Former UFC title challenger Anthony Smith was arrested on three felony charges in Nebraska. Here's what's known, a look at his complicated history outside the cage, and why his 61-fight career has revived the sport's CTE conversation.
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Oscar De La Hoya addressed the Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn co-promotion on Monday's Ariel Helwani Show, confirming Golden Boy's role alongside Zuffa Boxing after weeks of public tension over the September 12 title fight.
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Edgar Berlanga survived a knockdown to stop Steven Butler in Zuffa Boxing's first New York show, while Vladyslav Sirenko stole the night with a last-second KO. Full results, Dana White's post-fight comments, and video.
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Magomed Ankalaev needed five rounds to grind out Bogdan Guskov and headline UFC Abu Dhabi. Full fight card results, video highlights, the post-fight press conference and social media reaction.
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Magomed Ankalaev stopped Bogdan Guskov by fifth-round TKO to headline UFC Abu Dhabi. Full fight card results, bonus winners, post-fight press conference and video highlights.
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Invicta FC 20 Weigh-in Main card (UFC Fight Pass at 8 p.m. ET) Tonya Evinger (134.7) vs. Yana Kunitskaya (134.1) Angela Hill (114.8) vs. Kaline Medeiros (114.3) Herica Tiburcio (105.9) vs. Simona Soukupova (106) Amber Brown (114.8) vs. Ashley Yoder (117) Jessica-Rose Clark (136) vs. Pam Sorenson (140.6) Lynn Alvarez (115.5) vs. JJ Aldrich (115.9) […]
WOMEN’S BOXING STAR HEATHER HARDY HEADING OVER TO MMA New York, NY (November 17th, 2016)– A popular female boxer is going to be competing in mma and boxing. Undefeated boxing champion Heather Hardy announced Wednesday at a Showtime press conference that she will be crossing over into MMA and has signed a deal with […]
RONDA ROUSEY SAYS HER CAREER IS ALMOST OVER ON THE ELLEN SHOW – VIDEO Los Angeles, CA (November 1, 2016)– Ronda Rousey will be returning to the Octagon to fight Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 to regain her title on December 30th. Rousey has been inactive from the Octagon for over one year after […]
RONDA ROUSEY PREPARES FOR AMANDA NUNES WITH OLYMPIC BOXER, MIKAELA MAYER Los Angeles, CA (October 23, 2016)– After a year off former UFC women’s bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey will face Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 on December 30th in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena. An expert on the ground with her Olympic […]
KERI MELENDEZ SET FOR MIXED MARTIAL ARTS DEBUT VS. SHEILA PADILLA AT SAP CENTER IN SAN JOSE ON NOV. 19 UNDEFEATED LIGHTWEIGHTS JAKE ROBERTS-CARRINGTON BANKS READY FOR ACTION IN PRELIMINARY CONTEST SANTA MONICA, CALIF (October 19, 2016) – The anticipated mixed martial arts debut of flyweight Keri Melendez will come against Sheila Padilla […]
Tonya Evinger and Angela Hill defend titles at Invicta FC 20, Nov. 18 Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Tonya Evinger Meets Yana Kunitskaya Angela Hill Makes First Strawweight Title Defense Against Kaline Medeiros Live from Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Mo. on Friday, Nov. 18 Tickets on sale this Saturday, Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. CT via […]
PAIGE VAN ZANT VS. MICHELLE ‘KARATE HOTTIE WATERSON IS SET FOR UFC FOX – HIGHLIGHT VIDEOS Los Angeles, CA (October 12th, 2016)– UFC strawweight Paige VanZant (7-2) will headline her first UFC event when she battles Michelle Waterson at UFC Fight Night in Sacramento on Dec. 17. The exciting main event was announced during Wednesday’s […]
RONDA ROUSEY VS. AMANDA NUNES IS OFFICIAL Los Angeles, CA (October 12th, 2016)– UFC President Dana White announced on ‘The Herd’ with Colin Cowherd today to announced that former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey will fight Amanda Nunes (13-4) at UFC 207 on December 30th. Holm went to lose the title to Miesha […]
INVICTA FC 19 RESULTS Main card (UFC Fight Pass) Jennifer Maia def. Roxanne Modafferi via split decision (47-48, 48-47, 49-46) Ayaka Hamasaki def. Jinh Yu Frey via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) (R2, 4:38) Irene Aldana def. Faith Van Duin via first-round TKO (4:57) Kaline Medeiros def. Manjit Kolekar via unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28) Kal […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 95 EARLY WEIGH-IN MAIN CARD (FS1, 10 p.m. ET) Cristiane Justino (141) vs. Lina Lansberg (140) Renan Barao (146) vs. Phillipe Nover (146) Roy Nelson (258) vs. Antonio Silva (265) Paul Felder (155) vs. Francisco Trinaldo (155) Thiago “Marreta” Santos (186) vs. Eric Spicely (185) Mike De La Torre (146) vs. Godofredo […]
INVICTA FC 19 WEIGH-IN VIDEO Invicta FC 19 weigh-ins take place Thursday at (8 p.m. ET) at McFadden’s Sports Saloon, in the Kansas City Power & Light District. The event will be streamed live on UFC Fight Pass. Invicta FC 19 Weigh In Results: Jennifer Maia (124.7) vs. Roxanne Modafferi (124.8) Ayaka Hamasaki (104.5) vs. […]
WHAT’S ON THE MINDS OF THE STARS OF UFC® FIGHT NIGHT: CYBORG vs. LANSBERG? Brasília, Brazil – UFC® FIGHT NIGHT: CYBORG vs. LANSBERG takes place this Saturday, September 24, in Brasília. Here is what the stars have to say ahead of their bouts: Cris Cyborg: “I am very happy to have the opportunity to fight […]
WHITE STATES WHEN ROUSEY RETURNS SHE WILL FIGHT FOR A TITLE AND PROBABLY DEFEND IT AGAINST CYBORG Las Vegas, NV (September 20th, 2016)– There is a strong possibility that Ronda Rousey, (12-1) will return to the UFC and challenge for a UFC 135lb. belt in December at UFC 206 against Amanda Nunes (13-4). Here is […]
CHEICK KONGO-TONY JOHNSON SET TO COMPETE IN MAIN EVENT OF ‘BELLATOR 161’ TOMORROW NIGHT ON SPIKE Complete Weigh-In Photos Here / Weigh-In Video Here AUSTIN, TEXAS (Sept. 15, 2016) – After today’s official weigh-ins ahead of“Bellator 161: Kongo vs. Johnson” at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park in Austin, all of the event’s competitors are […]
COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES THREE MORE BOUTS FOR FIRST-EVER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT IN NY, LIVE ON BEIN SPORTS EN ESPAÑOL AND UFC FIGHT PASS® ON FRIDAY, OCT. 14 Featherweight co-main event: Erick Sanchez vs. Victor Martinez Bantamweight: Irwin Rivera vs. Cristobal Chavez Women’s atomweight: Paulina Granados vs. Jenna SerioTickets on sale now NEW YORK – […]
RONDA ROUSEY RETURNS TO USADA TESTING Los Angeles, CA (September 8th, 2016)– Ronda Rousey has officially started USADA testing. Rousey has been tested twice for the first time in over 6 months. Prior to the pair of drug tests in the 3rd quarter of 2016, Rousey hadn’t been tested since the first quarter of the year. […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT VANCOUVER WEIGH-IN VIDEO Main Card (FOX) Demian Maia vs. Carlos Condit Anthony Pettis vs. Charles Oliveira Paige VanZant vs. Bec Rawlings Joe Lauzon vs. Jim Miller Preliminary Card (Fox) Sam Alvey vs. Kevin Casey Enrique Barzola vs. Kyle Bochniak Garreth McLellan vs. Alessio Di Chirico Shane Campbell vs. Felipe Silva Preliminary Card […]
Pictured (from left to right): RIZIN FF stars Miyuu Yamamoto, Rena Kubota and Kanako Murata were on hand at a press conference in Japan today to discuss their matchups at the highly-anticipated RIZIN FF event in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, Sept. 25. Yamamoto will square off with Kubota, while Murata will face off with Combate […]
ANASTASIA YANKOVA PUTS UNDEFEATED RECORD ON THE LINE AGAINST VETA ARTEAGA ON SEPTEMBER 16 AT ‘BELLATOR 161’ SANTA MONICA, CALIF (August 4, 2016) – A flyweight bout pitting Anastasia Yankova (3-0) against Veta Arteaga (2-0) has been added to the SPIKE-televised portion of “Bellator 161: Kongo vs. Johnson,” which takes place on September […]
LENA OVCHYNNIKOVA-JAIMELENE NIEVERA FLYWEIGHT ENCOUNTER COMPLETES STACKED MAIN CARD OF ‘BELLATOR 160’ AT HONDA CENTER ON AUG. 26 PRELIMINARY CARD CONTINUES TO TAKE SHAPE SANTA MONICA, CALIF (August 2, 2016) – A flyweight matchup pitting Lena Ovchynnikova (11-4) against Jaimelene Nievera (4-1) has been added to the main card of “Bellator […]
UFC FOX 20 RESULTS Valentina Shevchenko def. Holly Holm via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) Edson Barboza def. Gilbert Melendez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Francis Ngannou def. Bojan Mihajlovic via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:34 Felice Herrig def. Kailin Curran via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:59 Eddie Wineland def. […]
UFC Fox 20 – Holm vs Shevchenko: Gambler’s Guide By Marc Weeks, Real Combat Media MMA Correspondent Welcome to Real Combat Media MMA’s Gambler’s Guide Edition. In addition to analysis and prediction, this article will feature information about whether or not a particular fight’s betting line has value. So many of these fights feature […]
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RIZIN FF: MIRKO CRO COP EMERGES FROM RETIREMENT FOR 16-MAN, OPEN WEIGHT TOURNAMENT KICKING OFF IN TOKYO ON SEPTEMBER 25! WANDERLEI SILVA, KAZUYUKI FUJITA, AND BARUTO KAITO ALL TABBED FOR ACTION IN MULTI-STAGE TOURNAMENT PLUS: DARON CRUICKSHANK FACES ANDY SOUWER, AND GABI GARCIA AND KANAKO MURATA RETURN TO ACTION TOKYO – July 16, 2016 – […]
Women’s atomweight star Kyra “Mogwai” Batara (pictured) will return to Combate Americas action, live on UFC Fight Pass, on Thursday, Aug. 11. Batara will square off with veteran Lisa Ellis in the co-main event of the 10-fight card in Los Angeles, Calif. COMBATE AMERICAS RETURNS TO UFC FIGHT PASS® WITH HARD-HITTING, HISPANIC MMA ACTION LIVE […]
UFC 200 RESULTS, VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS AND POST PRESS CONFERENCE Amanda Nunes def. Miesha Tate via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:16 Brock Lesnar def. Mark Hunt via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27) Daniel Cormier def. Anderson Silva via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) Jose Aldo def. Frankie Edgar via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) […]
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 23 FINALE RESULTS AND VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Joanna Jedrzejczyk def. Claudia Gadelha via unanimous decision (48-46, 48-45, 48-46) – to retain strawweight title Andrew Sanchez def. Khalil Rountree via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26) Tatiana Suarez def. Amanda Cooper via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 1, 3:23 Will Brooks def. Ross Pearson via […]
Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia Weigh-in Video Main Card (Fox Sports 1) Women’s Strawweight Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) vs Cláudia Gadelha Light Heavyweight Andrew Sanchez vs Khalil Rountree Women’s Strawweight Amanda Cooper vs Tatiana Suarez Lightweight Ross Pearson vs. Will Brooks Featherweight Doo Ho Choi vs. Thiago Tavares Lightweight Joaquim Silva vs. Andrew Holbrook Preliminary Card […]
DENISE KIELHOLTZ-GLORIA PERITORE SET TO FACE OFF IN FLYWEIGHT CONTEST AT ‘BELLATOR: DYNAMITE 2’ KICKBOXING VETERAN KEVIN ROSS RETURNS TO ACTION FOR BELLATOR KICKBOXING AGAINST JUSTIN HOUGHTON SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (June 10, 2016) – The SPIKE-televised main card of “Bellator: Dynamite 2” on June 24 at Scottrade Center in St. […]
ILIMA MACFARLANE SET TO FACE REBECCA RUTH DURING MAIN CARD OF ‘BELLATOR: DYNAMITE 2’ IN ADDITION, GUILHERME ‘BOMBA’ MAKES PROMOTIONAL DEBUT AGAINST JORDAN DOWDY DURING STACKED PRELIMINARY CARD SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (May, 20) – A women’s flyweight showdown between Ilima Macfarlane (3-0) and Rebecca Ruth (6-1) has been added to the […]
UFC’S TOP STRIKERS HEADLINE KNOCKOUT EVENT AT UNITED CENTER JULY 23 (#1) HOLLY HOLM vs. (#9) VALENTINA SHEVCHENKO (#2) ANTHONY JOHNSON vs. (#3) GLOVER TEIXEIRA (#6) EDSON BARBOZA vs. GILBERT MELENDEZ TICKETS FOR UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: HOLM vs. SHEVCHENKO AT UNITED CENTER ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 20 Las Vegas – […]
PAIGE VANZANT RELEASES STATEMENT ON RONDA ROUSEY Los Angeles, CA (May 6th, 2016)– UFC Champion Miesha Tate was on the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast where she told an interesting story about Ronda Rousey and Paige VanZant‘s first meeting. Well Paige VanZant made a statement to TMZ to clarify what actually went down. “It appears that […]
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