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Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Marlon Vera has the chance to join some elite company. With a win over Dominick Cruz in Saturday’s UFC San Diego main event, “Chito” will join Henry Cejudo, Cody Garbrandt, and Urijah Faber as the only fighters ever to claim a victory over the former UFC and WEC bantamweight champion. Cruz remains one of the trickiest stylistic puzzles in all of MMA and should Vera beat him, it will not only be an incredible achievement to add to Vera’s own legacy, it will move him one step closer to the top 5 spot that he has been chasing for years. At this point in his illustrious career, Cruz is fighting for

Matheus Scheffel (right) defeated Bruno Cappelozza in his most recent PFL bout. | Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Matheus Scheffel calls the PFL “a promotion that makes dreams worth dreaming,” and that’s his mindset going into his heavyweight semifinal clash with Juan Adams on Saturday at PFL 8 in Cardiff, Wales. Scheffel won a decision over last season’s PFL heavyweight champion Bruno Cappelozza, but he didn’t score enough points to advance to the playoffs. Then, he got a call to replace Cappelozza against Denis Goltsov, who in turn was replaced by UFC veteran Adams for a spot in the final. Had he knocked out Cappelozza back in June, Scheffel would have made his way to the

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC MMA Fighting has UFC San Diego results for the Vera vs. Cruz fight card, a live blog of the main event, and live UFC San Diego Twitter updates. In the main event, top bantamweights Marlon Vera and Dominick Cruz face off in a pivotal marquee battle. A surging title contender, “Chito” Vera has won three consecutive fights to rise into MMA Fighting’s No. 7 ranking at 135 pounds. Across the cage is Cruz, a two-time UFC bantamweight champion who’s rebounded from the first losing streak of his career to nab back-to-back decision wins over Casey Kenney and Pedro Munhoz. He currently sits at the No. 11 spot in MMA Fighting’s bantamweight

Rory MacDonald and Dilano Taylor will clash in the main event of PFL Playoffs 2 on Saturday. | PFL MMA MMA Fighting has PFL Playoffs 2 results for the MacDonald vs. Taylor fight card Saturday from the Cardiff Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales. In the main event, Rory MacDonald and Dilano Taylor will clash for a spot in the welterweight final. Sadibou Sy and Carlos Leal will compete for the other place in the final for this division. The heavyweight finalists will also be determined on the main card. Check out PFL Playoffs 2 results below. Main card (ESPN/ESPN+ at

Featherweight Desmond Monabat picked up his first professional win in highlight-reel style with a flying knee that sent his opponent, David Loureiro, face-first to the canvas at Tuff-N-Uff 129. In a video clip released by UFC Fight Pass, Loureiro advances on Monabat before being caught by surprise. Instantly, he’s knocked unconscious, falling into a heap as the announcers blow out their mics in shock. Monabat had been stopped by TKO in his first two professional bouts after a 4-4 run as an amateur. A Tuff-N-Uff veteran, he had earned just one of his amateur wins by TKO. Now, he’s got a shiny new clip for promoters looking to hire him. For Loureiro,