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Bellator 220 results: Gaston Bolanos TKOs Nathan Stolen in the first (Highlights)
Kicking off the main card of Bellator 220 was a fun lightweight match-up that saw Muay Thai star, Gaston Bolanos return against Nathan Stolen. The action starts with Stolen pushing the pace and taking a leg kick before the two trade punches. Each land nicely as Bolanos keeps adding in his leg kicks. He lands […]
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UFC Fort Lauderdale Results: Cory Sandhagen defeats John Lineker (Highlights)
A bantamweight bout between perennial division contenders John Lineker and Cory Sandhagen took place at tonight’s UFC Fort Lauderdale event. Cory Sandhagen enters tonight’s event on a five-fight winning streak, his latest being a submission victory over Mario Bautista. Meanwhile, John Lineker has won two straight and eight of his past nine overall. In his […]
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UFC Fort Lauderdale Results: Augusto Sakai defeats Andrei Arlovski (Highlights)
A heavyweight contest featuring former division champion Andrei Arlovski taking on Augusto Sakai took place at tonight’s UFC Fort Lauderdale event. Andrei Arlovski enters tonight’s contest looking to snap a three fight winless streak. The former baddest man on the planet has lost 7 of his past 10 fights overall. Meanwhile, Augusto Sakai was last […]
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Bellator 220: MacDonald vs Fitch Live Results (Highlights)
Bellator MMA is back with another great card in Bellator 220 that is topped off by two title fights. One of which takes place in one of their Grand Prix’s. In the featured attraction, the welterweight title Grand Prix continues onward as we get to find out who advances to face Neiman Gracie in the […]
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Boxer claims Conor McGregor hit him with an ugly cheap shot
Conor McGregor competed in an exhibition boxing match last week in Dublin and is being accused of hitting his opponent with a cheap shot. McGregor’s opponent, Michael McGrane, told TMZ that ‘Mystic Mac’ struck him with the “cheapest shot” he’s ever seen in his life. “It was the cheapest shot I ever caught in me […]
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Andre Ewell vs. Anderson Dos Santos In The Works for UFC Greenville
With the event less than two months away, UFC Greenville is finally starting to fill up. A bantamweight bout between Andre Ewell (14-5) and Anderson “Berinja” Dos Santos (20-7) is in the works for the June 22, sources tell BJPenn.com. A former titleholder in CES MMA, Ewell has split his two UFC appearances thus far. […]
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Colby Covington: I can ‘beat up Johnny Picograms’ with aid of steroids
For the rest of his career, the UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon ‘Bones’ Jones will be haunted by his run-ins with the United States Anti Doping Agency… Better known as ‘USADA.’ Jones’ troubles date back to 2016 and somewhat continue to this day depending on your thoughts of his continuous picogram findings of turinabol. One […]
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UFC Fort Lauderdale: Souza vs. Hermansson Live Results
The octagon invades the BB&T Center tonight for UFC Fort Lauderdale, an event headlined by a middleweight bout between Ronaldo Souza and Jack Hermansson. Ronaldo Souza was last seen in action at November’s UFC 230 event, where he scored a spectacular knockout victory over former champ Chris Weidman. “Jacare” has gone 4-2 over his past […]
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Paulo Costa Accepts Six-Month USADA Suspension For IV Use
Paulo Costa has accepted a six month punishment from the USADA. The rising UFC middleweight agreed to a six-month suspension from USADA (U.S. Anti-Doping Agency) for violations in June and November of 2017. The suspensions were handed down August 10, 2018 and expired on February 10, 2019. According to their press release, Paulo Costa took […]
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Mike Perry accidentally hung himself, saved by Jacare Souza
Welterweight standout Mike Perry will return to the octagon at tonight’s UFC on ESPN+ 8 event, this thanks in large part to his teammate Jacare Souza. Perry, who takes on fellow fan favorite Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira on tonight’s main card, recently sat down with Fox Sports Asia where he explained how Jacare Souza had recently […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Scott Coker explains why he took a chance on Leslie Smith
She’s back. After 21 months out of action, ‘The Peacemaker’ Leslie Smith will be returning to action as she has signed with Bellator MMA. A veteran of the sport, especially in the bantamweight division, Smith started to really find her stride in 2016-2017 and still currently rides a three-fight winning streak at 135-pounds. However, Bellator […]
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BREAKING | Tito Ortiz signs with Combate Americas
Just when we thought that the trilogy bout with Chuck Liddell may have been it, Tito Ortiz goes out and signs another contract. Yep, that’s right. The former UFC light heavyweight titleholder is now set to embark on a new journey as he has signed a multi-fight deal with Combate Americas at Combate 35: Reinas […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Scott Coker provides update on Fedor Emelianenko, likes the idea of a ‘victory tour’ and Josh Barnett fight
Without a doubt, Russia’s ‘Last Emperor,’ Fedor Emelianenko is one of the greatest mixed martial artists to ever grace the face of the Earth. But despite his incredible success throughout his career and late resurgence through the Bellator heavyweight Grand Prix, it all ended abruptly in January. At Bellator 214, the vacant title was on […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Scott Coker says Kyoji Horiguchi vs Darrion Caldwell 2 not done deal, but working on it
At RIZIN 14 on New Year’s Eve 2018, we saw a massive inaugural title fight that saw two promotions best bantamweight fighters go head to head. Of course, on one side of the ring, there was the Japanese superstar, RIZIN’s Kyoji Horiguchi. On the other side, it was Bellator bantamweight champion, Darrion ‘The Wolf’ Caldwell […]
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Artem Lobov on Paulie Malignaggi: ‘I find it hard to even worry about this fight’
On June 22, in the main event of BKFC 6, Artem Lobov will meet retired boxer Paulie Malignaggi in a blockbuster, bareknuckle grudge match. As this fight draws closer, Artem Lobov is beginning to worry that Paulie Malignaggi won’t make weight. Apparently, however, that’s pretty much his only concern surrounding the fight. Lobov gave his […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Bellator 220 fighters share thoughts on potential RIZIN fights
The end of 2018 marked a new era of sorts when it comes to cross-promotion in MMA as Bellator and RIZIN teamed up like never before. For RIZIN’s annual big New Year’s Eve show, in 2018 that was RIZIN 14, one of their biggest stars, Kyoji Horiguchi would fight for the inaugural bantamweight title. His […]
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EXCLUSIVE | With a ‘Today is a good day to die’ mentality, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane is well prepared for Bellator 220
Often times when fighters are undefeated, they can understandably be arrogant and perhaps overly confident. The same can be said for champions. So when mixing the two, it’s rare to see that zero stay a zero for all too long. However, despite being both undefeated and a champion, these descriptions wouldn’t be fitting for Bellator’s […]
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Junior dos Santos makes bold prediction for Francis Ngannou fight
At UFC 239, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will collide with one of the few heavyweight punchers with power to rival his own: Francis Ngannou. Speaking to Helen Yee recently, the former heavyweight champion made a bold prediction for this fight with the ferocious puncher Ngannou. He expects to knock out the hulking […]
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Bellator 220 weigh-in results: Both title fights greenlit
Tomorrow night in San Jose, California, the Bellator welterweight and flyweight titles will be on the line. Looking for his first Bellator welterweight title defense and to advance to the semifinals of the welterweight Grand Prix will be Rory MacDonald who is back in his normal weight class after trying to dethrone middleweight champ, Gegard […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Benson Henderson still open to welterweight fights, but has eye on Bellator lightweight title
When it comes to the discussion of who is the greatest lightweight fighter of all time, debates can’t be had without the mention of the former WEC and UFC king, ‘Smooth’ Benson Henderson. Continuously underappreciated throughout his reigns as champion, Henderson was as active of a champion as any and constantly looking for a fight. […]
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Sean O’Malley returns from USADA suspension at UFC 239, takes on ‘Chito’
“Sugar” Sean O’Malley is one of the most promising young prospects in the crowded UFC bantamweight division. Unfortunately, it’s been some time since we’ve seen the fan favorite in the cage, as he was recently sidelined by a four-month suspension from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), the result of his ingesting a tainted supplement […]
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Mike Perry details ‘hardest weight cut to date’ after UFC Fort Lauderdale weigh-ins
“Platinum” Mike Perry made weight for his UFC Fort Lauderdale showdown with Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira, but from the sounds of it, it wasn’t an easy feat. In fact, he’s calling his weight cut for this fight his most difficult yet. Perry shed some light on this tough cut — and the overall sensation of weight […]
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Chatri Sityodtong updates on ONE debut of Vitor Belfort, next fight for Demetrious Johnson
Under the leadership of CEO Chatri Sityodtong, ONE Championship has signed a host of free agents of late, such as Demetrious Johnson, Eddie Alvarez, Sage Northcutt, and Vitor Belfort. Johnson and Alvarez have already debuted in the ONE cage — with very different results — and Northcutt will do so on May 17 in Singapore. […]
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UFC Fort Lauderdale weigh-in results: Headliners on point
On Saturday, the UFC will return to the Sunshine State with the compelling UFC Fort Lauderdale card, scheduled to air on ESPN+, ESPN, and ESPN 2. In the main event of this exciting card, top middleweight contender Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza will battle short-notice replacement opponent Jack Hermansson in a bout loaded with very different implications […]
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Darren Till deactivates Twitter, Instagram accounts following arrest
Darren Till is keeping a low profile. Following his recent arrest in Spain for allegedly trashing a hotel room and stealing a taxi, the former UFC welterweight title challenger has deactivated both his personal Twitter and Instagram accounts. The 26-year-old didn’t serve any time or face any serious legal issues for the incident. However he […]
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‘Jacare’ explains how the UFC forced him into accepting last-minute Hermansson fight
This weekend, in the main event of UFC Fort Lauderdale, long-time UFC middleweight contender Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza will take part in a high risk, low-reward fight with rising contender Jack Hermansson. If he wins, well, he simply reminds the world that he already deserves a title shot. If he loses, meanwhile, his UFC title dreams […]
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Pro fighters make their picks for Rory MacDonald vs Jon Fitch
In the main event of Bellator 220, Rory MacDonald will look to defend his welterweight title against Jon Fitch. Not only will MacDonald be putting his belt on the line, but it will also be the last matchup of the first round of the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Rory MacDonald impressed by Ben Askren’s UFC debut, ‘He’s quite a powerful star’
Current Bellator welterweight champion, Rory MacDonald has become fairly familiar with ‘Ruthless’ Robbie Lawler over the years. Formerly a staple of the UFC’s 170-pound division, MacDonald would fight Lawler twice during his UFC run. The first time being in a three-round affair that saw him on the wrong end of a split decision. Their second […]