THE BELLATOR BEAT 5/1: Bellator 222 card at MSG gets stacked
MacDonald vs. Gracie official for Bellator 222 on June 14th at MSG To start the week off, we have some of the biggest news to come from Bellator in a while. Bellator 222 adds one […]
NEWS & RESULTS
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/30: Jacare not retiring says manager, ONE institutes rigid fighter management criteria, PFL signs former WWE ring announcer, more
No way Jacare Souza suffered an upset loss to Jack Hermansson on Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale. It was a tough loss that will set him back in his quest to get a UFC middleweight […]
MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/29: Liam McGeary shares x-ray of broken jaw, arrest made in Rodrigo de Lima case, UFC announces PPV from Abu Dhabi, and more
Cracked Liam McGeary lost a third-round TKO to Phil Davis at Bellator 220 Saturday night. Davis connected with a right hand, took McGeary down and finished the fight from the mount. It’s a tough loss […]
SUNDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/28: Jon Fitch and Rory MacDonald on what comes next after Bellator 220 draw, Tito Ortiz signs with Combate Americas
Close call Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald and Jon Fitch fought to a majority draw at Bellator 220 last night. Due to already going the full five rounds there was no room to add a […]
LIVE BELLATOR 220 REPORT: Real-time results & analysis of MacDonald-Fitch, Macfarlane-Arteaga
Bellator 220 April 27, 2019 Live from San Jose, CA from SAP Center Live on DAZN (Prelims, 7:30 PM ET, Main Card 10 PM ET) Prelim Results Aviv Gozali def. Travis Crain via Submission (Rear […]
LIVE UFC FORT LAUDERDALE REPORT: Real-time results & analysis of Jacare-Hermansson, Hardy-Smoliakov
UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson April 27, 2019 Sunrise, Florida from BB&T Center Live on ESPN 2 (5:30 PM ET), ESPN (7 PM ET), and ESPN+ (9 PM ET) Note: I’ll just have results […]
FRIDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/26: ONE FC CEO says Vitor Belfort fight announcement is coming, UFC Fort Lauderdale weigh-in results
Update on Vitor Belfort ONE debut: Vitor Belfort is a legend of MMA and he isn’t done just yet! Belfort recently signed with ONE Championship and things are now a little clearer on when he […]
THURSDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/25: Nicco Montano addresses USADA failure, McGregor’s boxing opponent claims cheap shot, Munhoz fined for hopping the fence at UFC 235, more
Montano addresses suspension Former UFC flyweight champion Nicco Montano was one of four fighters given six-month suspensions after ostarine appeared in their test results. The usage was deemed unintentional in all cases, thus the short […]
WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/24: Four UFC fighters suspended six-months for ostarine causing Tom Lawlor to speak out, Jon Fitch comes clean on past PED use, Ferguson’s wife drops restraining order, more
Short suspensions Four UFC fighters have been handed six month USADA suspensions after ostarine, a banned substance appeared in test results. Augusto Mendes, Marvin Vettori, Sean O’Malley, and Nicco Montano. All of the respective suspensions […]
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/23: Anderson Silva doesn’t think drug test failures taint his or Jon Jones’ legacies, Dana White Contender Series returning in June, Ponzinibbio calls out Pettis
It’s normal Anderson Silva doesn’t think that the drug test failures on his record should detract from his legacy, or the legacy of other fighters in similar situations, such as Jon Jones. Silva failed a […]
MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/22: Former UFC fighter killed by Uber driver, Benavidez not surprised by Dillashaw failure, Darren Till update, and more
UFC Vet victim of a fatal hit and run UFC veteran Rodrigo De Lima was, unfortunately, a victim of a hit and run in Brazil over the weekend. De Lima was a passenger in an […]
Darren Till reportedly arrested for trashing Spanish hotel room
Former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till has been arrested in Spain for allegedly trashing a hotel room, according to a report from El Dia. The report states that Till and five accomplices damaged furniture and […]
LIVE RIZIN 15 REPORT: Full results & analysis of King Mo vs. Jiri Prochazka, Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Ben Nguyen,
RIZIN 15 April 21, 2019 Yokohama, Japan from Yokohama Arena Live on FITE.tv (1 AM ET) Kanako Murata def. Saray Orozco via Submission (Von Flue Choke) Round 2, 7:12 Manel Kape def. Seiichiro Ito via […]
SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/20: Khabib Nurmagomedov on Dustin Poirier, ‘we have to fight,’ Conor McGregor participates in boxing club exhibition, Overeem eyeing Volkov after UFC St. Petersburg win, and more
‘I have to maul him’ After Dustin Poirier’s impressive and entertaining win over Max Holloway at UFC 236, fans were more than ready to see him unify the lightweight title with Khabib Nurmagomedov as soon […]
LIVE UFC ST. PETERSBURG REPORT: Real-time results & analysis of Overeem-Oleinik
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik April 20, 2019 St.Petersburg, Russia from Yubileyny Sports Palace Live on ESPN+ (10 AM ET Prelims, 1 PM ET Main Card) Prelims Magomed Mustafaev def. Rafael Fiziev via TKO […]
FRIDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/19: Malignaggi vs. Lobov bareknuckle fight booked, one fight cancelled for UFC St. Petersburg, more
Paulie Malignaggi vs. Artem Lobov update Paulie Malignaggi and Artem Lobov have done a lot of talking and it looks like they now officially have a place to do some fighting. The two will square […]
THURSDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/18: Angela Magana out of coma, Robert Whittaker thinks he could give Jon Jones a run for his money, bodycam footage of McGregor arrest released, more
Magana recovering Former UFC strawweight Angela Magana is recovering after falling into a coma following an emergency surgery earlier this week. Magana suffered nerve damage during training recently and was admitted to a Puerto Rico […]
WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/17: Jorge Masvidal blasts ’40 year old science teacher’ Ben Askren on Joe Rogan podcast, Angela Magana in coma following surgery, ABC survey reveals at least 10 different MMA rulesets in use, more
Man code Jorge Masvidal does not like the way that Ben Askren has been presenting himself on social media and in the press as of late. Specifically, Masvidal is irked at Askren sharing stories of […]
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/16: Jones says he’s done with Adesanya talk, deletes tweets, Gastelum releases statement after UFC 236 loss, more
Thank u, next Jon Jones isn’t going to let himself get sucked into an online war of words with Israel Adesanya any longer. The UFC light heavyweight champ sent out a series of tweets Monday […]
MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/15: 4 UFC 236 main eventers barely clear $1 million in combined salary, Whittaker sees holes in Adesanya’s game, while Jones-Adesanya war of words continues
UFC 236 fighter pay UFC 236 was a satisfying night for fight fans. Both main events, even with the stench of interim titles hanging around, exceeded expectations. Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum presented what will […]
SUNDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/14: Dana White acknowledges ESPN+ ordering issues for UFC 236, Paulo Costa calls Adesanya ‘fake champ’, UFC wants Whittaker vs. Adesanya in Australia, more post-fight notes
‘It’s gonna get better’ Dana White knew that there would be some issues with the move to ESPN+ from traditional pay-per-view. And while it wasn’t a total disaster, there were a few issues with people […]
Two new (interim) champions crowned at UFC 236
There’s a good chance that UFC 236 was among, if not the least purchased pay-per-view in modern UFC history. Anecdotal evidence on Twitter indicated that many fans, and even some UFC fighters, were having trouble […]
SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/13: TJ Dillashaw releases video statement acknowledging PED use, Dana White doesn’t expect any issues with EPSN+ PPV, Rockhold responds to Smith call out, more
‘I messed up’ TJ Dillashaw came clean Friday. Dillashaw posted an Instagram video where he apologized to fans after being suspended for two years by USADA for EPO use. In the video, you can see […]
LIVE UFC 236 REPORT: Real-time results & analysis of Holloway-Poirier, Gastelum-Adesanya
UFC 236 April 13, 2019 Atlanta, GA from State Farm Arena Live on UFC Fight Pass (6:15 PM ET), ESPN (8 PM ET), and ESPN+ PPV (10 PM ET) Fight Pass Prelims (1) Brandon Davis […]
FRIDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/12: Herb Dean defends Askren-Lawler stoppage, Israel Adesanya on ‘hunting’ GOAT Jon Jones, BJ Penn’s team releases statement on abuse allegations, much more
No Regrets Referee Herb Dean is often heralded as one of the best in the business, but even he is immune from criticism. Dean faced much backlash for his decision to stop last month’s Ben […]