John Lineker ONE Championship

John Lineker vs. Fabricio Andrade II Announced for ONE on Prime Video 7

A highly anticipated rematch between John Lineker and Fabricio Andrade has been announced for ONE on Prime Video 7 next February. The rematch sees the promotion's vacant bantamweight title up for grabs, after Brazil's Lineker (35-9, 1NC) was stripped of...
Patricky Pitbull Bellator MMA

Patricky Pitbull Says Usman Nurmagomedov Was Given Bellator 288 Title Shot Based on Name

Bellator MMA lightweight champion Patricky Pitbull believes that while upcoming opponent Usman Nurmagomedov is dangerous, the Dagestani has been given a title shot at Bellator 288 because of his famous surname. A cousin of now-retired ex-UFC champ Khabib Nurmagomedov, Usman...
Youssef Zalal, UFC

Sparta 93: Youssef Zalal Plans To Finish Opponent, Get Back To UFC In 2023

Youssef Zalal wants to get back to the UFC. When the news broke that Zalal was released from the UFC earlier this year, many were surprised. After all, Zalal is only 26-years-old and has faced some incredibly tough opposition, including...
Jimmy Crute UFC

Crute vs. Menifield, Ross vs. Rodrigues Announced for UFC 284

Two more fights have been officially announced for the UFC's rapidly growing return to Perth, Australia next year. UFC 284 is expected to be headlined by Australia's own Alexander Volkanovski, moving up a weight class to face off with lightweight...
Alex Pereira UFC 281

What’s Next: UFC 281 Winners

This year, UFC fans have been the beneficiaries of some truly outstanding cards on paper, and in practice. This past Saturday was no different as UFC 281 touched down in the Big Apple, with the lights of the fighting...
UFC 281 Alex Pereira Israel Adesanya

What’s Next: UFC 281 Losers

UFC 281 saw the unthinkable happen when Israel Adesanya once again fell to kickboxing rival Alex Pereira. Ahead in the fight after four rounds, "The Last Stylebender" was caught in the fifth and subsequently styled on, until the ref...
Anthony Johnson, Bellator 258

Cause of Death Revealed, MMA Community Mourns Passing of Anthony “Rumble” Johnson

Anthony Johnson's untimely passing, first reported on Sunday, came as the fighter was battling Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is a seemingly rare autoimmune disorder, while non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a grouping of blood cancers. The fighter, a two-time...
Bobby Fish

Former WWE, AEW Star Bobby Fish Wins Boxing Debut, Wants MMA or Kickboxing Fight...

Former WWE NXT and AEW star Bobby Fish, best known as a pro wrestler, made his professional boxing debut as part of Sunday's Floyd Mayweather card in Dubai — and it was a successful first foray into combat sports...
Anthony Johnson UFC

Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson Dead At 38 From Undisclosed Illness

Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson has passed away at 38-years-old. Multiple reports and fighters on social media were the ones to break the news.   RIP Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. One of the most prolific KO artists our sport...
Sean O'Malley UFC

Sunday MMA Quick Hits: Sean O’Malley Did What? Plus Killer Finishes at KSW 76

Sean O'Malley took a needle to the junk because, reasons, while the Dan Hardy vs. Diego Sanchez boxing bout did not take place on Saturday as expected. Plus, some killer KSW finishes, and Dana White's Power Slap is officially...