Fight week in Las Vegas is usually a relatively straightforward affair. The fighters check in early in the week, then those featured at the sharp end of the fight card are made available for virtual and in-person media day sessions. Then, following their interviews, the serious business of making weight begins. The fighters are often tapering down their weight from ...
The final chapter of Fedor Emelianenko’s stellar mixed martial arts career continues on home soil this weekend at Bellator 269. “The Last Emperor” takes on No. 2-ranked heavyweight contender Tim Johnson in the main event in Moscow, Russia as Emelianenko looks to pick up a big win that could potentially catapult him into a title fight in early 2022. The ...
Brave CF 55 takes place on November 6, with a fight for the right to compete in the promotion’s flyweight title tournament up for grabs in the night’s main event as the Bahrain-based promotion returns to Russia with a local hero looking to produce the goods on home soil. Ali Bagautinov is all set for action in the semi-final main ...
UAE Warriors returns to action next week with a double-header of events, with two championships up for grabs in the second event of the weekend as Abu Dhabi gets set for a huge week of MMA action. The action kicks off at the Jiu Jitsu Arena in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, October 28 with UAE Warriors 23: Arabia 5 set ...
“Ouch!” That’s what your opponent is supposed to say. Sometimes that opponent is a punching bag. Sometimes it’s a person. “Ouch” is never something you want your body to say when you’re training. Except, that’s exactly what happens in the world of combat sports, even when you’re not sparring and are using them to get a little exercise. A research ...
Former Bellator and Rizin FF bantamweight world champion Kyoji Horiguchi returns to the Bellator cage to challenge current champion Sergio Pettis in a dynamite bout at Mohegan Sun on December 3. Pettis and Horiguchi will do battle for the 135-pound title at Bellator 272, with the Japanese star looking to recapture the title he never lost in the cage. Horiguchi ...
Two of the very best from two different martial arts disciplines go head to head in a special hybrid-rules matchup as Rodtang Jitmuangnon and Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson get set to throw down at ONE X. Source link ...
Two of the most physically imposing figures to ever enter the KSW cage will do battle at KSW 64 after their first attempt to compete was thwarted due to illness. Former World’s Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski and Senegalese wrestling sensation Serigne Ousmane Dia (aka Bombardier) were originally due to face off at KSW 59 and, after the two men made ...
The UFC Apex played host to UFC Fight Night 195: Ladd vs. Dumont as the two title hopefuls went toe to toe in the main event looking to move one step closer to a shot at two-division champion Amanda Nunes. The UFC’s photographers were in place at cageside and you can check out their images, as provided to Fighters Only, ...
The final of the Bellator light heavyweight grand prix has been set, with 205-pound champion Vadim Nemkov set to face Corey Anderson in the tournament finale. Nemkov, who entered the tournament as the reigning champion, has worked his way through the brackets, defending his title at each stage to book his place in the final. He defeated former champion Phil ...