Bellator MMA on Tuesday revealed that Showtime would be the new home of the fight promotion, beginning with its re-start on April 2. The new partnership puts Bellator on Friday nights, just after the promotion had moved to CBS Sports on Thursday nights during the tail end of 2020. So why did the Showtime move
By Danny Segura | February 9, 2021 11:05 pm Gilbert Burns had an impressive 2020 that turned him into a title challenger. Burns (19-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) picked up two impressive victories over established opposition, beating former UFC champion Tyron Woodley and former UFC title challenger Demian Maia. The win over Maia back in March
7:56 AM ET Nate Diaz wants to stay active in 2021, and he has two opponents at the top of his wish list. Diaz, one of the most popular fighters in the UFC, told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani in a video interview published Tuesday that he wants to fight top lightweight contenders Dustin Poirier or Charles
Bellator is holding a tournament for its light heavyweight division, and it is starting off with a bang. At a press conference Tuesday, Bellator President Scott Coker announced an eight-man Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix scheduled to begin in April, and one of the opening round bouts features recent marquee signings Yoel Romero (13-5) and
Jim and Matt have a lot to unpack after Cory Sandhagen’s flying knee knockout of Frankie Edgar and Alexander Volkov’s TKO victory over Alistair Overeem on Saturday! First, Jim and Matt are joined by MLB pitcher Michael Lorenzen. He shares why Conor McGregor was such an inspiration to him when he began his baseball career,
Bellator has announced that it will be holding a light heavyweight tournament that will include an apocalyptic showdown between Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Yoel “The Soldier of God” Romero. Earlier today, Bellator held a major press conference where several announcements were made. Among them, it was revealed that there will be the much-requested light heavyweight
Bellator MMA recently announced that it would be staging a Light Heavyweight Grand Prix in 2021, pitting together eight of the best 205-pound fighters on the roster. Among the matchups announced was one that will see Yoel Romero face off against Anthony Johnson at Bellator 257 on April 16. Before then, however, the promotion will
UFC 258 Embedded: Kamaru Usman and Justin Gaethje watch Cory Sandhagen’s savage knee knockout [embedded content] Welterweight champ Kamaru Usman watches fights at Justin Gaethje’s home. Title challenger Gilbert Burns takes in his kids’ wrestling class. Ian Heinisch stays healthy with PT; his opponent Kelvin Gastelum gets a supportive sendoff from his home gym. UFC
By Farah Hannoun and MMA Junkie Radio | February 9, 2021 5:45 pm Jim Miller knows he’s in for a wild fight against Bobby Green and he’s more than ready for it. Miller (32-15 MMA, 21-14 UFC) faces Green at UFC 258 on Feb. 13 in a matchup he already prepared for almost seven years
Dustin Poirier scored perhaps the biggest win of his career with a second-round TKO of Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 257. Hear from Poirier inside of the Octagon immediately after. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the
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4:54 PM ET The flying knee landed flush on the chin, just the second strike to connect for Cory Sandhagen. That was all that was necessary. Sandhagen stiffened Frankie Edgar with the knee, then watched the former UFC lightweight champion slowly fall to the canvas face-first, unconscious. Referee Keith Peterson immediately jumped in to wave
Former Bellator featherweight champion Daniel Straus was arrested this past Friday and charged with a single felony count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after allegedly beating and stabbing his on-again, off-again partner. Straus was booked into the Broward County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 6, according to online arrest records, and his bond
Anyone who reads these post-event columns knows that I’m a fan of the old school, and not just because I’m old. Well, maybe it is because I’ve been here long enough that I’ve watched whole careers play out in the Octagon. That can make you a little sentimental, and it’s why watching guys like Frankie
UPDATE: Frankie Edgar has now issued a statement of his own regarding the KO loss. Ali Abdelaziz, the manager of Frankie Edgar, has provided an update on his client following Edgar’s KO loss. In the co-main event of UFC Vegas 18, Frankie Edgar looked to become 2-0 at bantamweight as he took on Cory Sandhagen.
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Dustin Poirier has really refined his kickboxing style in the last few years. For years, he was more of a brawler than boxer, constantly breaking his stance to lunge forward with power punches. That began to change around 2017 after his loss to Michael Johnson, as Poirier really grew sharper with
Coming off a 2019 that saw him go undefeated in his first three fights, welterweight Darian Weeks was looking to carry over that momentum into 2020 when the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic put those plans on hold for most of the year. When he was finally able to get back into MMA, Weeks