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With Kamal Magomedov out, Michael Graves meets fellow UFC veteran in Titan FC 59 main event

BAD MMA News — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:21:59 +0000

Michael Graves will still headline Titan FC 59 but not against his originally scheduled opponent. Instead of facing undefeated Titan FC interim champion Kamal Magomedov in a title unification bout, Graves (8-1-2) now faces fellow UFC veteran Yuri Villefort in the five-round main event. Titan FC press coordinator Eric Kowal informed MMA Junkie of the change on Tuesday. Titan FC 59 takes place Feb. 28 at Xtreme Action Park in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The main card streams on UFC Fight Pass

No. 2 seed Joao Zeferino out of PFL playoffs, Abubakar Nurmagomedov meets Bojan Velickovic

BAD MMA News — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 21:12:45 +0000

One of the top seeds in the PFL’s welterweight playoffs has pulled out of his fight with an injury. No. 2 seed Joao Zeferino (23-9) announced his injury on social media , and PFL officials confirmed it and announced his replacement. Abubakar Nurmagomedov (15-2) now will meet No. 7 Bojan Velickovic (16-7-1) in the opening round of the 170-pound bracket Saturday night at PFL 10. PFL 10 takes place Saturday at St.

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Yuri Villefort lauds Professional Fighters League format ahead of PFL 3

BAD MMA News — Thu, 05 Jul 2018 14:38:38 +0000

Yuri Villefort hasn’t yet tried the Professional Fighters League’s format on for size. That happens tonight for the first time for him. But even before he fights tough UFC veteran Rick Story (19-9) at PFL 3, Villefort (11-5) thinks he has a bead on his new promotional home.

VFC 59 headlined by two title fights Dec. 16 in Omaha

BAD MMA News — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 03:25:12 +0000

VFC intends to conclude 2017 on a high note. The promotion on Tuesday announced VFC 59, which takes place Dec. 16 at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb., will be headlined by two title fights to stream on UFC Fight Pass. Raufeon Stots will defend his bantamweight title against Arnold Berdon in the main event, while new middleweight champ Yuri Villefort takes on Victor Moreno . Stots (8-1) is unbeaten in five fights under the VFC banner but will enter his title defense against Berdon (6-1) coming off a loss. Stots was knocked out in just 15 seconds with a spinning back fist by Merab Dvalishvili last June at ROC 59 for the first loss of his career

Fighting for Victory FC title after recovering from rough skid, Yuri Villefort feels ‘reborn from the ashes’

BAD MMA News — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 13:55:51 +0000

Yuri Villefort has experienced some extremes in his MMA career. Heading into his 2012 Strikeforce debut as an undefeated young prospect, Villefort saw his momentum snapped with a split-decision loss. The floodgates had opened. The Brazilian fighter went on to lose his five subsequent bouts – two of those in the UFC.

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Fighting for Victory FC title after recovering from rough skid, Yuri Villefort feels ‘reborn from the ashes’ – MMA Junkie

Emerson-Stots, Holdorf-Villefort title fights headline Victory FC 56 in Omaha on April 14

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:50:16 +0000

A pair of title fights will top the bill when Victory FC returns to Nebraska next month for Victory FC 56. In the main event, two-division champion Robert Emerson (19-11) will put his bantamweight title up for grabs against Raufeon Stots (7-0). And in the co-feature, new welterweight champ Kassius Holdorf (8-3) makes his first title defense when he takes on UFC veteran Yuri Villefort (9-5)

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Emerson-Stots, Holdorf-Villefort title fights headline Victory FC 56 in Omaha on April 14 – MMA Junkie

Victory FC 50′s Yuri Villefort made ‘drastic changes’ after five-fight losing skid

BAD MMA News — Fri, 20 May 2016 19:19:51 +0000

Yuri Villefort ’s career trajectory has gone from undefeated prospect to unable to win a fight. He’s back on an upward swing of late, though, and he wants to keep it that way. Villefort (8-5) experienced an ugly five-fight losing skid from 2012-2015, three of which came under the UFC and Strikeforce banners. He’s won his past two contests, however, and wants to make it three-straight against Cody Carrillo (11-12) on Saturday at Victory FC 50. “To tell the truth, when I started out fighting, I did it too fast,” Villefort told MMAjunkie. “I wasn’t ready physically.

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