Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Michel Prazeres Set For June 26 UFC Event
A pair of UFC welterweights will collide in June. Agfight was first to report the news that Michel Prazeres will return from his two-year suspension to fight Shavkat Rakhmonov on June 26 at a yet-to-be-announced UFC event. Both fighters would...
Combate Americas Relaunches as Combate Global, Returns on April 9
Combate Americas has announced that they will be rebranding as Combate Global going forward and will be holding their first event on April 9. Combate Americas lives to fight another day. The Latin American centered promotion announced earlier this week that...
Bellator 255’s Neiman Gracie Says Being Ranked Behind MVP is “BS”
Neiman Gracie was supposed to fight Michael "Venom" Page this month. He's not quite sure why he isn't. "I don't know. I could come here and talk a lot of sh*t about him, saying that he's scared and he doesn't...
Emmanuel Sanchez Calmer Ahead of Bellator 255 Rematch with Pitbull
Despite fighting for the Bellator featherweight title on Friday, April 2 at Bellator 255, Emmanuel Sanchez has been ranked back of AJ McKee in the promotion's new official rankings. "I kind of figured. I knew that was going to happen,"...
Bellator 255: Mandel Nallo Looking to Remedy “That Taste in People’s Mouths of Me...
Canada's Mandel Nallo returns to action Friday at Bellator 255, looking to shake off the label of having bizarre outcomes in his fights. "What sticks out in people's minds is your most recent fight. Because people who watch fights don't...
Bellator 255’s Tyrell Fortune Not Bothered by Bader’s Heavyweight Absence: “That’s His Career Choice”
Heavyweight prospect Tyrell Fortune returns at Bellator 255, albeit not against the opponent he was expecting. Fortune (9-1, 1NC) was supposed to go up against Matt Mitrione. But with Mitrione out of the fight, he'll instead run one back with...
Fighter Loses a Finger In Co-Main Event of CFFC 94
We've seen gnarly, gruesome injuries in MMA, from Jon Jones' broken toe against Chael Sonnen to Anderson Silva's horrific broken leg in his second fight with Chris Weidman. But at CFFC 94 on Thursday night, one fighter had an...
Kevin Holland Gets the Nod, Steps In Against Marvin Vettori at UFC on ABC...
With Darren Till out of action due to a broken collarbone, Kevin Holland (21-6) has been given the green light to step in against Marvin Vettori (16-4-1) at UFC on ABC 2 later this month. Word of Till's injury broke...
Jordan Leavitt’s Second UFC Fight Is Set Against Claudio Puelles
"The Monkey King" returns after his memorable end-of-the-year knockout. First reported by C. Contreras Legaspi of Combate, Jordan Leavitt will fight Peru's Claudio Puelles at a UFC event on June 5. Legaspi also reported that Puelles has signed a new...
Bellator 255’s Usman Nurmagomedov Sees Coach of the Year in Cousin Khabib’s Future
"We're just finished with this, that's all I can say. We're done." So saith Usman Nurmagomedov, on his family and cousin Khabib's long rivalry with UFC superstar Conor McGregor. The rivalry is over. Khabib is retired. Now, it's time for...
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