Bruno Lopes | Photo via LFA No country has more UFC belts than Brazil as we enter 2023. In fact, if Glover Teixeira manages to beat Jamahal Hill and Deiveson Figueiredo retains against Brandon Moreno on Jan. 21 at UFC 283, Brazil will hold five of the 12 UFC titles. In the meantime, a hungry […]
Questions remain as to whether or not the third matchup between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman for the UFC 286 main event will go ahead. Following a stunning upset, the UFC immediately sought to arrange a trilogy match between the newly crowned welterweight champion, Edwards, and the former title holder Usman. The fight is predicted […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Weight cutting will always be a hot button topic in mixed martial arts but reigning UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling doesn’t understand how his ability to get down to 135 pounds has suddenly upset another contender in his division. During a recent interview, Marlon “Chito” Vera took shots at Sterling […]
Twitter – Khabib Nurmagomedov ‘The Eagle’ really enjoyed his first New Year’s Eve MMA event at the Saitama Super Arena, according to Bellator president Scott Coker. Japan’s tradition of big MMA events on New Year’s Eve continued on December 31st with Rizin 40: Rizin X Bellator in Tokyo. While combat sports aren’t as big in […]
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno headlines UFC 283 | Photo via Wander Roberto, UFC RIO DE JANEIRO — Nearly three years after its most recent trip to the country for a pay-per-view show, the UFC finally returns to Brazil on Jan. 21 for UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro, and the company has their hopes […]
AJ McKee has bested one of RIZIN’s best. McKee put his grappling and ground and pound on the display against RIZIN lightweight champion Roberto de Souza in the main event of the first-ever Bellator vs. RIZIN event, which took place in Japan. Dream come true,” McKee said about fighting there. “Hopefully I get to come […]
Bellator and Rizin hosted a joint event on New Year’s Eve, pitting several of their best fighters against each other for the main event. Cross promotions are rare in MMA so fans flocked to watch the card (which will air delayed on New Year’s Eve in the United States). Bellator certainly sent a message to […]
Alex Pereira | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Well, we’ve done it – 2022 is functionally in the books. Tonight, Bellator and RIZIN will host the final MMA event of the year, and so while this is ever so slightly premature, screw it, we’re doing a Year End Hot Tweets to celebrate this very stupid, […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC No. 7-ranked light heavyweight contender Nikita Krylov will risk his spot in the division Top 10 when he collides with No. 10-ranked Ryan Spann in the upcoming UFC Vegas 70 main event, recently made official for Sat., Feb. 25, 2023, at APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 30 year-old Krylov […]
On Saturday, December 31st, 2022, Bellator MMA and RIZIN are hosting their showdown at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The main event of the evening will be A.J. McKee against RIZIN Lightweight champion Roberto de Souza in a non-title fight. Patricio Pitbull and Kleber Koike will face off in a featherweight title fight […]