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Raufeon Stots handed Cass Bell his first professional loss tonight at Bellator 242. The decorated collegiate wrestler submitted Bell in the third round by rear-naked choke at 1:24. Stots extends his winning streak to six and is now 14-1. The Fight The first round saw Stots lock in a guillotine ch...
Jonathan Martinez (11-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) will take on Frankie Saenz (12-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) in a bantamweight showdown at UFC APEX on August 1. “I think it’s a great match-up,” Martinez told MMASucka. “I don’t want this fight to go to a decision, because last fight, I had to go to a decision, and […]
Cody Stamann and Jimmie Rivera are set to throw down in a short notice bout on Fight Island. The two were originally preparing to fight each other in August but will do it on July 15 in Abu Dhabi instead. Cody Stamann vs. Jimmie Rivera Stamann (19-2-1 MMA, 5-1-1 UFC) feels he has more paths […]
At UFC 251 on Fight Island, Petr Yan (14-1) will face Jose Aldo (28-6) for the vacant bantamweight title. This booking is the strangest of all three title fights on the stacked card. Aldo has no official wins in a division full of top contenders. If Yan wins the belt, he will have become a champi...
Following Henry Cejudo‘s shock retirement and subsequent relinquishment of his bantamweight title, the belt is now vacant. Dana White announced his plans to have Jose Aldo and Petr Yan compete for the title. However, the two most deserving contenders happen to be fighting at UFC 250 this weekend…...
Casey Kenney had arguably his best UFC showing yet on Saturday when he vanquished Louis Smolka in the first round of their UFC Las Vegas bantamweight scrap. Kenney submitted Smolka, a former top-10 flyweight, with a one-arm guillotine choke at the 3:03 mark of the bout. Kenney improved to 3-1 in ...
Dominick Cruz‘s immediate title shot upon his return at UFC 249 has added more controversy to the bantamweight title picture. Cruz’s title shot comes as a result of Jose Aldo‘s forced withdrawal from his bout with Henry Cejudo. However, there is one fighter in the 135-pound division, Aljamain Ste...
Sarah Moras (6-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) will look to break into the top-15 of the UFC women’s bantamweight division at UFC Jacksonville on May 13. “Cheesecake” will take on Sijara Eubanks (4-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC), who’s currently the 15th-ranked bantamweight. “I like the match-up. She’s good,” Moras told MMASuc...
Erion Zekthi will look to make it four wins in a row and improve his professional record to 5-1 at Shamrock FC 329. He’ll take on 6-5 Dillon Tolbert in a clash of Missouri regional circuit bantamweights scheduled for March 14. Zekthi said he’s not taking Tolbert lightly – he’s been training seven...
Petr Yan‘s knockout of Urijah Faber took place at in the first minute of the third round via head kick. Yan (14-1) was able to control where the fight took place, and punished Faber (35-11) every time he attempted a take down. Yan made sure to stay on the front foot and pressured Faber into […]
Cody Stamann ran the emotional gamut from the time the bell rang, signaling the end of his UFC on ESPN 7 fight with Song Yadong, to when the judges read their scorecards. “The Spartan” believed he had done enough to secure a decisive win against the Chinese wunderkind in a fight he entered as the...
Everyone always comments on how strong the UFC’s lightweight and welterweight divisions are but a division going under the radar is the UFC bantamweight division. The champion, Henry Cejudo is not only the champion at bantamweight but also at flyweight. With obligations to defend both belts, Ceju...
Patrick Mix is facing Isaiah Chapman at Bellator 232. This wasn’t always the case though. Mix was initially scheduled to fight Dominic Mazzotta but an injury Mazzotta suffered scrapped that. Champman took the short-notice opportunity and now we have a fun bantamweight bout this weekend. Mohegan S...
Fans attending UFC 241 in Anaheim will be treated to a duel of top bantamweight prospects, as Casey Kenney (12-1-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will fight Manny Bermudez (14-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) on the prelims. Kenney sees the fight as such, as he acknowledged Bermudez’s flawless record as a feat in itself. Casey Ke...
Chris Gutierrez may not be from Uruguay, but he believes he’ll feel right at home nonetheless at UFC on ESPN+ 14. Gutierrez was born in New Jersey, raised in Greenville, TX and is fighting out of Factory X in Englewood, CO. However, he will be flying the Guatemalan flag on fight week. His mother ...
Erion Zekthi (3-1 MMA) returns to MMA at Shamrock FC 320 against Horacio Escobar (5-2 MMA) following the longest layoff of his career. The two will compete in a main event bantamweight bout for the Missouri-based promotion. A Long Layoff Zekthi last fought at Shamrock FC 300 against Jordan Collin...