- UFC President Dana White revealed on a Twitter video that Shavkat Rakhmonov will face Kelvin Gastelum in the co-main event of the September 16 UFC card.
- MMA Junkie is reporting that John Lineker will face Kim Jae Woong on the ONE Fight Night 13 card on August 4.
- Abus Magomedov plans on silencing the critics when he faces Sean Strickland this Saturday Night:
“I can understand the guys who said (I shouldn’t be here),” Magomedov told reporters at Wednesday’s UFC on ESPN 47 media day (transcript via Mike Bohn & Ken Hathaway of MMA Junkie). “But after the fight, they all will be quiet.”
- MMA Junkie reports that Sora Rakhmonov, sister of UFC fighter Shavkat Rakhmonov, will fight Ernesta Kareckaite on the September 26 Dana White’s Contender Series card.
- The PFL has revealed the full card for their August 4 event on Twitter, which will feature the semi-final round of the light heavyweight and featherweight division playoffs.
