Bellator 278 Gains Hill and Barzola in Bantamweight Fight, World Grand Prix Implications
BellaBellator Bantamweight Grand Prix alternate, Josh Hill is set to take on Enrique Barzola at Bellator 278
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Fabricio Andrade Enters Top 5, Eyeing Lineker’s Bantamweight Belt
Fabricio Andrade: Fabricio Andrade has lit up ONE Championship since arriving onto its global stage, and now is eyeing ONE gold.
Rizin 30 Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter Finals Preview
And then there were eight. But there can only be four who advance. With the quarter-finals set for the bantamweight Grand Prix at Rizin 30, we will see some of the top BW fighters clash and make their way to the semi-finals and eventual finals on New Year’s Eve. We will look at the fighters […]
Combat Jiu-Jitsu Worlds The Bantamweights Results
Sunday, March 21, 2021, Eddie Bravo’s Combat Jiu-Jitsu Worlds The Bantamweights. The live broadcast will be from the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya in Mexico at 2:00 pm EST / 5 pm EST / 10 pm GMT. The action going down live on UFC Fight Pass. This event will feature a 16-man bantamweight Combat Jiu...
Cory Sandhagen is the Biggest Loser of UFC 259
Cory Sandhagen may have been the biggest loser at UFC 259 without even stepping into the Octagon. The bantamweight title was up for grabs at UFC 259 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on March 6th between Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling. In the 4th round of the bout, Yan landed a blatantly illegal […]
John Castaneda: ‘I’ve Always Been a Fan of Eddie Wineland’
John Castaneda (17-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) will look to register his first UFC win when he fights bantamweight veteran Eddie Wineland (24-14-1 MMA, 6-8 UFC) at UFC Vegas 19 on Saturday. John Castaneda vs. Eddie Wineland Castaneda classified Wineland as a “really heavy boxer” as opposed to a kickboxer and...
Cory Sandhagen Wants Winner of Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling
Cory Sandhagen did not need long to score the biggest win of his career yet when he vanquished perennial contender and former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar with a vicious flying knee in just 28 seconds. Sandhagen improved to 14-2 overall and 7-1 in the UFC. “The Sandman” went airborne and co...
Cody Stamann Plans to Finish Andre Ewell at UFC Vegas 18
Cody Stamann (19-3-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) is set to return to the Octagon on Feb. 6, when he’s slated to fight Andre Ewell (17-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) at UFC Vegas 18. The No. 13-ranked bantamweight Stamann wants to make a statement against Ewell by making sure his foe does not see the final bell. Stamann, […]
Three Options for TJ Dillashaw’s Return
TJ Dillashaw, the two-time bantamweight champion, will look to return to the Octagon in a big way in 2021. After being slapped with a 24-month drug suspension from the NYSAC, Dillashaw has been training hard, as evident by his Instagram posts. Dillashaw’s suspension will be officially lifted on J...
Coach: ‘[Rob Font] has Earned the Right to Headline a Card’
Rob Font scored a signature win at UFC Vegas 17 on Dec. 19 to close out the UFC’s calendar year when he knocked out former bantamweight title challenger Marlon Moraes. Rob Font Gets His Big UFC Win The win propelled Font to top-5 status in one of the promotion’s most talent-rich divisions. Tyson ...
Andre Soukhamthath On XFC Debut: ‘It’s Gonna be Bloody’
Andre Soukhamthath is back, and he’s fighting for the first time in more than a year. Soukhamthath (13-8 MMA) is set to fight Guilherme Faria (16-8 MMA, 3-0 XFC) at XFC 43 on Nov. 11. Soukhamthath said the bantamweight match-up is sure to be exciting. “If you look at both of our styles, we really...
UFC 254’s Casey Kenney: I’m “a Level Above” Nathaniel Wood
Casey Kenney (15-2-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) will look to get the better of fellow bantamweight prospect Nathaniel Wood (17-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC) in their UFC 254 showdown. “I think it’s a great match-up,” Kenney told MMASucka. “Two up-and-coming guys who have the same record in the UFC. Both very well-rounded. ...
Bellator 246 Results: Archuleta vs. Mix for the Vacant Bantamweight Championship
Bellator 246 will not only be the last Bellator show on the Paramount Network but will see a new bantamweight champion crowned. The promotion will move to the CBS Sports Network starting next month. Former champion Kyoji Horiguchi vacated the belt due to suffering an ACL injury. Juan Archuleta (2...
LFA 90’s Mando Gutierrez: Mo Miller ‘By Far My Hardest Opponent to Date’
Mando Gutierrez will look to improve to 5-0 as a professional against a fellow undefeated fighter in Mo Miller (3-0). The two are scheduled to clash in a bantamweight bout at LFA 90 on Sept. 4. The fight will mark Gutierrez’s first time competing against an undefeated opponent who has a winning r...
Vince Cachero Excited for Future at Bantamweight: ‘I Can Be a Pretty Dominant Force’
Vince Cachero is officially a UFC fighter. While his debut, under less-than-ideal conditions, didn’t go his way, he’s happy and excited to be with the promotion. “I know that I’ve been ready for it for a long time,” Cachero told MMASucka. “It was just a matter of waiting for that call and making ...
Mando Gutierrez Wins LFA Debut, Seeks Gold In LFA or LOC
Mando Gutierrez improved to 4-0 as a professional mixed martial artist with a dominant debut for Legacy Fighting Alliance. The Michigan native submitted Jeff Jepsen just 1:57 into their bantamweight bout on Friday at LFA 86 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. “Honestly, man, I feel on top of the world,...