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The hard-hitting former bantamweight champion, Cody Garbrandt has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of his UFC 255 title fight with flyweight champion, Deiveson Figueiredo. Although at the moment the bout isn’t cancelled, it doesn’t put Garbrandt in the best position to train. With the bout not ...
Bellator is returning to the Mohegan Sun Arena for their second show in the pandemic era of MMA. Bellator 243 is headlined by a highly anticipated rematch between Michael Chandler (20-5) and Benson Henderson (28-8). In their first match, Chandler defended the lightweight championship against Hend...
Bellator returns to the Mohegan Sun Arena this Friday with Bellator 243. The card will be headlined by a rematch between Michael Chandler and Benson Henderson. In their first meeting, Chandler got a split decision win over Henderson. The co-main event will see heavyweight Matt Mitrione take on Ti...
The main event and co-main event at this weekend’s Who’s Number One event on FloGrappling.com have been forced to remove themselves. Arguably the two best no-gi grapplers on the planet, Gordon Ryan and Craig Jones have tested positive for COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Both men posted on their respectiv...
In Japanese kickboxing, you don’t see a lot of theatrics from the fighters. One of the notable exceptions is “Black Panther” BeyNoah (15-2, 8 KO). The 24-year-old kickboxer has earned a reputation for his dance-filled entrances and charismatic personality. He is also a top-level kickboxer with fa...
After months of no shows and no word on the future of RIZIN, CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara announced this week the promotion will be returning in August with back to back shows. RIZIN 22 and RIZIN 23 are scheduled to be put on at the newly built PIA Arena in Yokohama August 9 and 10. The promotion will...
The MMA world recently lost one of its notable members. Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, passed away due to complications as a result of contracting COVID 19. Abdulmanap had been battling the Coronavirus for a long while and was placed in a medi...
JMMA fans can rejoice! Japan looks to soon be reopening which means Japanese sports can come back. It looks like RIZIN might start having shows as early as June. RIZIN CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara even hinted at a “martial arts mega event” that would be announced. Most of 2020 was tough on the promoti...
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 ...
As the world continues to battle COVID-19, it also battles a wave of racism directed towards Asians across the globe. Angela Lee and other ONE Championship athletes speak out about COVID-related racism. Human Rights Watch (HRW) has noted the global scale in the uptick of COVID-related racism. It ...
Tyron Woodley last fought at UFC 235. It was a one-sided bout which saw the crowning of a new champion Kamaru Usman. There was a lot happening around that time. Woodley’s best friend Ben Askren was making his UFC debut on the same night. Woodley had a number of side projects. He made a rap […]
We all know that as of late, the Covid-19 worldwide pandemic has shaken up all sports. In the world of combat sports, however, the UFC have got back up and running with a number of events. Despite having to cancel and move a number of scheduled shows, the worlds leading MMA promotion have been ab...
Tubular Labs, which powers brands like Warner Brothers, Microsoft, Twitch, and CBS Interactive, is the leading company for social video analytics. Their 2019 report for online viewership showed strong results for MMA organizations. Leading the way with 14.6 billion views across all platforms was ...
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...
Spokane, Washington is the home to a handful of high calibre fighters that have made their way to the UFC. On top of the heap is the current number eight ranked welterweight, Michael Chiesa. The 32-year-old is riding a three-fight winning streak and picked up arguably his biggest victory in his m...
This week marks the debut of the brand new ONE Championship online shop, ONE.SHOP. The updated online store features a fresh mix of collections from ONE Championship branded merchandise to designs centered around its top athletes such as Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, Aung La “The Burmese Pyt...