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Since taking over as Bellator MMA president in 2014, Scott Coker has done quite a nice job with his handling of the promotion. Whether it be improving the overall product or building the roster, Coke has undoubtedly taken Bellator to a new level. In addition to signing big-name veterans, Coker ha...
Tyson Nam (16-9-1) is preparing to get back in the win column on Saturday. He fights Donald Gonzalez (5-8) in a 130-lb. catchweight bout at X1 World Events MMA in his backyard of Honolulu. Nam expects the fight to play out as a striking battle. He noted Gonzalez’s kickboxing style as what he feel...
Rafael Carvalho One of the more dominant champions in the Bellator organization returns to the cage on the second night of fights set for Honolulu, Hawaii. At Bellator 213, Rafael Carvalho makes his first appearance since losing his middleweight title. In Honolulu, he welcomes Lyoto Machida to th...
2018 has been a good year for Louis Smolka. “Da Last Samurai” won the CXF flyweight title this weekend after a second-round TKO victory over Kyle Estrada. Smolka spent over 20 seconds delivering vicious ground and pound from full mount. Estrada survived the round but could not get to his stool, c...
Bellator has added another show to their upcoming Hawaiian weekend, making it a Hawaii double-header. The organization has partnered with the USO for a special live event on December 14. This happening the night prior to Bellator 211 in the same venue, Brent Primus defends his lightweight title a...
Some breaking news coming from Bellator MMA this week as they beat the UFC to paradise by officially announcing Bellator Hawaii. The Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii will host the event. Featuring the homecoming of Ilima-Lei MacFarlane (8-0) as she puts her women’s flyweight title on t...
CANUSA teammates, Micah Brakefield and Daniel Swain have a pair of matches at Destiny MMA in Hawaii on October 7. CANUSA Teammates Micah Brakefield and Daniel Swain head to Hawaii Brakefield will drop down to 170-pounds to take on Johnavan Visante and Swain will be taking on Toby Misech in feathe...
Jarel Askew’s journey has taken him far from his Alaskan home.
4 December 2015 – Phnom Penh, Cambodia: The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), announced today that the mixed martial artists competing at ONE: KINGDOM OF KHMER have made weight and are ready for all the action which takes place tomorrow evening, 5 December, ...
UFC GYM, known for its TRAIN DIFFERENT approach that combines the world of mixed martial arts (MMA) and fitness, will celebrate the opening of its newest gym in Waikele, HI on Saturday, Feb. 8th. UFC GYM BJ Penn is a partnership with former two-division champion and Season 19 coach of The Ultimat...
Russell Doane (13-3), Max Holloway (8-3) and Dustin Kimura (11-1) all impressed with victories in their respective preliminary bouts on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 34 event, which took place at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore. It was a night for the Hawaiians to rememb...
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...
PXC-34, set to take place on November 17th, will feature 2 of the top MMA prospects from the Hawaiian Islands in the biggest fights of their young careers against dangerous Japanese MMA talent looking to make statements in their PXC debuts. Featherweight – Dustin Kimura, and Bantamweight – Russel...
Pacific X-treme Combat (PXC), the premier MMA organization in the Asia-Pacific region, has announced a multi-fight deal with Dustin Kimura, one of the top young MMA prospects from Hawaii, starting with an appearance at PXC-34, set for November 17th at the Araneta Coliseum in Manila, Philippines.
It’s hard to believe that just seven years ago, MMA fans throughout the world were introduced to Chris “The Crippler” Leben on the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter. There is no doubt that one of the most memorable moments of the season was when Leben used Jason Thacker’s bed as a urinal…...
It isn’t easy being a highly-touted prospect in mixed martial arts, in this sport if you have one bad day you don’t get to return next week and redeem yourself like you would in stick and ball sports by throwing a great touchdown or hitting a home run, or whatever they do in those sports […]