Esther Lin, MMA Fighting A new poster has emerged ahead of UFC Vegas 23 on April 10 after Kevin Holland stepped up on short notice to face Marvin Vettori in the new five-round main event. Holland is looking to bounce back after he lost a largely one-sided contest to Derek Brunson in March, which snapped […]
Patricio Pitbull is still the undisputed king of the Bellator featherweight division. Facing Emmanuel Sanchez (20-5) for a second time, Pitbull (32-4) made short work of his rival in Friday’s Bellator 255 main event, latching on a guillotine choke and leaving Sanchez unconscious at the 3:35 mark of round one. With the win, Pitbull recorded […]
Mike Goldberg is out as the play-by-play ace of Bellator. Goldberg first signed with Bellator back in 2017. This was after the UFC decided to move on from Goldberg. While Goldberg and Mauro Ranallo were brought in by the promotion, Goldberg ended up serving as the voice of the promotion with Ranallo taking far fewer […]
It looks like Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor have a date for their trilogy fight. ESPN is reporting that Poirier has signed on the dotted line to fight McGregor a third time. McGregor had already agreed to the fight. The bout will headline UFC 264 on July 10. A location hasn’t been announced, although fans […]
The time has arrived for Bellator 255. In the main event, Patricio “Pitbull” Freire will put the Bellator Featherweight Championship on the line against Emmanuel Sanchez in a rematch. This bout will also serve as the semi-finals of the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix. The winner will move on to face A.J. McKee. In the […]
Jon Jones and UFC President Dana White had some fun at the expense of those who thought they were out of the woods on April Fools Day. Jones and the UFC have found themselves at odds over pay once again. Jones vacated the UFC Light-Heavyweight Championship in an effort to move up in weight. He’s […]
Officials check on Khetag Pliev at a CFFC event in Philadelphia on Thursday | @ChillemDeebo, Twitter (Warning: Post contains video and images of graphic injury) One of the most bizarre injuries in combat sports history appeared to take place at CFFC 94 on Thursday. Middleweight Khetag Pliev appeared to lose a finger in the middle […]
Photo by Williams Paul/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Bellator MMA is returning for the first time in 2021 to stage Bellator 255: “Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2” tomorrow night (Fri., April 2, 2021) inside Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., airing (for free) on Showtime. Headlining the event will be a 145-pound title bout between division […]
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has revealed his asking price for the Francis Ngannou fight. Jones has been bulking up in preparation for a move to heavyweight but there’s a stumbling block. Jones has once again found himself at odds with the UFC over pay. He’s asking for a bigger paycheck in order […]
T.J. Laramie | Photo by Chris Unger/DWCS LLC/Zuffa LLC Damon Jackson needs a new opponent. On Wednesday, Jackson’s scheduled featherweight opponent T.J. Laramie announced that he has been forced to withdraw from their May 1 UFC Fight Night encounter. The 23-year-old Canadian did not go into detail as to why he is out of the […]