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After second UFC skid, Lucie Pudilova gets Oktagon MMA title shot

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September 22, 2024

After second UFC skid, Lucie Pudilova gets Oktagon MMA title shot

When Lucie Pudilova fights for Oktagon MMA, just about all seems to be right in her combat sports world.

When she’s in the UFC, it’s been a different story. But for now, the positive: Pudilova (15-10) on Saturday returned to Oktagon MMA and beat Cecilie Bolander (3-1) with a split decision. After the win, the promotion announced she’ll move on to a vacant women’s bantamweight title shot against Lucia Szabova (8-0) at Oktagon MMA 65 on Dec. 29.

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Lucie Pudilová 🇨🇿 defeated Cecilie Bolander by a thrilling split decision to move on to fight for the vacant belt in Prague.
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Pudilova, a 30-year-old from the Czech Republic, trains with Conor McGregor coach John Kavanagh in Dublin. She reached the UFC in 2017 and dropped her debut, but won two straight after that. She was cut loose after a four-fight skid to Irene Aldana, Liz Carmouche, Antonina Shevchenko and Justine Kish, but went on a 5-1 tear for OKtagon MMA and made her way back to the UFC.

But once again in the world’s biggest promotion, it wasn’t meant to be. Pudilova dropped decisions to Joselyn Edwards, Ailin Perez and Luana Carolina. The latter was in July, and Pudilova found herself quickly back in Oktagon – where she won her return and got her title shot Saturday.

Szabova, a 26-year-old from Slovakia, has six of her eight wins by stoppage.

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'Expertly finished!' – Williams scores early second-half goal for Spain

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41 mins ago

September 23, 2024

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'Expertly finished!' - Williams scores early second-half goal for Spain

Spain winger Nico Williams scores the opening goal in the Euro 2024 final against England in Berlin.

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Harry Kane celebrates Bayern Munich win at Oktoberfest, Conor Gallagher scores for Atletico Madrid, Roma fans protest

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September 23, 2024

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Harry Kane celebrates Bayern Munich win at Oktoberfest, Conor Gallagher scores for Atletico Madrid, Roma fans protest

Bayern Munich maintained their flawless start in the Bundesliga with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen.

Harry Kane scored just the one goal, but it was a significant one. Kane’s strike made him the top scoring English player in the history of the Bundesliga.

The England captain’s goal moved him above Jadon Sancho, who scored 40 Bundesliga goals for Borussia Dortmund.

However, it was the performance of Michael Olise – who scored twice against Bremen – which got the juices flowing for Bayern boss Vincent Kompany.

Olise, who joined Bayern in a £50m deal from Crystal Palace, has been in scintillating form with five goals in his past three games in all competitions.

“Michael did very well. He’s a special talent. It’s a luxury at Bayern to have so many good players,” Kompany said after the game.

“His start at Bayern couldn’t be much better. He has to keep going this way. I haven’t got the feeling that he’s a player who feels much pressure. He just enjoys football.”

Bayern have scored 29 goals under Kompany – a new club record for the first six competitive matches of a coach since the Bundesliga was founded.

No wonder Kompany allowed Bayern’s players – including Kane, Olise and Jamal Musiala – to don their lederhosen and enjoy the first Sunday of the Oktoberfest festival.

Champions Bayer Leverkusen remain a point behind Bayern after a dramatic 4-3 victory over Wolfsburg.

Victor Boniface scored in the third minute of injury time for Leverkusen, with midfielder Granit Xhaka calling the match a “a giant wake-up call” before next Saturday’s showdown with Bayern.

“We can’t keep going with performances like that. We can’t defend so naively. Sure, we scored four but we can’t do that every weekend,” Xhaka said.

Elsewhere, Borussia Dortmund were thrashed 5-1 by Stuttgart, while newly promoted Holstein Kiel got their first-ever Bundesliga point after a 2-2 draw at Bochum.

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UFC Octagon Girls through the years: Photo gallery

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September 23, 2024

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UFC Octagon Girls through the years: Photo gallery

MMA: Riyadh Season Noche UFC 306 – Zellhuber vs Ribovics

Sep 14, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Daniel Zellhuber of Mexico (red gloves) fights Esteban Ribovics…

Sep 14, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Daniel Zellhuber of Mexico (red gloves) fights Esteban Ribovics of Argentina (blue gloves) during Riyadh Season Noche UFC 306 at The Sphere. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images

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Video: Colby Covington puts rapper Lil’ Pump to sleep with brutal rear-naked choke

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September 23, 2024

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Video: Colby Covington puts rapper Lil’ Pump to sleep with brutal rear-naked choke

Colby Covington’s last submission win in the UFC came with a rear-naked choke against Jonathan Meunier back in 2016 but he dusted off that move for a new video he made with rapper Lil Pump.

For some reason, a great number of athletes and influencers who are not trained mixed martial artists love to feel what it’s like to get choked out by a professional fighter. So Covington obviously granted Lil Pump’s wish when he applied a submission to put the 24-year-old rapper to sleep.

In the video, the three-time UFC title challenger applies the choke and initially uses a Gable grip to lock up the submission but Lil Pump ends up tapping his own chest rather than Covington’s arm to signify he’s done.

So Covington then switches to the more traditional rear-naked choke with his arms wrapped around Lil Pump’s head and neck to secure the submission. A moment later, the rapper falls unconscious from the choke and Covington finally releases the hold when he’s told Lil Pump is out.

“Look at his eyes,” Covington said in the video. “He’s out.”

Lil Pump is soon revived with a look of confusion on his face that eventually gives way to a smile when he realizes what happened. He also posted the video on his social media with a comment about getting choked out by Covington.

“Don’t miss my next kick stream It’s getting crazier by the day,” the rapper wrote on his Instagram account. “Don’t try this at home. I got put to sleep.”

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Watch Clark's sublime free-kick double for St Johnstone

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September 22, 2024

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Watch Clark's sublime free-kick double for St Johnstone

Nicky Clark scores his first St Johnstone goals of the season in stunning style with a pair of second-half free-kicks in the 3-3 draw at Ross County.

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Renato Moicano stages comeback on Jalin Turner

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September 22, 2024

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Renato Moicano stages comeback on Jalin Turner

Jalin Turner seemingly had Renato Moicano dead-to-rights at UFC 300, but then a tactical error cost him the win.

Moicano (19-5-1 MMA, 11-5 UFC) is set to face Benoit Saint Denis (13-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in next Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 243 main event at Accor Arena in Paris (ESPN+) in what will be the first headliner of his promotional tenure. That spot was earned through a gruelling comeback win over Turner at the monumental UFC 300 event in April.

Turner came out of the fight strong, hurting Moicano on the feet and using his striking ability to score a knockdown. Instead of pouncing on his downed opponent, though, Turner attempted to get a walk-off highlight. The fight wasn’t stopped, however, and Moicano regained his wits and made it to the next round, where he got the fight to the mat and finished the job with a ground-and-pound TKO.

The result put Moicano on a three-fight winning streak and pushed his record to 6-1 since moving up to the lightweight division from featherweight. His reward was a main event in hostile territory, because he’ll next take on France’s Saint Denis in a fight with big stakes for the winner.

Before UFC Fight Night 243, however, the UFC has released the full fight video of Moicano vs. Turner, which can be viewed above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 243.

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