A recap of the main things that happened in martial arts on Thursday (Oct. 13). Manny Pacquiao, Artem Tarasov, Evgeniy Kurdanov, Vasiliy Lomachenko and Deontay Wilder are in the spotlight.
Manny Pacquiao will have a showdown on December 10 against South Korean blogger and self-defense and martial arts instructor DK Yoo.
- Artem Tarasov will fight in the MMA Series-58: Fighters Mansion on October 22 against Fuad Aslanov of Azerbaijan;
- A third fight between UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman an take place next March;
- Evgeniy "The Sailor" Kurdanov has a new opponent for his debut fight in the Bare Knuckle FC fist-fighting league;
- Vladimir Mineev is going to spend the final stage of preparations for the fight with Fernando Rodriguez in Mariupol;
- Vasiliy Lomachenko made his top 5 lightweight boxers, listing Devin Haney, Gervonta Davis, Isaac Cruz, Ryan Garcia and Shakur Stevenson;
- Deontay Wilder declared his desire to fight Anthony Joshua in Africa.