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Kin Moy spoke with MMASucka following an eye-opening performance at Cage Titans 41. Cage Titans 41 Post-Fight Interview: Kin Moy Cage Titans 41 marked the return of Moy to mixed martial arts competition. The experienced Moy made his return against Patrick Corrigan. Moy submitted Corrigan in the t...
ONE Championship has announced the main event of ONE: HEART OF A LION, which is set for November 9 live from the Singapore Indoor Stadium. ONE Women’s Strawweight Champion, “The Panda” Xiong Jing Nan will defend her title against ONE Women’s Aromweight Champion, “Unstoppable” Angela Lee. Also on ...
Nohelin Hernandez (8-2 MMA) is set fight Rolando Velasco (13-5-1) at LFA 51 on Friday, September 28. Hernandez enters the bantamweight bout on a two-fight winning streak with victories over Josh San Diego and Joe Neal. He said Velasco will pose a great match-up and another name he will add to his...
CES announced Monday night that Dinis Paiva (11-7 MMA, 11-7 CES)) will fight Tony Gravely (14-5 MMA, 0-0 CES) for the bantamweight title. The bout will headline CES 53. Paiva Paiva had a four-fight winning streak snapped in June when he was submitted by UFC Fight Night 137‘s Andre Ewell for the C...
Far too often in MMA, fighters with fascinating backstories and unique talents are under-promoted. This lack of promotion is a massive blow to the wallets of these fighters, and, ironically, hurts the bottom line of the organization that makes such promotional missteps. In “What WME Should See“, ...
The featured bantamweight bout at UFC 228 has some heat behind it. Cody Stamann (17-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) will take on Aljamain Sterling (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) in a pivotal bout at 135. Stamann vs. Sterling No. 8-ranked Sterling will look to keep his spot in the rankings against No. 10 Stamann, who’s look...
KEVIN BELINGON TAKES ON MARTIN NGUYEN FOR ONE INTERIM BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP *** SHANNON WIRATCHAI FACES FORMER ONE LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION SHINYA AOKI *** LEGENDARY RENZO GRACIE RETURNS TO ACTION IN FAREWELL MATCH AGAINST YUKI KONDO The largest global sports media property in Asian...
Julia Budd’s second title defense will be against dangerous Brazilian Talita Nogueira at Bellator 202! The previously reported bout between Michael McDonald and Eduardo Dantas takes co-main event duty. Bellator MMA confirmed the bouts on Monday through a press release. Julia “The Jewel” Budd (11-...
The former bantamweight champion, Eduardo Dantas, is set to return in July. He faces former UFC title-challenger; Michael McDonald! Dantas vs. McDonald booked for July! Respected Brazilian media outlet, PoraldoValeTudo, was the first to report the match-up. Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (20-5) lost his b...
Ricky Simon, the LFA bantamweight champion, believes he’s ready for a UFC contract. He’s prepared to prove it when he defends his title against Vinicius Zani on March 23 at LFA 36. He came close when he appeared on the Dana White Tuesday Night Contender Series in August. Simon won a decision agai...
Jose “Shorty” Torres has accomplished a lot for someone with just six professional fights. He’s a Titan FC two-weight champion, ruling both its flyweight and bantamweight divisions. He’s already done what UFC two-weight champion Conor McGregor has done under the Cage Warriors promotion in less th...
In a division of unheralded fighters, Brazilian bantamweight Pedro Munhoz (15-2) flies under the radar. Glancing at his record, some will write off Munhoz as a gatekeeper due to close decision losses to top contenders Raphael Assunção and Jimmie Rivera. Both highly competitive bouts took place on...
The eight-man tournament field was finalized months ago, but it wasn’t until now we had any information regarding the inevitable alternates. Last night following Bellator 192 at The Forum, Bellator President Scott Coker announced that Cheick Kongo and Javy Ayala would serve as alternates in the B...
The UFC’s bantamweight division is stacked with talent, but in the last two years, three men have been on top of that mountain. Between 2016 and 2017, the title changed hands three times – the first time coming in January of 2016 when Dominick Cruz defeated TJ Dillashaw by a split decision to bec...
RIZIN is back!! It’s the most wonderful time of the year and it’s not because of Christmas. RIZIN’s December double-feature is back and in full form. Two stacked nights of fights, three different tournaments, and multiple legends return. All in the span of three days. But first up; the RIZIN Figh...
This week RIZIN Fighting Federation held open workouts for all of the RIZIN Bantamweight Grand-Prix quarter-finalists. DEEP champion Takafumi Otsuka (23-13-1, 1NC) focused on very light sparring for the media in Japan, explaining that it was an “easier” option than hitting pads or really showing ...