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Yahoo
30-04-2025
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- Yahoo
MMA Junkie's Submission of the Month for April: Jean Silva barks, chokes Bryce Mitchell
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from April 2025: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie's Submission of the Month award for April. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. Nominee: Jason Jackson def. Andrey Koreshkov at PFL World Tournament 1 Nominee: Jake Hadley def. Matheus Mattos at PFL World Tournament 2 Nominee: Katerine Shakalova def. Juliana Velasquez at PFL World Tournament 2 Nominee: Max Lally def. Alexis Tsarmantidis at Cage Warriors 188 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cage Legacy MMA (@cagelegacymma) The winner: Jean Silva def. Bryce Mitchell at UFC 314 Jean Silva beat Bryce Mitchell – and he did so in his own world. At UFC 314, Silva (16-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) tapped Mitchell (17-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) with a ninja choke at Kaseya Center in Miami. The stoppage came at 3:52 of Round 2. Silva looked supremely comfortable in the biggest fight of his life and had the crowd heavily on his side, barking along with him at will. Although his showboating, pointing aand look-offs were fun, it was his striking, takedown defense, and offensive submission game that got the job done. Silva attempted a guillotine choke in Round 1 that looked tight, but Mitchell escaped. However, Mitchell couldn't escape the ninja choke Silva wrapped up quickly in Round 2. JEAN SILVA WINS THE FIGHT BY SUBMITTING BRYCE MITCHELL IN THE 2ND ROUND 🔥🔥#UFC314 #UFC #MMA — FEDZ_MMA (@Fedzmma) April 13, 2025 This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Submission of the Month, April 2025: Jean Silva chokes Bryce Mitchell
USA Today
30-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
MMA Junkie's Submission of the Month for April: Jean Silva barks, chokes Bryce Mitchell
MMA Junkie's Submission of the Month for April: Jean Silva barks, chokes Bryce Mitchell With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from April 2025: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie's Submission of the Month award for April. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. Nominees Nominee: Jason Jackson def. Andrey Koreshkov at PFL World Tournament 1 Nominee: Jake Hadley def. Matheus Mattos at PFL World Tournament 2 Nominee: Katerine Shakalova def. Juliana Velasquez at PFL World Tournament 2 Nominee: Max Lally def. Alexis Tsarmantidis at Cage Warriors 188 The winner The winner: Jean Silva def. Bryce Mitchell at UFC 314 Jean Silva beat Bryce Mitchell – and he did so in his own world. At UFC 314, Silva (16-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) tapped Mitchell (17-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) with a ninja choke at Kaseya Center in Miami. The stoppage came at 3:52 of Round 2. Silva looked supremely comfortable in the biggest fight of his life and had the crowd heavily on his side, barking along with him at will. Although his showboating, pointing aand look-offs were fun, it was his striking, takedown defense, and offensive submission game that got the job done. Silva attempted a guillotine choke in Round 1 that looked tight, but Mitchell escaped. However, Mitchell couldn't escape the ninja choke Silva wrapped up quickly in Round 2. Cast Your Vote!
USA Today
10-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 PFL World Tournament 2 weigh-in results: Yet another new main event in Orlando
It's been an interesting week at Universal Studios on Florida, where members of the PFL brass must be wondering if Mickey Mouse is trying to gum up the works of their operation. The PFL's second event of the season now has its third different main event this week after Josh Rettinghouse (20-5) wasn't medically cleared for his bantamweight fight against Leandro Higo (23-6). Rettinghouse had been a replacement for Magomed Magomedov. Instead, Higo now will fight Marcirley Alves da Silva (12-4) in the headliner. He was an alternate. Before Higo-Rettinghouse, and now Higo-Alves da Silva, were in the headlining spot, Taila Santos vs. Juliana Velasquez was the main event before Santos fell off the card. Your new #PFLWorldTournament 2️⃣Main Event •Josh Rettinghouse is not cleared to fight and is off the card •Marcirley Alves (alternate) replaces Rettinghouse in the main event 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: Leandro Higo vs Marcirley Alves 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: Early Card… — PFL (@PFLMMA) April 10, 2025 Friday's event, which takes place at Universal Studios Orlando (ESPN+, ESPN2), features the quarterfinals of both the bantamweight and women's flyweight eight-fighter tournaments. 2025 PFL World Tournament 2 weigh-in results included: MAIN CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 11 p.m. ET) Leandro Higo (135.6) vs. Marcirley Alves da Silva Liz Carmouche (126) vs. Ilara Joanne (124.8) Mando Gutierrez (135.8) vs. Francesco Nuzzi (135) Kasum Kasumov vs. Justin Wetzell PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET) Katerina Shakalova (125.8) vs. Juliana Velasquez (126) Jake Hadley (135.8) vs. Matheus Mattos (135.6) Jena Bishop (125.6) vs. Kana Watanabe (125.2) Diana Avsaragova (125.4) vs. Elora Dana (124.6) For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for 2025 PFL World Tournament 2.
USA Today
09-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 PFL World Tournament 2 headliner Josh Rettinghouse reveals retirement agreement with wife
Crunching numbers by day and cracking faces at night, 2025 PFL World Tournament 2 headliner Josh Rettinghouse has quite the contrast between his two careers – the latter of which he doesn't really need. Rettinghouse (20-5), who replaced Magomed Magomedov, finds himself elevated into the main event of 2025 PFL 2 after an injury forced original main eventer Taila Santos out of her scheduled fight against Juliana Velasquez. A shuffle of the fight card now has Rettinghouse's first-round bantamweight tournament fight against Leandro Higo in the marquee spot. It was an unexpected move for the certified public accountant, who fancies himself as the best golfer in MMA, but he's excited to headline a PFL event. '(It's a) big opportunity, feels right in my mind,' Rettinghouse told MMA Junkie Radio. 'It's exciting. It's always exciting to be co-main, main event, on any show, but to do it on that stage is pretty cool.' Rettinghouse, a competitor on Season 29 of 'The Ultimate Fighter' has faced a few notable opponents throughout his career such as Marlon Moraes, Sergey Morozov and Brady Hiestand. At 35, Rettinghouse knows his fighting days are numbered, but hopes to make a noise in the PFL tournament, starting with a solid opponent in Higo. 'I think it's a great fight for me,' Rettinghouse said. 'I think style-wise, it makes a lot of sense for me. I think he's actually kind of similar. I don't feel like he's super dangerous anywhere. I think he's really good everywhere; I don't think he's great anywhere. I think it makes for a fun fight. 'I've been on this kind of outside looking in for a while, and I kept telling myself as I'm kind of getting toward the end of my career, if I'm going to make a splash, it needs be against a somewhere near the top 15 echelon of fighter – and I feel he's right on that cusp.' If things go well in the tournament and he pockets the $500,000 winning prize, Rettinghouse plans on taking his career one step at a time from that point. However, if he loses, he has come to an agreement with his wife that he'll most likely hang up the gloves since they're in a comfortable place financially with their regular day jobs. 'I keep telling her if I lose, I'm basically done,' Rettinghouse said. 'I don't think really feel like I can afford a loss at this point in my career, and so, you know, as long as I keep winning, we'll see what happens.' For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for 2025 PFL World Tournament 2.
USA Today
07-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 PFL 2: Make your predictions for women's flyweights, bantamweights in Orlando
We want your predictions for Friday's 2025 PFL 2 event in Orlando, Fla. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we'll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of 2025 PFL 2 (ESPN2/ESPN+), which takes place at Universal Studios. Make your picks below. Saray Orozco vs. Katerina Shakalova Records: Orozco (8-6), Shakalova (8-2) Division: Women's flyweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 04.07.25): Orozco +210, Shakalova -280 Marcirley Alves da Silva vs. Vilson Ndregjoni Records: Alves da Silva (12-4), Ndregjoni (11-4) Division: Bantamweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 04.07.25): Alves da Silva -215, Ndregjoni +165 Diana Avsaragova vs. Elora Dana Records: Avsaragova (6-1), Dana (7-0) Division: Women's flyweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 04.07.25): Dana -155, Avsaragova +120 Jena Bishop vs. Kana Watanabe Records: Bishop (7-2), Watanabe (13-3-1) Division: Women's flyweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 04.07.25): Bishop -165, Watanabe +130 Jake Hadley vs. Matheus Mattos Records: Hadley (11-4), Mattos (14-3-1) Division: Bantamweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 04.07.25): Hadley -135, Mattos +105 Liz Carmouche vs. Ilara Joanne Records: Carmouche (22-8), Joanne (12-9) Division: Women's flyweight Rankings: Carmouche No. 7 Odds (as of 04.07.25): Carmouche -540, Joanne +360 Kasum Kasumov vs. Justin Wetzell Records: Kasumov (16-1), Wetzell (10-2) Division: Bantamweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 04.07.25): Kasumov -395, Wetzell +280 Mando Gutierrez vs. Francesco Nuzzi Records: Gutierrez (10-3), Nuzzi (10-1) Division: Bantamweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 04.07.25): Gutierrez +250 Nuzzi -310 Leandro Higo vs. Josh Rettinghouse Records: Higo (23-6), Rettinghouse (20-5) Division: Bantamweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 04.07.25): Higo -360, Rettinghouse +260 Taila Santos vs. Juliana Velasquez Records: Santos (22-4), Velasquez (13-3) Division: Women's flyweight Rankings: Santos No. 6, Velasquez No. 8 Odds (as of 04.07.25): Santos -360, Velasquez +260 2025 PFL 2 fight card (as of April 7, noon ET) MAIN CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 11 p.m. ET) Taila Santos vs. Juliana Velasquez Leandro Higo vs. Josh Rettinghouse Mando Gutierrez vs. Francesco Nuzzi Kasum Kasumov vs. Justin Wetzell PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET) Liz Carmouche vs. Ilara Joanne Jake Hadley vs. Matheus Mattos Jena Bishop vs. Kana Watanabe Diana Avsaragova vs. Elora Dana Marcirley Alves da Silva vs. Vilson Ndregjoni Saray Orozco vs. Katerina Shakalova For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for 2025 PFL World Tournament 2.
