Everyone has a fighting chance
One day after their headlining bout at UFC Fight Night 159 in Mexico City ended in a disappointing no contest, Jeremy Stephens and Yair Rodriguez were involved in a minor altercation at the fighter hotel.
A middleweight scrap pitting Jack Marshman against Markus Perez has been added to the UFC Fight Night 164 lineup.
A flyweight bout pitting Pearl Gonzales against Brogan Walker-Sanchez has been elevated to headlining status for Invicta Fighting Championships 37.
Georgi Karakhanyan will return to the Bellator cage this Saturday when he takes on A.J. McKee in the first round of the featherweight grand prix.
Fans who attended UFC Mexico City were frustrated with the outcome of the main event between Jeremy Stephens and Yair Rodriguez, and their trash-throwing tantrum afterwards had play-by-play man Brendan Fitzgerald seeking shelter.
The 15-second main event of UFC Fight Night 159 was practically over before it began, but the controversy is ongoing, and middleweight contender Paulo Henrique Costa has injected his opinion into the discussion.
Jorge Masvidal has had a whirlwind year, suddenly finding himself in the title picture at 170 pounds, and he has some not-so-flattering words for the man who currently sits atop his division, Kamaru Usman.
T.J .Laramie is just 21 years old, but his resume already resembles that of a more veteran fighter.
It seems Brandon Girtz won’t be part of the Bellator MMA bill going down next week in Dublin. The 34-year-old announced his withdrawal from the fight on his social media, but didn’t go into much detail.
Jeremy Stephens didn’t have time to show off all the altitude training he did in preparation for his bout with Yair Rodriguez in Mexico City on Saturday night.