UFC and M-1 partner for UFC Russia
(https:)The Russian-Chinese investment fund, Mubadala Investment Company and the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced foundation of UFC Russia. The new company is going to promote MMA and organize new shows in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
M-1 Global is going to be a partner taking care of finding Russian athletes and preparing them for the fights. M-1 Challenge champions will get a unique opportunity to sign contracts with the UFC.
A.J. McKee vs. Pat Curran booked for Bellator 205 main event
(https:)A.J. McKee will put his unbeaten record on the line when he takes on longtime Bellator featherweight standout Pat Curran.
Officials announced Wednesday that McKee and Curran will fight in the main event of Bellator 205 at the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho on Sept. 21. Rafael Lovato Jr. will take on John Salter in the co-headliner.
McKee, 23, has spent his entire pro career with Bellator, winning all 11 of his bouts. His last appearance saw him defeat Justin Lawrence by unanimous decision the co-main event of Bellator 197 this past April. He is the son of 15-year MMA veteran Antonio McKee.
Curran (23-7) is currently on a three-fight win streak, though he has fought just three times since February 2015. Those victories have all been unanimous decisions against John Teixeira, Georgi Karakhanyan, and Emannuel Sanchez. The 30-year-old veteran has twice held Bellator gold at 145 pounds and been with the promotion for the past eight years.
Nine fights confirmed for UFC 228, including Nicco Montano vs Valentina Shevchenko
(https:)Nine fights have been made official for UFC 228 in Dallas, and finally we will see UFC flyweight champion Nicco Montano back in the octagon.
Nine fights have been confirmed for the UFC’s return to Dallas - one of which is a women’s flyweight title fight between current champion, Nicco Montano, and former bantamweight title challenger Valentina Shevchenko. The fight was first reported by ESPN’s Ariel Helwani.
Bellator announces 10-man welterweight tourney field, including Rory MacDonald, ‘MVP,’ Douglas Lima
(https:)The field is just about set for Bellator’s upcoming welterweight tournament.
Ten of the promotion’s best at 170 pounds will be featured in the bracket, including current champion Rory MacDonald; former champions Douglas Lima and Andrey Koreshkov; undefeated welterweights Michael Page, Neiman Gracie, Ed Ruth, and Yaroslav Amosov; and former UFC standouts Lorenz Larkin and Jon Fitch.
Yaroslav Amosov
Jon Fitch
Neiman Gracie
Andrey Koreshkov
Lorenz Larkin
Douglas Lima
Rory MacDonald
Michael Page
Ed Ruth
ACB Cancel Second Fights Card In A Week With Cyprus Show Latest To Be Canned
(https:)ACB have reportedly cancelled their second fight card as many weeks with this weekends ACB 89 Cyprus not taking place.
The ACB 89 fight card set for the Spyros Kyprianou Arena in Limassol, Cyprus this weekend has been cancelled.
Sources close to MMANytt.com confirmed a report by Marcel Dorff earlier today on Twitter that the show is no longer taking place.
At this point in time, we have been unable to confirm why the event has been cancelled.
Shortly before publishing this report, we reached out to ACB officials for an official statement but have not yet heard back from them. We will update our report if we do.
This news today comes just a week after the promotion announced that ACB 91 set for London, England on Aug. 11 had been also been cancelled. The event was set to feature the return of Brad “One Punch” Pickett who is still to have his fight with Jesse Brock rearranged.
ACB’s next scheduled event is ACB 90 set to take place in Kazan, Russia on July 28. The event is set to be headlined by a lightweight bout pitting Musa Khamanaev against Leandro Silva. The co-main event slot is currently occupied by fan favourite Eduard Vartanyan taking on Erivan Pereira.
UFC Fight Night 133 bonuses: You know Niko Price's hammerfists got him $50,000
(https:)BOISE, Idaho – Chad Mendes, Niko Price, Raoni Barcelos and Kurt Holobaugh each earned $50,000 fight-night bonuses at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 133 event.
Mendes and Price picked up “Performance of the Night” awards, and Barcelos and Holobaugh took home “Fight of the Night” honors. UFC officials announced the winners after the card, which MMAjunkie attended.
KSW's David Zawada is late replacement for next week's UFC Fight Night 134 main card
(https:)KSW vet David Zawada is a late addition to next week’s UFC Fight Night 134 event.
UFC officials on Saturday announced Zawada (16-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has replaced injured Alan Jouban (16-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) and now meets Danny Roberts (15-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC).
The official UFC Fight Night 134 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (FS1, 2 p.m. ET)
Mauricio Rua vs. Anthony Smith
Corey Anderson vs. Glover Teixeira
Abu Azaitar vs. Vitor Miranda
Stefan Struve vs. Marcin Tybura
Marc Diakiese vs Nasrat Haqparast
Danny Roberts vs. David Zawada
PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, noon ET)
Damir Hadzovic vs. Nick Hein
Bartosz Fabinski vs. Emil Meek
Nad Narimani vs. Khalid Taha
Justin Ledet vs. Aleksandar Rakic
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 10:30 a.m. ET)
Manny Bermudez vs. Davey Grant
Jeremy Kimball vs. Darko Stosic
Pingyuan Liu vs. Damian Stasiak
Frustrated UFC champ Cris Cyborg says Amanda Nunes could be final opponent
(https:)With Cris Cyborg and Amanda Nunes in disagreement about the date of a possible meeting in the octagon, Cyborg said she’s willing to grant her fellow UFC champion her wish of fighting in December – but she wants another fight first.
Talks of a super fight between the UFC’s women’s 145-pound and 135-pound champions intensified earlier this year, amid calls from Nunes and her camp. A lot of back-and-forth ensued, but the two ultimately ended up defending their belts against different opponents, and talks of the match had somewhat quieted as of late.
That was, until this week, when they started battling on social media again. The problem, this time, wasn’t about whether they would fight, but when: Nunes (16-4 MMA, 9-1 UFC) posted a picture of a signed contract for Dec. 29, when UFC 232 is set to take place, while Cyborg (20-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) pushed for a fight on Sept. 8 at UFC 228.
Alex Perez meets Jose 'Shorty' Torres at UFC 227 in Los Angeles
(https:)A flyweight bout between Alex Perez and Jose Torres is the latest addition to August’s UFC 227 lineup.
Perez (20-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC) confirmed the matchup with Torres (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) on social media following an initial report from ESPN.com
With the addition, the UFC 227 card now includes:
Champ T.J. Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt – for bantamweight title
Champ Demetrious Johnson vs. Henry Cejudo – for flyweight title
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Volkan Oezdemir
J.J. Aldrich vs. Polyana Viana
Renato Moicano vs. Cub Swanson
Antonio Carlos Junior vs. TBA
Benito Lopez vs. Ricky Simon
Brett Johns vs. Pedro Munhoz
Irene Aldana vs. Bethe Correia
Kyung Ho Kang vs. Ricardo Ramos
Danielle Taylor vs. Weili Zhang
Wuliji Buren vs. Bharat Kandare
Sheymon Moraes vs. Matt Sayles
Alex Perez vs. Jose Torres
Joanne Calderwood vs. Kalindra Faria added to UFC Fight Night 135 in Lincoln
(https:)Next month’s UFC Fight Night 135 event in Nebraska has a new women’s flyweight fight.
It features Joanne Calderwood (11-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) vs. Kalindra Faria (18-7-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC).
The latest UFC Fight Night 135 lineup now includes:
Justin Gaethje vs. James Vick
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. John Moraga
Angela Hill vs. Alexa Grasso
Drew Dober vs. Jon Tuck
Luke Sanders vs. Rani Yahya
Eryk Anders vs. Tim Williams
Antonio Braga Neto vs. Andrew Sanchez
Andre Fili vs. Michael Johnson
Mickey Gall vs. George Sullivan
Iuri Alcantara vs. Cory Sandhagen
Joanne Calderwood vs. Kalindra Faria
'TUF Smashes' winner, UFC vet Norman Parke signs multi-fight deal with Bellator
(https:)“The Ultimate Fighter: Smashes” winner Norman Parke is hitting the reset button on his big-show career with a new Bellator contract.
Parke (25-6-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) has signed a multi-fight deal with the Viacom-owned promotion, a Bellator official today told MMAjunkie following a report from MMANytt.com. The veteran’s debut is expected later this year.
Parke, 31, brings a two-fight win streak to the promotion. After a 1-3 skid let to his UFC ouster, the Ireland native rebuilt his career in the Polish powerhouse show KSW, where he unsuccessfully vied for the lightweight title against Mateusz Gamrot, but ended his tenure at 2-1 with one no contest.
Despite huge KO, Michael McDonald unsure if career can continue after latest injury at Bellator 202
(https:)Michael McDonald is having an inner struggle after suffering what he believes is yet another hand break in his victory at Bellator 202.
McDonald (19-4 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) scored his most spectacular victory in recent years Friday when he stopped former bantamweight champ Eduardo Dantas (20-6 MMA, 10-3 BMMA) by knockout in just 58 seconds in the Bellator 202 co-headliner, which took place at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla., and aired on Paramount following prelims streamed on MMAjunkie.
UFC Fight Night 133 bonuses: You know Niko Price's hammerfists got him $50,000
(https:)Chad Mendes, Niko Price, Raoni Barcelos and Kurt Holobaugh each earned $50,000 fight-night bonuses at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 133 event.
Mendes and Price picked up “Performance of the Night” awards, and Barcelos and Holobaugh took home “Fight of the Night” honors. UFC officials announced the winners after the card, which MMAjunkie attended.
Belal Muhammad vs. Elizeu Zaleski targeted for UFC Sao Paulo
(https:)An explosive matchup between streaking welterweights Belal Muhammad and Elizeu Zaleski has been verbally agreed to for September 22 at UFC Sao Paulo.
MMA Fighting confirmed the news Thursday following an initial report by Brazilian outlet AG Fight. Contracts for the bout have yet to be formally signed.
Muhammad (14-2) is in the midst of the best run of his UFC career. The 30-year-old Roufusport product has won four straight fights, a streak highlighted by victories over Tim Means, Jordan Mein, and Dana White Lookin’ For a Fight alum Randy Brown. Muhammad most recently defeated Chance Rencountre this past June in a short-notice encounter at UFC Utica.
Alan Jouban out of UFC Hamburg fight against Danny Roberts
(https:)UFC Hamburg has taken yet another hit.
Alan Jouban is out of his scheduled fight with Danny Roberts due to injury, the popular welterweight fighter confirmed Thursday in a social media post. Max Freedman of MMA Today was the first to report the news. Jouban wrote that he appears to have a bulging disc in his neck and is waiting on an MRI.
“Sorry folks,” Jouban wrote on Instagram. “Believe me, I wanted nothing more than to roll into Germany and steal the damn show with with a crazy ass fight and fly home with a bonus in my pocket. But just wasn’t meant to be this time.”
Alvaro Herrera vs. Devin Powell opener completes Calgary's UFC on FOX 30 lineup
(https:)With the addition of a new lightweight fight, it appears the lineup for the UFC’s return to Canada later this month is complete with 13 fights.
Alvaro Herrera (9-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) vs. Devin Powell (8-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) is a late addition to UFC on FOX 30, officials recently announced. The lightweight bout will open up the prelims on UFC Fight Pass.
MAIN CARD (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)
Eddie Alvarez vs. Dustin Poirier
Jose Aldo vs. Jeremy Stephens
Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Tecia Torres
Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Alexander Hernandez
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX, 6 p.m. ET)
Jordan Mein vs. Alex Morono
Austin Arnett vs. Hakeem Dawodu
Kajan Johnson vs. Islam Makhachev
Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Ion Cutelaba
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 4 p.m. ET)
John Makdessi vs. Ross Pearson
Katlyn Chookagian vs. Alexis Davis
Matheus Nicolau vs. Dustin Ortiz
Nina Ansaroff vs. Randa Markos
Alvaro Herrera vs. Devin Powell
Here's the official cast list for 'The Ultimate Fighter 28: Heavy Hitters'
(https:)Male heavyweight
Ben Sosoli | 28 | 6-2 | Melbourne, Australia
Maurice Greene | 31 | 5-2 | St. Cloud, MN
Michel Batista | 34 | 4-0 | Miami, FL
Juan Francisco Espino Diepa | 37 | 8-1 | Las Palmas, Spain
Justin Frazier | 28 | 10-2 | Cave City, AR
Anderson Da Silva | 31 | 3-0-1 | Sao Paulo, Brazil
Przemyslaw Mysiala | 35 | 22-9-1 | Maidenhead, England
Josh Parisian | 28 | 7-2 | Brighton, MI
Female featherweights
Leah Letson | 25 | 4-1 | Milwaukee, WI
Larissa Pacheco | 23 | 11-2 | Belem, Brazil
Marciea Allen | 36 | 7-2 | Wood Dale, IL
Pannie Kianzad | 26 | 9-3 | Copenhagen, Denmark
Bea Malecki | 26 | 2-0 | Stockholm, Sweden
Julija Stoliarenko | 25 | 4-2-1 | Kaunas, Lithuania
Katharina Lehner | 28 | 7-1 | Cologne, Germany
Macy Chiasson | 26 | 2-0 | New Orleans, LA
DWTNCS results: Bevon Lewis, Jordan Espinosa land UFC contracts
(https:)The second time proved the charm for both Bevon Lewis and Jordan Espinosa.
Both earned victories on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series last summer. Lewis got a developmental contract; Espinosa didn’t.
This time around, there was no denying either entry the big show. Lewis, a JacksonWink middleweight and training partner of Jon Jones, needed just 3:01 to finish Alton Cunningham on Tuesday night’s edition of Contender Series in Las Vegas.
Manny Bermudez-Davey Grant, Nad Narimani-Khalid Taha added to UFC Hamburg
(https:)With the new addition of a pair of fights, the lineup for the UFC’s return to Germany later this month appears to be complete.
UFC officials today announced a bantamweight fight between Manny Bermudez (12-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (pictured above) and Davey Grant (8-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC), as well as a featherweight bout between promotional newcomers Nad Narimani (10-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Khalid Taha (12-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC). The fights likely will be placed on the preliminary card, though the final bout order has not been set.
Corey Anderson replaces Ilir Latifi, meets Glover Teixeira at UFC Hamburg
(https:)The UFC has found a new opponent for Glover Teixeira.
The Brazilian light heavyweight was matched-up against Ilir Latifi in the co-main event of UFC Hamburg on July 22, but needed a new foe after Latifi pulled out with an injury. Anderson quickly volunteered on social media and the UFC made it happen, sources confirmed to MMA Fighting after a report from Combate.
Anderson also announced on Instagram that he has signed a new contract with the UFC.
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