Everyone has a fighting chance
UFC 235 in March keeps getting bigger and better, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship added another all-action matchup to the card between Thomas Almeida and Marlon Vera.
Karate Combat “Hollywood” has a main event that is a promotional first: a “challenger” match to build this year’s lineup for its inaugural title called “The Golden Belt.”
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Luke Rockhold believes Jon Jones is avoiding fighting Daniel Cormier at heavyweight as that’s where he feels “DC” has the biggest advantage given his body shape and the fact he’s unbeaten at 265 pounds.
Glover Teixeira is preparing to make his UFC return later this month after a shoulder injury kept him sidelined for a good portion of last year, and he has some ideas about how to avoid similar injury layoffs in the future.
Despite her recent struggles on the scales, Mackenzie Dern will continue to compete at 115 pounds in the UFC for the time being.
Joseph Benavidez isn’t going anywhere, and he thinks that’s a good sign for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s flyweight division.
Sinead Kavanagh will meet Olga Rubin in a women’s featherweight bout on the main card of Bellator 217, promotion officials announced Wednesday.
Polyana Viana, who gained a measure of fame for beating up a man who was attempting to rob her in Rio de Janeiro, has her next Octagon assignment, as she will meet Hannah Cifers at UFC 235.