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Johnny Case withdraws from PFL tournament following domestic battery arrest, denies allegations
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Former UFC and RIZIN fighter Johnny Case was supposed to be a part of the 2021 PFL lightweight tournament, but he has pulled out just days after news of his arrest was made public.
Case, who was booked last week on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge and is now out on bail, made his announcement on Instagram while also denying the allegations against him.
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce I have been withdrawn from the PFL tournament,” Case said. “I am absolutely crushed. All of my hard work and sacrifices have been taken away from allegations that are not true. I want to thank the few friends and family members who have reached out to check on me. You don’t know how much that means to me. I’m sorry to my fans and supporters. I don’t know what the future will hold for my career. I will tell my side of the story
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Later this month, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman will defend his title in a rematch with “BMF” champion Jorge Masvidal, and as the fight continues to get nearer, the war of words between the two rivals continues to escalate.
Usman and Masvidal first faced each other last year at UFC 251 when Masvidal stepped in on a week’s notice to replace Gilbert Burns. Usman won a lack-luster decision that left a bad taste in the mouths of fans who had been excited for the much-hyped fight. So after defending his belt against Burns in February, Usman called for a rematch with Masvidal and now the two are set to serve as the main event for UFC 261. The choice by Usman to rematch an opponent he’s already beaten, and who hasn’t fought since their first fight, has received a lot of criticism from fans and other welterweights who have said that Usman chose a rematch with Masvidal because he’s the bigge
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