Category: Sherdog News

Greg Hardy won his third straight professional bout this past Saturday, but he still has experience to gain before UFC call-up arrives.

Strawweight queen Angela Lee will attempt to become a two-division titlist when she faces 125-pound belt holder Jingnan Xiong at One Championship’s Nov. 9 event.

Lorenz Larkin has found a new opponent for Bellator 207 on Oct. 12. Monday evening Erick Silva, who was supposed to face Larkin, pulled out the bout due to a rib injury as confirmed by the Brazilian to MMA Fighting following a report by MMAjunkie. The one-time welterweight title contender is now set to face Romanian Ion Pascu.

Fresh off his triumph at Bellator 206, middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi has called for a rematch against one of Bellator MMA’s newest acquisitions in Lyoto Machida.

In a disappointing blow for one of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s brightest young talents, Sean O’Malley announced over the weekend he had been pulled from the UFC 229 card against Jose Quinonez after the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) flagged him for a failed drug test.

A rumored featherweight championship clash between Max Holloway and Brian Ortega is official for UFC 231.

Many prominent figures in the mixed martial arts community have opinions on the Jon Jones situation, and not a lot of them have been positive.

After Dana White shot down the notion of a 165-pound title fight between Nate Diaz and Dustin Poirier at UFC 230, there was some concern that the announced bout would fall apart completely.

Last week, reports surfaced that the UFC was looking to book a rematch between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson at the promotion’s year-end card.

It’s safe to say there is more than enough intrigue for a third meeting between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones.