Fedor Emelianenko, Bellator 269 Credit: Lucas Noonan/Bellator MMA When it comes to Bellator 290, there’s no doubt that it’s all about Fedor. Fedor Emelianenko, long considered one of the greatest heavyweights of all time, will bow out this weekend after a rematch with Ryan Bader for the Bellator MMA Heavyweight Championship. The card will air … Read more
Stamp Fairtex, ONE on Prime Video 2 weigh-in Credit: ONE Championship ONE Championship star Stamp Fairtex will take part in the promotion’s US debut this coming May. Fairtex (9-2), formerly a two-sport ONE champion who held gold in Muay Thai and kickboxing, will face Alyse Anderson (6-2) at ONE Fight Night 10 in Broomfield, Colorado … Read more
Vadim Nemkov and Corey Anderson Bellator 288 weigh in Credit: Lucas Noonan/Bellator MMA Consider the doubters silenced following the conclusion of Bellator’s light heavyweight Grand Prix at Bellator 288 in Chicago on Friday night. Bellator 288 was headlined by a rematch between Corey Anderson and Vadim Nemkov for the Grand Prix Final. The tournament was … Read more
Vadim Nemkov and Corey Anderson, Bellator 288 Credit: Bellator MMA A busy weekend for MMA saw Bellator offer perhaps the deepest card on paper, with two title fights perched atop Bellator 288 in Chicago on Friday. In the main event, featherweight champion Vadim Nemkov and Corey Anderson duke it out in the (hopefully) featherweight Grand … Read more
Yoel Romero, Bellator 280 Credit: Bellator MMA One very interested party will be watching the Vadim Nemkov vs. Corey Anderson fight this Friday at Bellator 288 — and that’s Yoel Romero. Romero (15-6) will face the winner of Nemkov vs. Anderson 2, which closes the Bellator Light Heavyweight Grand Prix, at Bellator 290 on February … Read more
Vadim Nemkov, Bellator 277 official weigh-in Credit: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press Bellator MMA brings two title fights with it to the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois this Friday, with Bellator 288 arguably the biggest MMA event of the weekend. In the main event, the long-awaited Light Heavyweight Grand Prix will (hopefully) finally come to an end … Read more
“A lucky fighter is a dangerous fighter,” Corey Anderson remarked during Bellator 288 media day on Wednesday. Anderson (16-5, 1NC) has good reason to be optimistic. He enters Bellator 288 after a strong performance against light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov in their first meeting earlier this year. Although the bout ended in a no-contest due … Read more
Megan Anderson, UFC Norfolk ceremonial weigh-ins Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press Megan Anderson has not competed in mixed martial arts since her featherweight title fight against Amanda Nunes at UFC 259 last year. Now the former Invicta FC champion has revealed what she feels was a lack of pre-fight training and guidance while a member of … Read more
Fight Night Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva Credit: Showtime Jake Paul has admitted that the expected buy rate for his PPV boxing match with Anderson Silva this past weekend is “upsetting” as the numbers don’t seem to be meeting expectations. As a result, the “Problem Child” vowed to fight only in the summer, when competition … Read more
The rumored bet between Jake Paul and Anderson Silva, in which Silva agreed to help Paul form a fighters’ union if he lost Saturday’s boxing match with the Youtube star, appears to have been more than smoke and mirrors. Following Saturday’s card, Silva, who lost by unanimous decision despite giving Paul the best fight of … Read more