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Mike Goldberg and Mauro Ranallo have signed with Bellator MMA

Three “Huh?” Moments in MMA Last Week: June 19 Edition

We'll be hearing new, yet familiar voices when watching Bellator MMA from now on, while coverage of the sport may change, and the biggest fight of the year has been officially announced. Twist: it's a boxing bout. Huh? Finding the...
Bellator NYC fighters Matt Mitrione and Fedor Emelianenko aka the Last Emperor

Paradigm Shift: Can Bellator Become the Premiere MMA Organization?

As Bellator NYC nears, and the UFC continues to seemingly make all the wrong moves, could Bellator unseat the UFC at the top of the MMA world? On June 18, 2014, Scott Coker was announced as the new President of...
Andrei Arlovski

UFC Singapore: The Clock is Ticking for Andrei Arlovski

There's a heavyweight battle at UFC Fight Night 111: Holm vs. Correia this weekend that feels like it should be getting more attention than it is. Saturday at UFC Singapore, Andrei Arlovski will make his walk down to the UFC...
Conor McGregor UFC 189 Press tour

“Leaked” Scripts Show UFC Attempting to Push Fighters on Television

Following the sale of the UFC to WME-IMG last year, everyone was interested to see the way the world's biggest mixed martial arts promotion would change. Some things have been good, others not so good. But, one thing is...
UFC 216 Demian Maia

UFC 216: Potential Main Event Options for Edmonton’s Pay-Per-View

Already announced, UFC 216 in September will be the lone Canadian pay-per-view of the year, and the promotion's first trip to Edmonton. After a summer full of fights, who's left for the main event of UFC 216? Following a string of...
UFC / Germaine de Randamie

A Tale of Two Champs: Mighty Mouse and GDR Both At A Crossroads

Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson's frankly stunning attack on the UFC earlier this week opened the floodgates for criticism of both the promotion and himself. The majority seemed to side with Mighty Mouse. Yet just a week earlier, Germaine de...
UFC 211 weigh in

UFC Strawweight in 2017: What’s Happened and Where it’s Headed

The UFC's strawweight division has treated us to some incredible performances and matchups in 2017, and based off of those bouts, we're in for a fantastic second-half of the year. Whether it was Joanna Jedrzejczyk impressively extending her reign as...
Max Holloway

Max Holloway’s Moment of Triumph Best Result for UFC Featherweight Division

Max Holloway was certainly blessed at UFC 212 Saturday night, shocking the MMA world with a third round TKO upset win over Jose Aldo. It was the best result possible for the featherweight division, which was desperately in need...
Invicta FC President Shannon Knapp

Shannon Knapp: The Unsung Pioneer of Women’s MMA

Invicta FC President Shannon Knapp has played a great role in the incredible growth of women's MMA over the past decade and deserves recognition. Invicta FC is without a doubt the most popular and prestigious MMA promotion for female MMA...
Mighty Mouse Demetrious Johnson to appear at UFC 215

UFC Approach to Demetrious Johnson is Mighty Disappointing

Demetrious Johnson is not one to talk trash, or even speak out of turn. As MMA fighters go, he's about as well-mannered and soft spoken as they come. Thus it came as a shock to many when Mighty Mouse...