Yahoo SportsUFC 252 odds: Paths to victory for Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic
Bookmakers at the MGM Grand have the bout at pick ’em as fight night nears.
MMA WeeklyYoel Romero out of UFC on ESPN 15 co-main event
Yoel Romero has withdrawn from his planned UFC on ESPN 15 co-main event bout with Uriah Hall.Romero pulled out of the bout because of undisclosed reasons. MMAWeekly.com sources verified the report, which was first revealed by BJPenn.com. UFC on ESPN 15 features a bantamweight contenders bout between No. 5 ranked Pedro Munhoz and No. 8 ranked Frankie Edgar in the main event. The event takes place on Saturday, Aug. 22 at the Apex in Las Vegas.Romero (13-5) is currently the No. 5 ranked middleweight in the world despite losing four of his last five bouts. For of those five bouts were for one version or another of the UFC middleweight title.Most recently, Romero lost to current champion Israel Adesanya in the UFC 248 main event on March 7, just prior to the United States going into shutdown mode because of the global coronavirus pandemic. His three prior losses were to top contender Paulo Costa and twice to former champion Robert Whittaker.* * *TRENDING > Dana White continues talks with Floyd Mayweather: a fight is still ‘very possible’* * *Hall (15-9) currently occupies the No. 9 slot in the UFC middleweight division. He had been hoping a win over Romero would propel him back into the upper crust of the division. Hall has won three of his four most recent bouts with his only defeat being at the hands of Costa.It was unclear at the time of publication of the UFC would be able to secure a suitable opponent to keep Hall on the UFC on ESPN 15 fight card.
MMA WeeklyBellator 243 Highlights: Michael Chandlers blisters Benson Henderson, enters free agency
* * *Former Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler entered free agency with a stunning knockout of former UFC champ Benson Henderson at Bellator 243 on Friday, August, 7, 2020, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube)* * *TRENDING > Bellator 244: Bader vs. Nemkov fight card announced* * * Full Bellator 243 Results * Michael Chandler def. Benson Henderson by KO at 2:09, R1 * Tim Johnson def. Matt Mitrione by TKO (strikes) at 3:14, R1 * Myles Jury def. Georgi Karakhanyan by split decision (27-30, 30-27, 29-28) * Sabah Homasi def. Curtis Millender by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) * Adam Borics def. Mike Hamel by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) * Cris Lencioni def. AJ Agazarm by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 29-28) * Valerie Loureda def. Tara Graff by TKO (punches) at 5:00, R2 * Grant Neal def. Hamza Salim by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-24) * Charlie Campbell def. Nainoa Dung by TKO (leg kicks) at 1:42, R2 * Dalton Rosta def. Mark Gardner by TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00, R1
