Credit: ESPN After a week away, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is back tonight with their latest edition of cage violence with UFC Vegas 37. And in this space, MixedMartialArts.com will be bringing live updates, highlights, and results following the conclusion of each matchup inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. The entire event will air
Bellator 266 aired tonight, Saturday, September 18 from the SAP Center in San Jose, California. Usually, when Bellator shifts from Friday to a Saturday card, it’s for a good reason. This time, it was for the light-heavyweight main event featuring the debut of Yoel Romero in Bellator MMA. Romero looked to break into the light-heavyweight
When you here the name Gracie, you automatically think jiu-jitsu. But Neiman Gracie proved that he is far from a one-trick pony by scoring a devastating first round technical knockout (TKO) win over Mark Lemminger at Bellator 266. Gracie came out light on his feet, connecting with clean shots to get Lemminger’s attention. Once he
Anthony Smith sits atop UFC Vegas 37 bonuses Anthony Smith led the charge on the UFC Vegas 37 bonuses on Saturday in Las Vegas. He did so with his main event victory over Ryan Spann. UFC Vegas 37 Performance of the Night: Anthony Smith Smith has been working hard to return to another shot at
There was no shortage of excitement around Erin Blanchfield’s octagon debut Saturday at UFC Fight Night 192. She showed why with a dominant performance. Blanchfield (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), a highly touted women’s flyweight prospect, controlled and overwhelmed Sarah Alpar (9-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC) in their women’s flyweight bout en route to a unanimous decision
2:21 PM ET ONE Championship has put together an incredibly interesting styles clash for what is being described as the promotion’s biggest show ever. Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson will fight Muay Thai standout Rodtang in a “mixed special rules fight” at ONE X, the ONE Championship 10-year anniversary show Dec. 5 in Singapore,
Watch the Bellator 266 live stream online on MMA Fighting for the preliminary card Saturday evening. Watch the Bellator 266 live stream online on MMA Fighting for the preliminary card on at 7 p.m. ET on Friday. The fight card for this portion of the event is as follows and can be watched below: The
Credit: YouTube Lesson to the youth of the world on your journey to adulthood: Don’t be the guy that challenges a Muay Thai instructor and thinks you can actually be competitive when you have zero fight skills. We have all seen the videos where someone thinking they are a real-world tough guy makes the absurdly
Anthony Johnson will not be competing in the Bellator light heavyweight grand prix semifinal against champion Vadim Nemkov due to illness. MMA Junkie was the first to reveal Johnson’s removal from the grand prix tournament on Saturday. The illness is not COVID-related, and there is no timetable for Johnson’s return to action at this time.
What, you thought boxing’s freak show addiction would taper off after last week’s Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort debacle? Former World’s Strongest Man and “The Mountain” from Game of Thrones, Hafthor “Thor” Bjornsson, was originally slated to settle a long-standing feud with Eddie Hall today (Sept. 18, 2021), but with Hall out of commission due
Looking back on his first round submission win over Gustavo Trujillo at Bellator 260 this past June, light-heavyweight Alex Polizzi feels like there were both positives and negatives he can take from the fight. While he liked that he was able to be aggressive in all positions, losing out on the wrestling exchanges were not
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Grant Neal spoke with the media Thursday ahead of his light heavyweight fight with Alex Polizzi at Bellator 266. Neal (6-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) discussed his bout with Polizzi (8-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA), whom he called a “phenomenal opponent,” and how he expects “extreme violence.” But if it ends up being
4:54 PM ET Joseph Benavidez, one of the most influential lighter-weight fighters in MMA history, is hanging up the gloves. Benavidez told ESPN on Wednesday that he is retiring from the UFC after 10 years with the promotion and 15 years as a pro overall. News of Benavidez no longer being on the UFC roster
MMA Fighting has Bellator 266 results for the Davis vs. Romero fight card, a live blog of the main event, and live Bellator 266 Twitter updates. In the main event, former Bellator light heavyweight champion Phil Davis will square off against Yoel Romero, who will be making his long-awaited Bellator debut. Neiman Gracie will square
Kirik | Sep 17, 2021 Credit: BRAVE CF BRAVE Combat Federation has announced the creation of what they are calling the BRAVE National Leagues. A league model that brings mixed martial arts closer to the FIFA model. BRAVE CF was founded in 2016 by Shaikh Khalid Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Prince of Bahrain, with the
If Vitor Belfort gets his way, then he’ll be sharing the ring with Canelo Alvarez and Tyson Fury. Belfort recently made his return to the boxing ring against 58-year-old legend Evander Holyfield. It wasn’t a pretty sight for fans of the “Real Deal.” Belfort knocked Holyfield down early and while the former heavyweight and cruiserweight
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Despite officially abandoning the division and remaining in an extended state of negotiation purgatory, Jon Jones’ name still hangs over the Light Heavyweight division. Champion Jan Blachowicz may be done chasing the fight, but there’s still a percentage of the fan base that only thinks about the 205-pound belt in the
Having come off of four straight decisions, lightweight Christos Giagos was seeking to break that streak and get a finish when he took on Sean Soriano at UFC 262 this past May. While Soriano stepping into the fight on short notice may have caused some issues with Giagos’ strategy, he was able to make adjustments