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It’s been a while since we’ve seen Julia Budd suit up in action for an MMA fight. To find the last time that the former Bellator MMA Women’s Featherweight Champion set foot inside of a cage, you’d have to travel back in time to the night of June 16, 2023. That late spring evening, Budd […]
More MMA action comes your way later tonight. A month and a half removed from the promotion’s first card of 2024, women’s promotion Invicta Fighting Championships (Invicta FC) returns to action with Invicta FC 56 from Stockyards Event Center in Denver, CO. Live coverage kicks off at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm...
Angela Hill vs. Ashley Yoder 2 is set to headline this Saturday’s preliminary ESPN+ portion of the UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad card. This rematch is taking place from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, on March 13. This match-up was originally scheduled for the UFC Fight Night on Feb. 27, but w...
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane is perhaps the most dominant champion in Bellator history. With the Hawaiian approaching a year of inactivity, a title defense is imminent. Here are five fighters capable of dethroning the undefeated flyweight Bellator queen. Denise Kielholtz Although the Dutch flyweight has ...
RIZIN is returning to its home arena, the famous Saitama Super Arena, for RIZIN 24. All fighters made weight and 11 fights in total are expected to go down. There will be eight MMA fights and three kickboxing matches. This is one of the most diverse cards RIZIN has put on this year with a […]
RIZIN has finally returned! The Japanese MMA promotion will be putting on its first show since it took a hiatus when the COVID-19 pandemic hit Japan. It is a part of a double bill of shows with RIZIN 22 going up tonight and RIZIN 23 tomorrow. In the main event, Krazy Bee‘s Yusuke Yachi (21-9) wil...
Bellator 243 official weigh-ins went down Thursday morning at the Mohegan Sun Arena. The card is to be headlined by a rematch with Michael Chandler vs. Benson Henderson. In their first match, Chandler won by split decision. The co-main event will see former UFC heavyweights Timothy Johnson and Ma...
Bellator returns to the Mohegan Sun Arena this Friday with Bellator 243. The card will be headlined by a rematch between Michael Chandler and Benson Henderson. In their first meeting, Chandler got a split decision win over Henderson. The co-main event will see heavyweight Matt Mitrione take on Ti...
Lineage Of Women’s MMA In November of 2012 women got their first chance to be in the biggest MMA promotion in the world, the UFC. Leading the way was mega superstar Ronda Rousey. Upon arrival to the UFC, she was awarded the inaugural women’s bantamweight championship. For a long time, Rousey was ...
RIZIN 20 was the last show of the year for RIZIN, but many fans hailed it as a show of the year contender. The event saw new champions crowned, soccer kicks, and bombastic entrances to the delight of fans. Manel Kape became the new bantamweight champion. Seo Hee Ham became the new super atomweigh...
The PFL Finals is looking to have a lot of familiar faces. At a press conference in New York City, all the finalists talked about why they were going to win the $1 million and championship belt in their respective divisions. Main eventing the show will be a women’s lightweight finals between Kayl...
RIZIN Fighting Federation announced more fights for their New Year’s Eve and Bellator Japan show yesterday. Two title fights were announced for RIZIN 20 in the light heavyweight division and bantamweight division. Light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka (25-3-1) puts his title on the line for t...
Talita Nogueira returns to competition at Bellator 231 on Friday. Nogueira will come back in her first fight since July 2018 to take on promotional debutant Jessy Miele. The October 25th card has fun fights all-around and emanates from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Nogueira compet...
Not only was there a storm outside Osaka Edion Arena, but there was a tidal wave of finishes inside for RIZIN 19. In the much talked about RIZIN lightweight Grand Prix, the following fighters advanced: Tofiq Musayev, Luiz Gustavo, Patricky “Pitbull” Freire, and Johnny Case. All GP matches were a ...
Not even Typhoon Hagibis could stop the amazing card RIZIN FF has lined up. RIZIN 19 from the Osaka Edion Arena has a number of important and exciting fights in the can. And we will be bringing you complete Rizin 19 results all event long. Without question, the fights that will be getting the mos...
RIZIN FF dropped a boatload of fight announcements Wednesday for their RIZIN 19 show. Four fights were announced and the participants in the lightweight Grand Prix were named. Brackets are expected to be announced at a later time. RIZIN 19 will take place on October 12 in Osaka at the Edion Aren...