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USA Today
03-04-2025
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- USA Today
Joanderson Brito doesn't want to leave anything to judges at UFC on ESPN 65 after William Gomis loss
LAS VEGAS – Joanderson Brito enters UFC on ESPN 65 with a sour taste in his mouth. Saturday, he'll compete for the first time since a controversial split decision loss to William Gomis in September. Brito (17-4-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) thought some home cooking influenced the judges in Paris to side with a French fighter. He isn't willing to let that happen again vs. Pat Sabatini (18-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) at the UFC Apex. 'Everybody knows I'm not very used to it,' Brito told MMA Junkie and other reporters through an interpreter at a pre-fight news conference Wednesday. 'My fights don't usually go to the third round. I know I won. You know I won. Everybody knows I won. William Gomis knows I won, as well. That's it. Going back to the drawing board and working at it because I don't want to leave anything to the judges. But you all know I won that fight.' '… The idea is actually to just continue on to finish the thing and not to leave it to (the judges). You all know I've fought guys from every discipline possible. I've got the grapplers. I've got the strikers. I've got the wrestlers. It doesn't matter. What we focus on is actually to be patient and be smarter and go for more forceful, significant strikes, many damaging strikes, and that's what makes the difference.' Brito, 30, quietly built a five-fight winning streak prior to the Gomis loss. He aims to get back on track Saturday and would like to compete more frequently going forward. 'I've actually been telling people ever since I got into the UFC, I wanted to be active and fight three or four times a year,' Brito said. 'I kept asking UFC, it's my kind of my beef with the UFC because I've only been getting one or two fights because people don't want to fight against me. It's frustrating because there are so many people in the division and no one wants to fight. I've been trying to get that.' As for the test that is Sabatini, Brito sees a clear style matchup with obvious game plans both ways. Brito aims to finish the former CFFC champion. 'Pat's a tough guy but we know what he's all about and what he's going to try to bring in,' Brito said. 'He's going to try to bring in the wrestling into it. I'm ready for whatever need-be. I'm ready to exchange with him and I'm ready to grapple him. It's probably not going to be a factor that I'll exchange, because I could see him straight shooting for my legs right away. We know what he's about. We know what he's going to go for. But I'll be ready for it.' For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC on ESPN 65.
USA Today
15-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Video: Yaroslav Amosov quickly finishes UFC alum in first fight post-Bellator
Former Bellator welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov is back in the win column. Amosov (28-1) competed Friday for the first time since he lost his title and subsequently parted ways with the promotion. In the CFFC 140 headliner at 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Amosov submitted UFC alum Curtis Millender (21-11) with an anaconda choke at the 4:18 mark of Round 1. The bout was a 183-pound catchweight that was initially scheduled to take place for a debuting promotion, Fightality, in Chicago. However, the event was canceled and Amosov vs. Millender shifted under the CFFC banner, Amosov gets a submission in round 1! #CFFC140 — UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) March 15, 2025 Amosov, 31, was considered one of the best fighters outside the UFC prior to an upset TKO loss to Jason Jackson in November 2023. Following the defeat, Amosov took time off. The break was elongated by the Bellator-PFL merger and eventually his contract expired. Back in the win column, Amosov only has one promotion in mind: the UFC. He even sported a UFC mouthpiece during his fight Saturday. The Ukraine military member told MMA Junkie he planned to compete once outside the UFC before he tried to enter. 'I want to show this world I'm a good fighter and I will be champion,' Amosov said. 'My last fight is my fault. I want to show it's just a mistake. I show this world this mistake. … I think I can do this. I will do this. Maybe that's better. I've trained with many guys, many years, and I feel I can do this. I'll take this (UFC) belt.'
