“The Last Emperor” and “Rampage” are coming home. It’s been a lifetime since Fedor Emelianenko and Quinton Jackson emerged as superstars in Japan’s hallowed PRIDE Fighting Championships, though the two have made the occasional return to the country. It was in Saitama that Emelianenko ended a three-year retirement to defeat Jaideep Singh at a 2015
In June, another title changed hands when Fabricio Werdum upset Cain Velasquez at UFC 188, capping off a wild first half of the year, but the craziness continued in July when Jose Aldo was forced out of his long-awaited showdown with Conor McGregor due to injury. In stepped Chad Mendes to take on McGregor for
Image Credit: Michael Reaves/Getty Images Greg Hardy’s return date and opponent have both been locked in. UFC officials announced Friday that Greg Hardy will be taking on undefeated Yorgan de Castro at UFC Columbus on March 28. Both men got their big break into the UFC through Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, and de
Image: Onefc.com Vitor Belfort wants to rematch Wanderlei Silva. The two fought back in October of 1998 at UFC Brazil where it was Belfort who won by first round TKO. Since then, Silva became the Pride champion while Belfort won the UFC’s light heavyweight championship and both have gone their own ways. Silva has since
Michael “Venom” Page may be one of the most popular fighters on the Bellator MMA roster, but the high-flying knockout artist still has a loss to avenge entering 2020. Page, who is scheduled to meet Japanese veteran Shinsho Anzai in a catchweight bout this weekend at Bellator 237, suffered the only loss of his pro
Bellator 237: Countdown to Fedor vs. Rampage [embedded content] (Courtesy of Bellator MMA) It all goes down this weekend in Japan and we’re hyped to bring you Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs. Fedor ‘The Last Emporer’ Emelianenko in a highly-anticipated heavyweight matchup. Watch this full countdown video and take an in-depth look at these warriors now!
6:26 PM ET After a busy first year in the UFC, Greg Hardy will step back in the Octagon in early 2020. Hardy will meet Yorgan De Castro in a key heavyweight bout at UFC Columbus on March 28 in Ohio, the promotion announced Friday. The former NFL standout fought five times in 2019, making
Ilara Joanne scored an upset victory over Bec Rawlings in her Bellator debut in October, and now she’s thrilled to be making her return two months later against unbeaten Japanese talent Kana Watanabe at Bellator 237 in Saitama. Even better, she thanks coach Eric Albarracin for changing her career with two words: Arya Stark. Joanne,
In September, “Jacare” tested the waters at light heavyweight in a main event showdown with Jan Blachowicz at UFC Sao Paolo and while he didn’t leave Brazil with the result he wanted, there is no doubt that Souza is one of the best fighters in the world at 185lbs. He will look to prove that
Image Credit: Bellator MMA The weigh-ins for the Bellator 237 event are in the books. Bellator officials held the weigh-ins for Bellator 237 on Friday.Thus the fights are on the track of taking place. Bellator Japan (also known as Bellator 237: Fedor vs. Rampage) is set to take place on December 29, 2019 at Saitama
Image: Tyson Fury on Instagram Heavyweight boxing star Tyson Fury has confirmed that he will soon be heading to Dublin to train MMA with UFC superstar Conor McGregor. Fury is one of the best heavyweight boxers on the planet but in recent months has teased a future move to mixed martial arts. Fury has been
The biggest rematch in recent boxing history will go down on Feb. 22 from inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, as reigning WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (42-0-1, 41 KO) takes on undefeated English superstar Tyson Fury (29-0-1, 20 KO) in the biggest fight of 2020. Remember, Wilder and Fury first met
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8:14 AM ET Quinton Jackson thought it was his last chance to fight in Japan. So, in 2012, the fighter known as “Rampage” went against doctor’s orders and didn’t pull out of his fight against Ryan Bader at UFC 144 despite a torn meniscus. Bader, now the Bellator heavyweight and light heavyweight champion, won via