Featured News Despite having two fights left on his contract, former lightweight champion Brent Primus and Bellator have come to terms on a new six-fight deal. The 36-year-old broke the news to MixedMartialArts.com and explained that while eventually testing his value on the open market did cross his mind, the promotion simply put forth an
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Amanda Nunes puts bantamweight title on the line at UFC 265 against Julianna Pena Two-division UFC champion Amanda Nunes will put her bantamweight title on the line against Julianna Pena in August. UFC president Dana White broke the news to ESPN on Thursday. The title fight is expected to take place on the UFC 265
Editorial News Nov 3, 2017; University Park, PA, USA; Phil Davis (red gloves) enters the arena prior to fighting Leo Leite (not pictured) during Bellator 186 at Bryce Jordan Center. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O’Haren-USA TODAY Sports Back in 2018, Phil Davis was working to get back to the light heavyweight title he used to hold
Having spent all of 2020 on the sidelines waiting to fight following a 2019 that saw him both his bouts was a difficult thing for Bellator lightweight Lance Gibson Jr., but he was able to work his way through it with determination. Feeling that any time he can spend in the gym is a good
News UFC The main card festivities at UFC on ABC 2 opened with a fan-friendly booking that turned into an absolute kickboxing class from Daniel Rodriguez. Like many of Mike Perry‘s previous fights, he is game as all heck but seems technically outmatched in the striking department. That was the case in the first round
Christian Lee defends ONE Championship title in devastating fashion Wednesday night (US time) was the second installment of the weekly ONE on TNT series. In the main event at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, Christian Lee blew away Timofey Nastyukhin in under 90 seconds to defend his lightweight title for the second time in quick succession. After
Editorial News Credit: Dave Mandel-USA TODAY Sports Any time a champion is dethroned, the only thing on their mind is getting back their belt and former Bellator MMA’s women’s featherweight champion is no different. Cris Cyborg came into Bellator at Bellator 238 in January of 2020 and took the title from Julia Budd by TKO,
No. 4 ranked welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal spoke with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani on a variety of topics ahead of his April 24 rematch against Kamaru Usman for the welterweight championship at UFC 261. One of the topics Masvidal and Helwani touched on was the boxing match between YouTube sensation turned professional boxer Jake Paul and
Featured News UFC Credit: UFC On Saturday night in Las Vegas (April 17), the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns with a 12-fight card that feels like a filler event, resting in the shadow of UFC 261 the following weekend. That doesn’t mean there aren’t some relevant bookings on the UFC Vegas 24 card. The event has
It’s not uncommon to see mixed martial artists and boxers jawwing on social media, especially ever since Conor McGregor successfully conjured his pro boxing debut opposite Floyd Mayweather to the tune of roughly $100 million. Now, newly minted UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and world champion boxer Tyson Fury are going after each other. Fury,
News Tomorrow in Singapore, ONE Championship returns to TNT’s airwaves with its second installment of ONE on TNT series of events. The promotion’s latest broadcast on US televisions in primetime is a bite-sized card with just five fights. However, it features a lightweight title bout between champion Christian Lee and Russian wrecking machine Timofey Nastyukhin,
Watch Kelvin Gastelum defeat Ian Heinisch | UFC Vegas 24 free fight Kelvin Gastelum hopes to continue his climb back into title contention when he faces former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC Vegas 24 on Saturday, April 17. The bout has been a long time coming. The two were
News UFC Nina Nunes versus Mackenzie Dern offered a match-up not only between two elite mixed martial arts moms but a top-15 strawweight fight with notable implications in the division. In the end, it became a showcase for the surging Brazilian. Dern came out aggressive, and a bit wild at times, to grab hold of
Marvin Vettori: I should be next for Israel Adesanya | UFC Vegas 23 video Marvin Vettori makes the case as to why he should be next to challenge Israel Adesanya for the middleweight belt. Hear everything Vettori had to say at the UFC Vegas 23 (aka UFC on ABC 2) post-fight press conference, following his
Editorial Featured News On May 7, at Bellator 258, Juan Archuleta will live out a career goal of being a defending Bellator champion. However, he has grown frustrated in recent months with his new role and its place on the Bellator pay scale. Especially, since a few big-ticket free-agent additions to the roster are pulling
No. 4 ranked welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal spoke to Ariel Helwani ahead of his rematch against Kamaru Usman for the welterweight championship at UFC 261. One of the many topics they discussed was the potential bout that was in talks between “Gamebred” and his former training partner and close friend, no. 1 welterweight contender Colby
News UFC Twenty-fight UFC veteran Sam Alvey welcomed Julian Marquez back to the Octagon, following his February win and flirtations with Miley Cyrus. It was a fight the “Smilin” one desperately needed to win in his first fight at middleweight since 2017. He did not get it. The opening round started uneventfully as Alvey played
Watch Robert Whittaker’s win over Jared Cannonier | UFC Vegas 24 free fight Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has been slow to jump back into a title fight, having lost the belt to current champion Israel Adesanya near the end of 2019. He has been quietly getting back in the cage, knocking off other