One of the early memorable moments in UFC history was in the first round of the UFC 4 tournament in Tulsa, Okla., on Dec. 16, 1994, when 36-year-old Dan Severn got behind the much smaller Anthony Macias. Severn, dressed in black trunks and boots like the pro wrestler that he was, sent Macias flying with [...]
Bellator has rescheduled their featherweight finals originally from season 7 between Rad Martinez and Shabulat Shamhalaev. The two tournament finalists will square off at Bellator 90 on February 21 at the Maverick Center in West Valley City, Utah, the promoted announced Friday. Martinez and Shamhalaev were initially scheduled to face one another in the main [...]
Dan Severn, one of mixed martial arts’ true pioneers, has officially retired. “The Beast” made the announcement via his Web site on Tuesday. “Father time is telling me it’s time to go,” he wrote. “I have learned over time that the only constant factor is change. It will happen, and there is nothing we can [...]
MMA Fighting has Glory 4 results for the Glory 4 Tokyo Grand Slam tournament at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Semmy Schilt headlined the 16-fighter field. Check out the Glory 4 results below. GLORY Grand Slam Tournament: – Semmy Schilt def. Brice Guidon by KO, R2- Rico Verhoeven def. Sergei Kharitonov by Decision [...]
Paul Daley was one of Bellator’s first splashy signings, but his entry into the organization’s welterweight tournament field will have to wait after being forced to the sidelines due to problems related to his travel visa. His manager confirmed his withdrawal to MMA Fighting. It was initially reported by ESPN. That story reported that Daley’s [...]
Along with several other Bellator titles, the Bellator bantamweight championship will also be contested in 2013. The promotion announced today reigning champion Eduardo Dantas will defend his strap against fellow Brazilian and Novia Uniao teammate Marcos Galvao. The bout will take place on February 14th from Charlotte, N.C.’s Bojangles’ Coliseum and will air on Spike [...]
Alexander Volkov of Stary Oskol, Russia, became the second fighter from the city of 220,000 people to become recognized as a world mixed martial arts champion. The 24-year-old Volkov (19-3) followed in the footsteps of former training partner, former Pride champion Fedor Emelianenko. Volkov became Bellator’s new world heavyweight champion, winning a five-round decision over [...]
Just about everything major that could go wrong did on Friday night, leaving Bellator with its second-lowest rated live episode since going on MTV2. Only 105,000 viewers, down 36 percent from what has been the average this season, saw the next-to-last live event on the station. The show was on both in a different time [...]
After both companies took last weekend off from airing fights, The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) and Bellator bested their marks from the Nov. 16 levels, but both shows fell just under their fall/winter season average. The Ultimate Fighter on Friday night did 804,000 viewers, up 25 percent from the 643,000 on Nov. 16. The show featured [...]
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 [...]