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Although there seems to be more interest than ever in a fight between James Gallagher and Cal Ellenor ahead of their third scheduled bout in the main event of Bellator London on May 16, the Sunderland native still questions if the Irish bantamweight was really forced out of their second booking due to injury. Gallagher
Henry Cejudo is having a field day with the limbo at the top of the flyweight division. The former 125-pound champ, who relinquished his belt the moment Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez clashed at UFC Norfolk, talked tough after Figueiredo’s knockout win left the division without a successor. Responding to UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith’s
The UFC Portland poster has been released. Alistair Overeen and Walt Harris will headline the show in an anticipated heavyweight clash in the main event on April 11 at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore. Former UFC champion Carla Esparza will face Michelle Waterson in the co-main event. The UFC Portland event will be televised
Following a pair of decisive finishes at UFC Norfolk, Megan Anderson and Jordan Griffin will both go home with an extra $50,000 for “Performance of the Night.” Anderson earned her bonus after crushing opponent Norma Dumont with a powerful right hand that put her down and out in the opening round. It was Anderson’s third
Two rising stars will defend their titles at UFC 248. In the main event, UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will defend his belt against Yoel Romero at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. on March 7. Zhang Weili will defend her UFC strawweight championship against former UFC straw weight champion Joanna Jedrzeczyk in the
MMA Fighting has UFC Norfolk results for the Benavidez vs. Figueiredo fight card in Norfolk, Va., a live blog of the headliner, and live UFC Norfolk Twitter updates. The scheduled main event features a showdown for the vacant UFC flyweight title, though due to a weight miss by Figueiredo, only Benavidez is eligible to capture
After asking for the public’s help to fight a second anti-doping violation, UFC strawweight Jessica Penne has accepted a 20-month suspension from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. In a press release, the UFC’s anti-doping partner said it declined to pursue an enhanced penalty for Penne’s second violation because it found she “was not intending to cheat”
The Roseland Theater sits blocks away from the Burnside Bridge in downtown Portland, Ore., a place where high-rises and city landmarks butt up against homeless encampments and a bunch of MMA fighters and submission grapplers look very out of place. Music is the Roseland’s main bag. On this Saturday, one half of the marquee outside
Ricky Bandejas called for more challenges against SBG charges following a win over Frans Mlambo at Bellator Dublin on Saturday night, and veteran Irish campaigner Brian Moore believes he’s the man who can claim vengeance for the gym. Bandejas and Moore have verbally agreed to bout via social media in the past, but “The Pikeman”
A Cage Warriors original is coming home. On Wednesday, the Irish veteran Chris Fields was announced for the European promotion’s April 18 show in Birmingham, England. This marks the 36-year-old’s first appearance for Cage Warriors since Oct. 16, 2013. An opponent is still to be determined, though the bout has been designated as a light
“Thug Nasty” could be seeing “Boston Strong” in the cage soon. MMA Fighting confirmed with sources that Bryce Mitchell (12-0) and Charles Rosa (12-3) are in talks to meet in a featherweight bout at the UFC’s upcoming Fight Night show in Oklahoma City, Okla., at Chesapeake Energy Arena on May 2. The matchup was first
The UFC is expected to put a new pin on its international travel map this summer. The promotion is targeting an event for June 13 in Kazakhstan, multiple people with knowledge of the plans told MMA Fighting. A city and venue has not been finalized, but a leading candidate is Nur-Sultan, where the 30,000-seat Astana
Brazilian octagon vet Renato Moicano won’t underestimate Damir Hadzovic. But he sees a clear path for victory at UFC Brasilia. Moicano will have the home field advantage when he makes his lightweight debut on the UFC’s upcoming card in Brasilia, Brazil, on March 14. A black belt in jiu-jitsu with six submission victories to his
Western Australia’s capital city of Perth will host its second UFC event. The promotion announced on Monday that UFC 251 is headed to RAC Arena on June 7. A full fight card has yet to be confirmed for the pay-per-view card, but UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski’s first title defense has been linked to Perth
In Garry Tonon’s mind, there’s no going back now. It’s easy to see why Tonon is optimistic about his future in MMA. Already a star in the world of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Tonon has impressed in his first five ONE Championship bouts, winning all of them by submission or TKO. Having proven that he’s one to
DUBLIN – Georgi Karakhanyan is looking forward to joining his newborn son at home following his victory over Paul Redmond at Bellator Dublin. The veteran expressed his great respect for his opponent ahead of their fight and said he’s looking forward to fighting big names in his new weight class.
“Triple C” is taking a break from his own campaigning to help out a friend. UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo and Justin Gaethje, who is also managed by the Dominance MMA group, took some time out from watching Saturday’s UFC Auckland card to call for a fight with Conor McGregor. In the clip, provided to