Bellator 258: Anthony Johnson Knows He Must Be Better Against Vadim Nemkov
Uncasville, CT — For a fighter walking away from Bellator 258 with not only a win, but a light heavyweight grand prix win, and the promise of a title shot, Anthony Johnson was awfully upset with himself following the...
Bellator 258: Could Horiguchi Be An Option for New Champ Pettis? Scott Coker Would...
Uncasville, CT — Bellator crowned a new bantamweight champion Friday at Bellator 258, as Sergio Pettis out-duelled Juan Archuleta for the better part of five rounds, earning a unanimous decision win — and his first major title. With that settled,...
Bellator 261 Adds Johnson vs. Moldavsky Interim Title Fight, Three More Bouts
For the first time in promotion history, Bellator MMA will crown an interim champion. At Bellator 261 this June, Tim Johnson will face Russia's Valentin Moldavsky with interim heavyweight gold on the line. The move was necessitated by Ryan Bader's...
Ketlen Vieira vs. Sara McMann II Set For August 28 UFC Event
A pair of top ten women's bantamweights will rematch in August. MMA Fighting was the first to report the news that No. 7 ranked bantamweight Ketlen Vieira will fight Sarah McMann on August 28 at a yet-to-be-announced UFC event. The...
Ben Rothwell vs. Philipe Lines Off UFC Vegas 26
Before weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 26 had even finished on Friday, the card had lost two fights. First, Ryan Benoit stumbled at the scale, missed weight, and saw his flyweight bout cancelled Friday morning. Then, after successfully weighing in himself,...
UFC Vegas 26: Ryan Benoit Struggles to Weigh In, Bout With Adashev Off
Ryan Benoit had to be helped to the scale Friday morning to weigh in for UFC Vegas 26 — but was not able to register an official weight on his first attempt. On his second, he missed weight by...
UFC Vegas 26: Rodriguez vs. Waterson Weigh-In Results
The UFC is set to return to action Saturday, but not with the main event advertised. With TJ Dillashaw vs. Cory Sandhagen pushed back, it was the women's flyweight division getting the nod to headline the UFC Vegas 26...
Felica Spencer Now Faces Norma Dumont at UFC Vegas 27
With Danyelle Wolf dropping out of UFC Vegas 27 (UFC Fight Night 188) due to injury, Canada's Felicia Spencer has a new opponent. Stepping up later this month — the card falls on May 22 — will be featherweight turned...
Amanda Lemos vs. Montserrat Ruiz Set For July 17 UFC Event
A top 15 UFC strawweight will try and defend her spot in July. ESPN Deportes was first to report the news that No. 14 ranked strawweight Amanda Lemos will fight Montserrat Ruiz at a yet-to-be-announced UFC event on July 17....
Irene Aldana vs. Yana Kunitskaya Set For UFC 264
A pair of top five bantamweights will collide at UFC 264. ESPN Deportes was the first to report the news that No. 4 ranked bantamweight Irene Aldana will fight No. 5 ranked Yana Kunitskaya at UFC 264 on July 10....
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