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If you haven’t heard, top 10 light heavyweight Phil Davis left the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to sign with rivalry promotion, Bellator MMA. Staff Roundtable: Phil Davis heads to Bellator He is the latest current top 10 fighter to leave the premier MMA promotion; although, it’s a differe...
Bellator MMA is pleased to announce the signing of the sixth* ranked Light Heavyweight in the world, Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis (13-3, 1 NC), to an exclusive, multi-fight deal. “I can’t wait to be fighting in Bellator and wreck shop on everyone,” said Davis. “I am the absolute best and most domin...
A pivotal light heavyweight bout has been confirmed as the headliner of June’s Berlin show, as Alexander Gustafsson is set to take on Glover Teixeira at UFC Fight Night 69. Following an initial report on kimura.se, UFC President Dana White confirmed the matchup on early Monday morning, with mmacr...
On January 31, 2004 at UFC 46 two champions were dethroned, as Vitor Belfort beat Randy Couture for the UFC light heavyweight title and B.J. Penn tapped out Matt Hughes to capture the 170-pound gold. Fast forward eleven years and once again two divisional title holders were ousted of their titles...
Less than a month after making history becoming the first-ever British World Champion in a major MMA organization, Liam McGeary (10-0) has signed a multi-fight, multi-year contract extension with Bellator MMA. Bellator signs Light Heavyweight Champion Liam McGeary to multi-year contract Born in E...
The UFC will return to New Orleans in June, with a pivotal light heavyweight bout between No. 3 Daniel Cormier and No. 5 Ryan Bader. UFC Tonight announced the matchup on Wednesday. Daniel Cormier vs Ryan Bader headlines UFC Fight Night 68 in New Orleans Cormier (15-1) was undefeated as a mixed ma...
Reebok today announced partnerships with two of the top Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes in the world, UFC World Champions Jon Jones and Ronda Rousey. The signings of Jones and Rousey follow the recent announcement of Reebok’s groundbreaking partnership with UFC, the world’s leading mixed martia...
Ryan Bader vs Phil Davis added to UFC on FOX 14 A light heavyweight match-up between two of the division’s top-ten is set for UFC on FOX 14 in Sweden, as Ryan Bader squares off with Phil Davis. Ryan Bader vs Phil Davis added to UFC on FOX 14 UFC Officials announced the match-up on […]
Video: Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier scuffle at UFC 178 Media Day The standard UFC 178 Media Day face-off escalates into an impromptu brawl, with both Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier toppling to the floor. Video: Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier scuffle at UFC 178 Media Day Check out the explosive conf...
No. 1 light heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson has suffered a knee injury that has forced him to withdraw from his UFC 178 bout with champion Jon Jones. As a result, No. 2 contender Daniel Cormier will challenge Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title on Saturday, Sept. 27 at the MGM Gr...
The Mumbai-based promotion held its tenth installment last month at the Vagator Hilltop in Goa, India. This was the FCC’s second trip to Goa after previous shows at the Famous Studios venue in Mumbai, India. Video: FCC 10 full event match-ups FCC 10 was highlighted by its first ever title match i...
Jon Jones: “He’s never faced anything close to me” UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones isn’t worried about what Alexander Gustafsson is bringing to their title bout: Hear how hard work and superior skills will serve him on fight night. The bout goes down live on pay-per-view at UFC 165 in To...
Alexander Gustafsson: “Everybody has weaknesses, everybody bleeds” On September 21 Alexander Gustafsson will look to dethrone Jon Jones and become the new UFC light heavyweight champion. In Gustafsson’s pre-fight interview he stated that “Everybody has weaknesses, everybody bleeds.” He went on to...
The Ultimate Fighter, The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s long-running reality series, which launched the careers of more than 100 UFC fighters and produced champions such as Forrest Griffin, Rashad Evans and Matt Serra and season winners including Michael Bisping, Ryan Bader and Nate Diaz, will...