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Weekend MMA Recap: OKTAGON 89 Chaos, ARES 41 Title Finishes, WOW 31 Shockers, BRAVE CF 106 and UFC Vegas 118 Results

Weekend MMA Recap: OKTAGON 89 Chaos, ARES 41 Title Finishes, WOW 31 Shockers, BRAVE CF 106 and UFC Vegas 118 Results

A wild MMA weekend across Europe, the Middle East pipeline and the UFC Apex

This was one of those weekends where the UFC was not the only story, and honestly not even the first one. Oktagon MMA, ARES Fighting Championship, Way of Warriors FC, Brave Combat Federation, and the UFC all had meaningful cards, and the best moments came from everywhere. There were rare submissions, title fights, upsets, fast knockouts, local crowd silencers, and a few ugly endings too.

OKTAGON 89: Jack Grant steals the show, Severino vs Zhumagulov ends badly

OKTAGON 89: Severino vs. Zhumagulov should have ended with a clear bantamweight title story. Instead, Igor Severino vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov was ruled a no contest after an accidental low blow stopped the fight in the second round. Severino had been sharp and dangerous before the foul, which made the ending feel even more frustrating.

The cleanest highlight of the card was Jack Grant vs. Ronald Paradeiser. Grant hurt Paradeiser early, then hit a rare modified twister in the first round. That is not a normal submission to see at this level, and it instantly became one of the weekend’s best finishes.

The rest of the OKTAGON card had depth. Lazar Todev vs. Martin Buday went to Todev by decision, Robert Pukač vs. Brian Manning ended with Pukač winning on the cards, and Veronika Smolková vs. Lisa Kyriacou gave Smolková another strong submission win.

Marek Bartl vs. Jozef Wittner ended with Bartl stopping Wittner in round two, while Adam Pałasz vs. Patrick Vespaziani gave Pałasz a first-round heavyweight TKO. The prelims also had movement, with Radovan Úškrt vs. Ondřej Raška, Rastislav Zvara vs. Michal Novotný, Daniel Schordje vs. Karol Ryšavý, Ayton De Paepe vs. Marco Novák, and Dastan Amangeldy vs. Moktar Benkaci rounding out the event.

ARES FC 41: Alvi Dasuyev wins gold, Brad Jean-Elie makes a violent debut

Ares FC 41: Dasuyev vs. Soumah delivered a clean headline moment. Alvi Dasuyev vs. Mohamed Soumah ended in the first round with Dasuyev taking the interim welterweight title by rear-naked choke. In a weekend full of title fights, this was one of the most efficient championship performances.

The other title fight, Walid Masmoudi vs. Magomed-Giri Umarkhadzhiev, went five rounds and ended with Masmoudi taking a split decision for the lightweight championship. Benoit Prigent vs. Abdoulaye Dione went to Prigent by unanimous decision, while Sofiane El Fatni vs. Maher Belkhadir ended with elbows from mount in round one.

Brad Jean-Elie also gave ARES a real prospect clip. Brad Jean-Elie vs. Ivan Santana lasted only 30 seconds, with Jean-Elie finishing by punches and elbows in his professional debut. Add Obame Ndong vs. Turpal Susurov, Zaurbek Sabanov vs. Ivan Romanov, and Ludmila Scurco vs. Melissa Nebbache, and ARES had one of the more complete European cards of the weekend.

WOW 31 Madrid: Ibragimov takes the belt, Mokaev destroys Calvo

WOW 31: Madrid had two major headline pieces. First, Umakhan Ibragimov vs. Brian Hooi ended with Ibragimov winning the lightweight title by first-round TKO. Hooi is a hard veteran to put away, so that finish instantly becomes one of the biggest results on the WOW calendar.

Then there was Muhammad Mokaev vs. Jorge Calvo, which barely got started before Mokaev overwhelmed Calvo in under a minute. He keeps winning, he keeps calling for bigger fights, and every result like this keeps the pressure on whoever has to decide where he belongs next.

Ioan Harris vs. Antonio Fofirca also mattered because Harris handed Fofirca his first loss by rear-naked choke. The rest of the WOW card had Jonathan Garcia vs. Roberto Mario Ionescu, Juan Carlos Izquierdo vs. Levi Batchelor, Diego Esteche vs. Carlos Henrique Silva, and Paula Sanchez vs. Gabriella Carbone.

BRAVE CF 106: Dailidko keeps heavyweight gold, Maalem stops Erko Jun

BRAVE CF 106 & WFC 30 gave Slovenia a big international card, but the local crowd took some hits. Pavel Dailidko vs. Miha Frlic ended in just 80 seconds, with Dailidko defending the heavyweight title by TKO. That is exactly what a heavyweight champion is supposed to do on the road: remove doubt early.

The light heavyweight title also changed hands in violent fashion. Mohamed Said Maalem vs. Erko Jun ended in round four, with Maalem stopping a tired Jun and taking the belt. Timon Huß vs. Domen Vergles was another crowd-silencer, with Huß knocking out the hometown debutant in under a minute.

Elsewhere, Marina Merchuk vs. Monika Kučinič went to Merchuk by split decision, Lasha Abramishvili vs. Brice Picaud went to Abramishvili by decision, and Amil Tutić vs. David Forster also reached the scorecards. The prelims included Domen Drnovsek vs. István Juhász, Edin Ramedovic vs. Sándor Polik, and Maja Drnovsek vs. Wiktoria Wojciechowska, where Drnovsek won quickly by arm-triangle choke.

UFC Vegas 118: Bonfim beats Muhammad, Bryce Mitchell steals a late submission

UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim closed the weekend from the Apex. Gabriel Bonfim vs. Belal Muhammad went five rounds, with Bonfim taking a unanimous decision in the main event. It was not the loudest finish of the weekend, but it was a major result at welterweight.

Brendan Allen vs. Edmen Shahbazyan went to Allen by decision, while Tom Nolan vs. Fares Ziam saw Nolan win on the cards. The most dramatic UFC finish came from Bryce Mitchell vs. Santiago Luna, with Mitchell locking up an arm-triangle in the final seconds.

Iwo Baraniewski vs. Junior Tafa was another key UFC result, with Baraniewski stopping Tafa in the opening round. On the prelims, Alessandro Costa vs. Matt Schnell, Marcus McGhee vs. John Yannis, Edgar Cháirez vs. Bruno Silva, Chelsea Chandler vs. Priscila Cachoeira, Joanderson Brito vs. Jordan Leavitt, Jeisla Chaves vs. Yuneisy Duben, and Ketlen Souza vs. Ariane Carnelossi kept the card busy.

Full weekend MMA results

OKTAGON 89 results

Igor Severino vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov ended in a no contest, Round 2, 2:26

Jack Grant vs. Ronald Paradeiser: Grant won by modified twister, Round 1, 1:44

Lazar Todev vs. Martin Buday: Todev won by unanimous decision

Robert Pukač vs. Brian Manning: Pukač won by unanimous decision

Veronika Smolková vs. Lisa Kyriacou: Smolková won by armbar, Round 2, 3:04

Marek Bartl vs. Jozef Wittner: Bartl won by TKO, Round 2, 3:46

Radovan Úškrt vs. Ondřej Raška: Úškrt won by TKO, Round 1, 1:49

Rastislav Zvara vs. Michal Novotný: Zvara won by TKO, Round 1, 2:15

Adam Pałasz vs. Patrick Vespaziani: Pałasz won by TKO, Round 1, 1:37

Daniel Schordje vs. Karol Ryšavý: Schordje won by unanimous decision

Ayton De Paepe vs. Marco Novák: De Paepe won by unanimous decision

Dastan Amangeldy vs. Moktar Benkaci: Amangeldy won by unanimous decision

ARES FC 41 results

Alvi Dasuyev vs. Mohamed Soumah: Dasuyev won by rear-naked choke, Round 1, 2:14

Walid Masmoudi vs. Magomed-Giri Umarkhadzhiev: Masmoudi won by split decision

Benoit Prigent vs. Abdoulaye Dione: Prigent won by unanimous decision

Sofiane El Fatni vs. Maher Belkhadir: El Fatni won by TKO, Round 1, 3:06

Obame Ndong vs. Turpal Susurov: Ndong won by unanimous decision

Brad Jean-Elie vs. Ivan Santana: Jean-Elie won by TKO, Round 1, 0:30

Zaurbek Sabanov vs. Ivan Romanov: Sabanov won by TKO, Round 1, 1:18

Ludmila Scurco vs. Melissa Nebbache: Scurco won by split decision

WOW 31 Madrid results

Umakhan Ibragimov vs. Brian Hooi: Ibragimov won by TKO, Round 1, 3:12

Muhammad Mokaev vs. Jorge Calvo: Mokaev won by TKO, Round 1, 0:42

Ioan Harris vs. Antonio Fofirca: Harris won by rear-naked choke, Round 2, 2:16

Jonathan Garcia vs. Roberto Mario Ionescu: Garcia won by rear-naked choke, Round 3, 3:31

Juan Carlos Izquierdo vs. Levi Batchelor: Izquierdo won by unanimous decision

Diego Esteche vs. Carlos Henrique Silva: Esteche won by TKO, Round 1, 4:08

Paula Sanchez vs. Gabriella Carbone: Sanchez won by unanimous decision

BRAVE CF 106 results

Pavel Dailidko vs. Miha Frlic: Dailidko won by TKO, Round 1, 1:20

Mohamed Said Maalem vs. Erko Jun: Said Maalem won by TKO, Round 4, 2:19

Marina Merchuk vs. Monika Kučinič: Merchuk won by split decision

Lasha Abramishvili vs. Brice Picaud: Abramishvili won by unanimous decision

Amil Tutić vs. David Forster: Tutić won by unanimous decision

Domen Drnovsek vs. István Juhász: Drnovsek won by unanimous decision

Timon Huß vs. Domen Vergles: Huß won by TKO, Round 1, 0:50

Edin Ramedovic vs. Sándor Polik: Ramedovic won by guillotine choke, Round 2, 2:51

Maja Drnovsek vs. Wiktoria Wojciechowska: Drnovsek won by arm-triangle choke, Round 1, 1:13

UFC Vegas 118 results

Gabriel Bonfim vs. Belal Muhammad: Bonfim won by unanimous decision

Brendan Allen vs. Edmen Shahbazyan: Allen won by unanimous decision

Tom Nolan vs. Fares Ziam: Nolan won by unanimous decision

Bryce Mitchell vs. Santiago Luna: Mitchell won by arm-triangle choke, Round 3, 4:52

Iwo Baraniewski vs. Junior Tafa: Baraniewski won by TKO, Round 1, 1:25

Alessandro Costa vs. Matt Schnell: Costa won by TKO, Round 1, 2:32

Marcus McGhee vs. John Yannis: McGhee won by unanimous decision

Edgar Cháirez vs. Bruno Silva: Cháirez won by rear-naked choke, Round 1, 4:13

Chelsea Chandler vs. Priscila Cachoeira: Chandler won by armbar, Round 1, 3:42

Joanderson Brito vs. Jordan Leavitt: Brito won by front choke, Round 1, 4:19

Jeisla Chaves vs. Yuneisy Duben: Chaves won by split decision

Ketlen Souza vs. Ariane Carnelossi: Souza won by head kick TKO, Round 1, 1:34

Weekend MMA FAQ

What were the biggest MMA events this weekend?

The biggest cards were OKTAGON 89, ARES FC 41, WOW 31 Madrid, BRAVE CF 106, and UFC Vegas 118.

Who had the best submission of the weekend?

Jack Grant vs. Ronald Paradeiser is the easy answer because Grant won with a rare modified twister in round one.

What happened in Igor Severino vs Zhalgas Zhumagulov?

Igor Severino vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov ended in a no contest after an accidental groin strike left Zhumagulov unable to continue.

Who won the WOW 31 lightweight title fight?

Umakhan Ibragimov vs. Brian Hooi ended with Ibragimov winning by first-round TKO to claim the WOW lightweight title.

Who won the BRAVE CF 106 heavyweight title fight?

Pavel Dailidko vs. Miha Frlic ended with Dailidko defending the BRAVE heavyweight title by first-round TKO.

Who won Gabriel Bonfim vs Belal Muhammad at UFC Vegas 118?

Gabriel Bonfim vs. Belal Muhammad ended with Bonfim winning by unanimous decision.

Which promotion had the wildest card this weekend?

Oktagon MMA probably had the wildest card because it had a rare twister, multiple finishes, and a title main event ending in a no contest.

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