The UFC is expected to visit Brazil three times in 2020. | Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports Days away from the UFC’s upcoming show in Sao Paulo, MMA Fighting has confirmed the date for the next event in Brazil. According to sources, the UFC will hold its 37th event in the country on March 14, 2020. […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Bellator featherweight Aaron Pico will get another chance to bounce back at Bellator 238. Pico has verbally agreed to face Daniel Carey on the Jan. 25 fight card in Inglewood, Calif. The news was first reported by ESPN.com. The 23-year-old wrestling standout is five months removed from a knockout loss to […]
Before we begin, a bit of life advice: don’t bet a bunch of money on sporting events if it means not being able to afford rent if you lose the bet. Now that that’s out of the way, here’s a cool story that came out of the frustrating main event at UFC 244, in which […]
Esther Lin UFC welterweight veteran Nate Diaz probably thought he was doing some charitable work when he repaid a fan who lost his rent money on UFC 244, but opening up his wallet was like putting out a bowl of milk for a stray cat. Tomorrow he’ll have a dozen more on his doorstep. Diaz […]
Photo by Rochelle Brodin/Getty Images Skip to 30:21 for the “Iron” Mike comments. Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight champion, Chuck Liddell, was not unlike former heavyweight boxing titleholder, Mike Tyson, in that both combatants were the biggest pay-per-view (PPV) draws of their respective eras. And both won most of their fights by way […]
Mixed martial arts (MMA) pioneer Tara LaRosa, a former contestant on season 18 of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), made headlines over the weekend for her role in a flag-waving rally over Interstate 84 in Portland, Oregon. It was designed to be a peaceful demonstration in support of U.S. veterans. “Toward the end of our day, […]
Photo by TASS\TASS via Getty Images Just last month, Bellator MMA two-division champion, Ryan Bader, looked to add a third title to his ever-growing collection. The means to that end was a RIZIN FF showdown in Japan, now that both promotions are working in tandem overseas. Not happening. “We tried hard but looks like fighting […]
Bellator 234 | Bellator MMA The place is here, Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel, and the time is now. The weigh ins for Bellator 234: “Kharitonov vs. Vassell,” which will air via tape delay this weekend (Fri., Nov. 15, 2019) via Paramount Network and DAZN, went down this morning overseas. It was the […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is on the hunt for a new welterweight combatant to replace the injured Carlos Condit, who was bounced from his Mickey Gall fight at the upcoming UFC on ESPN 7 event next month in Washington D.C. That’s according to a report from […]
Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold, will return to action on Sat., Nov. 30, 2019 in Newport, Wales, in the Polaris 12 main event opposite jiu-jitsu wunderkind Nick Rodriguez. That’s according to a report from Bloody Elbow. Rockhold is on hiatus from mixed […]