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ONE Friday Fights 156 Inner Circle main event featured Ramadan Ondash making his flyweight debut opposite Suriyanlek Por Yenying. For one unsigned fighter from the card, a U.S. $100,000 ONE Championship contract was also on the line.

The Las Vegas-based promotion announced on Monday that Rodriguez will face Uros Medic in the UFC Belgrade headliner on Aug. 1 at Belgrade Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. Also known as UFC Fight Night 283, the card is also expected to include a heavyweight tilt pitting former 205-pound talent Johnny Walker against Ante Delija.

“I always knew I wanted to come back when the time was right, with the right vision and a carefully curated team. That time is now. There is an incredible demand for a fresh, new global brand in MMA,” Coker wrote in a press release.

“Incredibly one-sided is the biggest thing that comes to mind,” Askren said on a podcast with Cormier. “You know, there wasn't a singular fight that was moderately competitive on the card. And, you know, we need the highlights, we need the knockouts, we need these spectacular things, but the best thing we can get is a back-and-forth fight.”

Ronda Rousey was the highest-paid athlete on Most Valuable Promotions' first-ever MMA card. The California State Athletic Commission released salary figures from Saturday's event, which took place at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Rousey earned $2.2 million for her headlining bout against Gina Carano, who garnered $1.05 million. Francis Ngannou was the third seven-figure earner on the card, as he took home $1.5 million for a heavyweight clash against Philipe Lins ($100,00).

Oktagon MMA returned to action on Saturday, May 16, a busy day for MMA with Netflix's MVP MMA: Rousey vs. Carano plus UFC Vegas 117 all set to go down. While no title fight headlined Saturday's Oktagon card, a grudge match between German featherweight Max Holzer and UFC/RIZIN vet Khalid Taha topped the card. Holzer, who was forced out of a September date with Taha, entered the bout a perfect 11-0. Taha had been a bit testy ahead of Oktagon 88 thanks to Holzer's earlier withdrawal, making this one a little personal.