source | MMAJunkie.com The former UFC middleweight champion penned a retirement column on theplayerstribune.com, a site that future MLB Hall of Famer Derek Jeter founded in 2014 to give athletes a direct medium to reach fans. According to 40-year-old Franklin (29-7 MMA, 14-6 UFC), who hasn’t fought since a November …
source | FoxSports®.com Silva was a guest fighter at Eurasia Fight Night in Dagestan on Friday on a card airing on UFC Fight Pass. He was interviewed as part of the show and was asked about his return to action in 2016. “I think I’m fighting in April next year …
Uriah Hall land spinning back kick KO. Finally! Beautiful! #UFCJapan @UriahHallMMA pic.twitter.com/2EVta3AhyG — UFC (@ufc) September 27, 2015
UFC® Fight Night 75: Results and Bonuses Date: September 26, 2015 Venue: Saitama Super Arena(Saitama, Japan) Main Card (FOX® Sports 1, 10pm et) Josh Barnett def. Roy Nelson via Decision Uriah Hall def. Gegard Mousasi via TKO (RD2,Strikes) Kyoji Horiguchi def. Chico Camus via Decision Takeya Mizugaki def. George Roop …
Titan Fight Championship 35: Results Date: September 19, 2015 Venue: Clark County Fairgrounds Event Center(Ridgefield, Washington) Main Card Rick Hawn def. Pat Healy via Decision Andre Harrison def. Desmond Green via Decision Tim Elliott def. Felipe Efrain via Submission (RD2,Guillotine Choke) Steven Siler def. Austin Springer v ia Submission (RD1,Guillotine …
source | MMAMania.com Japanese news sources have reported the show being held at the Saitama Super Arena, which makes sense. They’ve also reported that Emelianenko will earn $2.5 million guaranteed for the show, which tells you why he didn’t sign the UFC, since it’s guaranteed and most likely he’ll face …
Bellator® 143: Results Date: September 25, 2015 Venue: State Farm Arena(Hidalgo, Texas) Main Card (Spike® TV, 9pm) Joe Warren def. LC Davis via Decision Joey Beltran def. Kendall Grove via TKO(RD3,Strikes) Emmanuel Sanchez def. Henry Corrales via Decision Vinicius Queiroz def. Ewerton Teixeira via Submission (RD2,Arm Triangle) Prelims(Spike.com, 6:30pm et) Chase …
source | TMZ.com “She didn’t need to do that. I don’t know if she caught heat for it … I hope she didn’t. But Ronda understands how I am. She’s like me, only a girl. A prize fighter. She’s a great friend.” So, what’s Nick’s plan moving forward? “I’ve been …
source | MMAJunkie.com Former PRIDE president Nobuyuki Sakakibara appeared on Saturday’s Spike broadcast of Bellator 142 to announce that he will return to the world of MMA, and his new promotion’s first event will take place New Year’s Eve in Tokyo. Emelianenko (34-4), who built his legend as the dominant, …
source | MMAFighting.com “I’m very frustrated with the UFC,” said Tate. “I’m not in a position where I feel like I need to be pushed around and, ‘Oh, you take this fight, take that fight.’ It makes no sense to me why I’m not the champion and yet I’m fighting …
source | MMAFighting.com “I’m still trying to lick my wounds,” said Ortiz (18-12). “I can’t take anything away from Liam. He fought the best I can give. I went there and fought and the guy slipped it (the inverted triangle submission) in. We’ve been defending triangles. I was pulling out …
source | FoxSports.com In order to get clarity, Ludwig tells us that he called Faber as recently as this past Monday, but has not received a response. In the end, “Bang” says that he’s gotten over whatever wrongs he claims were done to him by Faber. The stress of all …
Fedor Emelianenko explained why he is ready f his comback!
source | MMAJunkie.com “This isn’t about the money to me any more. It’s about being a champion,” said Ortiz (18-11-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA), who on Saturday fights Bellator light-heavyweight champ Liam McGeary (10-0 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) at “Bellator 142: Dynamite,” which takes place at SAP Center in San Jose. The …
source | MMAJunkie.com “It was a really weird fight for me (against Bader); obviously I want to win every competition, but in my head it was just kind of a weird fight,” Davis told MMAjunkie. “Now, fighting for Bellator, I feel like just my preparation reignited my love and passion …
source | MMAJunkie.com Former UFC light heavyweight-champion Jon Jones will go before a New Mexico judge on Sept. 29 to plead on a felony charge stemming from his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run in April. It’s Jones’ first time in court since April for a probable cause hearing. Earlier this …