On Friday May 8, history will be made as two MMA promotions will go head-to-head on live television. The Resurrection Fight Aliance (RFA) will pit its fighters up against the Legacy Fighting Championship's own in a six card event that will air live on AXS TV. The main event will crown a "Superfight" flyweight champion …
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The "American Gangster" Chael Sonnen has signed a deal to work with a professional wrestling company. No, unfortunately he will not be an active participant inside the ring but he will be a commentator for the newly created Global Force Wrestling organization. The announcement was made at The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas by Jeff …
The highly anticipated dollar figures for the new Reebok sponsorship deal with the UFC was announced this week. Long standing rumors about a fighter's tenure determining how much they would earn proved to be true. Below is the dollar amount fighters will now earn as part of sponsorship money. Fighters with 1 to 5 bouts: …
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On Tuesday the UFC announced that it will revamp its Hall of Fame qualifications in an effort to further legitimize the honor and give it more prestige. Four new categories were announced along with clear definitions of the qualifications for each corresponding category. Past inductees have been chosen by UFC president Dana White. Here are the …
With last week's news that Daniel Cormier will now face Anthony "Rumble" Johnson at UFC 187 leaving Ryan Bader without an opponent, the UFC has decided to pull him off the Fight Night card entirely. The new main event for UFC Fight Night 68 will be Dan Henderson against Tim Boetsch. The bout is expected …
Bellator MMA had a busy Monday in terms of singing new fighters to its roster. Along with inking lightweight Melvin Guillard, the company announced the signing of a pair of heavyweight fighters. Ewerton Teixeira and Lorenzo "The Samoan Silverback" Hood are the newest editions to the heavyweight roster that has the likes of champion Vitaly …
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Bellator MMA announced on Monday that it has reached an agreement with lightweight Melvin "The Young Assassin" Guillard. He is a former UFC fighter and an alum of season 2 of the Ultimate Fighter. The contract is a mult-iyear, multi-fight deal. Exact financial numbers were not given. Guillard, age 32, possess a 32-14-2 record. He …
Current Invicta FC champion and UFC contracted fighter, Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino, took to "UFC Tonight" to explain her current contract situation, her weight cutting goals, and to once again make a plea to Ronda Rousey about a catchweight bout. During the segment, Justino spoke with Kenny Florian and Michael Bisping to clarify her contract situation, …
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It seems that Jorge Masvidal does not feel that a 5-2 record in the UFC's most competitive division is not good enough. Ariel Helwani reported on UFC Tonight that the lightweight will move up to the welterweight division for his next bout. Masivdal was last seen inside the octagon suffering a controversial decision loss to …
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The fans in Berlin, Germany have lost the light heavyweight bout between Alexander Gustafsson and Glover Teixeira but they have gained a championship bout in its place. The UFC has announced that straw-weight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will defend her title against Jessica Penne in the nights new main event. Jedrzejczyk (9-0) won the straw-weight championship …
Continue reading Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Jessica Penne to Headline Berlin Card
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