Month: July 2013

Another individual suspected of participating in the kidnapping and murder of Vitor Belfort’s sister has been taken into custody, according to a report from Brazilian newspaper Diario do Grande ABC.

Canadian striking specialist John Makdessi will square off with Brazilian prospect Renee Forte at UFC 165.

UFC veteran Kurt Pellegrino has cut his retirement short and will return to the Bellator cage on Nov. 15, when “Batman” takes on fellow lightweight Saul Almeida.

Four new bouts have been added to Bellator’s ninth-season premiere, as Bellator 98 will feature the next middleweight tournament quarterfinals.

Chris Weidman clobbered Anderson Silva with a left hook to the head July 6 at UFC 162, but that wasn’t exactly the game plan.

The UFC has booked a heavyweight bout between Daniel Cormier and Roy Nelson as the co-main event of UFC 166.

Brazilian featherweight Marlon Sandro is set to compete in Pancrase’s ring for the first time in nearly five years.

Brazilian lightweight Francisco “Massaranduba” Trinaldo will welcome Piotr Hallmann to the Octagon in September at UFC Fight Night 28 “Teixeira vs. Bader.”

World-ranked lightweight Pat Healy will return to the Octagon against hot prospect Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 165, the promotion announced Sunday.