Australia’s Bec Hyatt has received and accepted the call to step in on short notice and fight Carla Esparza for Invicta’s inaugural strawweight title in a match scheduled for January 5. The 23-year-old Hyatt is replacing Claudia Gadelha, who was forced to withdraw from the title bout after suffering a broken nose in training. All [...]
This is the UFC 155 live blog for Yushin Okami vs. Alan Belcher, a middleweight bout at Saturday night’s UFC event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Okami, who has lost two of his last three fights, will face Belcher, who has won his past four fights, on the main card. Check [...]
There are factors working against the theory the FOX television exposure can lead to pay-per-view buys, namely, the manner the first bout between Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez ended as well as the timing of the rematch. For all the proclaimed linear connectivity between FOX and the growth of pay-per-view, the first fight was [...]
LAS VEGAS — As expected, both competitors in Saturday’s UFC heavyweight title rematch made weight. Champion Junior dos Santos and former titleholder Cain Velasquez regularly clock in well below the 265-pound weight limit, and Friday’s UFC 155 weigh-in at the MGM Grand Garden Arena was no exception. Dos Santos clocked in at 239, Velasquez, who [...]
The MMA injury bug rolls on unabated and this time claims a preliminary card bout for the final UFC show of 2012. UFC lightweight Cody McKenzie is out of his bout with Leonard Garcia at UFC 155. Max Holloway has agreed to replace McKenzie for the contest, the UFC announced on their website. “With Cody [...]
On Tuesday, a video by veteran MMA filmmaker Bobby Razak hit Youtube, which purportedly showed Cain Velasquez tearing his ACL just days before his November 2011 title match against Junior dos Santos. The injury was no secret — its possibility was discussed on the night of the bout — but the severity was. We also [...]
This is the UFC on FX 6 live blog for Hector Lombard vs. Rousimar Palhares, a middleweight bout at Friday night’s UFC event at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Queensland, Australia. Lombard, who lost his UFC debut via split decision at UFC 149, will square off against Palhares, who has won three [...]
Muhammed Lawal’s Bellator debut is set, with a date, time, location, and now, an opponent. He was named on Wednesday, although most of us will need help pronouncing it. “King Mo” will face Przemyslaw Mysiala, a Polish fighter who trains through London Shootfighters, the promotion announced on Wednesday. The fight will be a first-round bout [...]
With his near-flawless victory over Nate Diaz in the main event of the Dec. 8 UFC on FOX 5 card, Benson Henderson cemented his spot atop the lightweight rankings once and for all. He’s won six straight fights, 16 of 17, Frankie Edgar is no longer in the division, and that’s that. But Edgar was [...]
Friday night was bizarro night for Bellator, a nightmare kind of evening that simply needs to be left in the rear view mirror. A current champion lost, a former champion lost, a key star was injured, and a bizarre incident led to a last-minute main event cancellation. Taking the last first, Shahbulat Shamhalaev was not [...]