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On March 5 at UFC 196, very little attention was being given to the co-main event of the night, which saw Holly Holm look to defend her title against former Strikeforce champion Miesha Tate, due to all of the hype for Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. MMA Sucka’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for March 2...
This morning at a press conference, Rizin Fighting Federation announced multiple bouts for their April 17 show, as well as two new signings in the form of always-exciting lightweight Daron Cruickshank and heavyweight Chris ‘Huggy Bear’ Barnett. Multiple fights added to RIZIN FF 1 next month, incl...
(Press Release) BELLATOR MMA AND OKTAGON KICKBOXING ANNOUNCE MULTIPLE STAR ATHLETES WHO ARE SET TO COMPETE DURING CO-PROMOTED EVENT AT PALA ALPITOUR IN TORINO, ITALY ON APRIL 16, 2016 Sakara/Rogers, Melvin Manhoef, Kevin Ross and Raymond Daniels announced for Bellator MMA/Oktagon Kickboxing co-pr...
RIZIN has announced via Press Release two more fights for their debut card on December 29 featuring the likes of HINATA and Carlos Toyota. Two more fights added to RIZIN 1 KAZUYUKI MIYATA vs. HINATA WATANABE First bout announced was a fight between Kazuyuki Miyata (14-9) and one of Japan’s best k...
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, ...
World Series of Fighting (WSOF) has announced the signing of two featherweight prospects in the form of undefeated Russian Bekbulat Magomedov and submission Ace Alexandre “Popo” Bezerra, both have been signed to ‘exclusive, multi-fight agreements’. Neither fighter’s promotional debut has been ann...
ONE Championship has announced a handful of bouts for their return to Phnom Penh on December 5. Undefeated Hawaiian lightweight standout Lowen Tynanes (7-0) has impressed in his time so far inside the ONE cage. He has used his world-class, relentless wrestling ability to amass a 3-0 record with t...
Vitaly Minakov will return to action on a Fight Nights card in Sochi, Russia on July 31 vs. Poland’s Adam Maciejewski. This will be Minakov’s first fight in roughly 15 months since defending his Bellator title vs. Cheick Kongo at Bellator 115. Maciejewski has fought twice since then, but has not ...
On Friday, ONE Fighting Championship returns with its 21st installment titled ‘Roar of Tigers’. Headlining the event will be “Ruthless” Rob Lisita (14-6) who will square off to face unbeaten Russian phenom, Marat Gafurov (9-0). While there’s no doubt the duo will put on a quite a show, for Lisita...
Mixed Martial Arts fans in Singapore were dealt a major blow on Friday when it was announced the International Association Diamond Fight’s (IADF) debut event in the country was cancelled. IADF: Singapore vs. World was scheduled to take place on Sunday, October 5, at Resorts World Sentosa. But, ac...
Singapore is no stranger to large organizations, particularly with the meteoric rise of rival promotions ONE Fighting Championship and REBEL Fighting Championship. But on October 5th, another outfit is set to enter the fray. IADF hits Singapore shores; UFC vet Will Chope, Jean-Claude Van Damme fe...
Although the UFC released him in 2013, Russia’s Azamat Gashimov isn’t dwelling on if’s, but’s or maybe’s. After falling victim to a first round Armbar submission by Ivan Menjivar at UFC 154 in November, 2012, Gashimov locked horns with John Lineker in his second octagon appearance at UFC on FX 8 ...
Prior to RUFF 11, China’s MMA prospect Wang Guan was on a roll. He hadn’t lost for over seven years, was unbeaten, and it looked to be all Jekyll and no Hyde for the 28-year-old heading into his eighth appearance under the RUFF banner against Russia’s Bekbukat Magomedov. But it all went wrong on ...
Former UFC Bantamweight Azamat Gashimov (7-3) has a new home. The Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation, RUFF for short, today announced that the Russian had sealed a deal with the China-based promotion, and is expected to make his promotional debut later in March. Following UFC release, Azamat Gash...