On Saturday, August 31, the Olympic Stadium in London will host a match between West Ham and Manchester City as part of the 3rd round of the English Premier League.
The story of Sean O'Malley's confrontation with the Serra-Longo Fight Team alumni continues. Having taken the title from Aljamain Sterling, "Sugar" successfully defended it and is now set to meet the defeated ex-champion's comrade, Merab Dvalishvili. Their fight will headline a historic event at the Sphere Arena in Las Vegas on September 15 and is likely to become one of the most intriguing clashes in the bantamweight division. Especially since the chances of victory here are extremely close.
The biggest event of the year among domestic MMA leagues – the ACA Heavyweight Grand Prix Final – will be held on August 16 in Moscow. The ACA 178 tournament will be headed by well-known heavyweights: the champion, Evgeny Goncharov and Adam Bogatyrev. Despite the odds and other things, Adam, as a heavyweight, has that one punch that can end everything, so it is worth assessing the chances of both winning more deeply to understand the situation.
In 2020, young Sergey Spivak went to fight a seasoned veteran, Marcin Tybura. Then their fight ended with a judge's decision in favor of the Pole, and only now, in the main fight of UFC on ESPN 61, Sergey has a chance to get even for this defeat. Their fight will take place on the morning of August 11, and will be held in a 5-round format. So what will be more effective this time: youth or experience?
Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has undergone mental healing and is ready to return to the golden throne. However, standing in his way is the new title holder, Dricus Du Plessis, with whom he is in a heated debate over who is the real African king. At UFC 305 in Australia, at the Rac Arena, on August 18, they will have the opportunity to find out, and we will assess the chances of the elite fighters of the major league to triumph.
Tony Ferguson's career is similar to the attempts of a mad scientist to prove to the whole world that he is capable of great achievements, sitting closed in his room. "El Cucuy" does not change anything in the training approach, even moving to new teams, but he is trying to win - at UFC on ABC 7, he will have his eighth attempt "not to lose", in a fight with Michael Chiesa. Only this time, Tony will have to fight in the heat of Abu Dhabi, with an extremely experienced counterpart, and who knows what awaits the former hope of the lightweight division on the evening of August 3, when he enters the cage, is it the end of his career?
Literally in June, Sharabutdin Magomedov delighted the audience with his performance, but due to the change of opponent, he could not show the improvements that he has achieved recently. At UFC on ABC 7, he will have such an opportunity, because he will fight with Michal Oleksiejczuk, who, although he is going through a difficult time, will be a good test for "Shara", so, on August 3, he will have to try not to lose face.
Former undisputed champion of two divisions, star American Terence "Koresh" Crawford, has risen to 154 pounds and will fight for the WBA title with its holder, a fighter from Uzbekistan, Israel Madrimov. In the fight, which will take place on August 3, at the BMO Stadium arena in Los Angeles, the interim WBO belt will also be at stake.
Soon, the UFC will again go to Abu Dhabi, to the same Etihad Arena, to host one of the most charged events of the UFC onABC 7 series. It will take place on the night of August 3-4, and will end with the long-awaited fight of Umar Nurmagomedov against Cory Sandhagen. For the Dagestani athlete, victory in this fight is a direct road from the outskirts of the top ten, to the Top 3, so everyone expects the best, phenomenal performance from Umar. But will his technical arsenal be enough to surpass The Sandman?
On July 27 a basketball match between the national teams of France and Brazil will begin, which will meet in the opening round of the group stage of the Olympics-24. The battle will take place on the parquet floor of the Pierre Maurois sports and entertainment complex in the city of Villeneuve-d'Ascq.
After a failure in the last season of the ACA Lightweight Grand Prix, Artem Reznikov closed 2023 with two defeats in a row and is now ready to return to the winning path by defeating his next opponent. It turned out to be the former interim champion - Mukhamed Kokov, with whom Spartak will measure their skills in wrestling technique. Their fight will take place on June 28 at the ACA 177 tournament in Sochi, and for both, victory in this fight is extremely important for the further development of their careers.
At the ASA 177 tournament, which will be held on June 28 in Sochi, at the Ice Dom facilities, the long-awaited rematch between ex-champion Ali Bagov and Daud Shaikhaev will take place for many. In 2023, Daoud managed to take the victory in a very close and intense fight, so it is not surprising that as part of the new Grand Prix, they will meet again in the cage, but this time they will receive two more additional rounds in order to determine the strongest.