Everyone has a fighting chance
Alexander Volkanovski hasn’t had the best of times since dominating Jose Aldo last weekend, first being hospitalized a blood infection, then discovering that former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar would be the next challenger for Max Holloway’s featherweight title.
Donald Cerrone’s famous “anyone, anywhere, anytime” approach to fighting is certainly being put to the test.
Arnold Berdon, husband of UFC flyweight Rachael Ostovich, was sentenced on Thursday to four years of probation after pleading no contest to a charge of assault stemming from an incident last November, according to the Associated Press.
Women’s mixed martial arts pioneer Jessica Aguilar is no longer with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Say it ain’t so! Fresh off a TKO loss at UFC 237, Anderson Silva reaffirmed that he would continue fighting after healing from his injury.
At Bellator 221, Patricio Freire became just the second fighter in Bellator MMA history to become a simultaneous two-division champion.
Earlier in 2019, Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Norman Parke announced his short-lived retirement from MMA only to compete at KSW 47 in March, and will return at KSW 49 in May.
In the main event of Bellator 221 this past Saturday, Michael Chandler was looking to defend his lightweight title against featherweight champion, Patricio Freire.
In the wake of Jessica Andrade’s emphatic slam-induced knockout of Rose Namajunas, there are still some observers who are not completely sold on the new strawweight champ, and it appears we can count Michael Bisping among them.
Kevin Lee will look to make an immediate impact in his UFC welterweight debut this Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 152 in Rochester, New York when he takes on former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos.