Jon Jones has long been at odds with the UFC over his contract. The situation resurfaced recently when the potential megafight between him and newly minted UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou became a very public negotiation that has turned ugly. That’s nothing new either. Jones was a guest on Steve-O’s podcast and discussed not only […]
LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA and SHOWTIME Sports today announced BELLATOR 259 on Friday, May 21, will be headlined by a featherweight championship rematch pitting current 145-pound titleholder and the top-ranked women’s pound-for-pound fighter Cris Cyborg (23-2, 1 NC) against Northern California’s Leslie Smith (12-8-1). The event airs live exclusively on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and emanates from Mohegan Sun Arena […]
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 […]
As part of the fight promotion’s launch on Showtime, Bellator 255 streams live on Friday, April 2, at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT on MMAWeekly.com. The entire Bellator 255 event, including prelims and main card, airs live in the video player below. Bellator 255 Streams Live here…. (Video courtesy of SHOWTIME Sports) Bellator […]
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 […]
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