Much like any other sport, fight fans enjoy the liberty of rooting for and following the careers of any particular fighter that they choose to follow. This freedom often bring a certain loyalty to their respective fighter(s). Many fight fans mutually enjoy well-respected, top athletes across the globe like ONE Championship's Rodtang and UFC's Alexander Volkanovski. Of course, the opposite side of the coin here is true as well. There are certain figures within the combat sports community that fight fans, well, simply can not stand. So, in no particular order, here is the most disliked figures in combat sports today.
Bellator returns to Paris, France, today with an exciting 14-fight card. In the main event, the "Dream Catcher" Gegard Mousasi will look to earn a rematch against Johnny Eblen for the Bellator Middleweight Championship after losing the title at Bellator 282. To earn the honor, Mousasi will have to get through the incredibly skilled Fabian Edwards.
On the cusp of an incredible night of fights at APFC 4, Anthony Pettis Fighting Championship has announced its next event with APFC 5-Milwaukee Fight Night 2. The event, which is to take place on June 11th, will see a collision of flyweight prospects Cody Linne and Dan Moriarty. The "Codebreaker" gave MMASucka an inside look into his training, his relationship with his head Coach Ben Rothwell, and potential UFC call up.
We are two weeks away from the return of another Grand Sumo Tournament. The May 2023 honbasho will take place at the Kokugikan National Sumo Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Bellator MMA hosts its second event in as many days with Bellator 295. In the main card, fans will see the culmination of the incredible Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix when interim champion Raufeon Stots takes on the incredibly game Patchy Mix. The winner of the main event will walk away with glory, the interim bantamweight title, and a check for $1 million.
The U.S. Midwest has seen an exponential amount of growth of interest in combat sports throughout the last few years. Since 2022, major MMA promotions like Legacy Fighting Alliance and Bellator have held events throughout the region and regional combat sports promotions seemingly hold an event each month.
APFC 4 was shaping to be the biggest event to date for Anthony Pettis's newly formed MMA promotion. Austin Bashi, a highly touted prospect bound for UFC competition, was set to face Diego Manzur for the inaugural APFC bantamweight title on April 23rd. However, not only is fireworks-to-be fight now scrapped, the event has lost both athletes altogether.
A lightweight champion will be crowned in the newly founded Anthony Pettis Fighting Championship on April 23rd. Midwest MMA staple Josh Rohler will step into the cage against the highly touted Johnny Hopper for the 155-lb. strap. MMASucka was able to get an inside look into the career, faith, and fight ahead for Ohio's "Rockin" Rohler.
