Tyson Nam’s stunning knockout of Bellator champ Eduardo Dantas has drawn interest from major promotions, according to his trainer. But that interest could drag Nam into a legal fight – with Bellator Fighting Championships. “I think it sucks that we have a situation where it’s not really about anything other than controlling the public relations [...]
On a push toward the UFC’s octagon, Brazilian striking specialist Bruno Carvalho is diversifying weight classes to make himself more appealing. Carvalho on Saturday makes his featherweight debut against Maicon Bastos, and he hopes to use the result to springboard onto the international scene. Once there, he promises to be a model UFC employee. “My [...]
Still have a few friends or family members that just don’t understand mixed martial arts? Labor Day may be your chance to fill them in. FUEL TV officials today announced the channel will on Monday debut a new 30-minute special entitled “UFC 101: The Fundamentals” designed to teach the basic principles of the sport to [...]
A rescheduled bout between heavyweights Matt Mitrione and Rob Broughton is off once again. Now fellow Brit Phil De Fries steps in to fight Mitrione at UFC 155, officials today announced. UFC 155 takes place Dec. 29 in Las Vegas at a venue to be announced. The event’s main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims [...]
Frankie Edgar is back in underdog territory as a newly minted featherweight, but he’s far from being counted out against champ Jose Aldo. Noted oddsmaker Joey Oddessa has set Edgar at +125 to Aldo’s -155 in the new headliner of UFC 153, which takes place Oct. 13 at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro. “I [...]
The Cage Warriors Fight Night 7 weigh-ins are in the books, and all but one of the 18 competitors made weight for the show. Headliners Pavel Kusch and Chris Fields, who compete for the promotion’s vacant middleweight title, were among those who had no issue with the scale. Today’s weigh-ins were held on the eve [...]
A middleweight matchup between noted sluggers Patrick Cote and Alessio Sakara has been added to UFC 154. UFC officials today announced the new matchup, which takes place on Nov. 17 at Montreal’s Bell Centre. While not officially announced, a welterweight title-unification bout between champion Georges St-Pierre and interim titleholder Carlos Condit is expected to headline [...]
It seems almost crazy to say, but Tim Sylvia-Andrei Arlovski 5 looks to be in the cards The two former UFC heavyweight champions, arguably each other’s biggest rival with no love lost between the two, on Friday fought to a controversial no contest at “ONE FC 5: Pride of a Nation.” And now there may [...]
Bellator Fighting Championships travels to Rhode Island for the first time, as the promotion touches down in the “Ocean State” on Nov. 16. That date sees the promotion host Bellator 81 at The University of Rhode Island’s Ryan Center in Kingston, R.I. “The Ryan Center is an incredible arena that should play host to a [...]
Jeff Rexroad was just beginning to build his martial arts skills when, like many other times during his military and civilian careers, he was called to go to a different country. This was not new. As a Marine serving as security for American embassies across the world, he had traveled to places including Kenya, Rwanda, [...]