Author: Mike Sloan

Heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis scored the biggest win of his career in the co-main event when he knocked longtime veteran Gabriel Gonzaga’s equilibrium into orbit.

For a second it seemed as though England’s Ian Entwistle was going to have a short night. He immediately latched onto Alejandro Perez’s leg and went for a heel hook as soon as the fight started, but the California-based Mexican defended it perfectly.

Polish bantamweight Damian Stasiak looked magnificent as he took out Croatian Filip Pejic with a textbook rear-naked choke in the opening round.

In a lightweight brawl, it was a vicious right uppercut by Mairbek Taisumov that ended things abruptly in the opening round.

Sherdog.com’s Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley play-by-play kicks off at approximately 11 p.m. ET.

On Saturday night inside the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, one of boxing’s biggest stars will be in action once again, though Manny Pacquiao claims it’ll be his last fighter before retiring to a life as a full-time politician.

Irish prospect James Gallagher and UFC veteran Guilherme Vasconcelos have both signed deals with Bellator MMA.

In a joint announcement on Thursday afternoon, Invicta FCand Glory revealed the signing of Tiffany Van Soest.

One Championship, the largest MMA promotion in Asia, will hold an event in Bangkok for the first time on May 27

Legacy Fighting Championship will bring some heavy-handed mixed martial arts action to the Center Stage in Atlanta on Friday with the event being televised live on AXS TV.