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Bellator 264 returned to the Mohegan Sun Arena Friday night when Gegard Mousasi defended his middleweight championship with a 3rd round TKO victory over John Salter. The middleweight’s next challenger has already been found, Bellator announced after the fight that Austin Vanderford will be next f...
Born in Iran, hailing from the Netherlands, Gegard Mousasi was destined to be well-travelled and to have a life full of perseverance, and that is exactly what his mixed martial arts career has been full of thus far. In a career that has seen him compete in 14 different countries, Gegard Mousasi h...
Simply put, UFC Paris has to happen. There is no better time to construct a UFC Paris card than now, with a wealth of French and European talent ready to take over the game. Dana White and the UFC are always looking to break into new areas and while their rivals, Bellator put on a show in Paris […]
UFC 265 was a card with an action-packed preliminary card and a main card that lived up to the hype capped off by Ciryl Gane capturing France’s first UFC championship. Houston’s own Derrick Lewis came up short and could be in heavyweight purgatory, but several other fighters on the main card may ...
Who do you think is the best combat sports fighter of all time? It’s a question that a lot of people have tried to answer, but no one has come up with a solid answer. Part of the problem is that periods have come and gone since the emergence of cage fighting and the founding […]
In a sport where longevity is scarce, Jose Aldo continues to defy the odds almost 12 years since winning his first featherweight championship at WEC 44. On Saturday, Aldo is set to face fellow ranked bantamweight, Pedro Munhoz. With a win at UFC 265, Aldo has the opportunity to rattle off back-to...
Ciryl Gane has had rapid ascension to a UFC interim heavyweight title shot after just nine professional fights is a testament to how uniquely and convincingly his combination of size, speed, footwork and confidence has dispatched anyone, anywhere so far; a skill set similar to those Muhammad Ali ...
The greatest of all time in most of the UFC’s weight classes have all received immediate rematches, regardless of the manner in which they lost, except Stipe Miocic. Coming off his knockout loss to Francis Ngannou he has just been totally cast aside and he isn’t happy about it. Stipe Miocic Unhap...
Celebrity boxing, combat sports crossover matchups, crazy fights. Hop in the way back machine and go back to a time where Anderson Silva was in his prime and an elder statesman of boxing in Roy Jones Jr. wanted a combat sports crossover event to happen. The only problem is that event never happen...
The 2020 Summer Olympics have already begun with soccer and softball kicking the games off, and while the opening ceremony is tomorrow night, it will once again not include any MMA athletes. That needs to change. With all due respect to power walking, but if that can be an Olympic sport then why ...
Miesha Tate returned in style at UFC Vegas 31 with a performance of the night winning finish over Marion Reneau. After almost a five year layoff due to a ‘retirement’, Tate returned and looked as good as she’s ever looked. The former champion suffered two straight losses to Amanda Nunes and Raque...
There is a ton of ways to become popular in the sport of MMA. You can be extremely good and win a bunch of titles. You can throw caution to the wind and be known as a “banger” to get the fan’s attention. Or you can use your mouth to get to the top. Many […]
From young prospects to grizzled vets, Bellator 262 offered a lot of great fights. The main card was capped off by a women’s flyweight title contest between Juliana Velasquez and Denise Kielholtz. Here are the biggest winners and losers of Bellator 262. Winners and Losers of Bellator 262 Losers: ...
The night began with an expectation of history would be made tonight, and while Brian Castano did his part to earn it, the judges had something different in mind. The fight between champions Jermell Charlo and Castano took place in Texas, which is the home state of Charlo, which may have been ove...
Now more than ever, Conor McGregor‘s next matchup and the way the UFC handle him mentally and physically are going to define his legacy. Several fighters and media this past weekend, and in the days following UFC 264, have tweeted and stated that the McGregor shtick is stale and tiresome. McGrego...
UFC 264 only added another chapter in the rivalry between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. “The Diamond” was victorious, but with no clear-cut ending, it sure appears to be enough to make a fourth fight in the future. Gilbert Burns was able to bounce back with a big win over Stephen “Wonderboy”...