Completely satisfied Friday!
It’s Sept. 8, 2023, and former Final Combating Championship (UFC) Heavyweight kingpin, Fabricio Werdum, is combating one other former champion, Junior dos Santos … once more! Okay, so it’s minus the gloves, they usually’re previous and in the perfect form of their unencumbered-by-United States Anti-Doping Company (USADA) lives, however no matter, let’s hearth up the senior circuit and watch some old-timers go to work.
Certainly, it’s Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred promotion, coming to you reside from inside VySar Veterans Memorial Area in Jacksonville, Fla., beginning at 6 p.m. ET on YouTube.com (it is going to additionally stream within the video participant above and proper right here).
Tickets are on sale now for Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA with Junior Dos Santos vs Fabricio Werdum. September eighth, it’s taking place in DUVALLLL!
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Once more, we’ve obtained two extremely recognizable names within the blended martial arts (MMA) world and whereas the humor is lessened by having to clarify any joke, every of them appear to be they’re about to say, “I’m In The Greatest Form Of My Life.” It might’ve been cool to get this rematch 5 or 10 years in the past, however higher than nothing, proper?
Let’s see if Werdum’s improved placing is sufficient to get him previous the massive arms of “JDS” or if the heavy-hitting baldy could make it 2-0.
In different motion, the Gamebred card is sprinkled with different former UFC veterans, so there’s loads of familiarity on the undercard for everybody to take pleasure in. In a world of numerous “Assassins” and “Pitbulls,” Maki “Coconut Bombz” Pitolo stands out from the remainder. He brings with him a big swath of expertise, having fought seven instances below the UFC and Bellator banners. He faces off with Joel Bauman, who additionally as soon as had a cup of espresso with Bellator, however only for one measly combat.
Each Pitolo combat is fireworks, so search for this one.
Going alongside the expertise ladder, there’s Anthony Njokuani and his 15 UFC/WEC fights to essentially carry it again for us previous canines. He’ll be combating a person 12 years his junior, former UFC and Skilled Fighters League (PFL) veterean, Brandon Jenkins.
That’s not all.
To not sound like a damaged report, however for a minor-league MMA occasion, we’ve obtained much more UFC merchandise going at it, citing the title worth. Native Florida redemption story, Irwin Rivera, is squaring up with Mississippi’s Joshua Weems (yup, he’s a UFC vet … and so is his opponent, too). And so is Brandon Davis, simply to listing the names of each ex-UFC man on this card.
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA: ‘dos Santos vs. Werdum’ Fast Outcomes:
265 lbs.: Junior Dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum185 lbs.: Maki Pitolo vs. Joel Bauman135 lbs.: Irwin Rivera vs. Joshua Weems145 lbs.: Brandon Davis vs. In the past Huskic170 lbs.: Anthony Njokuani vs. Brandon Jenkins140 lbs.: Joey Ruquet def. Joe Penafiel — TKO (strikes), 3:01 Rd 2155 lbs.: Jhonasky Sojo def. Tyler Hill — TKO (floor & pound), 4:52 Rd 1205 lbs.: Reggie Northrup def. Cody Herbert — Resolution (unanimous), 30-27, 30-26 x2150 lbs.: Shahzaib Rindh def. Carlos Guerra — TKO (floor & pound), 2:41 Rd 1145 lbs.: Juan Alvarez def. Christopher Wingate — Submission (Heel Hook), 0:13 Rd 1
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA: ‘dos Santos vs. Werdum’ Play-By-Play Updates:
Junior Dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum
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Maki Pitolo vs. Joel Bauman
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Irwin Rivera vs. Joshua Weems
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Anthony Njokuani vs. Brandon Jenkins
Spherical 1: Njokuani in black, Jenkins in white. Jenkins closes right into a clinch, however Njokuani knees him repeatedly. Jenkins is strolling into every little thing that Njokuani is throwing early. We’re about 60 seconds in, and I believe that Anthony’s strike proportion is north of 80%. Eyepoke by Jenkins pauses the motion. We’re again and Njokuani geese below a punch and counters with a 3-piece. Jenkins lands a proper, eats one for his troubles. Jenkins isn’t transferring his head a lot, which has let the faster Njokuani snipe away at his leisure.
One other eyepoke, however this was off an uppercut and the ref simply kinda took Njokuani’s phrase on it. Replays confirmed it to not be the case and we’re again to motion instantly thereafter. Left-right by Njokuani and Jenkins tries (and fails) on a takedown. Huge proper hand by Anthony. Superman punch. Knee.
10-9 Njokuani
Spherical 2: Jenkins with a calf kick and a pair pictures to the physique. He will get in an elbow, too. Simply the perfect moments of the combat for Brandon. Njokuani spins Jenkins round with a leg kick and makes use of that spin to kick him up excessive. Thai clinch and an enormous knee-3-2 combo. Njokuani punts him within the peanuts and we’ve obtained a break within the motion. Jenkins with a proper hand and a spinning again elbow that rocks Njokuani! Njokuani is stumbling and he goes to the bottom after one other elbow! Jenkins follows him down into full guard. Open-hand strikes by Jenkins, which is a little bit of an odd alternative.
Jenkins tries to posture up, however Njokuani makes use of it to push off and rise up. Now Njokuani will get the takedown, will get on prime and is placing down, however Jenkins reverses him. They’re up and scrambling and reversing and re-reversing and it’s the entire Uno deck of reverses proper now. Jenkins ends the spherical on prime.
10-9 Jenkins
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