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TOKYO — Longtime Japanese MMA star Shinya Aoki claimed the lightweight crown after making quick work of Eduard Folayang in the One Championship “A New Era” headliner at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugaikin Arena on Sunday. Aoki used an arm-triangle choke to render Folayang unconscious 2:34 into the opening stanza.
Justin Gaethje vs. Edson Barboza was touted as a can’t miss all-action bout, and it met those expectations while it lasted.
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The UFC on ESPN 2 early prelims will be on ESPN+ starting at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Brazilian striker Marina Rodriguez was nearly disqualified for repeated pokes to Jessica Aguilar’s eyes, but once she kept her fingers at bay, the strawweight showed no mercy as she beat “Jag” to a pulp for the final two rounds in the UFC on ESPN 2 featured preliminary tilt.
It turns out Derrick Krantz couldn’t have picked a better moment to notch the most impressive finish of his career, and it paid dividends within minutes.
TOKYO — Grappling superstar Garry Tonon will return to action at One Championship “A New Era” this Sunday. Tonon will face Dutch fighter Anthony Engelen in a 155-pound bout that will look to entertain the crowd in Tokyo.
The LFA’s top-rated welterweight contender made sure he remained in title contention and he did it in spectacular fashion.
Credit Bellator MMA matchmakers, whose foresight made certain fans got their money’s worth.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is determined to make UFC 239 an all-time great card, adding a major heavyweight matchup between Junior dos Santos and Francis Ngannou.