Everyone has a fighting chance
The battle for flyweight gold inside Invicta Fighting Championships will begin anew at Invicta FC 34, where two women face off for the vacant belt and four others compete in the organization’s first tournament to decide the next challenger.
Bellator MMA is ready to begin the first of a doubleheader at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, starting with Bellator 215 headlined by Matt Mitrione vs. Sergei Kharitonov on Friday.
After Robert Whittaker was forced to pull out of the main event at UFC 234 in Melbourne, Australia due to a hernia issue, his opponent Kelvin Gastelum sent out a classy statement wishing the champ a fast recovery. Gastelum didn’t end up fighting on the card but was an interested observer cageside, with a UFC belt draped over his shoulder.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic has been campaigning for a rematch against Daniel Cormier since their title fight at UFC 226 in July last year.
Chris Weidman received some criticism last week when he referred to fellow middleweight fighter Israel Adesanya as a “tad bit overrated,” and in the wake of pushback from fans and Adesanya himself, is not backing down on that statement.
UFC 234 main event competitors Israel Adesanya and Anderson Silva are both facing potential 180-day suspensions following their bout this past Saturday.
Robert Whittaker was discharged from a Melbourne hospital on Tuesday following emergency hernia surgery, the fighter’s manager, Titus Day, told ESPN.com.
Aleksander Emelianenko will headline Russian Cagefighting Championship’s sixth event on May 4 in Chelyabinsk, Russia. Emelianenko’s opponent is still unknown, but it will definitely be a fighter from outside Russia.
A bantamweight clash between John Lineker and Cory Sandhagen that was originally scheduled for UFC Brooklyn has been rebooked for UFC on ESPN 3.
Artem Lobov has signed with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and will square off against fellow former UFC talent Jason Knight in Biloxi, Miss., on April 20.