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 …
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Reoccurring back issues have forced Alexander Gustafsson to pull out of his fight against Glover Teixeira. The bout was scheduled to take place on June 20 at the O2 World Arena in Berlin, Germany. No timetable was given on Gustafsson's return or if he will need any type of surgery. Both Gustafsson and Teixeira are …
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The news just keeps getting worse for Khabib Nurmagomedov. On Wednesday he was forced to pull out of his UFC 187 bout against Donald Cerrone. Initial reports could not clarify what type of injury Nurmagomedov had sustained but rumors had circulated that it was a knee injury. A report on UFC Tonight on Thursday night …
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The relationship between Melvin Guillard and the World Series of Fighting in now over. The lightweight fighter has been granted his release from the promotion. Malki Kawa, who is part of Guillard's management team announced the news on his Twitter account Thursday morning. https://twitter.com/malkikawa/status/593841622858801152 Guillard's tenure with WSOF was anything but professional. He only fought …
Donald Cerrone only had to wait 24 hours before he was found a new opponent for UFC 187. It was announced on Thursday that John Makdessi (13-3) has agreed to step up and face "Cowboy" on May 23rd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Cerrone's original opponent Khabib Nurmagomedov was forced to pull out …
Lightweight standout Khabib Nurmagomedov has suffered an injury that will force him to miss his UFC 187 bout against Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone. The story was first reported by MMA Junkie. While the specifics of the injury are not known at this time, a person close the Khabib's camp confirmed to MMA Junkie that the injury …
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