The final official weigh-ins of Fedor Emelianenko’s MMA career passed off without a hitch as “The Last Emperor’s” last registered weight made his title fight rematch with Ryan Bader official ahead of Bellator 290 in California. Emelianenko will challenge former foe and defending heavyweight champion Bader for his title in what will be the Russian’s final fight before he retires ...
Retiring MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko said he is looking forward to bringing the curtain down on his stellar career, but said he wouldn’t be walking away from the sport completely. Emelianenko was talking at the pre-fight press conference ahead of Bellator 290, where he will challenge for the heavyweight title against reigning champion Ryan Bader at the Kia Forum in ...
Bellator 290 will see the retirement fight of one of the greatest fighters to ever pull on a set of MMA gloves, and Chael Sonnen says Fedor Emelianenko’s farewell will be a sad moment for the sport. Emelianenko will challenge Ryan Bader for the Bellator heavyweight title in the main event at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, in a ...
The fight card for UFC 286 in London is shaping up nicely, but one name that may well be missing from the bout sheet on fight night is that of Tom Aspinall. Aspinall said he’s closing in on a return, and has returned to sparring following his recovery from knee surgery following the injury sustained during his bout against Curtis ...
Alexander Volkanovski may be considered the underdog as he prepares to move up a weight class to challenge newly-crowned lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, but he’s received the backing of a man who knows the fight game inside out. UFC Hall of Famer and former heavyweight champion Bas Rutten has picked Volkanovski to win the champion-versus-champion clash in Perth, Australia on ...
Fabricio “Wonder Boy” Andrade came agonizingly close to winning the bantamweight crown at ONE Fight Night 3 last October, but later this month, he will have a second chance to capture the gold. Andrade and the former divisional kingpin, John Lineker, will resume their heated rivalry and meet for the vacant ONE bantamweight world title in the main event of ...
The UFC may have lost its heavyweight champion, but the world of combat sports could potentially be set for a blockbuster crossover fight between Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury, and Tom Aspinall is all in on the idea. The British UFC heavyweight contender is working his way back to fighting fitness after knee surgery and, in an interview with OLBG, ...
A little piece of history will be made at UFC Vegas 68 when Laura Sanko pulls on the headset to take up color commentary duties at the UFC Apex. Sanko, a former fighter for Invicta FC, started her broadcast career as an in-cage interviewer for Invicta, then later as a backstage reporter for the UFC at UFC on Fox in ...