The Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA bantamweight title stays vacant after Friday evening’s principal occasion conflict between Randy Costa and Brandon Davis led to a controversial no-contest in Biloxi, Miss.
Costa and Davis, who had met beforehand contained in the UFC octagon again in 2019, got here out exchanging punches violently. Costa related good punches to the physique within the clinch, sensing a very good second as Davis handled an enormous minimize below his proper eye. Davis managed to dig deep and are available again to rock and drop Costa with punches, touchdown a knee and extra punches till the referee stepped in.
Davis celebrated the TKO victory, however the referee was truly calling for time citing an unlawful blow, a knee to the top of a downed opponent. The replay aired on the large display screen however no angle was in a position to present for certain if the knee landed on the top or the arm. The physician entered the cage to verify on Costa, deciding he can’t proceed. The official outcome was a no-contest because of an unintentional unlawful blow.
UFC veterans Chase Sherman and Maurice Greene met in a heavyweight co-main occasion, and Greene has the final snigger. Leaving a Guto Inocente combat to step in as a substitute for Greg Hardy, Greene made the many of the alternative by hurting Sherman with a knee and locking a standing guillotine choke with slightly below two minutes left within the clock within the second spherical to power the faucet.
Victorious in his first combat since leaving the PFL, Greene referred to as out Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos within the post-fight interview.
Inocente stayed on the cardboard in opposition to fellow Brazilian heavyweight Marcos Brigagao, avoiding takedown makes an attempt — and getting again to his toes as soon as taken to the bottom — and touchdown a pleasant combo that dropped Brigagao practically unconscious. The referee opted to not cease it, permitting the skilled kickboxer to land a pair extra pictures for good measure.
Within the early portion of the cardboard, Jesse Ronson choked Curtis Millender with seconds left within the opening spherical and referred to as out UFC veteran Nate Diaz, who fought Gamebred chief Jorge Masvidal within the octagon and boxing ring.
“Championship belt was the reward for successful this combat. Seven wins, seven first-round finishes, I feel I f***ing deserve it,” Ronson stated after the win. “I do know they’ve an opponent in thoughts, however there’s this sh*t that has been beefing with the boss, his title is Nate Diaz. I’d like to defend [Masvidal’s] honor, despite the fact that he already whooped his f***ing a**.
“I’d like to combat him for the belt if Diaz is prepared to combat below Gamebred banner. Possibly it may very well be the primary pay-per-view, we may make some f***ing cash, ‘trigger that man just isn’t an actual fighter. That’s an actual f***ing badass [Masvidal], the man [Diaz] is a pretender. That’s who I would like subsequent.”
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