Demetrius Johnson, ONE on Prime Video 1 Credit: ONE Championship ONE Championship has announced that the trilogy between flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and Adriano Moraes will headline their US soil debut on May 5 in Colorado. The long-awaited US debut for ONE Championship has finally been announced as the promotion has announced that they will … Read more
2022 PFL Championship Weigh-In Ceremony at The Manhattan Center in New York, New York, Thursday, November 24, 2022. (Cooper Neal/PFL) A short-lived retirement for PFL featherweight (and former UFC bantamweight) Marlon Moraes saw him face Shane Burgos, but the latter’s injury led to Sheymon Moraes taking over for ‘Magic’ on short notice. Marlon (23-10-1) briefly … Read more
Brendan Loughnane defeated Sheymon Moraes, PFL 1 2021 Credit: PFL Sheymon Moraes will step in to face Marlon Moraes on November 25, while the injured Shane Burgos will make his promotional debut in 2023. A UFC veteran other than previously scheduled will welcome Marlon Moraes to the PFL on November 25th. The promotion announced Monday … Read more
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 19: Shane Burgos poses on the scale during the UFC weigh-ins at UFC APEX on June 19, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) The PFL’s best-laid plans simply won’t materialize for November 25, as Shane Burgos is out of his fight with Marlon Moraes. Burgos (15-3) … Read more
Shane Burgos Credit: Marcus Rebelo/Cageside Press The PFL season finale is expected to have a big non-title featherweight affair featuring two former UFC stars. On Tuesday, ESPN first broke the news that Shane Burgos (15-3) would fight Marlon Moraes (23-10-1) at the event. Both fighters recently signed with the league and are expected to participate … Read more
Credit: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com If you think you’ve seen the end of Marlon Moraes in MMA, then think again. It turns out that retirement wasn’t exactly what Moraes wanted and he signed with the Professional Combat League. First reported by MMAFighting. Moraes, 34, signed with the PFL and will compete at 145 pounds for the 2023 … Read more
Demetrius Johnson Credit: ONE Championship In the main event of ONE Championship’s inaugural Amazon Prime TV deal, Adriano Moraes and Demetrious Johnson faced off for the second time. Their first fight ended in disaster for former UFC champion and all-time great “Mighty Mouse” when Moraes dropped Johnson with a short uppercut before ending the fight … Read more
Adriano Moraes VS Demetrious Johnson, ONE on TNT 1 Credit: ONE Championship ONE Championship made its debut on Amazon Prime Video on Friday night, streaming live in prime time in the US from its home base in Singapore. At the top of the card, former UFC great Demetrious Johnson had another shot at flyweight gold … Read more