MMA News
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Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series 2018: Week 7 preview
Contender Series has a few pleasant surprises this week, but viewers would be forgiven for not knowing too many of the competitors on the card. This week’s fighters have mostly been under the radar, however many have made major progress on the regional scene in hopes of making the big…
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MMA Rundown, June 28th-29th: XFN, LFA, ONE, and Titan FC start off the weekend
A long weekend with a ton of great fights and compelling curiosities is upon us. There’s no UFC this weekend but there’s plenty to enjoy aside from Bellator 201 (a.k.a. Rise of the Prospects). Let’s get into it right away. Thursday morning we have XFN: Back To The O2 Arena.…
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RIZIN 10 Fukuoka: Horiguchi vs McCall preview
RIZIN comes back from their hiatus to sort a few things out and put on some amazing international talent. Top billing goes to former UFC title challengers Kyoji Horiguchi and Ian McCall. McCall’s terrible luck continued, as his last fight in the bantamweight tournament against Manel Kape was stopped due…
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Gabi Garcia to return at ROAD FC Openweight GP event
2017 was not kind to Gabi Garcia. The former BJJ champion faced a comically undersized Megumi Yabushita in a shootboxing match that ended in a no contest due to a soccer kick. Then later that month, her MMA bout against Russian fighter Oksana Gagloeva ended with another no contest due…
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KSW 43: Soldic vs Du Plessis fight card preview
Polish organization KSW returns this weekend with a card that has gotten a little less fanfare online than some recent events, but nonetheless has substance throughout. While KSW 43: Soldic vs. Du Plessis has the usual formula of notable names, upcoming prospects and fun international fighters, they’re doing away with…
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MMA Rundown – April 13th-15th: Brave FC, Combate Americas, and Pancrase seal a packed weekend
Busy times, my friends. Bellator and the UFC both had events last week, and both will stage events for this weekend as well (although you’d be forgiven for forgetting Bellator had an event at all). But, That doesn’t mean that the rest of the sport’s landscape isn’t going to put…
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MMA Rundown – April 6th-8th: Titan and CES get busy, ACB adds more veterans to their ranks
The UFC has a banger of a card this weekend, while Bellator has a tape-delayed European card that fans aren’t exactly stoked about. What about the rest of the MMA world? Glad you asked. CES MMA has an event with some young prospects, but a few more notable names than…
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Combate Americas inks long-term deal with Univision
After a brief period on NBC-owned Telemundo, Combate Americas has jumped ship to Univision. With this move, the promotion will be on one of the networks that is consistently the #1 Spanish-language network in the country, in the top 3 for viewership, and often in the top 3 most watched…
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ROAD FC announces new 8-man Openweight Grand Prix
For years, Korean organization ROAD FC has been showcased phenomenal talent from Korea and Japan, expanding to include other more international talent. In addition to being a premier destination for up and coming fighters in the region, some have gone on to fight on a larger stage in the UFC.…
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Video: New training footage of Fedor and Frank Mir in Bellator Countdown video
The road to Bellator 198 continues, as the dream match between Frank Mir (18-11) and Fedor Emelianenko (36-5) comes closer to reality. The battle between the former PRIDE and UFC champions doesn’t happen for another month, but it’s rather appropriate that the promotion for the event begin to ramp up…