Since launching her promotion last year, Invicta Fighting Championship president Shannon Knapp has laid down a challenge for fight fans everywhere. Knapp knows a certain segment of the mixed martial arts community has trouble accepting the notion of an all-women’s promotion. But since Invicta’s 2012 debut, Knapp has been convinced that all fans need to [...]
Another top Strikeforce fighter has been welcomed into the UFC fold. Welterweight contender Tyron Woodley will replace an injured Erick Silva opposite Jay Hieron at UFC 156, promotion officials announced on Wednesday night. UFC 156 takes place February 2, 2013 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV. A featherweight superfight pitting current [...]
With just six weeks remaining until UFC 156 Fight Night, the promotion continues to add to the card with a matchup of a UFC lightweight vs. a Strikeforce transfer. Jacob Volkmann will look to make it seven of his last eight when he takes on Bobby Green at the event, which will emanate from the [...]
A trio of fighters initially booked for UFC on FOX 5 have received their next assignments. Heavyweight slugger Lavar Johnson (17-6) will meet TUF 10 alumnus Brendan Schaub (8-3) at UFC 157, while TUF 15 winner Michael Chiesa looks to avoid a sophomore slump against Finnish lightweight Anton Kuivanen (17-5) on the same card. Promotion [...]
Perennial Japanese contender Tatsuya Kawajiri (31-7-2) is set to meet UFC veteran Michihiro Omigawa (13-12-1) in a featherweight match-up at DREAM/GLORY’s co-promoted year-end event. Promotion officials confirmed the booking on Thursday. The bout will be added to the DREAM.18 portion of the night’s card, which already includes the likes of Shinya Aoki vs. Antonio McKee, [...]
Muhammed Lawal’s highly-anticipated Bellator debut is a little over a month away. According to sources close to the event, “King Mo” will make his first Bellator appearance on Thursday, Jan. 17, at the UCI Bren Events Center in Irvine, Calif. Lawal will compete in the promotion’s light heavyweight tournament. No word just yet on who [...]
The pieces are coming together for what is believed to be Strikeforce’s final card. Ryan Couture vs. K.J. Noons and Roger Gracie vs. Anthony Smith have been added to the Jan. 12 card. The promotion officially announced the Couture vs. Noons tilt recently, while MMA Fighting confirmed the Gracie-Smith fight with sources close to the [...]
Josh Barnett will compete at least one more time for Zuffa. The Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix finalist will meet Nandor Guelmino on the promotion’s Jan. 12 event, which is expected to be its swan song. MMA Fighting confirmed the booking with sources close to the event after MMA Junkie first reported it. The relatively-unknown Guelmino [...]
Asia’s fast-growing ONE FC promotion will host its next event on Feb. 2, 2013, its CEO Victor Cui told MMA Fighting on Wednesday. The event will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at Putra Indoor Stadium. The arena is the largest in the nation’s capital city and can be configured to hold around 15,000 fans [...]
Pat Healy will be fighting on Strikeforce’s Jan. 12 event, however, not for the promotion’s lightweight title. With Gilbert Melendez not healthy enough to defend his belt against “Bam Bam,” Healy will now meet former title contender Jorge Masvidal at what is believed to be the promotion’s final event. MMA Fighting confirmed the new fight [...]