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The debated tap came in the second round of the fight. After Thomas, a UFC veteran by that point, controlled much of the action on the ground for the first minute, Stephens got loose before the end of the frame. The bout stayed standing for the first half of the second round, but soon after
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) was back in the headlines this week after Nate Diaz announced an adverse drug test finding had forced him out of his UFC 244 fight with Jorge Masvidal. Thankfully, Diaz’s drug testing woes wound up amounting to nothing, and his fight with Masvidal will go ahead as planned. Yet
5:54 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim One day after announcing at a Moscow news conference that he will return to the Octagon in January, Conor McGregor had his rusty reflexes tested in the Russian capital. McGregor had to dodge a water bottle thrown in his direction during a heated verbal exchange on Friday with a man
Tournaments are once again a trend in promotions like ONE, PFL, Bellator and Rizin. But ONE Championship bantamweight king Bibiano Fernandes isn’t interested in being part of one anymore. “The Flash”, who competed in that format for over a decade in jiu-jitsu, made the transition to MMA in 2004. He won a pair of tournaments
Image Credit: Bellator Douglas Lima earned the biggest victory of his career at Bellator 232 and he has issued a statement. Last night (Oct. 26), Lima challenged Rory MacDonald for the Bellator welterweight championship. The bout also served as the final match in the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix. Lima earned the unanimous decision victory
It’s been a rough four years for former middleweight champ Chris Weidman. He’s been sidelined with numerous painful and tedious injuries, and his results inside the cage during that time have been pretty awful, resulting in a 1-5 stretch with all losses coming via KO or TKO. The latest defeat came at UFC on ESPN
Conor McGregor recently announced his return to the UFC, but took some shots at lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and his fellow Dagestani countrymen. That didn’t sit well with one man who questioned McGregor on Friday. The man took McGregor to task over his derogatory remarks about Dagestan and then chucked a water bottle at him.
The battle to determine the best grappler in MMA started off as a standup showdown, with both Demian Maia and Ben Askren having their moments. But, as expected, the fight really heated up once the two welterweights hit the canvas. Scrambles and submissions were a spectacle and much to the delight of the fight fans
Rory MacDonald squared off with Douglas Lima for second time in tonight’s Bellator 232 looking to retain his Bellator welterweight world championship. MacDonald and Lima had first met at Bellator 192 in January of 2018, with ‘The Red King’ emerging victorious by way of unanimous decision. Tonight’s rematch served as the finals of Bellator welterweight
1:11 AM ET Douglas Lima got his win — and his title — back. Plus, much more in one of the highest stakes bouts in Bellator history. Lima defeated Rory MacDonald by unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45) in the main event of Bellator 232 on Saturday night at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun. With the victory, Lima
Douglas Lima is once again the Bellator welterweight champion. Lima was near-perfect in a rematch with Rory MacDonald, shutting out the decorated vet on two of three judges scorecards to take home a unanimous decision and recapture the welterweight title. The final scores were 50-45 twice and 49-46 for Lima, who picked up a $1
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jorge Masvidal hasn’t forgotten about his loss to Demian Maia and wouldn’t mind getting a chance to run it back. Earlier today (Oct. 26), Maia went one-on-one with former Bellator and ONE Championship titleholder Ben Askren. The bout headlined UFC Singapore. In the third round, Maia
Bellator 232 “MacDonald vs. Lima 2” took place Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The finals of the year long Welterweight Grand Prix saw champion Rory MacDonald (21-5-1) put his title on the line in a rematch with Douglas Lima (31-7). A close first round had very little action and
The finals of the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix took place on Saturday with familiar faces meeting in the Bellator 232 main event. Welterweight champion Rory MacDonald faced former titleholder Douglas Lima at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. in a rematch with the 170-pound championship on the line. MacDonald captured the Bellator MMA welterweight belt
While attending a MMA event in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Dana White discovered lightweight talent Sage Northcutt. The UFC President initially dismissed the 19-year-old as a wannabe – but – after witnessing Northcutt’s blistering performance in the cage, offered him a fight on the UFC 192 FIGHT PASS Prelims.