Patricio Pitbull on Bellator 263 Stoppage: “A Fighter Wants to Fight Until the End”
Los Angeles, CA — Patricio Pitbull was on the wrong side of history in the Bellator 263 main event.
Pitbull, the now-former double champ at featherweight and lightweight, had for several years been the promotion's most dominant figure. Since his...
UFC Vegas 33’s Sean Strickland: “You Should Never Enjoy Fame, Because It’s Fake”
Las Vegas, NV — UFC Vegas 33 headliner Sean Strickland came away from his fight Saturday with the biggest win of his career.
Against dangerous striker Uriah Hall, Strickland put on a dominant performance; by the end, Hall's eye was...
Bellator’s Ryan Bader Takes “Zero Stock” In Time Spent Training with Corey Anderson
Los Angeles, CA — It's official: the Bellator light heavyweight grand prix will continue this October, right in Ryan Bader's back yard.
Bader, the former 205lb champ and current heavyweight champion in the promotion, is in a unique situation. When...
Bellator 263: Scott Coker Won’t Commit to McKee vs. Pitbull at Lightweight, Yet
Los Angeles, CA — Scott Coker isn't ready to grant A.J. McKee a shot at Patricio Pitbull's other title. At least not yet.
Following McKee's stunning victory over the Brazilian to claim the featherweight title, and win the promotion's long-running...
Usman Nurmagomedov Wanted Bellator 263 Fight to Go Longer
Los Angeles, CA — Lightweight Usman Nurmagomedov made short work of Manny Muro at Bellator 263.
There was only one problem: he wanted the fight to go longer.
Nurmagomedov (13-0) finished the fight after landing a nasty-looking knee to the body...
UFC Vegas 33: Here’s Why Jason Witt Wants Max Griffin Next
Las Vegas, NV — "That's exactly the fight I visualized," Jason Witt exclaimed following his UFC Vegas 33 victory over Bryan Barberena, a grueling affair that ended in a majority decision. "Not that I wanted to go through it,...
UFC Vegas 33’s Jinh Yu Frey Was in a Dark Place Following Skid
Las Vegas, NV — Former Invicta FC atomweight champion Jinh Yu Frey picked up her second consecutive win inside the octagon at UFC Vegas 33 on Saturday night.
Now riding a modest win streak in the 115lb division, it feels...
Ritu Phogat Gunning for Grand Prix Spot Following ONE Championship: Battleground
The first question out of the gate following Ritu Phogat's win over Lin Heqin at ONE Championship: Battleground on Friday was whether the victory had helped erase her loss earlier this year to Bi Nuygen.
Prior to that split decision...
A.J. McKee on Bellator 263 Press Conference Blowup: “I Said What I Said, and...
Los Angeles, CA — The press conference has come and gone. The weigh-in is in the book. There's nothing but time between now and the Bellator 263 main event on Saturday, when A.J. McKee goes toe-to-toe with featherweight champ...
After Battleground KO, ONE Championship’s Aung La N Sang Eyeing Abbasov, Okami Fights
Former ONE Championship middleweight and light heavyweight champ Aung La N Sang returned to the win column on Friday, in what was almost certainly a cathartik moment for the Sanford MMA fighter.
"The Burmese Python," arguably the most recognizable athlete...
