source | espn® Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino’s much-anticipated drop to 135 pounds has been postponed indefinitely due to a left ankle injury. Invicta FC officials announced Saturday that Justino (12-1) will not headline an event Dec. 5 in Houston, as originally announced. According to a news release, Justino suffered a torn …
UFC® Fight Night 56: Shogun vs. Saint Preux Date: November 8, 2014 Venue: Ginasio Municipal Tancredo Neves(Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil) Main Card (FOX® Sports 1, 10:30pm et) Mauricio Rua vs. Ovince Saint Preux John Lineker vs. Ian McCall Warlley Alves vs. Alan Jouban Leon Edwards vs. Claudio Silva Nina Ansaroff …
UFC® Fight Night 55: Rockhold vs. Bisping November 7, 2014 Venue: Allphones Arena(Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Main Card (UFC® Fight Pass, 10pm et) Luke Rockhold vs. Michael Bisping Al Iaquinta vs. Ross Pearson Clint Hester vs. Robert Whittaker Walt Harris vs. Soa Palelei Prelims (UFC® Fight Pass, 7:30pm et) …
ONE FC 22: Battle of Lions Date: November 7, 2014 Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium(Singapore) Main card Leandro Ataides vs. Igor Svirid Bakhtiyar Abbasov vs. Luis Santos Dwayne Hinds vs. Warren de Reuck Tatsuya Mizuno vs. Aung La N Sang Cary Bullos vs. Major Overall Amir Khan vs. Waqar Umar Kirstie …
Invicta® FC 9: Honchak vs. Hashi Date: November 1, 2014 Venue: RiverCenter(Davenport, Iowa) Main (UFC® Fight Pass, 9pm et) Barb Honchak vs. Takayo Hashi Mizuki Inoue vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz Ayaka Hamasaki vs. Herica Tiburcio Raquel Pa’aluhi vs. Kaitlin Young Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. Jodie Esquibel Amber Brown vs. Liz McCarthy Amanda …
source | UFC®.com With the anticipation for the UFC’s January 18 event in Boston already heating up, the promotion announced Wednesday that the co-main event of the card headlined by Conor McGregor and Dennis Siver will see former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson take on Eddie Alvarez in what promises …
source | UFC®.com Sao Paulo – Two of the greatest Brazilian fighters of all time will lead the search for the next generation of Brazilian mixed martial artists, as the UFC® and Globo announce that Anderson Silva and “Shogun” Rua will coach the fourth season of The Ultimate Fighter® Brazil. …
source | FOXSports.com Following a move to put Ronda Rousey vs. Cat Zingano on the UFC 184 card in Los Angeles, there was a vacancy to fill for the UFC 182 show on Jan. 3 in Las Vegas. The UFC has opted to move the Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone vs. Myles …
source | UFC®.com Joining Weidman and Belfort in LA will be Ronda Rousey and Cat Zingano, who will also headline the card when they battle for the UFC women’s bantamweight title in the co-main event. Zingano made her Octagon return at UFC 178 with an impressive TKO win against Amanda …
source | MMAWeekly.com “It was a phenomenal contest. I showed my respect for both competitors. They put it all on the line. They slugged it out, that Thai style; you hit me, I hit you, we stand and we trade. It was beautiful to watch the fight,” said the Irishman …
UFC® 179: Results Date: October 25, 2014 Venue: Maracanazinho Gymnasium(Rio de Janeiro Brazil) Main Card (PPV, 10pm et) Jose Aldo def. Chad Mendes via Decision Phil Davis def. Glover Teixeira via Decision Fabio Maldonado def. Hans Stringer via TKO Darren Elkins def. Lucas Martins via Decision Beneil Dariush def. Carlos …
source | MMAFighting.com UFC® heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez underwent successful arthroscopic surgery Thursday to repair a partial tear of his meniscus. It was an injury he had been training with and was not the injury that forced him out of UFC 180 on Nov. 15 in Mexico City. “It’s hard …
Bellator® 130: Results Date: October 24, 2014 Venue: Kansas Star Casino(Mulvane, Kansas) Main Card(Spike®TV, 9pm et) Emanuel Newton def. Linton Vassell via sub(RNC) Bobby Lashley def. Karl Etherington via sub(strikes) Marloes Coenen def. Annalisa Bucci via sub (RNC) Dave Jansen def. Rick Hawn via decision Prelims(SPIKE.com, 6:45pm et) Ricky Musgrave …
source | MMAFighting.com “This support is wonderful. Fighting with this crowd backing me up… I get even more excited and confident,” Aldo said. “It will be sold out on Saturday night, everybody celebrating and fighting with me. I’m going through (Mendes) like a runaway truck.” Aldo and Mendes have some …
source | MMAJunkie.com Multiple sources with knowledge of the negotiations told MMAjunkie that McGregor (16-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC), the popular Irish featherweight, is targeted to meet Dennis Siver (22-9 MMA, 11-6 UFC) at a yet-to-be announced fight card on Jan. 18, which could take place at Boston’s TD Garden. The …
source | MMAJunkie.com A middleweight title fight between champ Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort is likely headed to Los Angeles’ Staples Center on Feb. 28, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation today told MMAjunkie. The UFC informed the California State Athletic Commission of the possible date, though the promotion …