MMA fighters usually study their opponents’ game at length once a fight is booked. By a stroke of luck, Renan Ferreira will be making his PFL debut against someone whose game he has dissected a.
PFL 2021 3: Regular Season Preview and Predictions
May 3, 2021
You never know what to expect at a 2021 season event from the Professional Fighters League. The first show of the year provided a number of upsets, whereas the second event delivered the outcomes fans and pundits surely expected from the biggest names in the lineup. Which direction will the third show, which features the promotional debut of Fabricio Werdum and appearances by both of the 2019 women’s lightweight finalists, go?
Werdum’s debut comes against Renan Ferreira, a mostly unheralded member of Team Nogueira. “Vai Cavalo” is now five years removed from his UFC title reign, and he’s just 1-2 over his last three appearances. However, a fresh start in the PFL could reignite his competitive flame. Ferreira would love to play spoiler, though. “Problema” stands 6-foot-10 and will tower over Werdum. However, the 31-year-old already suffered a submission loss to Vinicius Moreira and could get victimized by
Fabricio Werdum Confident He Would Submit Jon Jones in Heavyweight Bout
Although his Professional Fighters League debut is expected for
April 23, former UFC champion Fabricio
Werdum still doesn’t know who he will face.
“While they don’t give my opponent’s name, I heard it would
be a Brazilian,” Werdum said. “I´m keeping myself in shape doing
some cardio here in Brazil, but on Feb. 20 I m going to Los
Angeles, where I ll start my camp with master Rafael
Cordeiro at Kings MMA.”
In the meantime, Werdum will keep on eye on this Saturday’s UFC
Fight Night 184 headliner between Alistair
Hello everyone and welcome to my 2020 Year End MMA Awards. I’m Robert Winfree, and since once again this seems like a good idea I’m handing out mostly non-existent awards in the world of MMA. These are the best, and worst, of the year as I see it. Usual disclaimer here: I can only rank what I have seen and I haven’t seen everything.
Ian McCall Memorial Worst Luck Award
Leon Edwards
Let’s be clear, a lot of fighters had some awful luck in 2020. Heck, the vast majority of humanity had some pretty bad luck in 2020. So trying to figure out the recipient for this somewhat infamous award was a bit difficult, and there were plenty of viable choices but ultimately I landed on Leon Edwards. Coming into 2019 Edwards was a top contender in the very deep welterweight division, he was on a great eight fight winning streak that included wins over notable names like Vicente Luque, Donald Cerrone, and former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. He wasn’t just a top ranked fight