Month: July 2013

After Chris Weidman knocked out Anderson Silva on July 6, one topic of post-fight conversation centered on how the Brazilian’s defeat had ruined potential matchups against Jon Jones and Georges St. Pierre.

Just over one week after his one-sided victory over Rafaello Oliveira at UFC 162, Edson Barboza is already looking for his next fight.

A staph infection will prevent Robert Drysdale from competing at UFC 163, according to a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Anderson Silva suffered his first loss in the UFC when Chris Weidman knocked him out July 6, but Silva’s manager Ed Soares doesn’t think the defeat will affect the former middleweight champ’s standing in the sport.

UFC veteran Curt Warburton will compete for the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts’ inaugural lightweight title on Sept. 14, when he locks horns with American talent Jake Murphy at BAMMA 13.

Demetrious Johnson is a man with a lot on his plate.

Bellator MMA’s Season 9 featherweight tournament will kick off at Bellator 99 on Sept. 13 at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, Calif.

A light heavyweight bout pitting Anthony Johnson against Mike Kyle will headline World Series of Fighting’s fifth event.

Eight-time UFC veteran Charlie Brenneman will lock horns with Kyle Baker at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 26 for the promotion’s vacant lightweight crown.

As she was in their initial meeting, Marloes Coenen was plenty game against Cristiane Justino on Saturday, but just like their Strikeforce bout in 2010, “Cyborg” was simply too powerful for the valiant Dutchwoman in the end.