Bellator MMA is making the move to Showtime. Showtime is the new exclusive home of Bellator starting on April 2. The announcement was made by Showtime Sports President Stephen Espinoza. He was joined by Bellator President Scott Coker and Mauro Ranallo for the presser. On April 2, the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix Semi-Finals will […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Many of the questions that UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is fielding in the days leading up to his next title defense swirls around the narrative that he’s about to face a former teammate and friend in Gilbert Burns. For the better part of eight years through various locations and team […]
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane | Bellator MMA This was former champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane at the top of her game. Enjoy this full fight replay! Bellator 213 “Macfarlane vs. Letourneau” took place December 15, 2018 at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii. Appropriately for such a venue Hawaii’s favorite daughter Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (8-0) defended her Flyweight title […]
Frankie Edgar has issued a statement on his knockout loss at UFC Vegas 18. Edgar and Sandhagen shared the Octagon in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 18 on February 6. Edgar was out cold in just 28 seconds after getting caught with a flying knee. This is the third time Edgar has been knocked […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting The ‘UFC 258 countdown’ video features the upcoming UFC welterweight title match between champion Kamaru Usman and challenger Gilbert Burns.
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC For those of you wondering what the future holds for “The Reem,” this may give you some answers. Alistair Overeem’s final push for a UFC heavyweight title seemingly ended on Saturday night when Alexander Volkov dismantled the Dutch kickboxer and left him a bloody pile on the canvas (watch the […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC With UFC Vegas 18 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines coming out of Saturday night’s event at the APEX, including Alexander Volkov’s second-round KO win over Alistair Overeem in the main event, as well as […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov will collide for a spot in the 265-pound title chase when they hook ‘em up in the UFC Vegas 18 heavyweight main event, scheduled for five, five-minute rounds TONIGHT (Sat., Feb. 6, 2021) inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Check out their fight video […]
Photo by Alex Menendez/Getty Images With BKFC’s KnuckleMania in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Damon Martin and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines of Friday night’s event, including Britain Hart’s unanimous decision win over Paige VanZant in the main event, along with Chris Leben’s first-round KO victory in his retirement fight.
Michael Chandler finds it odd that Dustin Poirier doesn’t want to share the Octagon with him. Chandler and Poirier both competed in separate bouts on the UFC 257 card. Chandler scored a first-round TKO finish over Dan Hooker in the co-main event. In the headliner, Poirier finished Conor McGregor in their rematch via second-round TKO. […]