Category: Sherdog News

Jorina Baars will lock horns with Anke Van Gestel in a 145-pound bout at Bellator Kickboxing 7.

Lando Vannata was scheduled to meet fellow lightweight contender Abel Trujillo at UFC 216, scheduled for Oct. 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Monday, the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced that the Jackson-Wink MMA product would no longer be facing Trujillo, but would now be taking on “King” Bobby Green instead.

Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Tae Hyun Bang didn’t intentionally throw a bout in the Octagon. Nonetheless, even if he changed his mind, he is the focal point in a fight-fixing plot and is now facing criminal charges.

On Monday, the Ultimate Fighting Championship formally announced that big-hitting heavyweight Mark Hunt would serve in a main event role at UFC Fight Night 121 , taking on Polish prospect Marcin Tybura.

Mixed martial arts legend Matt Hughes isn’t out of the woods yet, but he’s at least got to leave the hospital for a meal.

Monday, Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight Jonathan Wilson took to Instagram, announcing that he would be back in action at UFC Fight Night 118, taking on undefeated Polish prospect Oskar Piechota. The bout, though not yet confirmed by UFC officials, would serve as Wilson’s middleweight debut.

Brazilian lightweight Michel Prazeres was slated to face Islam Makhachev at UFC Fight Night 115 next month, but that is no longer going to happen.

A lightweight battle between Gregor Gillespie and Jason Gonzalez has been added to UFC Fight Night 116. The news was first reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and UFC officials confirmed the bout on Saturday.

Light heavyweight Marcos Rogerio de Lima has been removed from UFC Fight Night 115 following a potential anti-doping violation.

Once Juliano Coutinho dragged Ashley Gooch into his world, it was only a matter of time before a new CES MMA heavyweight champion was crowned.