PHOENIX — Bellator president Scott Coker speaks to the media about Vadim Nemkov’s dominant title defense over Julius Anglickas, Corey Anderson’s thunderous 51-second knockout of Ryan Bader, where the winner of Nemkov vs. Anderson stands among the world’s best light heavyweights, the state of Bellator’s lightweight title picture, and much more.
Credit: UFC UFC Vegas 41 will be the promotion’s final Las Vegas-based event before the organization hits the road for back-to-back pay-per-view events in Abu Dhabi and New York City. The Oct. 23 card is headlined by a middleweight main event pitting two elite-level talents, and defeated former title challengers, in Paulo Costa and Marvin
Georges St-Pierre has a ton of moments from his MMA career that stand out like winning two UFC titles, fighting at home in Montreal, and the massive crowd in Toronto, but one moment still sticks out as the greatest. According to St-Pierre, he says the greatest moment of his career is when he beat matt
We just witnessed a pretty epic finale to a trilogy of heavyweight fights between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, all three of which were spectacular to watch. Trilogies like that don’t come along very often in boxing, but we feel like MMA fans are a bit more spoiled. We’re in the midst of our own
The Bellator MMA cages was in Phoenix, Ariz. on Saturday for Bellator 268 featuring a light heavyweight title bout between champion Vadim Nemkov and Julius Anglickas. Not only was the belt on the line, the match was a semifinal bout in the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix. Nemkov and Anglickas wasted little time before
Bellator 268 took place Saturday with a 12-fight card from the Footprint Center in Phoenix. The light heavyweight grand prix finals were determined at the top of the card. Vadim Nemkov (14-2 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) defended his title with a fourth-round TKO of Julius Anglickas (10-2 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) in the main event, while Corey
UFC returns to UFC APEX with an exciting women’s featherweight bout that will see No. 3 ranked bantamweight contender Aspen Ladd step in for injured Holly Holm to face Norma Dumont. In the co-main event, former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski will take on rising prospect Carlos Felipe. UFC FIGHT NIGHT: LADD vs DUMONT will
12:46 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN The question of who is the best light heavyweight in Bellator MMA might have been answered on Saturday night. That answer might or might not have come in the headlining title bout. Vadim Nemkov successfully defended his championship with a fourth-round submission of Julius Anglickas in the main event of
Aspen Ladd’s coach Jim West unwittingly found himself under the microscope on Saturday night, and he’s owning up to his mistakes. During the UFC Vegas 40 main event, Ladd’s corner audio was caught by the ESPN+ broadcast and West, who is also Ladd’s boyfriend, could be heard berating a struggling Ladd between rounds in the
Feb 29, 2020; Norfolk, Virginia, USA; Megan Anderson (red gloves) fights Norma Dumont (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Chartway Arena. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports Norma Dumont fought a strategically smart fight that was completely effective in beating Aspen Ladd in their women’s featherweight main event UFC Vegas 40. It was just
The feud between Miesha Tate and Aspen Ladd has taken an unexpected turn following the latter’s defeat to Norma Dumont at UFC Vegas 40. For the last few weeks, the duo has engaged in a war of words stemming from Ladd’s failure to make weight for her fight against Macy Chiasson. Ladd, who nearly fainted
UFC Vegas 40 was objectively pretty bad. Fortunately, we knew with reasonable certainty that it was going to be. Case in point: the main event lived up to its hype perfectly, which is to say, there was no hype, and the fight was a miserable experience for everyone involved. The rest of the card was
In Italy, Conor McGregor draws crowds everywhere he goes | Photos Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor draws a crowd everywhere he goes while visiting Italy and walking the streets of Rome. “The Notorious” posted a video and phots on social media during his Italian visit showing scores of fans trying to take pictures and
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By MMA Junkie Staff | October 17, 2021 1:45 am ET Follow @MMAjunkie Check out these photos highlighting Vadim Nemkov’s submission victory over Julius Anglickas to retain the light heavyweight title at Bellator 268 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. (Photos courtesy of Bellator MMA.) Vadim Nemkov vs. Julius Anglickas – Bellator 268 (15) Vadim
Nunes (7-2, 1 NC) and Carnelossi (14-2) battled it out on even terms in the first, Carnelossi aggressively putting her opponent on the back foot early on before Nunes found her range and rhythm in the second half of the frame. Carnelossi got the fight to the mat briefly with under three minutes left in
Oct 15, 2021 The UFC’s women’s featherweight division is in an interesting spot, in that one terrific performance at 145 pounds can catapult a fighter into title contention. That is the backdrop for Saturday’s main event, featuring Aspen Ladd (9-1) and Norma Dumont (6-1). Both Ladd and Dumont have competed in the UFC’s 135-pound division,
Manon Fiorot picked up another impressive win as she continued her undefeated run in the flyweight division with her latest performance at UFC Vegas 40. Fiorot attacked with striking combinations from the first second of the fight until the very last as she put Mayra Bueno Silva on her heels throughout the three-round contest. While