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On Friday, Bellator MMA sent a press release to media members that lightweight Gilbert Melendez had agreed to terms with the organization. Cesar Gracie sends message to Dana White The terms were not clear, however it was stated that it was multi-year and multi-fight. UFC has the option to match t...
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...
AFC 8 just got bigger. Australian Fighting Championship officials today announced that current UFC Heavyweight and former K-1 champ Mark Hunt (9-8-1), is set to be in attendance at the Melbourne Pavilion in ten days’ time for the promotion’s eighth instalment. UFC superstar Mark Hunt will be LIVE...
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has been stacking its roster with Asian MMA talents of late, the latest of which is none other than unbeaten PXC Bantamweight champ, Michinori Tanaka (9-0). UFC signs PXC Bantamweight champ Michinori Tanaka Suckerpunch Entertainment first confirmed the signing o...
Three stellar acquisitions have been made by the UFC and they’ve been handed their promotional debuts early next month. The signing include Alberto Mina (11-0), a Brazilian fighter based in Hong Kong, Jumabieke Tuerxun, one of China’s biggest MMA products today and Mark Eddiva (5-0), the second T...
A Featherweight bill has been added to the UFC’s return to Brazil in March. Will Chope meets Diego Brandao at UFC Fight Night 38 in Brazil Diego Brandao (18-9), winner of Season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter, meets Will Chope (19-6), a lanky Californian based in Asia. The bout takes place at UFC Fig...
ROAD Fighting Championship’s fourteenth instalment took place this past weekend, February 9th, in front of a packed audience at the Seoul Olympic Hall in Seoul, South Korea. The main card streamed LIVE online at http://www.ustream.tv/roadfc for a price of USD $9.99. ROAD FC 014 Results: Choi Mu-G...
BRACE’s newly launched tournament format finally kicks off next month. As previously announced, the promotion has revealed plans to execute multi-division tournaments for its Male crop of fighters. Suffice to say, it’s going to be much like Bellator’s, but with a few differences. Opening round to...
Australian Fighting Championship returns later this month, February 22nd, with its eighth installment set for the Melbourne Pavilion in Victoria, Australia. In the headliner, one of the country’s best 155-lbs combatants, Nick Patterson (12-4), meets adopted Aussie fighter, Bernardo Magalhaes (12-...
If you’re wondering how you can watch this weekend’s ROAD FC 014 event, fear not for Canada’s premier combat channel, The Fight Network, has you covered. MMA-in-Asia.com has confirmed with ROAD FC officials that ROAD FC 014 and the promotion’s archived previous thirteen events will be broadcasted...
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...
Boxing and MMA are normally like oil and water, however that’s not the case for Olympic Boxing Gold Medalist Howard Davis Jr. He created Florida based Fight Time Promotions in late 2010 and this weekend the organization will hold their 18th event. US Olympic Gold Medalist in Boxing Promotes MMA T...
Lorenzo Fertitta, Chairman and CEO of The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), today joined with Top Rank President Todd duBoef, SpikeTV President (Bellator/Glory) Kevin Kay, and Bernard Hopkins representing Golden Boy Enterprises CEO Richard Schaefer at a United States Capitol press conference,...
Pat Barry (8-7) announced his intentions to step away from MMA last week, but it looks like the former UFC Heavyweight isn’t taking a break from combat sports indefinitely. Barry appeared on the February 3rd edition of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, and fans soon learned what was in store in th...
UFC 169 on Superbowl weekend is in the books and while the night delivered some promising action, the controversial ending to the Bantamweight championship match-up between Renan Barao and Urijah Faber has got lots of people chatting. All the preliminary bouts went to a decision and once again, t...
Three more bouts are now official for the “The Ultimate Fighter: China” finale event in Macau, including the conclusion of the 170-lbs and 145-lbs tournaments for the season. TUF: China Finale takes place March 1st at the Cotai Arena in Macau, China. The entire event streams LIVE on the UFC’s fig...