Author: Tristen Critchfield

It looks like Joanna Jedrzejczyk will avoid going under the knife after all.

The bill to legalize mixed martial arts in New York failed to make it into the state assembly for a vote on Thursday, and while UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta was disappointed by that result, his resolve toward seeing the sport eventually break into the Empire State remains strong.

In Bellator’s relatively thin heavyweight division, there is plenty at stake for Cheick Kongo and Alexander Volkov.

An Ultimate Fighting Championship event at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden remains the dream for many a mixed martial arts supporter, but for now, a dream is all it appears to be.

A California court awarded Chuck Liddell a $2 million settlement against an escrow company that defrauded him, according to a recent report from the Fresno Bee (via Yahoo Sports
).

Two matchups have been added to the UFC’s Aug. 23 trip to Saskatoon, as Yves Jabouin meets Felipe Arantes at bantamweight, while Chris Beal takes on Chris Kelades at flyweight.

David Rickels has no problem admitting that he wasn’t ready.

The featherweight title headliner between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor at
UFC 189 is still on — at least for now.

Despite her overall dominance, Joanna Jedrzejczyk did not escape from her first title defense unscathed.

It appears that John Dodson will get his desired rematch with Demetrious Johnson.