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Fighter who suffered severed finger has bout result overturned

BAD MMA News — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 14:42:01 +0000

Khetag Pliev , the fighter who had his finger almost completely severed in a Cage Fury Fighting Championships contest held earlier this month, now officially has one less loss on his record. While the CFFC 94 bout was originally declared a TKO win for Pliev’s opponent, Devin Goodale , when the gruesome injury caused the fight to be called off at the end of the second round, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission has since reviewed the contest and elected to change the result. “Upon extensive review of all the videos, talking with the referee and physicians cornering the bout and discussions held with both fighters, I have determined to change the official decision of this bout to a NO DECISION,” PSAC executive director Greg Sirb wrote in an official directive issued Friday and obtained by MMA Junkie. CFFC 94 took place on April 1 at 2300 Arena in Philadelphia and streamed live on UFC Fight Pass. In one of the more bizarre incidents in recent memory, Pliev returned to his corner at the end of the second round and motioned to his cornermen that something was wrong with his left hand.

‘His finger is gone’: Fighter suffers graphic severed finger at CFFC 94

BAD MMA News — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 04:18:09 +0000

Despite MMA being a noteworthy sport for more than two decades, there’s still the occasional time when something occurs that’s never been seen before. That’s what went down Thursday at CFFC 94 , when Khetag Pliev had his left ring finger severed completely off his hand in his co-main event bout with Devin Goodale. It was a crazy scene in the UFC Fight Pass-streamed bout from 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. After the second round of the 180-pound catchweight contest was completed, Pliev (5-2) went back to his corner and there was some unusual panic from the doctor and cornerman.

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Twitter reacts to insane MMA injury: Severed finger at CFFC 94

BAD MMA News — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 04:18:05 +0000

CFFC 94 on Thursday played host to one of the freakier MMA injuries in recent memory. Khetag Pliev (5-2) had his left ring finger severed completely off his hand in his co-main event bout with Devin Goodale (4-0) in their 180-pound catchweight bout, which streamed on UFC Fight Pass from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The finger came detached at some point during the fight, and was only noticed to be absent after the second round

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Evan Cutts taking gladiator mentality into CFFC 94: ‘Either kill him or come back on my shield’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:43:24 +0000

For Evan Cutts , martial arts hasn’t ever really been about fame and glory. Instead, it’s been more of a path of pure competition and a journey of self-betterment. “It makes me a better person,” Cutts said of his fighting career. “I say that chuckling, but I do really believe that there is a warrior spirit inside some people, and if it’s not exercised in the proper way, it’s going to manifest in unhealthy ways, and whether that’s an external unhealthy way where you’re getting pissed off and doing something you regret, or it’s an internal thing and you’re suffering from depression, I think some people have to address that warrior spirit, and that’s something that’s just inside me as a person.” Cutts , who also serves as an owner and operator of Fitness Fight Factory in Texas, hasn’t been able to address that warrior spirit quite as much as he’d like over the past year. The COVID-19 pandemic forced him to spend extra time focused on his business, and fight bookings were few and far between on the regional stage, leaving him inactive since December 2019. But things are looking up in 2021, with Cutts (11-4) set to headline Thursday’s CFFC 94 event, which streams live on UFC Fight Pass from Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena.

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CFFC champ Bassil Hafez joins new team, says title win just the start

BAD MMA News — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 19:15:30 +0000

For some, winning a CFFC title might serve as proof of where one stands in the sport of MMA. But for Bassil Hafez , it was only a marker along the path of where he intends to be. “To me, it was another step forward in improving and showing what I can do as a fighter in the cage,” Hafez said. Hafez claimed CFFC’s welterweight crown in November, scoring an impressive first-round submission over a previously unbeaten Christien Savoie to win the vacant title. Hafez ‘s impressive grappling skills were on full display, as he chained together transition after transition until he finally earned a tap with just 45 seconds left in the opening frame. “In my head, I was thinking, ‘Damn, this round’s over,’” Hafez said. “I didn’t think I was going to land the upkick and he was going to come into my guard, but I took the opportunity when I saw it.” It was a big moment in Hafez ‘s career, and one of which he’s quite proud.

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