Two middleweights with an increasingly heated rivalry will throw down in a light heavyweight clash in the main event of UFC Fight Night 196 in Las Vegas. Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori both want to earn another shot at reigning UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, but their contender bout took a strange turn during fight week when Costa arrived over ...

One of MMA’s all-time greats returned to home soil in emphatic fashion as the Bellator cage landed in Moscow, Russia for Bellator 269. “The Last Emperor” needed just 100 seconds to show the world that, despite his 45 years, he’s still more than capable of finishing the best Bellator has to offer in their heavyweight division. The finish came via ...

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 ...