Author: Chris Taylor

  • VIDEO | Kyoji Horiguchi KO’s Ian McCall in just nine seconds

    VIDEO | Kyoji Horiguchi KO’s Ian McCall in just nine seconds

    VIDEO | Kyoji Horiguchi KO’s Ian McCall in just nine seconds Former UFC flyweight title challengers Kyoji Horiguchi (26-2 MMA) and Ian McCall (13-7-1 MMA) squared off last night in a bantamweight bout which headlined RIZIN FF 10. Horiguchi, who has now won nine fights in a row since leaving the UFC, caught McCall with […]

  • Report | Georges St-Pierre could return at UFC 227 in Los Angeles

    Report | Georges St-Pierre could return at UFC 227 in Los Angeles

    Report | Georges St-Pierre could return at UFC 227 in Los Angeles Former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre (26-2 MMA) could potentially return to the octagon on August 4 in Los Angeles. According to a report from Mike Russell, a fight between “GSP” and “The Stockton Slugger” Nate Diaz is being discussed for […]

  • Rafael dos Anjos and Michael Bisping take aim at Bellator’s Dillon Danis

    Rafael dos Anjos and Michael Bisping take aim at Bellator’s Dillon Danis

    Rafael dos Anjos and Michael Bisping take aim at Bellator’s Dillon Danis Former UFC champions Rafael dos Anjos (lightweight) and Michael Bisping (middleweight) took aim at Bellator MMA’s Dillon Danis on social media this weekend. The brash jiu-jitsu specialist, Danis, who recently picked up his first career mixed martial arts victory at Bellator 198, decided […]

  • VIDEO | Alexander Emelianenko KO’s Gabriel Gonzaga in Russia

    VIDEO | Alexander Emelianenko KO’s Gabriel Gonzaga in Russia

    VIDEO | Alexander Emelianenko KO’s Gabriel Gonzaga in Russia Alexander Emelianenko (26-6 MMA) extended his current win streak to four in a row at last night’s Russian Cagefighting Championship 2 event scoring a second-round knockout victory over former UFC heavyweight title challenger Gabriel Gonzaga. After spending most of the first-round on his back, Emelianenko was […]

  • Betting Odds: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Chael Sonnen

    Betting Odds: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Chael Sonnen

    Betting Odds: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Chael Sonnen Former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko (37-5 MMA) will square off with former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen (30-15-1 MMA) in semi finals of Bellator’s Heavyweight Grand Prix event. “The Last Emperor” has opened as the early favorite against “The American Gangster” according to the always reliable Jed […]

  • VIDEO | Horrifying arm injury halts LFA 39 flyweight scrap

    VIDEO | Horrifying arm injury halts LFA 39 flyweight scrap

    VIDEO | Horrifying arm injury halts LFA 39 flyweight scrap LFA 39 took place last night live from Dodson Arena in Vail, Colorado. The event was headlined by middleweight title fight featuring Ian Heinsich taking on Gabriel Checco for the promotions vacant belt. Heinsich would drop Checco with a big right hand and then pounce […]

  • UFC 224 Fight Card and Start Time

    UFC 224 Fight Card and Start Time

    UFC 224 Fight Card and Start Time The octagon will return to Brazil on May 12 for the promotions UFC 224 pay-per-view event. The fight card is headlined by a women’s bantmaweight title fight featuring current champion Amanda Nunes taking on surging division contender Raquel Pennington. Amanda Nunes will enter the fight on a six […]

  • Michael Bisping shares his prediction for potential Luke Rockhold vs. Alexander Gustafsson fight

    Michael Bisping shares his prediction for potential Luke Rockhold vs. Alexander Gustafsson fight

    Michael Bisping shares his prediction for potential Luke Rockhold vs. Alexander Gustafsson fight Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping (30-9 MMA) is currently weighing is options for his retirement fight. “The Count” has made it clear in recent months that he plans to walk away from the sport of mixed martial arts following his next […]

  • Kevin Lee eyes a fight with “The Stockton Slugger” at UFC 227 in Los Angeles

    Kevin Lee eyes a fight with “The Stockton Slugger” at UFC 227 in Los Angeles

    Kevin Lee eyes a fight with “The Stockton Slugger” at UFC 227 in Los Angeles Former UFC interim lightweight title challenger Kevin Lee (17-3 MMA) believes he is the man who will eventually dethrone current 155-pound champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. However, if a bout with “The Eagle” fails to come to fruition “The Motown Phenom” has […]

  • Michael Chandler blasts Dillon Danis following Bellator 198

    Michael Chandler blasts Dillon Danis following Bellator 198

    Michael Chandler blasts Dillon Danis following Bellator 198 Submission specialist Dillon Danis picked up a first-round submission victory over Kyle Walker on the main card of last night’s Bellator 198 event in Chicago. The fight served as Danis’ professional mixed martial arts debut and came against an opponent with a losing record in Walker. Not […]

  • Gunnar Nelson issues statement on his withdrawal from UFC Liverpool

    Gunnar Nelson issues statement on his withdrawal from UFC Liverpool

    Gunnar Nelson issues statement on his withdrawal from UFC Liverpool Unfortunate news broke yesterday when TheMMATakeover reported that Gunnar Nelson had suffered a knee injury and was forced out of his slated UFC Fight Night 130 co-main event bout with Neil Magny. UFC Fight Night 130 takes place May 27 in Liverpool, England and is […]

  • Fedor Emelianenko responds to Chael Sonnen following Bellator 198 confrontation

    Fedor Emelianenko responds to Chael Sonnen following Bellator 198 confrontation

    Fedor Emelianenko responds to Chael Sonnen following Bellator 198 confrontation Fedor Emelianenko picked up one of the biggest wins of his storied mixed martial arts career at last night’s Bellator 198 event in Chicago. “The Las Emperor” needed just 48-seconds to knockout former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir in last night’s event headliner. The win […]

  • UFC Liverpool: Thompson vs. Till Fight Card

    UFC Liverpool: Thompson vs. Till Fight Card

    UFC Liverpool: Thompson vs. Till Fight Card The octagon invades Liverpool, England on Saturday May 27 for UFC Fight Night 130. The event is headlined by a key welterweight tilt featuring former two-time division title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson taking on surging division contender and Liverpool native Darren Till. Arguably the UFC’s best striker, “Wonderboy” […]

  • Dillon Danis calls out Ben Askren following successful Bellator MMA debut, “Funky” responds accordingly

    Dillon Danis calls out Ben Askren following successful Bellator MMA debut, “Funky” responds accordingly

    Dillon Danis calls out Ben Askren following successful Bellator MMA debut, “Funky” responds accordingly Dillon Danis picked up his first career mixed martial arts victory at last night’s Bellator 198 event in Chicago. Danis, who is well known as Conor McGregor’s jiu jitsu coach, submitted his opponent Kyle Walker with a toe hold just over […]

  • VIDEO | Chael Sonnen confronts and insults Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator 198

    VIDEO | Chael Sonnen confronts and insults Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator 198

    VIDEO | Chael Sonnen confronts and insults Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator 198 Fedor Emelianenko picked up a first-round knockout victory over former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir in the headliner of last night’s Bellator 198 event. “The Last Emperor” was able to catch the dangerous submission specialist, Mir, with a perfectly timed uppercut as Frank […]

  • MMA Community reacts to tonight’s Bellator 198 Frank Mir vs. Fedor Emelianenko fight!

    MMA Community reacts to tonight’s Bellator 198 Frank Mir vs. Fedor Emelianenko fight!

    MMA Community reacts to tonight’s Bellator 198 Frank Mir vs. Fedor Emelianenko fight! Legendary mixed martial arts heavyweight fighters and former world champions Frank Mir and Fedor Emelianenko squared off in the headliner of tonight’s Bellator 198 event with the winner moving on in Bellator’s Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament to face Chael Sonnen. Although the […]

  • Bellator 198 Results: Fedor Emelianenko KO’s Frank Mir (VIDEO)

    Bellator 198 Results: Fedor Emelianenko KO’s Frank Mir (VIDEO)

    Bellator 198 Results: Fedor Emelianenko KO’s Frank Mir A highly anticipated heavyweight fight between former UFC champion Frank Mir and former PRIDE champion Fedor Emelianenko served as the headliner of tonight’s Bellator 198 event. The winner of tonight’s main event between Mir and Emelianenko will inch closer to winning Bellator’s Heavyweight Grand Prix, meeting Chael […]

  • MMA Community reacts to Dillon Danis’ impressive debut at Bellator 198

    MMA Community reacts to Dillon Danis’ impressive debut at Bellator 198

    MMA Community reacts to Dillon Danis’ impressive debut at Bellator 198 Submission specialist Dillon Danis made his professional mixed martial arts debut at tonight’s Bellator 198 event against opponent Kyle Walker. Danis ate a couple of big shots from Walker in the early seconds of the fight but was eventually able to pull guard, a […]

  • Bellator 198 Results: Dillon Danis submits Kyle Walker (VIDEO)

    Bellator 198 Results: Dillon Danis submits Kyle Walker (VIDEO)

    Bellator 198 Results: Dillon Danis submits Kyle Walker Dillon Danis made his highly anticipated mixed martials arts debut at tonight’s Bellator 198 event against opponent Kyle Walker. Round one begins and Danis starts off quickly. He immediately shoots in for a takedown but it is not there. Walker with a nice right hand over the […]

  • UFC Chile Fight Card and Start Time

    UFC Chile Fight Card and Start Time

    UFC Chile Fight Card and Start Time The octagon invades Chile for the first time on May 19 for the promotions UFC Fight Night 129 event. The fight card, which takes place at Movistar Arena in Santiago, is headlined by a key welterweight contest featuring former title challenger Demian Maia taking on surging division contender […]

  • Conor McGregor’s coach has his doubts that Khabib Nurmagomedov is not finishing fights on purpose

    Conor McGregor’s coach has his doubts that Khabib Nurmagomedov is not finishing fights on purpose

    Conor McGregor’s coach has his doubts that Khabib Nurmagomedov is not finishing fights on purpose Khabib Nurmagomedov captured the UFC’s undisputed lightweight title earlier this month in Brooklyn by scoring a unanimous decision victory over short-notice opponent “Raging” Al Iaquinta. Prior to the UFC 223 title fight, the promotion sported two lightweight title holders in […]

  • Bobby Green to Floyd Mayweather: “I’ll kill you. I’ll strangle you out in the back of a parking lot.”

    Bobby Green to Floyd Mayweather: “I’ll kill you. I’ll strangle you out in the back of a parking lot.”

    Bobby Green to Floyd Mayweather: “I’ll kill you. I’ll strangle you out in the back of a parking lot.” UFC lightweight fighter Bobby Green will return to the octagon at June’s UFC 225 pay-per-view event in Chicago against fellow veteran Clay Guida. Bobby Green (24-8-1 MMA) recently picked up his first win since 2014 at […]

  • Ronda Rousey discusses her UFC losses: “One thing my mother never taught me was how to lose.”

    Ronda Rousey discusses her UFC losses: “One thing my mother never taught me was how to lose.”

    Ronda Rousey discusses her UFC losses: “One thing my mother never taught me was how to lose.” Ronda Rousey entered the UFC octagon for the first time at UFC 157 in February of 2013 where she squared off Liz Carmouche for the promotions bantamweight title in Anaheim, California. Just as she had done in her […]

  • Report | Gunnar Nelson injured, forced out of fight with Neil Magny at UFC Liverpool

    Report | Gunnar Nelson injured, forced out of fight with Neil Magny at UFC Liverpool

    Report | Gunnar Nelson injured, forced out of fight with Neil Magny at UFC Liverpool The octagon will invade Liverpool, England on May 27 for the promotions UFC Fight Night 130 event. The card is headlined by a highly anticipated welterweight scrap featuring former two time title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson taking on undefeated contender […]

  • Khabib Nurmagomedov discusses his options in the “very heated” lightweight division

    Khabib Nurmagomedov discusses his options in the “very heated” lightweight division

    Khabib Nurmagomedov discusses his options in the “very heated” lightweight division Khabib Nurmagomedov was crowned the UFC’s undisputed lightweight champion earlier this month in Brooklyn, this after he scored a unanimous decision victory over Al Iaquinta in the main event of UFC 223. The undefeated Russian fighter, Nurmagomedov, now has a handful of fighters to […]

  • Frankie Edgar gets called out by a former title challenger following UFC Atlantic City

    Frankie Edgar gets called out by a former title challenger following UFC Atlantic City

    Frankie Edgar gets called out by a former title challenger following UFC Atlantic City Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar rebounded from his first career stoppage loss at last night’s UFC event in Atlantic City by scoring a dominant decision victory over fellow featherweight contender Cub Swanson. “The Answer” had entered his second career fight […]

  • Cub Swanson issues statement following second loss to Frankie Edgar

    Cub Swanson issues statement following second loss to Frankie Edgar

    Cub Swanson issues statement following second loss to Frankie Edgar Perennial UFC featherweight contender Cub Swanson was looking for redemption when he squared off with former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar for a second time in the co-headliner of last night’s UFC Fight Night 128 event in Atlantic City. Unfortunately for fans of “Killer Cub”, Frankie […]

  • Eddie Alvarez blasts “paper champion” Khabib Nurmagomedov

    Eddie Alvarez blasts “paper champion” Khabib Nurmagomedov

    Eddie Alvarez blasts “paper champion” Khabib Nurmagomedov Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez (29-5 MMA) was in attendance at last night’s UFC Fight Night 128 event in Atlantic City. “The Underground King” is currently awaiting his next assignment from UFC officials, this after scoring a thrilling third-round knockout victory over the previously undefeated Justin Gaethje […]