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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Everything has an upside and downside: Your water. Your food. Your exercise. Even you. You’re not perfect. There are scales that need to be weighed so you can balance your ledgers that set your performance on a positive trajectory. The world of home gym equipment for the mixed martial arts athlete is no exception. There’s a lot of stuff out ...
Aspen Ladd’s quest to challenge Amanda Nunes for UFC championship gold suffered a blow in the main event of UFC Vegas 40 as she suffered a unanimous decision loss to Norma Dumont. Ladd, who was previously well on her way toward securing a title shot at 135 pounds, headlined against Brazil’s Dumont at the UFC Apex, only to lose on ...
Aspen Ladd’s quest to challenge Amanda Nunes for UFC championship gold suffered a blow in the main event of UFC Fight Night 195 as she suffered a unanimous decision loss to Norma Dumont. Ladd, who was previously well on her way toward securing a title shot at 135 pounds, headlined against Brazil’s Dumont at the UFC Apex, only to lose ...