MMA Fighting has Bellator 257 results for the Nemkov vs. Davis event Friday at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. In the main event, Vadim Nemkov will put his Bellator light heavyweight title on the line against Phil Davis in the Bellator Light Heavyweight Grand Prix.quarterfinal. Corey Anderson will square off against Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov
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Four-time world heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield is making his return to the “sweet science” at the tender age of 58, no doubt an attempt to follow the financial footprint of fellow geriatric pugilist Mike Tyson. “The Real Deal” retired from boxing after stopping Brian Nielsen in May 2011. Holyfield (57-10-2, 1 NC) returns on
Former Bellator light heavyweight champion and no. 2 ranked Bellator light heavyweight Phil Davis spoke with the media ahead of his main event bout at Bellator 257 against reigning champion Vadim Nemkov for the light heavyweight belt. The main event will also serve as one of the quarterfinal bouts for the Bellator light heavyweight grand
Image via @ufc on Instagram Jorge Masvidal explained why he can’t get behind Ben Askren in boxing, suggesting “he really disrespected striking” during his MMA career. On Saturday, Askren makes his pro boxing debut when he faces off against YouTuber Jake Paul. For Askren, it’s his first boxing match after spending the last decade-plus in
“No matter where this fight takes place it’s going to be both of us trying to take each other out bell-to-bell and I think that’s what the fans love. I think he brings a lot of really good tools to the table. He’s no slouch on the feet, but I think that’s where I do
5:36 PM ET UFC two-weight champion Amanda Nunes will defend her bantamweight title against Julianna Pena this summer, UFC president Dana White told ESPN. The 135-pound title fight will take place on a UFC 265 pay-per-view event in August. The event does not yet have an official date or location, but Aug. 7 is the
Featured News Despite having two fights left on his contract, former lightweight champion Brent Primus and Bellator have come to terms on a new six-fight deal. The 36-year-old broke the news to MixedMartialArts.com and explained that while eventually testing his value on the open market did cross his mind, the promotion simply put forth an
Robert Whittaker is not overlooking Kelvin Gastelum in the slightest. In the main event of UFC Vegas 24 on Saturday, Whittaker and Gastelum will finally meet. The two were supposed to fight at UFC 234 but on the day of the fight, the champ was forced out of the bout. Now, two years later they
Rich Chou is departing as Bellator’s full-time matchmaker for a job “outside the sport,” the ViacomCBS-owned promotion announced today. Per a separate press release, Chou has been named the vice president of Wimp 2 Warrior, a martial arts training program co-founded by famed MMA coach John Kavanagh. Chou will Chou run the program’s North American
MMA Community react Conor McGregor not wanting Dustin Poirier trilogy after latest claims, Khabib Nurmagomedov reacts and throws verbal jab to Conor McGregor, Daniel Cormier and Ariel Helwani on UFC 264 McGregor vs. Poirier situation, Michael Chandler, Tony Ferguson and Kevin Lee want to replace the Diamond, Mackenzie Dern predicts Weili Zhang vs. Rose Namajunas
New UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is no stranger to taking heat from combat sports fans. He was hardly a favorite leading up to his UFC 259 title fight with Petr Yan, and he gained a whole new crowd of rabid haters after Yan illegally kneed him in the head, resulting in a DQ loss
Bellator 257 weigh-in results & video: Nemkov vs. Davis green lighted [embedded content] (Video courtesy of BellatorMMA) UNCASVILLE, Conn. – BELLATOR 257: Nemkov vs. Davis 2 will be broadcast Friday, April 16 on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, while preliminary bouts will stream on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel,
Jake Paul believes he will fight Conor McGregor within the next two years. After Paul had a highlight-reel KO over Nate Robinson he called out several MMA fighters including McGregor. He began taking shots at the Irishman and on Saturday night, he will face Ben Askren, and many believe if he wins, he will call
First, Jim, Matt, and Josh discuss the differences between casual and hardcore MMA fans and make their predictions for the boxing match between Jake Paul and retired UFC fighter Ben Askren. Then, former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker joins the show ahead of his main event bout against Kelvin Gastelum this weekend at UFC Fight
7:54 AM ET UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier says he made a mistake in publicly criticizing Conor McGregor for not following through on a pledge to donate $500,000 to Poirier’s charity foundation. It was announced Wednesday morning that McGregor and Poirier — who are 1-1 against each other — would finish their trilogy at UFC
Editorial Featured News Credit: ONE Championship It seems that Saturday’s Triller Fight Club event that features a couple of boxers versus mixed martial artist matchups may be just scratching the surface of the promotions cross-over fight plans. During a recent guest appearance on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, ONE Championship lightweight Eddie Alvarez announced that
Randy Costa and Adrian Yanez have found themselves on one of the more respectful collision courses in recent memory. What started as a simple piece of fantasy matchmaking on social media in late March exploded into potential bantamweight matchup that became universally praised. With Costa being a big fan of Reese’s Pieces and Yanez being
Michael Page will be making his 2021 debut when he faces Derek Anderson next month at Bellator 258. Michael Venom Page (MVP) has developed a reputation for being one of the most exciting fighters in mixed martial arts. Now recognized as the #1-ranked fighter in the welterweight division, Page may find himself one highlight reel