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This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/mma as Arman Tsarukyan booked for grappling match while next UFC fight remains unclear. UFC fans are baffled with Arman Tsarukyan accepting another professional grappling match rather than stepping back into the Octagon.
The former two-time UFC title challenger violently put away Theo Doukas in a heavyweight bout on the main card of BKFC 80, which took place on Friday night at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The official result was ruled a TKO at the 1:56 mark of Round 2.
Saturday features a combat sports double header, starting off with Noche UFC, headlined by Diego Lopes taking on Jean Silva, and ending with the long-awaited Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford superfight.
Brazil's Alice Pereira, 19, is set to become the youngest woman in history to fight in the UFC when she faces Montserrat Rendon at UFC Noche on Saturday.
Despite his incredible success since joining the UFC, Lopes currently finds himself lined as a sizeable underdog heading into Noche UFC. Silva is currently on a 13-fight win streak dating back to 2018, which includes five-straight finishes in the UFC since joining the promotion off of Dana White’s Contender Series.
UFC fighter Brian Ortega says that he went unconscious for 30 minutes while trying to make weight for his fight in Shanghai last month.
Michael Page says he's asked the UFC for at least three different names and has been met with silence each time.
Holly Holm turned the combat sports world on its head by knocking out Ronda Rousey atop the UFC 193 pay-per-view (PPV) event back in late 2015. At the time, “Rowdy” was considered the biggest star in all of mixed martial arts (MMA) and came into their “Down Under” dance as the undefeated bantamweight champion.