UFC Heavyweight Raphael Pessoa Hit With One Year Suspension for USADA Violation
Brazil's Raphael Pessoa will be sitting on the sidelines for a while. On Monday, USADA (U.S. Anti-Doping Agency) officials announced via press release that Pessoa (10-2) had agreed to a one year sanction after testing positive for banned substances. A...
ONE Championship Announces Two Live Events for December
ONE Championship will host two live events next month in Kallang, Singapore at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. In a press release Monday, ONE officials revealed that ONE: Big Bang and ONE: Collision Course would both be held in front of...
Bellator 253: Jaleel Willis Plans on Sticking with Welterweight
At Bellator 253, former LFA welterweight champ Jaleel Willis finally made his Bellator debut. One of a flurry of recent signings by the promotion, Willis was actually supposed to debut last month against top lightweight contender Patricky Pitbull. When Pitbull...
Bellator 253: Raufeon Stots Embraces Dark Horse Role
For some reason, people keep underestimating Raufeon Stots. And the Roufusport bantamweight just keeps going out there and proving them wrong. Case in point, Bellator 253. The 31-year old Stots (15-1) was paired up with Keith Lee. Being the brother...
UFC 255: Kyle Daukaus Employs Notebook to Help Achieve Goals
Las Vegas, NV — There are those who will suggest that the fight game is 50% mental. Following UFC 255, it's clear that middleweight Kyle Daukaus believes it at least plays a role. Daukaus keeps a notebook to assist him...
UFC 255: Paul Craig Reacts to “Oil Check” from Shogun Rua
Las Vegas, NV — Scotland's Paul Craig did the unthinkable when he forced legendary light heavyweight Shogun Rua to tap to strikes at UFC 255. Craig (14-4-1) isn't letting it go to his head, however. "That's just the sport of...
UFC 255: Katlyn Chookagian Believes to Fight Shevchenko, You Need to Face Her First
Las Vegas, NV — For some reason, Katlyn Chookagian entered UFC 255 a sizeable underdog against Cynthia Calvillo. She exited the PPV event with her hand raised. It's probably indicative of recency bias in a sport that is constantly obsessed...
Three “Huh?” Moments in MMA Last Week: Avoiding Ryan Hall, Izzy on Commentary, and...
A ranked UFC featherweight says he's being avoided, an MMA champ is trying his hand at boxing commentary, and we're getting mixed signals on the future of one of the sport's legends. Huh? Finding the proper response to much of...
UFC 255: Joaquin Buckley Says James Krause “Trying to Keep a Brother Down”
Las Vegas, NV — Probably the only person not big on Joaquin Buckley in the past several weeks has been James Krause. When Buckley scored a highlight reel two-touch knockout in October against Impa Kasanganay, a kick that will live...
Bellator 253: Jeremy Kennedy Says He’s a Great Match-up for Several Bellator Featherweights
Canada's Jeremy Kennedy finally got back in the cage at Bellator 253. The former UFC veteran and PFL fighter faced another UFC vet in Matt Bessette, earning a unanimous decision win. "I worked on so much this year, that I...
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