Every Former Light Heavyweight Champ Pumped for “Bones” vs. Rashad. Former Champs Weigh-In on Biggest 205lbs Fight in Years! Las Vegas, Nevada – Some of the greatest names in the sport’s pantheon have held and fought for the UFC’s 205lbs title since its inception in 1997, including Hall of Famers Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell [...]
The six-week hiatus of the Ultimate Fighting Championship© (UFC®) is finally over, but during this time they have managed to complete some spring cleaning – pairing up quite a few dance partners for upcoming fight events. Also, the folks at Bellator© have been hard at work setting up a few tournament finals and championship bouts, as [...]
Dantas submits Makovsky to become new Bellator Bantamweight Champion, Straus advances to meet Sandro
Galvao and Nogueira advance to semi’s of the Bellator Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament! In one of the most memorable title fights in Bellator history, Eduardo Dantas reigned supreme as he became the new Bellator Bantamweight Champion. Daniel Straus earned his spot in the finals of the featherweight tournament with an impressive victory and Marcos Galvao [...]
By Jillian Bullock What do MMA fighters Tim Sylvia, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Mo “King Mo” Lawal, Sean Sherk, Josh Barnett, Cris “Cyborg” Santos, and several other fighters have in common? All of them have tested positive to using illegal performance enhancement drugs (PEDs) at some time during their fighting career. Once fighters are caught and… [...]
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Las Vegas, NV – The Ultimate Fighting Championship, the world’s leader in mixed martial arts MMA, applauds the announcement made earlier today of the creation of the new International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF). The UFC wholeheartedly supports this new initiative as well as its leader, IMMAF President August Wallén, who will spearhead the initial [...]
San Jose, California (USA): It was announced today that famed MMA broadcaster Mauro Ranallo will voice the audiobook version of the acclaimed novel Caged. Written by accomplished MMA fighter and award-winning writer Cameron Conaway, Caged has garnered respect and admiration amongst combat sports pundits. Now, Ranallo will help bring the words of Caged to life. [...]
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Interestingly, for Bill S1707A-2011, which “Establishes protocols for combative sports; authorizes mixed martial arts events in NY state,” as of Fri Apr 13 08:45:25 PDT 2012…the following has been crossed out of the Bill: 2. [No combative sport shall be conducted, held or given within the state of New York, and no licenses may be [...]
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Get an insight into the world of the “All Army Combative’s Tournament” in Georgia. But don’t let Bob Reilly know about it, as he just might shut down the Army! According to the video’s creators, this showcases: “Mixed Martial Arts and Close Quarter Combat hand to hand combat training. This is how you train to [...]
Categories: Combat Techniques
According to reports, the initial UFC® fight on FOX Sports® garnered a whopping 4.6 million people. Think that’s a lot? Maybe not – as that’s almost 2 million people LESS than what CBS garnered for the Kimbo Slice vs James Thomspon fight with their live broadcast: 6.5 million. So what’s the reason for such a [...]
I don’t know about you, but I always look forward to hearing more from Nick Diaz, especially when he’s not in the ring, ’cause he never wants to answer Rogan’s questions. It also gives one pause: stoned or not stoned? Might be what the difference is here from how he is during his normal interviews, [...]
