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Following Max Holloway’s highly impressive title defense over Brian Ortega last year, UFC President Dana White said that he’d like to see “Blessed” move up to 155 pounds. And the boss got his wish, as Holloway moved up to take on Dustin Poirier for the interim lightweight title at UFC 236 last mo...
Ohio’s Chris Curtis (21-5) went into PFL Season 2 and made a strong statement with a third round TKO win over Bellator veteran Andre Fialho (10-2). Despite two low blows and a eye gouge, Curtis put on a boxing clinic on Fialho, knocking him down numerous times and busting open his mouth. The 31-y...
This Saturday, the UFC returns to Rio de Janeiro for UFC 237. Headlined by 115 pound champion Rose Namajunas and challenger Jessica Andrade, there a number of big names included on the main card. Brazillian superstars Anderson Silva and Jose Aldo are also sharing a card for the first time since U...
Check out all the fight results from PFL Season 2, Week 1 from the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
New England is well represented on the upcoming third season of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series. With the likes of Richie Santiago and Fabio Cherant having confirmed bouts in the months prior. Now, Cage Titans bantamweight champion and poster boy Jay Perrin becomes the 3rd New England...
Once upon a time, Thiago Alves was the most physical and dangerous striker in the welterweight division. UFC commentator Joe Rogan heaped on praise about his “brilliance at the basics”, as Alves chopped down waves of opponents with meat and potatoes boxing and thudding low kicks. At 35 years old,...
Bellator is set for arguably the biggest fight in the promotion’s history. Michael Chandler will defend his lightweight championship against the current featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire in the main event of Bellator 221 on May 11 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. The hi...
It’s safe to go ahead and pick Yianni Diakomihalis to win everything until proven otherwise. The rising Cornell true junior made an immediate impact on the US senior freestyle circuit by winning the US Open one month removed from his second consecutive NCAA title. Now he’s established himself as ...
UFC 237 Walkout Songs May keeps rolling along and as such, the UFC is back with UFC 237! It goes down live, this Saturday, at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the main event, “Thug” Rose Namajunas defends her women’s strawweight belt against Jessica Andrade. Below that, Anderson S...
Tenshin Nasukawa gets ISKA title shot at RIZIN 16 Yes, more announcements! RIZIN 16 has added two solid kickboxing match-ups featuring Tenshin Nasukawa and teammate Taiju Shiratori. Just one month prior to his RISE World Series 2019 semi-final match-up, Tenshin Nasukawa will return to the RIZIN r...
There are a lot of reasons to be excited about the current state of the UFC’s featherweight division. The champion, Max Holloway, continues to eclipse even the most renowned champions with a high level of activity and fight quality. Former champion Jose Aldo continues his retirement tour of destr...
When Ben Askren challenged Jordan Burroughs to an exhibition match at Beat the Streets, it was a victory for the sport of wrestling. A two-time Hodge Trophy winner, 2008 Olympian, Bellator MMA and ONE Championship titleholder, Askren has become one of the most recognizable names in the combat spo...
With a little under a month from CES 56, the New England promotion released details on their next event. Along with the headlining act came news of the return of CES to Rhode Island and Twin River Resort and Casino. CES 57 brings the promotion’s cage back to the venue it operated out of in […]
For the first time in 13-months, UFC women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas returns to the Octagon in the UFC 237 main event. “Thug Rose” will step onto enemy soil, as she takes on Jessica Andrade in her own backyard of Brazil. Not only is Namajunas making her second title defense in enemy t...
MMA Journalist James Lynch is live answering all of your MMA questions for the next hour. You can submit your questions on Twitter @LynchOnSports or join the YouTube chat on the link below. This is the MMA Sucka Live Q&A. MMA Sucka Live Q&A (May 2019) with James Lynch Each month Lynch will sit do...
Bellator started their European Series three months ago in Newcastle. On Saturday night, they held their second European Series event, but this time the stage was set in Birmingham (Resorts World Arena). In the main event, former lightweight champion Brent Primus took on Birmingham’s own Tim Wild...