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Over two years since arriving in the company, Gabriel Bonfim is one of the UFC’s top welterweights on the roster. With his slick submission game and exceptional striking ability, the Brazilian phenom has risen to become a budding star in the sport alongside his older brother, Ismael. Earning his ...
After getting back into the winner’s circle this past April, Randy Brown is on a mission to reenter the UFC welterweight rankings with an impressive outing at the Apex Center Randy Brown Collides with Brazilian Prospect in UFC Vegas 110 Main Event Netting a stellar knockout out win over standout ...
UFC Rio is in the books, and with it, a former champion has reclaimed his place in the win column in exciting fashion. Returning to action after previously being knocked out at UFC 317 by Ilia Topuria, Charles Oliveira dazzled audiences in his home country of Brazil by tapping out Mateusz Gamrot....
Back for their 13th visit to Rio de Janeiro, the UFC offers the city its first Fight Night card in over a decade for UFC Rio. Taking top billing for the occasion, former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira confronts short notice opponent Mateusz Gamrot. In the co-main event, previous flyweight ...
DWCS 84, week eight of Contender Series, brings midweek heat to the UFC Apex. Taking top billing in DWCS 84, Brazil’s Vitor Costa takes the fight to Suriname competitor Damian Pinas. Before that, Canadian prospect Louis Jourdain grapples with South American finisher, Magno Dias. DWCS 84 Main Ev...
Off the back of one of the most impressive debuts the UFC heavyweight division had ever seen last February, Tallison Teixeira now finds himself in his first-ever promotional main event. Emerging as a budding force in the weight class after just one bout, the undefeated Brazilian will face a major...
You may not know who John Macapa (23-4-2) is now, but after RIZIN 20, he wants to make sure all MMA fans know his name. The Brazilian makes his RIZIN debut in Japan representing his home promotion Bellator for the RIZIN New Year’s Eve show against RIZIN’s Mikuru Asakura (11-1, 1 NC). This will be...
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...
Pancrase 304 – Results Pancrase takes over the Studio Coast in Tokyo, Japan once again with yet another loaded fight card. Pancrase 304 is topped by an absolutely fantastic match-up as Takasuke Kume looks to defend his lightweight championship against the heavy-handed Brazilian bomber Tom Santos....
‘Anderson Silva loses to Israel Adesanya via unanimous decision.’ To anybody who didn’t watch this fight live, those words would serve as further evidence that Silva has nothing left to offer the sport of MMA. However, in real time, many fans felt the fight between Silva and Adesanya lived up to ...
Brave Combat Federation will introduce the flyweight championship to the organization very soon. Marcel Adur and Velimurad Alkhasov vie for the strap to become the first 125-lb champion in promotional history. Adur (14-4) of Brazil brings his near-twenty-fight record to the cage in what will be h...
Brave Combat Federation has announced the full fight card for Brave 17, an event hosted later this month in Pakistan. The show takes place on October 27 at the Nishtar Park Sports Complex in Lahore, Pakistan. This will be the first international mixed martial arts event held in the country. Athle...
The UFC returns to Brazil a major hub of mixed martial arts, by the end of the third week in September. With them come a handful of unfamiliar faces of fighters looking to build glory from humble beginnings. Six athletes make their promotional debut Saturday, yet only one arrives internationally....
Brave Combat Federation has revealed the full fight card for Brave 15, which takes place on September 7, live from the Coliseo Bicentenario in Bucaramanga, Colombia. Brave 15 will mark the organization’s first event taking place in South America – in a nation other than Brazil, of course. The mai...
As reported a few weeks back, Bruno Carvalho has suffered an injury and will no longer fight Yusuke Yachi in the RIZIN 12 main event in two weeks time. Finally, we have received news of who will be replacing him. A longtime representative of the famed KRAZY BEE gym, Yusuke Yachi (20-6) has seriou...
Yet another fantastic addition to the already stellar RIZIN 11 fight card later this month, as Brazilian slugger Diego Brandão makes his promotional debut vs. Japanese legend Satoru Kitaoka. This bout joins the Gomi vs. Guillard match-up announced earlier today. Satoru Kitaoka vs. Diego Brandão B...