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Invicta FC signing Jillian DeCoursey

Invicta FC Bolsters Roster With Nine New Fighters, Including Six Flyweights

It's a great time to be a flyweight if you're on the female side of the sport. Following an announcement last month that Bellator MMA had signed six new flyweights, and the UFC deciding to launch a women's flyweight...
Henry Cejudo hurt, off UFC 211

Henry Cejudo Injured, Bout Against Sergio Pettis at UFC 211 Off

A hand injury to flyweight and Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo has forced the former title challenger off the UFC 211 card this weekend. As a result, the main card fight between Cejudo (10–2) and Sergio Pettis (15–2) in...
Joseph Benavidez UFC 225 Sergio Pettis

Joseph Benavidez Hurt, Off UFC Fight Night 110 Card

Former flyweight title challenger Joseph Benavidez is hurt, and off the UFC Fight Night 110 card. The Team Alpha Male fighter announced the news on his official Twitter account earlier today. The cause and nature of the injury were...
Bellator CEO Scott Coker

Scott Coker: Bellator MMA Will Return to Canada “Shortly”

Bellator MMA used to make Canada (specifically, the province of Ontario) a regular stop on its live event circuit. However, the promotion has not returned to the home of its recent free agent acquisition Rory MacDonald since Bellator 119...
Jimmie Rivera

Jimmie Rivera vs. Thomas Almeida Targeted for UFC on Fox 25

UFC Long Island (a.k.a. UFC on Fox 25) looks like it's got a promising bantamweight scrap added to the card. As first reported by Newsday, Jimmie Rivera is set to take on Thomas Almeida at the event. Rivera is...
Luke Rockhold

Luke Rockhold Wants Middleweights to Stand Their Ground Against UFC

Count Luke Rockhold among a growing pool of UFC middleweights extremely unhappy about the state of the division right now. And to Rockhold, the top names in the division need to do one thing: stand their ground. The former...
ONE Championship

ONE Championship Adds Two Bouts to Dynasty of Heroes, Card Complete

ONE Championship announced Monday that it has added two bouts to its Dynasty of Heroes card later this month. The event, which takes place May 26 from the Singapore Indoor Stadium, now sees former flyweight title challenger Geje "Gravity"...
Anderson Silva Credit: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com

Anderson Silva Says He’s Off UFC 212

Anderson Silva didn't get the title fight he was looking for. Then, he was told by UFC President Dana White that he should pretty much retire. That interim title fight with Yoel Romero? Fuggedaboutit! In short, it hasn't been...
Kelvin Gastelum

Kelvin Gastelum Suspended 90 Days, Win Over Vitor Belfort Overturned

Judgment day has come for UFC middleweight Kelvin Gastelum, and his win over legend Vitor Belfort is no more. Gastelum, who tested positive for marijuana following his March fight with The Phenom, has been suspended 90 days by the Brazilian...
McGregor Jr

Sunday News Roundup: Ragin’ Al, McGregor Jr., and More

Time for a quick Sunday news round-up, because the MMA world never stops. It's a boy! Conor McGregor Jr. has been welcomed into the world. The first child of UFC two-division champ Conor McGregor and long time partner Dee Devlin arrived...

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Bellator’s Daiane Silva Remains Hospitalized Following September Weight Cut Gone Wrong

A Bellator MMA featherweight has remained in a London hospital since September, when a weight cut gone wrong saw her slip into a coma. Daiane...