Bellator 251 took place tonight from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The main event saw Corey Anderson make a victorious Bellator debut against Melvin Manhoef, winning the bout in dominant fashion via 2nd-round TKO. In some of the evening’s highlights, Derek Anderson picked up a KO victory which was nearly ruled a disqualification. Killys
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9:29 PM ET Corey Anderson‘s Bellator debut could not have gone more perfectly. Anderson destroyed combat sports veteran Melvin Manhoef via TKO at 2:34 of the second round in the main event of Bellator 251 on Thursday night. The card took place in a bubble setting at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Anderson, one of
Light heavyweight Corey Anderson is hoping to fight Vadim Nemkov or Phil Davis next after a victorious Bellator debut over Melvin Manhoef. Anderson was a big free-agent signing after mutually parting with ways with the UFC this past summer. A former top-five light heavyweight in the UFC, Anderson was matched up against Manhoef for his
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Precisely 24 hours ago, I wrote the words, “Congratulations to councilman Tito Ortiz! I am already confident his new job will provide much content for this column.” Already, “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” — and new Huntington Beach city council member — is doing his part to keep this column weird
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya claims that doctors told him the odd swelling in his pectoral muscle around his nipple following UFC 253 may have been caused by him smoking marijuana. Following the fight, many fans and other fighters noticed how odd his pectoral muscle looked. Many quickly started making claims or insinuating that Adesanya
Conor McGregor is claiming that the UFC turned down 3 dates he put forward to fight on in 2020. According to the Irish Superstar, he had wanted to fight 4 times in 2020 and says both he and the UFC lost out on millions of PPV buys as a result of him not doing so.
3:01 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a welterweight bout between Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Geoff Neal on Dec. 19, according to multiple sources. Once signed, the 170-pound bout will be added to the UFC’s final event of 2020, a UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Another high-profile welterweight matchup between Leon Edwards
Image: @ufc on Instagram UFC light heavyweight Thiago Santos believes he can steal back the next title shot from Israel Adesanya with a finish over Glover Teixeira. Santos takes on Teixeira in a five-round main event of this weekend’s UFC on ESPN+ 40 event. Santos is the No. 1 ranked contender at 205lbs and Teixeira
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just a couple of days out from its UFC Vegas 13 mixed martial arts event, which takes place this Sat. night (Nov. 7, 2020) by way of ESPN+ and ESPN2 from inside APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining duties will be handled by top light heavyweight contenders Thiago Santos
Following a standout amateur career, strawweight Sumiko Inaba was set to make her pro debut earlier this year when the novel coronavirus put those plans on hold. Inaba was able to maintain patience during the lockdown and efforts to get her bout rescheduled, and now on the precipice of making her delayed pro debut she’s
Another welterweight clash is scheduled for December 19 when Stephen Thompson takes on Geoff Neal at UFC on ESPN+ 44. Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Geoff Neal will both be competing for the first time this year according to an ESPN report that pits the two against each other on December 19. Stephen Thompson was recently
10:03 PM ET UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya spent all week talking up his City Kickboxing teammate Carlos Ulberg, ahead of Ulberg’s appearance on Dana White Contender Series. Turns out, the champ wasn’t lying about his buddy’s potential. Ulberg (3-0) joined Adesanya amongst the UFC ranks on Wednesday, as he earned a UFC contract by
UFC president Dana White says the UFC is working to “loosen up” archaic marijuana rules, but warned “you can’t have guys showing up high.” On Wednesday, several UFC fighters including welterweight Niko Price and lightweight Kevin Croom were suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. They tested positive for marijuana in their system during recent
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Israel Adesanya’s path moving forward is pretty clear. Per the man himself, Adesanya intends to jump up to 205 lbs. next and face Jan Blachowicz in an attempt to become double champ. That bout appears to be a done deal, and afterward, Adesanya is targeting a Summer showdown with Jon Jones
This past September light-heavyweight Alex Polizzi made his Bellator debut after two years of working his way up the ranks from the regional scene to the national stage. Facing former Bellator middleweight title holder Rafael Carvalho, Polizzi had a solid debut, taking a unanimous decision victory over the former champion and establishing himself as someone
The Bellator 251 weigh-ins were held earlier today and every fighters made weight, including headliners Corey Anderson and Melvin Manhoef. Corey Anderson will be making his Bellator debut against fellow MMA veteran Melvin Manhoef in the main event. Manhoef will be coming into the bout on a two-fight win streak, most recently defeating Yannick Bahati
8:22 AM ET Vince Murdock bears the scar of last year’s brain surgery, which threatened not just his MMA career, but his life. Courtesy of Vince Murdock KIRA MURDOCK STEPPED out of an elevator on the top floor of The Bank food hall in Sacramento, California. Wearing a flowing, white gown and veil, Murdock was expecting
The full betting odds have been released for the 12 fights scheduled to take place at Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 40: Santos vs. Teixeira event. The main event sees two of the top-five light heavyweights in the UFC go at it when Thiago Santos fights Glover Teixeira. Santos has not fought since July 2019, when