Author: Mike Sloan

Combate Americas returns with its ninth event Friday night, with “Empire Rising” coming to fight fans from Turning Stone Casino in Verona, N.Y.

The damage that Dan Henderson inflicted upon Michael Bisping’s face at UFC 204 could cost “The Count” quite a bit of time off.

The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas, will be the host for Legacy FC 61 on Friday night and headlining the marquee will be the promotion’s bantamweight championship between titleholder Steven Peterson and challenger Mark Delarosa.

Brazil’s Iuri Alcantara scored arguably the most impressive win of his career as he destroyed local fighter Brad Pickett in just a few minutes.

After losing the first two rounds of a competitive fight, Poland’s Damian Stasiak needed to step his game up and score a finish in the third.

After dominating Albert Tumenov in the first with several takedowns and then losing the second when the Russian kept the fight standing, Leon Edwards took his time before finishing “Einstein” via submission.

Local phenom Marc Diakiese had a thrilling UFC debut when he rallied from a nearly-dreadful opening round to stop Poland’s Luasz Sajewski in the second.

Legacy Fighting Championship 60 was loaded with action on Friday, as a capacity crowd inside the Grand Casino in Hinckley, Minnesota, was treated to knockouts, submissions and a little bit of controversy.

One of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s greatest rivalries will come to a head on Saturday as reigning middleweight champion Michael Bisping will finally have his chance at redemption against Dan Henderson.

With one of MMA’s greatest rivalries of the past few years finally coming to a head on Saturday, all eyes will be focused on the Manchester Arena for UFC 204.