
Bout 5: Zachary Borrego (3-0) vs. Bo Nickal (1-0) (Middleweight)
Bout 4: Paulo Renato Jr. (10-1) vs. Jamal Pogues (8-3) (Heavyweight)
Bout 3: Anvar Boynazarov (3-0) vs. Erik Silva (8-1) (Featherweight)
Bout 2: Clayton Carpenter (5-0) vs. Edgar Chairez (8-3) (Flyweight)
Bout 1: Sandra Lavado (10-2) vs. Karolina Wojcik (8-2) (Strawweight)
Friday
Bellator 284: Gracie vs. Yamauchi
Bellator veterans Neiman Gracie and Goiti Yamauchi will appear in the main event of a card on Friday night, facing off in a welterweight bout. Despite being on the Bellator roster for nearly a decade, this will be Yamauchi’s first time in the main event spot of a card.
Location: Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
Main Card (Showtime)
Bout 13: Neiman Gracie (11-3) vs. Goiti Yamauchi (27-5) (Welterweight)
Bout 12: Valentin Moldavsky (11-2) vs. Steve Mowry (10-0) (Heavyweight)
Bout 11: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-2) vs. Bruna Ellen (6-3) (Flyweight)
Bout 10: Said Sowma (8-3) vs. Gokhan Saricam (7-1) (Heavyweight)
Bout 9: Austin Vanderford (11-1) vs. Aaron Jeffery (12-3) (Middleweight)
Preliminary Card (Youtube)
Bout 8: Josh Hill (21-4) vs. Marcos Breno (14-2) (Bantamweight)
Bout 7: DeAnna Bennett (12-7-1) vs. Justine Kish (8-5) (Flyweight)
Bout 6: Sullivan Cauley (3-0) vs. Tyson Jeffries (14-10) (Light Heavyweight)
Bout 5: Patrick Downey (0-0) vs. Jeff Souder (0-0) (Middleweight)
Bout 4: Isaiah Hokit (1-1) vs. Nick Perez (0-0) (Featherweight)
Bout 3: Bailey Schoenfelder (2-0) vs. Mark Currier (1-1) (Heavyweight)
Bout 2: Mitchell McKee (2-0) vs. Tony Ortega (5-4) (Bantamweight)
Bout 1: Brett Bye (0-0) vs. MA Yah II (0-0) (Catchweight 175 lbs)
Saturday
PFL 2022 #8
PFL will head over to Europe for their final two semi-final playoff events. In the first of those two cards, PFL will present a card in Cardiff, Wales this weekend. Welterweight and heavyweight fighters are expected to compete on the main card this weekend, including bouts with Rory MacDonald, Ante Delija, Magomed Umalatov, and more.
Location: Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales
Postlims
Bout 12: Will Fleury (10-3) vs. Anthony Salamone (7-0) (Middleweight)
Bout 11: Nate Kelly (5-2) vs. Ben Ellis (4-1) (Featherweight)
Bout 10: Vojto Barborik (13-2) vs. Maxim Radu (9-2) (Lightweight)
Bout 9: Moktar Benkaci (20-7) vs. Francesco Nuzzi (9-1) (Bantamweight)
Main Card
Bout 8: Rory MacDonald (23-9-1) vs. Magomed Umalatov (12-0) (PFL Welterweight Semi-Final Bout)
Bout 7: Ante Delija (21-5) vs. Renan Ferreira (9-3) (PFL Heavyweight Semi-Final Bout)
Bout 6: Denis Goltsov (29-7) vs. Matheus Scheffel (16-8) (PFL Heavyweight Semi-Final Bout)
Bout 5: Carlos Leal (17-3) vs. Sadibou Sy (11-6-2) (PFL Welterweight Semi-Final Bout)
Preliminary Card
Bout 4: Josh O’Connor (1-0) vs. Emran Sakhizaada (2-1) (Lightweight)
Bout 3: Mohammad Fakhreddine (15-4) vs. Marcin Wojcik (15-8) (Light Heavyweight)
Bout 2: Chris Mixan (3-0) vs. Christian Stigenberg (3-1) (Welterweight)
Bout 1: Hatef Moeil (12-4) vs. Szymon Bajor (23-9) (Heavyweight)
UFC on ESPN 41: Vera vs. Cruz
UFC will go back on the road this week for a “Fight Night” card. Out in California, the promotion is scheduled to present 13 fights in total. Both on strong winning streaks, bantamweights Marlon Vera and Dominick Cruz will serve as the main event of the card.
Location: Pechanga Arena, San Diego, California, USA
Main Card (7:00PM EDT / 4:00PM PDT) (ESPN / TSN 2)
Bout 13: Marlon Vera (21-7-1) vs. Dominick Cruz (24-3) (Bantamweight)
Bout 12: Devin Clark (13-6) vs. Azamat Murzakanov (11-0) (Light Heavyweight)
Bout 11: Gerald Meerschaert (34-15) vs. Bruno Silva (22-7) (Middleweight)
Bout 10: Nina Nunes (10-7) vs. Cynthia Calvillo (9-4-1) (Flyweight)
Bout 9: David Onama (10-1) vs. Nate Landwehr (15-4) (Featherweight)
Bout 8: Angela Hill (13-12) vs. Loopy Godinez (8-2) (Catchweight 120 lbs)
Preliminary Card (4:00PM EDT / 1:00PM PDT) (ESPN / TSN 2)
Bout 7: Ariane Lipski (14-7) vs. Priscila Cachoeira (11-4) (Catchweight 130 lbs)
Bout 6: Lukasz Brzeski (8-1-1) vs. Martin Burday (10-1) (Heavyweight)
Bout 5: Gabriel Benitez (22-10) vs. Charlie Ontiveros (11-8) (Lightweight)
Bout 4: Yazmin Jauregui (8-0) vs. Iasmin Lucindo (13-4) (Strawweight)
Bout 3: Ode Osbourne (11-4) vs. Tyson Nam (20-12-1) (Flyweight)
Bout 2: Youssef Zalal (10-5) vs. Da’Mon Blackshear (12-4) (Bantamweight)
Bout 1: Jason Witt (19-8) vs. Josh Quinlan (5-0) (Welterweight)
Opinion
JMMA Monday: Grading International Accessibility
In this week’s “JMMA Monday,” we graded the accessibility of Japanese MMA promotions to international fans. The column this week aims to provide a look at how much the scene is providing for an international fanbase in 2022, and what can still be fixed.
The usual news and notes are also at the end of the column.
You can read the entire story here.
JMMA Monday Audio 8/8/22: Final RIZIN 37 Thoughts, Kickboxing Check-Up, Exhibition Matches, And More
In this week’s “JMMA Monday Audio,” we were joined by Babalu Jack of the “High Kicks & Armbars” podcast.
We had a lengthy discussion about a variety of topics surrounding the Japanese combat sports scene. This podcast includes some final thoughts on RIZIN 37, a preview of this month’s top Japanese kickboxing events, and much more.
All of the links to this week’s podcast can be found at this link.
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