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2021 PFL 3 video: Bruno Cappelozza tears through Ante Delija in 46 seconds

Bruno Cappelozza wasn’t given much of a shot in his fight against Ante Delija on Thursday, but picked up 6 crucial points in an upset.

[autotag]Bruno Cappelozza[/autotag] wasn’t given much of a shot in his fight against [autotag]Ante Delija[/autotag] on Thursday.

Cappelozza (11-5) was a heavy underdog against Delija (17-4), who could be found as high as a -635 favorite at 2021 PFL 3 in Atlantic City, N.J. But it took Cappelozza just 46 seconds to put Delija away.

Cappelozza landed a clean shot on Delija and put him on wobbly legs. He backed him to the fence and landed about a dozen punches in succession – left, right, left, right, rinse and repeat. And before too long, it was all over for Delija – a Mirko Cro Cop protege who nearly signed with the UFC in 2020 before contract issues shut things down.

With his upset win, Cappelozza picked up a crucial 6 points in the PFL’s 2021 heavyweight standings – 3 points for the win and 3 points for the first-round stoppage.

Check out the finish in the video below.

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Ciryl Gane vs. Ante Delija off Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 38 card

Ciryl Gane vs. Ante Delija is off Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 38 card, due to contractual problems from Delija’s side.

[autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag]’s return to the octagon will have to wait even longer.

The co-main event fight between Gane (6-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) and newcomer [autotag]Ante Delija[/autotag] (17-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is off Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 38 card.

MMA Junkie confirmed the news with UFC officials following an initial report from French outlet LaSueur.com. While an exact reason for the withdrawal wasn’t given to MMA Junkie, LaSeuer.com cited contractual problems from Delija’s side, seemingly related to his previous deal with the PFL.

An official announcement is expected shortly.

Gane has had numerous fights fall through dating back to April, bouncing from bouts with Shamil Abdurakhimov, Sergey Pavlovich then back to Abdurakhimov, before he eventually landed Delija. That’s four straight matchups canceled for the French prospect.

Of his six professional fights, Gane has finished five of them. His lone decision win came in his past outing in December 2019 against Tanner Boser at UFC on ESPN+ 23.

The latest lineup for the UFC’s Oct. 17 event includes:

  • Brian Ortega vs. Chan Sung Jung
  • Jessica Andrade vs. Katlyn Chookagian
  • Modestas Bukauskas vs. Jimmy Crute
  • Thomas Almeida vs. Jonathan Martinez
  • Mateusz Gamrot vs. Guram Kutateladze
  • Poliana Botelho vs. Gillian Robertson
  • James Krause vs. Claudio Silva
  • Jun Yong Park vs. John Phillips
  • Jamie Mullarkey vs. Fares Ziam
  • Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Maxim Grishin
  • Said Nurmagomedov vs. Mark Striegl

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