Shoaib Yousaf trains with Amir Khan before ‘BRAVE CF 40’ bout with Mochamed Machaev

https://www.facebook.com/conandailynews/photos/a.169970071260609/170368114554138/?type=3&theater   Boxing legend Amir “King” Khan, 33, is an example for many young British-Pakistani fighters including mixed martial artist Shoaib “The Assassin” Yousaf, 24, of Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. The latter is set to headline “BRAVE CF 40” with Mochamed “The Best” Machaev, 20, of Vienna, Austria. Bahrain-based MMA promotion BRAVE Combat Federation will hold “BRAVE … Continue reading Shoaib Yousaf trains with Amir Khan before ‘BRAVE CF 40’ bout with Mochamed Machaev

‘UFC 252’ results: Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier, Sean O’Malley vs Marlon Vera in Las Vegas, Nevada

Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Title: "UFC 252" Venue: UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Date: August 15, 2020 Number of bouts: 11 Bout # FIGHTERS Division Red Corner (Country) Blue Corner (Country) PRELIMINARY CARD 1 Kai "The Fighting Hawaiian" Kamaka III (USA) Tony "Prime Time" Kelley (USA) Featherweight REFEREE: Chris Tognoni WINNER: KAI … Continue reading ‘UFC 252’ results: Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier, Sean O’Malley vs Marlon Vera in Las Vegas, Nevada

‘BRAVE CF 39’ results: Tahar Hadbi vs Giannis Bachar, Andreas Gustafsson vs Miro Jurkovic in Stockholm, Sweden

FIGHT CARD "BRAVE CF 39" is the third installment of BRAVE Combat Federation's European invasion in Sweden. Scheduled for August 15, 2020 in Stockholm, the show will be headlined by Tahar "Fast Hands" Hadbi, 32, of France and Algeria and a promotional debutante. A BRAVE CF veteran, Hadbi has been away from the cage since … Continue reading ‘BRAVE CF 39’ results: Tahar Hadbi vs Giannis Bachar, Andreas Gustafsson vs Miro Jurkovic in Stockholm, Sweden

‘Pancrase 317’ fight card: Taichi Nakajima vs Yoshinori Horie, Takashi Matsuoka vs Koshi Matsumoto in Tokyo, Japan

Promotion: Pancrase Event: “Pancrase 317” Venue: Studio Cast, Tokyo, Japan Date: August 23, 2020 Number of bouts: 12 PRELIMINARY CARD Bout # Red Corner Blue Corner Division 1 Naohisa Kudo Riki Kayukawa Bantamweight – 3R/5M Zendo Kai Koganei Dojo, 9-9-2 Martial Arts Club Nakatsugawa, 2-0; Pancrase debut 2 Aito Tanimura Takuya Takahashi 2020 Flyweight Neo … Continue reading ‘Pancrase 317’ fight card: Taichi Nakajima vs Yoshinori Horie, Takashi Matsuoka vs Koshi Matsumoto in Tokyo, Japan

Japan’s Akihiro Fujiwara earns 3rd ONE Championship win, knocks out Pongsiri Mitsatit in Thailand

Akihiro “Superjap” Fujisawa (藤沢彰博), 40, of Tokyo, Japan was one of the winners at "ONE: No Surrender 2" in Bangkok, Thailand. The Japanese mixed martial artist earned his third victory in ONE Championship. Featuring one kickboxing, two MMA and three Muay Thai fights, "ONE: No Surrender 2" took place in Bangkok on August 14, 2020. … Continue reading Japan’s Akihiro Fujiwara earns 3rd ONE Championship win, knocks out Pongsiri Mitsatit in Thailand

Yodkaikaew Fairtex earns 1st ONE Championship win, beats John Shink in Bangkok, Thailand

"Y2K" Yodkaikaew Fairtex, 29, of Thailand was one of the winners at "ONE: No Surrender 2" in Bangkok, Thailand. The Thai mixed martial artist earned his first victory in ONE Championship. Featuring one kickboxing, two MMA and three Muay Thai fights, "ONE: No Surrender 2" took place in Bangkok on August 14, 2020. In the … Continue reading Yodkaikaew Fairtex earns 1st ONE Championship win, beats John Shink in Bangkok, Thailand

Denice Zamboanga leaves Fairtex, trains in Bangkok, Thailand with Drex Zamboanga, Fritz Biagtan during COVID-19 pandemic

The new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is not slowing Denice “The Menace” Zamboanga, 23, down. The ONE Championship athlete from the Philippines has left Fairtex Training Center in Pattaya, Thailand and moved to Bangkok, Thailand to pursue her own ventures. While at Fairtex, Zamboanga trained with ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion Stamp Fairtex, Nat “Wondergirl Fairtex” … Continue reading Denice Zamboanga leaves Fairtex, trains in Bangkok, Thailand with Drex Zamboanga, Fritz Biagtan during COVID-19 pandemic

‘ONE: No Surrender 2’ results: Saemapetch Fairtex vs Rodlek PK.Saenchaimuaythaigym in Bangkok, Thailand

Promotion: ONE Championship Title: "ONE: No Surrender 2" Venue: Bangkok, Thailand Date: August 14, 2020 Number of bouts: 6 Announcer: Dom Lau Commentators: Michael Schiavello, Mitch Chilson Judges: Ian Cartwright (Canada), Rob Cox (UK), Alastair McOnie (UK) Bout # FIGHTERS Sport (Division) Red Corner (Country) Blue Corner (Country) UNDERCARD 1 Huang Ding (China) Fahdi "The … Continue reading ‘ONE: No Surrender 2’ results: Saemapetch Fairtex vs Rodlek PK.Saenchaimuaythaigym in Bangkok, Thailand

Team Lakay’s Stephen Loman completes 1000 days as BRAVE CF champion

Stephen “The Sniper” Loman, 24, celebrates a milestone on August 13, 2020, which marks his 1000th day as the reigning BRAVE Combat Federation Bantamweight World Champion. Training out of Team Lakay in La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines, the Igorot mixed martial artist earned the inaugural title on November 17, 2017. It was at "BRAVE CF 9" … Continue reading Team Lakay’s Stephen Loman completes 1000 days as BRAVE CF champion

Azhar Muhammad Saul is Paradigm Sports’ new SVP of strategy and business development

Azhar Muhammad Saul has joined Paradigm Sports Management as the new senior vice president of strategy and business development. He will head the firm's global efforts to develop talent and ventures in critical market from its office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Having spent more than 20 years in the industry, Saul is a veteran … Continue reading Azhar Muhammad Saul is Paradigm Sports’ new SVP of strategy and business development