3-Valentin Moldavsky (11-1) defeated #1-Timothy Johnson (15-7) via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46) Valentin Moldavsky following his title win: “I’m very tired, I’m very happy I won, I thought it was going to be a little bit of an easier fight, but it is what it is.” Message for Ryan Bader? “No, not for now, […]
Cooper Neill Kayla Harrison may not be the No. 1 seed in PFL’s upcoming lightweight playoffs, but for a second straight season it’s going to be her tournament to lose. Harrison steamrolled over longtime MMA veteran Cindy Dandois on Friday at PFL 6, winning a lopsided main event over Cindy Dandois with a first-round armbar. […]
It is with great pride that BELLATOR MMA announces that on Saturday, Oct. 23, the promotion will hold its first-ever event in Moscow, Russia, at the VTB Arena and that the historic card will be headlined by the greatest heavyweight mixed martial artist of all-time, Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (39-6, 1 NC). Emelianenko’s opponent, […]
BELLATOR 261: Johnson vs. Moldavsky will be broadcast tonight on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, while preliminary bouts will stream on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. BELLATOR MMA 261: Johnson vs. Moldavsky Main Card: Friday, June 25 – Live on SHOWTIME 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT […]
MMA Fighting has Bellator 261 results for the Timothy Johnson vs. Valentin Moldavsky fight card in Uncasville, Conn., and live Bellator 261 Twitter updates. The scheduled main event features a heavyweight interim title showdown between Timothy Johnson and Valentin Moldavsky. Also on tap for the Showtime event is a flyweight title eliminator between Liz Carmouche […]
Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Move over Derrick Lewis, Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic — UFC legend Don Frye and his legendary ‘stache want a stab at Francis Ngannou. Don Frye wants to be the alpha Predator in a past vs. present matchup with UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. Frye (20-9-1-1) […]
One of the most interesting rematches in UFC Heavyweight history between current heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou (16-3-0) and #2 UFC heavyweight contender Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis has delayed from UFC 265 on August 7th in Houston, Texas. There were scheduling problems and the long-awaited rematch has been postponed until at least September. Nothing is […]
The weigh-ins take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. where the fights will take place Friday night. Among those weighing in are Tim Johnson and Valentin Moldavsky who fight for the interim heavyweight title in the main event. The full Bellator 261 weigh-in results include: MAIN CARD (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET) Tim Johnson […]
Undisputed Junior-Middleweight Champion of Women’s Boxing, Claressa Shields, is ready to take on another MMA fighter in the octagon after grabbing a win on her martial arts debut. Shields is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, best pound-for-pound the best female boxer, who switched to MMA due to low pay in boxing. The boxing champ has […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC UFC Vegas 31’s new headliner is Islam Makhachev vs. Thiago Moises after the postponement of a featherweight headliner between ex-champ Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez. The bout will be contested over five rounds. The news was confirmed to MMA Fighting by multiple people with knowledge of the shift after an […]