. THE FIGHTS .

UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2

Event Date: August 10, 2024 @ 4 PM PDT (main card)
Location: UFC Apex, Las Vegas

Main Event:

• Heavyweight Rematch: Marcin Tybura vs. Serghei Spivac

Notable Fights:

• Bantamweight: Chris Gutiérrez vs. Quang Le

• Women’s Featherweight: Yana Santos vs. Chelsea Chandler

How to Watch:

• Main Card: ESPN, ESPN+

Pro Boxing Fights This Weekend

Luis Alberto Lopez (Mexico) vs. Angelo Leo (USA)

• Location: Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico

• Title: IBF Featherweight Title

• Event Date: August 10th, 2024 @ 6 PM PDT

• How to Watch: ESPN+

Serhii Bohachuk (Ukraine) vs. Vergil Ortiz Jr. (USA)

• Location: Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas

• Title: Interim WBC Super Welterweight Title

• Event Date: August 10th, 2024 @ 8 PM EDT

• How to Watch: DAZN

ONE Championship

ONE Friday Fights 74

Event Date: August 9, 2024 @ 5:30 AM PDT
Location: Lumpinee Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand

Main Event:

• Bantamweight Muay Thai: Yodphupa Petkiatpet vs. Parham Gheirati

Notable Bouts:

• Muay Thai: Chatpichit Sor Sor Toipadriew vs. TBA

• MMA: Kirill Khomutov vs. TBA

• MMA: Lee Seung Chul vs. TBA

How to Watch:

• Streaming: Watch live on ONE Championship's website and other available platforms, including their YouTube Page. 

BARE KNUCKLE FIGHT CLUB

BKFC 64: Tierney vs. Graham

Event Date: August 10, 2024 @ 12 PM PDT
Location: Skydome Arena, Coventry, UK

Main Event:

• Welterweight Championship Bout: Connor Tierney vs. Nathan Graham

Co-Main Event:

• Cruiserweight: Dawid Oskar vs. Chris Boardman

Featured Fight:

• Cruiserweight: James Cooke vs. Daniel Shaw

How to Watch:

• Streaming: Watch live on BKFC App

Olympic Wrestling

Event Date: August 10, 2024

Schedule Highlights:

• Morning Session (5:00 AM - 7:30 AM ET):

  • Round of 16 and Quarterfinals:

    • Men’s Freestyle 65kg, 97kg

    • Women’s Freestyle 76kg

• Afternoon Session (12:15 PM - 4:00 PM ET):

  • Semifinals:

    • Men’s Freestyle 65kg, 97kg

    • Women’s Freestyle 62kg

  • Medal Rounds:

    • Men’s Freestyle 74kg, 125kg

    • Women’s Freestyle 62kg

Key Athlete to Watch:

• Kyle Snyder (USA): Competing in the men’s 97kg freestyle, Snyder is a returning Olympic champion.

How to watch:

• Live Broadcast: NBC and Peacock will provide live coverage of all events

Olympic Boxing

Event Date: Friday, August 9, 2024 @ 12:30 PM PDT

• Women’s Flyweight Final

• Women’s Welterweight Final

• Men’s Welterweight Final

• Men’s Heavyweight Final

Event Date: Saturday, August 10, 2024 @ 12:30 PM PDT

• Women’s Featherweight Final

• Women’s Middleweight Final

• Men’s Featherweight Final

• Men’s Super Heavyweight Final

How to watch:

• Live Broadcast: NBC and Peacock will provide live coverage of all events

. THE HIGHLIGHTS .

Tony Ferguson "Half Retires" After UFC Abu Dhabi Loss

Tony Ferguson left one glove in the octagon after his loss to Michael Chiesa at UFC Abu Dhabi. He said, "I don't want to retire, I really don't, but I love the UFC and don't want to go anywhere else."

We hope he walks away while he still has legend status. Too many fighters cling on a bit too long.

Terence Crawford Becomes 4 Weight Champion

In his first full-distance fight since 2016, Crawford beat Israil Madrimov by a unanimous decision to take the WBA junior middleweight title. It's a sweet win for the fighter, who said in April he wasn't sure how much longer he'd be active in the ring.

Umar Nurmagomedov ends Cory Sandhagen's Win Streak

Cory Sandhagen lost a referee's decision to Nurmagomedov at UFC Abu Dhabi, bringing his fight record to 10-4 in the UFC. Nurmagomedov remains undefeated, at 18-0, with six of those wins in the UFC octagon.

Mackenzie Dern Breaks MMA Losing Streak at Abu Dhabi

BJJ legend Mackenzie Dern broke her MMA losing streak with a decision win at Abu Dhabi. The strawweight fighter kept the action on the feet for most of the fight, eking out a 29-28 score win against Lupita Godinez.

. THE HEAT .

Conor McGregor Reacts to Trump's Favorite Fighter

After Donald Trump declared Khabib Nurmagomedov his favorite fighter, Conor McGregor replied: "Campaign ending decision. A smelly fat mountain monkey from the inbred mountains of Dagestan is your favorite UFC (AMERICAN COMPANY) fighter? Wow. Abysmal… To pick a retired inbred fighter from Dagestan Russia who has 3 main events only to his name is astounding."

Jake Paul Says McGregor Will Never Fight Him

Jake Paul continues to call out Conor McGregor for a boxing fight, even though he's pretty sure it'll never happen. Paul said “He’ll never fight me, he knows I would win… Losing to Jake Paul (would tarnish his career), that’s why Nate Diaz won’t do MMA against me, 100%.” 

Jon Jones Posts Random Number Online… Surprise Surprise, People Call It

Jon Jones just posted a phone number on X, with the caption“If you want me to fight Tom call and text me, I’ll respond for the next few days”, then went on to add “If the phone ends up getting turned off, just keep texting. You’ll get a reply soon.”

Internet detectives haven’t managed to figure out which unfortunate person the number belongs to. Come on bro, pranking people with public numbers on X is punching down. Save it for the octagon.

. THE BONUS .

Watch Japan's Kusaka Nao bring home gold in the men's Greco-Roman wrestling 77kg class. (At the 3:40 mark, Kusaka turns the tide of a losing match into a winning one!)

. THAT’S ALL .

That’s all for now.

See you on the next edition.

Stay ready,
Fight Fan Crew 👊