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Early Friday morning former UFC title challenger Ali Bagautinov looked to get his first win since UFC release last year. He took on Brazilian Top Team and Murilo Bustamante product Pedro “The Rock” Nobre. Ali Bagautinov vs. Pedro Nobre After a striking battle in the opening round, Bagautinov was ...
24-year-old Ukrainian light heavyweight Nikita Krylov has received an opponent for his EFN debut in the form of former Bellator MMA light heavyweight champion Emanuel Newton. The bout was announced on Polish site mmarocks. Krylov vs. Newton Krylov (21-5) was recently released from the UFC despite...
Rousimar “Toquinho” Palhares‘ Fight Nights Global debut is set as he takes on Russia’s Alexei Ivanov in June. The bout was first reported by Brazil’s Combate. Palhares (18-8) is a leg-lock specialist who has gained notoriety over the years due to holding onto submission holds for too long. He is ...
All-action Brazilian brawler Diego Brandão has signed with Russian promotion Fight Nights Global (also known as EFN) to face undefeated Russian superstar Rasul Mirzaev in December. The EFN promoter, Kamil Gadzhiev, announced the bout and signing on his Instagram. ***** The Ultimate Fighter 14 wi...
A pretty solid weekend in MMA ahead. MMA This Weekend (October 7-9) Early Friday morning, catch ONE Championship: State of Warriors live from Myanmar. The card will feature a flyweight title fight between champion Yoshitako Naito and challenger Josh Pacio. Later that night Legacy FC 60 hits Minne...
Lots of MMA action goes down this weekend. RFA 44 will take over Missouri with a lightweight title fight between Thiago Moisés and Zach Freeman. Saturday morning kicks off with Fight Nights Global 52 featuring a heavyweight main event between Mikhail Mokhnatkin and Fabio Maldonado. Polish promoti...
MMA this weekend is chock full of intriguing and fun scraps.
Vitaly Minakov returns to action on Fight Pass when he takes on Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland in the main event of Fight Nights event on December 11. Rasul Mirzaev gets co-main event billing. MMAFighting.com’s Guilherme Cruz first reported the match-up. This will be Minakov’s third fight in 2015 wh...