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It looks like K – 1 and Rizin decided to give a very special Christmas present to the fight sports fans around the world, as at today’s presser long-awaited bout between Tenshin Nasukawa and Takeru was announced for June 2022. Both fighters were present as also was RIZIN FF CEO, Nobuyuki Sakakib...
It was announced by Iridium Sports Agency that Dustin Jacoby will face Michał Oleksiejczuk at UFC 272 on March 5, 2022. Jacoby made his return to the UFC through Dana White’s Contender Series last year. He defeated Ty Flores by unanimous decision to win a contract. Since then he won four of his l...
In 2021, 16 candidates competed for a $250,000 contract and a year-long job as the protege of ONE Championship CEO and Chairman Chatri Sityodtong on the inaugural season of “The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition.” In 2022, fans in more than 150 countries will finally be able to watch the seaso...
ONE Championship will get the new year started off with a bang. On Friday, January 14, ONE: Heavy Hitters goes live with two World Championship main events with an exciting ten additional bouts filling the undercard. ONE: Heavy Hitters Fight Card Announced In the main event, ONE Strawweight World...
CFFC’s grappling affiliate, Fury Pro Grappling, does not seem to be slowing down, as additional bouts for the December 30th event, Fury Pro Grappling 3, were announced via Instagram. Sean Brady vs. Craig Jones One of the world’s best grapplers, Craig Jones, is coming off his victory over UFC l...
RIZIN announced on its’ social media that a heavyweight battle between Shoma Shibisai and Hideki ‘Shrek’ Sekine was added to New Year’s Eve fight card. This announcement continues the trend of adding bouts just days before the event. Shibisai, who has a Judo background, is a longtime Japanese co...
According to TMZ former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Junior dos Santos has signed a deal with Triad Combat to fight next year and his opponent will be Kubrat Pulev. A longtime UFC veteran Dos Santos has a 21 – 9 professional record with 15 of his wins coming by the way of knockout. He punched into […]
ADCC announced on its Instagram account that Braulio Estima will be a 5th inductee into promotions’ Hall of Fame. He will share this honor with Roger Gracie, Andre Galvao, Marcelo Garcia, and Kyra Gracie. Braulio Estima has been added to ADCC Hall of Fame…https://t.co/8PVOPbldvT pic.twitter.com/E...
All-female fighting promotion Invicta FC announced that the Atomweight title rematch will serve as the main attraction of its first event of 2022. Reining champion, Alesha Zappitella will defend her belt in a rematch against Jessica Delboni on January 12th at Invicta FC 45, which be held in Memor...
Former WSOF executive and a mastermind standing behind the league-based WFL promotion, Darren Owen, has talked on the MMA hour about his idea of an organization, that will initiate its activities on February 5th of 2023. Owen firmly believes, that despite the historical record of team MMA failu...
Today RIZIN FF held yet another press conference. Promotion’s CEO, Nobuyuki Sakakibara stated that the RIZIN 33 fight card is not completed, and there will be more fights announced as we’re getting closer to New Year’s Eve. At today’s presser, there was only one kickboxing bout announced, Krush ...
It looks like former Olympian and KSW veteran, Szymon Kołecki may be getting closer to signing a deal with a new employer, thus putting an end to his free agency. In his recent interview with Sportowe Fakty (Sports Facts) website, a former weightlifter has stated that negotiations are underway, a...
To close out the year, ONE Championship brought together a fantastic nine-bout slate to the table at ONE: Winter Warriors II. 3 Things We Learned at ONE: Winter Warriors II From new blood to the old guard, fans got a little taste of everything with several high-stakes contests between top contend...
Russian promotion AMC Fight Nights will be closing its year with an event held in Minsk, Belarus. The fight card includes 10 MMA and 3 Kickboxing bouts with Alexey Makhno and Belarus’ own Ruslan Kolodko squaring off in the main event. AMC Fight Nights 107 starts with the preliminary card at 11:00...
Fury Pro Grappling doesn’t slow down when it comes to booking MMA versus grappling matchups. It was announced on Instagram that at the promotion’s third event, which will take place on December 30th, undefeated Bellator heavyweight competitor Steve Mowry will square off against 2019 ADCC silver m...
At the Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo, Japan on June 26, 1976, thousands of fans in the arena and millions around the world tuned in for two of the biggest names in sports and entertainment. Muhammad Ali vs Antonio Inoki, a boxer versus a professional wrestler, a mixed rules contest; the first MMA...