"Funky" Ben Askren returns to action on Friday April 24th at ONE Championship 26 and will defend his welterweight title against Luis Santos. On Thursday afternoon weigh-ins for the event were held and both Askren and Santos made the 170 pound weight limit making the bout official. The card is scheduled to take place in …
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UFC straw-weight Tecia Torres has a big fight coming up at UFC 188 against Angela Hill on June 13th. The bout will be Torres' second in the UFC following a stint on the Ultimate Fighter. While doing media rounds in Los Angeles, "Tiny Tornado" was asked he opinion Paige VanZant. As you can imagine Torres …
The next time Fox will air a UFC event will be on July 25th. Already booked for the event is the bantamweight championship bout between TJ Dillashaw and Renan Barao. Also announced was a lightweight bout between former champion Anthony Pettis and Myles Jury. Now fans can anticipate two more lightweight bouts for the Chicago event. On …
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With the drama of Nate Diaz now behind him Matt Brown can finally look ahead to UFC 189 and start training for a new opponent. Brown will meet Tim Means at UFC 189. The fight was first announced on Fox Sports 1. Brown was originally scheduled to take on Nate Diaz but after Diaz expressed …
Douglas Lima will finally get the chance to defend his welterweight title almost a year after he first won it. Lima is set to go up against Andrey Koreshkov at Bellator 140 on July 17th. Lima won the welterweight championship, which was left vacant after Ben Askren left the promotion, by TKO over Rick Hawn …
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WSOF welterweight champion Rousimar Palhares will defend his title against Jake Shields as first reported by MMA Junkie. The bout is expected to headline WSOF 22 on August 1st. The event is also expected to take place at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Palhares has been the center of controversy in …
A heavyweight matchup between Cheick Kongo and Alexander Volkov has been announced and it will headline Bellator 139 on June 26th. The event is expected to take place at the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kan. Kongo signed with Bellator in 2013 after six years with the UFC. Since joining Bellator, Kongo has gone 4-2 and …
Bellator has release a statement on Rampage, saying it is "disappointed (the court) reversed the injunction as to the April 25 fight." Now just awaiting confirmation that Maldonado will still be Rampage's opponent April 25th at UFC 186. No official word from the UFC but looks like Rampage Jackson might have leaked some info about this weekends …
UFC on Fox finished with three stars shining bright. Luke Rockhold positioned himself as next in line for the middleweight championship with a submission win over Lyoto Machida. Max Holloway impressed everyone with his technique and skill by making Cub Swanson tap out. And the newest division in the UFC received a new star to …
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It is always nice to walk away from a UFC event with a win but what can make the feeling even better is knowing that you have earned an extra bonus to take home with you. For Luke Rockhold, Max Holloway, Gian Villante, and Corey Anderson they all can go home knowing they earned an …
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