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Gegard Mousasi has an opponent for his Bellator MMA debut, and it is former champion Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko. Bellator 185 on October 20 will be headlined by the middleweight veterans. While the co-main event features an equally important fight at light heavyweight between “King Mo” and Liam ...
If the reports are true, Bellator has just added a massive name to their lacking middleweight division in the form of former Strikeforce Champion; Gegard Mousasi. MMA Junkie’s Chamatkar Sandhu reported the signing on Twitter. The very reliable kimura.se added, even more, validity to the report. I...
On July 1 in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain a mixed martial arts event was held by the World Fight Tour promotion. The event was dubbed “WFT 7: Road to Bellator MMA”. The event was littered with prospects, but amongst those names was one UFC, Strikeforce veteran. Brazilian heavy-hitter Rafael ‘F...
Shamrock FC CEO Jesse Finney is in a unique, yet ideal, situation. The Missouri-based promoter is a rare example of one who encapsulates every area of the fight game. A large chunk of Finney’s successful perspective stems from the fact that he once competed inside the cage with a pair of MMA glov...
Battlefield Fighting Championship is a new entity in the MMA world, but the South Korean-based promotion is wasting little time in picking up talent from all over the world. Multiple fights have been added featuring women’s veteran Sarah Kaufman, and former ONE champion Igor Svirid to name a few....
Bellator returns to San Jose, California tonight with a massive fight card, headlined by arguably their biggest fight yet. The greatest heavyweight fighter of all time Fedor Emelianenko will make his long-awaited Bellator MMA debut as he takes on one of the best pure athletes in the heavyweight d...
After a disappointing UFC 208 pay-per-view last night, it’s time to look ahead to next weekend. Overall, it may not be the most stacked card ever put together, but it sure is an exciting one, starting all the way at the bottom of the card. The prelims feature prospects like Anthony Do, Paradise V...
Tim Kennedy has decided to step away from the sport of MMA.
Embed from Getty Images “Crusher” returns to Japan on NYE. Earlier this month, Kawajiri asked for his release from the UFC, and on Wednesday night it was confirmed that the UFC obliged. Tatsuya Kawajiri signs with Rizin Fighting Federation In December of this year, Tatsuya “Crusher” Kawajiri will...
The Eye of the Storm MMA Podcast is back and stop! Double time! That’s right, co-host Justin Pierrot brings you two interviews this week, going both global and local. First up is Pride vet and now Bellator fighter Sergei Kharitonov, who talks via translator – shout-out to Artem – about his upcomi...
Bellator MMA’s big card in Houston on February 19 just got a bit bigger with the addition of lightweight bout between KO-artist Melvin Guillard and former Legacy champion Mike Bronzoulis. The match-up was announced by Bellator President, Scott Coker, on Twitter. Nine year UFC-vet Guillard (32-15...
Ben Henderson stepped into the cage against Jorge Masvidal a UFC fighter. He walked out a free agent and confirmed suspicions that he would test the market. It’s fortunate for Henderson, then, that he also walked out victorious. While Henderson will be shopping his value as a known commodity for ...
Sakakibara announces another fight for RIZIN 1 in the form of young-guns A.J. Matthews vs. Anatoly Tokov, a protégé of the great Fedor Emelianenko. Bellator’s A.J. Matthews meets Fedor protégé Anatoly Tokov at RIZIN 1 Sakakibara announced the bout on Twitter. 25-year-old Anatoly Tokov (21-1) has ...
Watch Daniel Cormier knockout Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva In the Strikeforce Heavyweight GP semifinals, former EliteXC heavyweight champ Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva with 14 of his 16 wins via stoppage was set to scrap with former 2x US Olympic wrestler Daniel Cormier with his perfect 8-0 MMA record. Watc...
Sports Illustrated dropped their latest issue on Wednesday, which normally doesn’t raise much discussion in 2015. This issue, however, features Ronda Rousey on the cover and anoints her as the “World’s Most Dominant Athlete.” This set off an expected chain reaction on social media. People critici...
Urijah Faber and Frank Shamrock debate WEC vs. Strikeforce Who was more influential – World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) or Strikeforce? WEC alum Urijah Faber and Strikeforce alum Frank Shamrock debate the influence of the two defunct organizations on AXS TV’S INSIDE MMA with series hosts Kenny Ric...