Crushing it – a phrase that gets tossed around in a lot of different settings. Everyone from accountants to tractor operators have their own version of crushing something. Whether it’s at work or at play, there’s a lot of crushing to be done.
For UFC middleweight Chris Camozzi, work is play, and he’s definitely doing some crushing of his own. As one of the most dedicated fighters in the sport, he was crushing opponents when he won his fight to get onto
The Ultimate Fighter with a broken jaw, he was crushing the timid when he took on Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza twice on short-notice, and he crushed veteran Joe Riggs with a stiff jab and devastating knees in 26 seconds last February to earn a Performance of the Night bonus. That last piece was icing on the cake.
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The former middleweight champ is set to face Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. This fight was supposed to happen in February 2019 when Whittaker still held the belt but it fell through the day of the event when Whittaker was hospitalized and needed emergency surgery.
Whittaker (23-5) versus Gastelum (17-6) is a stellar matchup at 185 pounds, and the sport is happy to see it but it s worth noting that Whittaker deserves more.
He s won 11 of his last 12 fights in the UFC, including back-to-back five-round title fights against Yoel Romero. His lone stumble was against Israel Adesanya, who is still the champ, in October 2019. Since that loss, he s decisively beaten Darren Till and Jared Cannonier, both of whom might have earned a title shot had they beaten him.
Professional Fighters League 2021 Light Heavyweight Season Preview
The Professional Fighters League returns on April 23 with its third season. Over the weeks and months that follow, the company will host its 2021 regular season, which features featherweight, lightweight, welterweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight competition on the men’s side and lightweight competition on the women’s side.
The 2021 season airs on ESPN2 and ESPN+ and aims to give fighters a chance to win a $1 million grand prize.
As the season approaches, Combat Press will preview each division. Let’s look at light heavyweight, where Emiliano Sordi seeks to repeat as the champion.
The Bellator 123 line-up has been shuffled once again.
The Sept. 5 event was originally expected to feature a co-main event between former Strikeforce champion Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal and UFC veteran Tom DeBlass. However, DeBlass suffered an injury and was replaced by Marcus Sursa. Now, Sursa has been forced off the card and will be replaced by UFC and GLORY veteran Dustin Jacoby.
Lawal has been out of action since dropping the season 10 light heavyweight tournament final to Quinton “Rampage” Jackson via controversial decision. The former Oklahoma State wrestler has gone 4-3 inside the Bellator cage, including a pair of losses to current champion Emanuel Newton.
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