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Two Flyweight bouts have been announced for the UFC’s return to Ohio in May. Both match-ups, which will take place in the UFC’s 125-lbs division, consist of Louis Smolka (7-0) vs. Chris Cariaso (16-5) and Kyoji Horiguchi (12-1) vs. Darrell Montague (13-3). Cariaso-Smolka, Horiguchi-Montague slate...
UFC 170 is in the books and as with previous events, this one was filled with plenty of if’s, but’s and maybe’s. In the main event, history was made as for the very first time in the famed octagon, two Olympians squared off against one another. Ronda Rousey defended her 135-lbs title strap agains...
Ronda Rousey stops Sara McMann via TKO Yes folks. You read that right. Rousey was victorious once again but it didn’t come at the expense of an Armbar this time around. And the stoppage was rather controversial as well. Ronda Rousey stops Sara McMann via TKO Rousey closed the distance the moment ...
Daniel Cormier rattles Patrick Cummins in the first round It was a fight that looked non-competitive on paper and well, it was just that. Cormier landed some heavy shots in the clinch at the start and Cummins was forced to fight moving backwards. He never recovered from the onslaught of punches t...
‘Aries’ found himself in heaps of trouble from the get-go, where it was one-way traffic the moment the Canadian fighter succumbed to a takedown. After early storm, Rory MacDonald triumphs over Demain Maia in Unanimous Decision victory Maia, a five-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champ, took advant...
ONE Fighting Championship has bolstered its ranks with the signing of a trio of fighters. Indonesia’s Fransino Tirta (15-0-1), Singapore’s Amir Khan (0-1) and Japan’s Yusuke Kawanago (13-3-2) are the latest additions to the ONE FC fight roster. ONE FC announced the Tirta and Kawanago signings onl...
Officials have been forced to make a few shuffles to the AFC 8 fight card after Jack Johns and Alex Volkanovski suffered injuries this week. The beneficiaries will be Dean Purdon (4-2) and Daniel Way (2-3), who will make their way to the line-up to take on Rodolfo Marques and Daniel Almeida respe...
Two match-ups are now set for the second installment of ROAD Fighting Championship’s ‘ROAD FC – Korea’ series. Lee Yoon-Jun (5-2) meets PANCRASE vet Kosuke Terashima (9-3-3) at a 135-lbs, while Cha Jung-Hwan (10-6-3) takes on Kenta Takagi (10-7) at Welterweight. ‘ROAD FC vs PANCRASE’ theme set fo...
A Featherweight clash between Clay Guida (30-14) and Tatsuya Kawajiri (33-7-2) is in the works for the UFC’s return to the Middle East in April. Fight Sport Asia first reported the match-up after confirmation with sources close to the situation. Tatsuya Kawajiri locks horns with Clay Guida at UFC...
With Louis Smolka vacating his Flyweight strap in favor of a move to the UFC’s famed octagon, PXC officials have sought Thailand’s Rambaa Somdet (12-2) and Team Lakay’s Roldan Sangha’an (4-0) as combatants for the now vacant title at PXC 43. The promotion made the announcement via the Facebook pl...
The Arena Jaragua in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil played host to UFC Fight Night 36 on Saturday night and while the prelims delivered no finishes whatsoever for the second event in a row, the main card did provide some sparks. Gegard Mousasi, the former Strikeforce champ at 205-lbs, had an uneventful r...
The fight didn’t provide any major fireworks but was certainly entertaining for the duration of the five rounds. Lyoto Machida outpoints Gegard Mousasi for lopsided Unanimous Decision victory Machida used his trademark movement and unorthodox striking to full effect, while Gegard Mousasi, as alwa...
Souza gets Carmont’s back early, and works for a Rear-Naked Choke. He almost scores the submission maneuver in the last minute or so but Carmont defended it very well. The Frenchman ended the round in top control but ‘Jacare’ definitely won it 10-9. ‘Jacare’ Souza out-grapples Francis Carmont en ...
Erick Silva needed less than a minute to get back in the win column. Erick Silva makes quick work of Takenori Sato, stops the Japanese vet in 52s After Silva connected with a kick, Sato shot for a single, but Silva capitalized with some heavy leather with Sato still clinging on, eventually forcin...
In the first round, Andrade landed a takedown early, but wasn’t able to anything substantial. Nico Musoke scores Unanimous Decision victory over Viscardi Andrade As the striking exchanges continued, Andrade landed a huge overhand right that sent Musoke crashing to the canvas. He celebrated, but M...
Charles Oliveira stops Andy Ogle in the third round via submission The first round was a one-sided one, with Oliveira showcasing his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu prowess on the canvas. The Brazilian scored a takedown early and maneuvered to Ogle’s back, attempting for a Rear-Naked choke submission until ...