- Natan Schulte issued the following statement on about š»being removed from the 2023 PFL Playoffs:
āI am very unsatisfied with the decision that was taken by the PFL last night to favor Shane Burgosā entry into the playoffs. You remember Francis Ngannouās fight against Derrick Lewis. He didnāt throw six punches the whole fight and he wasnāt cut for his performance that night. Sš°o I ask you Francis Ngannou, since you protect the rights of the fighters, do you think this decision is šcorrect?ā
- Brian Butleršø of Sucker Punch Entertainment issued the following statement to about the controversy surrounding Raush Manfio vs. Natan Schulte at 2023 PFL 6:
āTo make a subjective decision like this from a promoter that stakes its claim in fighter advocacy is just a bad look, in my opinion. Judges make bad calls all the time with less repercussion. Raush and Natan are best friends and have been exclusive training partners for each other for years. Natan is the godfather of Raushās daughter. To say they know each otherās styles, tricks āand techniques inside and out is a gross understatement.
āSituations like bad style matchups and lackluster fights happen in this sport all the time but the unique thing about the PFL and the ātournament/point formatā is that it would sort itself out on its own in the end. Our client got half his pay and zero points to move forward in the štournament. This is distasteful and unnecessary.ā
- is reporting that the TUF 31 Finale fights ą²will be a pašÆrt of the UFC 292 card.
- 2023 PFL 6 fighter salaries (via ):
Olivier Aubin-Mercier: $100,000š± ā $50,000 to show, $50,000 to win
Anthony Romero: $15,000
Sadiboāu Sy: $100,000 ā $50,000 to show, $50,000 tź¦o win
Shane Mitchell: $10,000
Shane Burgos: $100,000
Yamato Nishikawa: $18,000
Magomedź¦« Magomedkerimov: $100,000 ā $50,000 to show, $50,000 to win
David Zawada: $20,000
Magomed Umalatov: $86,000 ā $43,000 to show, $43š,000 to win
Nayib Lopez: $16,000
Clay Collard: $62,000 ā $31,000 to showš, $31,000 to win
Stevie Ray: $50,000
Carlos Leal: $ā±32,š„000 ā $16,000 to show, $16,000 to win
Natan Schulte: $100,000 ā $50,000 to show, $ź©µ50,000 to win
Raush Manfio: $30,000
Bruno Miranda: $26,000 ā $13ź¦,000 to show, $13,000š to win
Alex Martinez: $22,000
Solomon Renfro: š$20,000 ā $10,000 to show, $10,000 to win
Jarrah Al-Silawi: $50,000
Brahyam Zāurcher: $19,000 ā $9,500 to show, $9,500 to win
Mike Bardsley: $3,000
Abdullah Alkahtani: $40ā,000 ā $20,000 to show, $20,000 to win
Lamar Brown: $3,000
- Daniel Cormier saysą¼ Ilia Topuria is rešady for a shot at the featherweight title:
āIām OK with him going right into a title fight,ā Cormier told (transcript via ). āI think he is that ready. This kid showed conditioning over 25 minutes, he showed an ability to compete everywhere, and he really did just dominate. I think that he matches up relatively well against all of them. The technical fight between him and Yair (Rodriguez) would be crazy, but then also to watch him fight the champion, (Alexander) Volkanovski, with their skill sets ā fantastic fights across the board at 145.ā
- is reportingź§ that James Gź¦ŗonzalez will replace Cris Lencioni against James Gallagher at Bellator 298.
- Arman āTsarukyan says he will be the one to unseat UFC Lightweight Champion Islam MakhachevL
āJust me can beat him in our division,ā Tsarukyan told (transcript via ). āItās my opinion. ā¦ Itās my dream fight. All my focus is to be a champion. Thatās why I called him out. Weāll see. Maybe next year weāll fight with each other. I want to see my improvements. I want to see my skills. That fight, I think (is) the most competitive fight for me.ā
- that Peter Queally vs. Daniele Miceli, Ciaran Clarke vs. Przemyslaw Gorny, Darragh Kelly vs. Jelle Zeegers and Charlie Ward vs. Gregory Babene have been added to the ą·“Bellator 299 card.
- UFC/PFL veteran Stevie Ray has announced hisš« retirement on :
ā14 years of service done. Time to pass on my knowledge and experience. Going to try book some Seminars over the next few months July/Aug/Sep in the UK if youād like me to do a semią¦nar at your Gym give me a message.
I will now also be back fullā± time coaching at my Gym @braveheartmma from Next Monday. Full MMA timetablš¦e again.ā
- Chael Sonnen says Elon Musk vsš . Mark Zuckerberg can bring in 25 million pay-per-view buys:
āYou could for sure do 10 million-plus [pay-per-view buys],ā Sonnen said on . āBut you could be closer to 20 and 25 [million pay-per-view buys], because what I would predict is both of their companies would start some kind of a digital arm. So all of a sudden, I believe that Twitter would be hosting pay-per-views, and I believe Facebook would, as well. Now youāre talking 25 million views here. Thatās insane, what I just said. You could do that if the business shifted and changed a little bit. Sure you could.ā
- 2023 PFL 6 medical suspensions (via ):
Olivier Aubin-Mercier: 7 days
Anthony Romero: 60-day mandatory suspension, indefinite suspension pā¦ending neurological clearaš¶nce
Sadibou Sy: 14 days
Shane Mitchell: 45 days
Shane Burgos: 7 days
Yamato Nishikawa: 7 days
Magomed Magomedkerimov: 7 days
David Zawada: 30 days
Magomed Umalatov: 7 days
Nayib Lopez: 14 days
Clay Collard: 7 days
Stevie Ray: 30 days
Carlos Leal: 14 days
Dilano Taylor: 45 day mandatory susšpension, indefinite suspension pendāing neurological clearance
Natan Schulte: 7 days
Raush Manfio: 7 days
Bruno Miranda: 7 days
Alex Martinez: 7 days
Solomon Renfro: 7 days
Jarrah Al-Silawiā: 90 day mandatory suspension, indefinite suspension pending neurological clearance
Brahyam Zurcher: 7 days
Mike Bardsley: 30 days
Abdullah Alkahtani: 7 days
Lamar Brown: 7 days
