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With Louis Gaudinot pulling out on one weeks notice with pneumonia, Nova Scotia’s own Chris Kelades will make his UFC debut against Paddy Holohan in Halifax. UFC officials confirmed the news on Monday. Kelades (7-1) is a real prospect in Canadian MMA who now has a chance to make an impact in the ...
UFC Fight Night 57 gets it’s latest addition in the form of two exciting flyweights; Brad Pickett and Chico Camus. UFC officials confirmed the news on Tuesday. Pickett (24-9) is a veteran of the UFC and WEC who has spent majority of his career fighting at bantamweight. Since moving down to the fl...
UFC Fight Night 56 gets it’s second fight, this time it’s between two top flyweights in John ‘Hands of Stone’ Lineker vs. Ian ‘Uncle Creepy’ McCall. UFC officials confirmed the bout Thursday. Lineker (24-7) is 5-2 since joining the UFC in late 2012. Following an unsuccessful debut against Louis G...
A fun flyweight tilt set for UFC 179 as Scott Jorgensen meets Wilson Reis in Brazil. UFC officials confirmed the fight late Tuesday. Jorgensen (15-9) was set for fight Henry Cejudo at UFC 177 before the Cejudo pulled out last minute. He is 2-3 in his last 5 and 1-2 since dropping to the […]
Tonight, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines, ONE Fighting Championship returns for its fifteenth installment with a stacked nine-bout fight card. In the main event, reigning Bantamweight Champion Bibiano Fernandes puts his belt on the line against former Shooto star Masakatsu Ueda, ...
The line-up for ONE FC’s pit-stop in Manila early next month is complete with the latest addition of a women’s match-up. Officials today announced that Ana Julaton (0-0), from the Philippines, will meet Egypt’s Aya Saeid Saber (1-3) in the prelims at ONE FC 15: Rise of Heroes. The event takes pla...
ONE FC’s return to the Philippines in May continues to shape up now with the addition of a trio of match-ups. Officials announced today that match-ups featuring Kotetsu Boku (21-9-2) vs. Eduard Folayang (13-4) at Lightweight, Rey Docyogen (10-2) vs. Joshua Alvarez (12-6) at Flyweight and Leandro...
At UFC 169, one of the more notable stories outside the main events was the continued trials and tribulations of one John Lineker. As Lineker prepared to face Russian Ali Bagautinov, he also faced a separate battle – one against his continuing struggles to make the flyweight division’s 126 pound ...
Louis Smolka (6-0), the reigning Pacific X-Treme Combat 125-lbs champ, could not have asked for a better Christmas. Or a better present, for that matter. The Hawaiian, last Wednesday, became the latest fighter from the Guam-based promotion to link up with the UFC. Smolka announced the news of his...
Shinichi Kojima (13-5-5) and Andrew Leone (6-2) will be headlining their first ONE FC event on September 13th, when the Singapore-based ONE Fighting Championship makes its second return to Jakarta, Indonesia for ONE FC 10: Champions & Warriors. Although both fighters share a 1-0 record under the ...
Andrew Leone is no stranger to the fight scene here in Asia, having competed in several regional MMA promotions in his career thus far. The younger brother of current Bellator MMA fighter Anthony Leone (12-5), Andrew boasts a resume that holds wins over the likes of reigning ONE FC Bantamweight t...
As the rumor mill continues to churn with stories with regards to possible match-ups that will take place at ONE FC 9: Rise to Power, here are a couple of bouts that have already been lined up for the event. The 9th installment of the Singapore-based promotion will take place on May 31st at the M...
On Saturday January 26, Demetrious Johnson will look to defend his UFC Flyweight Championship against John Dodson at UFC on FOX 6 at the United Center in Chicago. Ian McCall fought against Johnson in his last two fights and came up short in the most recent. Johnson then went on to beat Joseph Ben...
The influx of a 125-pound division has been long awaited fans and media personnel for a long time but little did we know that the first flyweight fight in UFC history would be clouded with controversy. McCall and Johnson were the most popular non-Australians in the Allphones Arena that afternoon ...
On Friday, the UFC® will debut the new flyweight division beginning with a four-man tournament to help narrow down the inaugural champion in this exciting new weight class. For the top contenders in this competition, this opportunity is a long time coming and a validation of each of their journey...