source | MMAJunkie.com Royce Gracie wasn’t expecting to compete in a pro fight again. But when Bellator presented the opportunity to face Ken Shamrock a third time, Gracie said he couldn’t resist. “I played a little hard to get, but for sure I knew we had to do the third …
source | MMAJunkie.com The UFC is pulling out two of the sport’s most notable middleweights for an event on UFC Fight Pass. Officials today announced former middleweight champion and one of the sport’s all-time greats, Anderson Silva (33-6 MMA, 16-2 UFC), will meet perennial contender Michael Bisping (27-7 MMA, 17-7 …
Rizin Fighting Federation 1: Day 2 Date: December 31, 2015 Venue: Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) Main Card: TBA vs. TBA HW Tournament final Fedor Emelianenko vs. Jaideep Singh Kaido Hoovelson vs. TBA Gabi Garcia vs. Seini Draughn TBA vs. TBA HW Tournament Semifinals TBA vs. TBA HW Tournament semifinals …
source | MMAMania.com Cerrone thoughts on the mauling from “RDA” at the post-fight presser: “Sometimes you don’t show up to work, so you get your ass kicked. Hats off to the son of a b–ch; he did what he had to do. He caught me with the knee, not …
UFC® 195: Lawler vs. Condit Date: January 2, 2016 Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena(Las Vegas, Nevada) Main Card (PPV, 10pm et) Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit Andrei Arlovski vs. Stripe Miocic Kelvin Gastelum vs. Kyle Noke Lorenz Larkin vs. Albert Tumenov Diego Brandao vs. Brian Ortega Prelims (FOX® Sports 1, …
UFC® on FOX 17: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone Date: December 19, 2015 Venue: Amway Center(Orlando, Florida) Main Card (FOX®, 8pm et) Rafael dos Anjos vs. Donald Cerrone Junior Dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem Nate Diaz vs. Michael Johnson Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Randa Markos Prelims (FOX® Sports 1, 5pm et) Myles …
“If you see it here, and you have the courage enough to speak it, it will happen. So i see these shots, i see these sequences and I don’t shy away from them. A lot of times people believe in certain things but they keep to themselves, they don’t put it out …
source | MMAFighting.com There’s more at stake for Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 194 than a shiny golden belt. Speaking on Thursday morning’s edition of SportsCenter, UFC President Dana White announced that the winner of Dec. 12’s main event will land a spot opposite …
UFC® Fight Night 80: VanZant vs. Namajunas Date: December 10, 2015 Venue: The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas(Las Vegas, Nevada) Main (UFC® Fight Pass, 10pm et) Rose Namajunas vs. Paige VanZant Michael Chiesa vs. Jim Miller Sage Northcutt vs. Cody Pfister Thiago “Marreta” Santos vs. Elias Theodorou Prelims …
source | MMAFighting.com UFC president Dana White said on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, taped on the plane home from Australia, that the promotion was currently in discussions about putting together a rematch between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort. “I know,” White said. “I don’t disagree. We’re working on it.” …
WSOF® 25: 8-Man LW Tournament Date: November 20, 2015 Venue: Comerica Theatre(Phoenix, Arizona) Main (NBCSN®, 11pm et) TBA vs. TBA lightweight tournament final Jason High vs. Estevan Payan TBA vs. TBA lightweight tournament semifinal TBA vs. TBA lightweight tournament semifinal Prelims (MMAjunkie, 8pm et) Joseph Barajas vs. Erik Villalobos Jimmy …
source | MMAFighting.com “The rematch makes a lot of sense,” White said. “I think the rematch is what people would want to see.” “I think a rematch makes sense for sure,” Holm said in the post-fight press conference. “I’ve been on the losing side of a fight, and I wanted …
UFC® 193: Results and Bonuses Date: November 14, 2015 Venue: Etihad Stadium (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) Main Card (PPV, 10pm et) Holly Holm def. Ronda Rousey via KO (RD2,Kick) Joanna Jedrzejczyk def. Valerie LeTourneau via Decision Mark Hunt def. Antonio Silva via KO (RD1,Punches) Robert Whittaker def. Uriah Hall via Decision …
UFC® 193: Rousey vs. Holm Date: November 14, 2015 Venue: Etihad Stadium (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) Main Card (PPV, 10pm et) Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Valerie Letourneau Mark Hunt vs. Antonio Silva Uriah Hall vs. Robert Whittaker Jared Rosholt vs. Stefan Struve Prelims (FOX® Sports 1, 8pm …
Bellator® 145: Results Date: November 6, 2015 Venue: Scottrade Center(St. Louis, Missouri) Main Card (Spike® TV, 9:00pm et) Daniel Straus def. Patricio Freire via Decision Marcin Held def. Will Brooks via Decision Emmanuel Sanchez def. Justin Lawrence via Decision Michael Chandler def. David Rickels via TKO (RD2,Strikes) Bobby Lashley def. …
source |MMAFighting.com The Nevada Athletic Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to suspend former World Series of Fighting welterweight champion Rousimar Palhares for two years due to unsportsmanlike conduct in his WSOF 22 victory over Jake Shields. Palhares was also fined $40,000 of his fight purse, plus court fees. The suspension …