Category: Sherdog News

It turns out UFC 216 couldn’t make it all the way to fight night without losing another bout.

Julia Budd will defend her featherweight title for the first time against Arlene Blencowe in the Bellator 189 headliner on Dec. 1.

Darrion Caldwell dethrones Eduardo Dantas to win bantamweight championship in Bellator 184 main event.

Sherdog.com’s live coverage of Bellator 184 “Dantas vs. Caldwell” kicks off Friday at 7 p.m. ET from WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla.

Kevin Lee appears to be unfazed following a harrowing weight cut that forced him to return to the scale for a second time in order to make his interim lightweight title bout against Tony Ferguson in the UFC 216 headliner official.

Telemundo Deportes will broadcast mixed martial arts for the first time when it airs Combate Americas one-night bantamweight tournament on Nov. 11.

Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight titleholder Conor McGregor remains on the sidelines following his blockbuster boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr., leaving Tony Ferguson and Kevin Lee to pick up his slack in the UFC 216 headliner Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight titleholder Conor McGregor remains on the sidelines following his blockbuster boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr., leaving Tony Ferguson and Kevin Lee to pick up his slack in the UFC 216 headliner Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Medical issues have forced Nik Lentz to withdraw from UFC 216, according to a statement from the Las Vegas-based promotion on Friday.

A welterweight clash between Neiman Gracie and Javier Torres has been added to the Bellator 185 lineup.