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Sydney gets a fun lightweight clash in the form of Ross Pearson and Serra-Longo prospect; Al Iaquinta. UFC officials confirmed the match-up late Thursday. Pearson (16-7-1) has been in top form lately. He is coming off of a TKO victory over Gray Maynard this past August. Before the Maynard fight, ...
UFC Fight Night 54 gets what should be it’s final fight in the form of two exciting lightweight strikers, Daron Cruickshank and Anthony Njokuani. UFC officials announced the fight on Thursday. Cruickshank (15-5) has solidified himself as one of the more exciting fighters in the stacked UFC lightw...
In the main card’s opening bill at UFC 177 in Sacramento, Diaz brothers’ affiliate Yancy Madeiros delivered an unusual choke to submit UFC newcomer Damon Jackson in their Lightweight showing. Jackson fired in all cylinders throughout the contest, mostly content with backing Madeiros up against th...
Fan-favourite Donald Cerrone is set to face fellow top ranked Lightweight Bobby Green at UFC 178 in the co-main event. UFC officials broke the news on Thursday evening. Donald Cerrone vs. Bobby Green set for UFC 178 co-main event in Las Vegas ‘Cowboy’ is riding a 4 fight win streak (all finishes)...
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...
With BRACE set to stage its 24th installment later this month, the fight card for the event looks to be shaping up rather nicely. Previously announced match-ups for BRACE 24 include a Featherweight title headliner between Luke Standing (4-0) and Martin Nguyen (2-0), and two 145-lbs tilts featurin...
November 16 may be the last time we see Donald Cerrone enter the Octagon as a lightweight fighter. Donald Cerrone plans on dropping to 145-pounds following UFC 167 bout with Evan Dunham During a Google chat on Monday, Cerrone hinted at making the move to featherweight following his UFC 167 fight ...
A knee injury has forced England’s Rob Sinclair out of the Bellator Season 9 Lightweight Tournament, which takes place September 27th from Portland’s Moda Center on September 27thlive on Spike. Sinclair will now be replaced by Bellator veteran Ricardo Tirloni. The Brazilian submission ace was ori...
Benson Henderson seemed to have a good gameplan going in the early opening stages. He had his opponent, Anthony Pettis, up against the cage and worked some good strikes to try and weaken his opponent. But Pettis managed to get his hard kicks going towards the end of the first round, submitting He...
On one side of the cage, you have the promotion’s first ever 155-lbs champion – a fighter who throws a barrage of heavy punches, all with knockout intentions. A “slugger”, would be a word that best describes him. On the other end, however, you have a kickboxing and Muay Thai specialist. A South A...
The Toughest Tournament In Sports continues as Portland’s Rose Garden Arena plays hosts to Bellator MMA on Friday, September 27th. The night will showcase the opening round of the Bellator Lightweight Tournament, as well as stacked preliminary card. Tickets for the event are on sale Friday at 10 ...
Nam Yui-Chul (16-4-1) garnered the ROAD FC Lightweight strap after going 4 rounds against Kume Takasuke (15-2-4) at ROAD FC 011 in April of this year. 6 months on, the champion has now been tasked to face Takasuke once again in a rematch, with the 145-lbs title on the line. The match-up will head...
At UFC 163 Jose Aldo will look to defend his featherweight championship against former WEC lightweight champion and UFC divisional standout Anthony Pettis. Pettis has long been considered the number one contender in the UFC’s 155-pound division, however on numerous occasions he had been passed up...
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...