Melissa Gatto Makes Her Return From A Year Layoff Mentally Stronger
Las Vegas, NV - Making her return after more than a year away UFC flyweight Melissa Gatto will be back in the octagon against Ariane Lipski at UFC Vegas 76 on Saturday night. "I'm so happy. So excited to be...
Grant Dawson Is Itching To Fight Again Following Nine-Month Absence
Las Vegas, NV - Nine months away from fighting saw a couple of life changes for UFC lightweight Grant Dawson, but the focus remained the same and he gets Damir Ismagulov in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 76...
Abus Magomedov Not Bothered By Criticism Of Getting Main Event, #7 Opponent
Las Vegas, NV - Making his headlining debut UFC middleweight Abus Magomedov will be in the top fight at UFC Vegas 76 this Saturday night against Sean Strickland. "I can understand the guys who think (that Magomedov got to a...
UFC: Kelvin Gastelum vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov Welterweight Bout Booked As Sept. 16 Co-Main Event
The UFC's September 16 Fight Night show is set to celebrate Mexican Independence Day, and the card is getting a tantalizing co-main event. On Wednesday, UFC President Dana White announced that The Ultimate Fighter 17 winner Kelvin Gastelum (17-8, 1NC)...
Bellator’s Cris Lencioni Out Of ICU, Responding To Stimuli
The story of Bellator featherweight Cris Lencioni continues as he's now awake, and responsive, but has an unknown road to recovery. MMA Fighting was the first to report the news. Lencioni, 28, had a heart attack on June 8 while training...
Erin Blanchfield vs. Taila Santos Booked for UFC Singapore
With a women's flyweight title fight set to transpire this September with Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko running it back, top contender Erin Blanchfield has her next date set. Blanchfield (11-1) will face ex-title challenger Taila Santos (19-2) at UFC...
Gift From One Champ To Another: Poatan Gives Glover A Motorcycle
They're training partners, friends, family, whatever you want to call them it's clear that there is a very close bond between former UFC champions Alex Pereira and Glover Teixeira. Pereira posted a video to his YouTube channel on Monday showing...
Multiple Fights Added to Bellator 298, Which Stands at 19 Announced Bouts
Bellator 298 is going to be big — in terms of the number of fights, at least. In a press release on Tuesday, promotion officials announced that eight fights had been announced for the Bellator 298 card in Sioux Falls,...
UFC: Cub Swanson Announces He’s Fighting Hakeem Dawodu on Aug. 12
"Killer" Cub Swanson has revealed the date and opponent for his next fight. Swanson (28-13), who joined the UFC Hall of Fame (Fight Wing) last year, will face Canadian featherweight Hakeem Dawodu (13-3-1) at a UFC Fight Night event on...
UFC Heavyweight Braxton Smith Accepts Two-Year Ban from USADA
UFC heavyweight Braxton Smith, who made his promotional debut last month, won't be fighting anytime soon. Smith (5-2), a.k.a. "The Beautiful Monster," was finished via ground n' pound by Parker Porter at UFC 288 in New Jersey. As it turns...