Everyone has a fighting chance
Aspen Ladd’s attempt to have her quick technical knockout loss to Germaine de Randamie overturned to a no contest was denied by the California State Athletic Commission on Tuesday.
The California State Athletic Commission took a stance against extreme weight cutting on Tuesday, as it passed a rule that would cancel a fight if an athlete weights 15 percent or more above his or her contracted weight on the day of the event.
Ronny Markes has signed an exclusive, multi-fight contract to compete in Bellator MMA’s heavyweight division.
Prospect Romero Cotton will attempt to remain unbeaten in his burgeoning MMA career when he faces Jason Perrotta at Bellator 233.
Don’t slam the door on a potential Georges St. Pierre vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov booking just yet.
James Vick suffered his fourth loss in a row — and third by knockout — at UFC Fight Night 161, where he moved up to welterweight to face Niko Price.
Tanner Boser was set to make his Octagon debut at UFC 240 in his home province of Alberta, Canada, but the day before weigh-ins his opponent, Giacomo Lemos, failed a drug test and the fight was scrapped. Just like that, the chance to fight at home was gone.
Randy Costa entered his Octagon debut at UFC 236 with just four previous professional bouts to his credit. Although he lost the fight to Brandon Davis, Costa learned a lot about himself and what it takes to win in the promotion.
As previously reported on Monday, the management team of Andre Ewell voiced concerns about a racial slur being used in reference to him during Saturday evening’s bout with Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night 161 in Tampa, Florida.
The backstage incident between MMA managers Ali Abdelaziz and Abe Kawa at the Professional Fighters League playoff event last Friday might have been more serious than initially reported.