Category: Sherdog News

Tachi Palace Fights returns on Thursday with another edition of MMA action inside the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California. At Wednesday’s weigh-ins, all but one combatant made weight.

Watch Wednesday’s Bellator 149 pre-fight press conference at 4 p.m. ET.

The rumors were swirling all morning but on Wednesday afternoon, apparel monolith Nike officially dropped boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao from its roster.

It looks like former Pride Fighting Championships ace Wanderlei Silva will have to wait quite a bit longer if he is to make a return to the combat sports as a competitor.

John McCarthy, the most recognizable and longest-tenured referee in all of American mixed martial arts, will take the next step in his professional career in the coming weeks

Longtime referees John McCarthy and Herb Dean will be the third men in the cage during UFC 196’s title fights next month. The Nevada Athletic Commission voted Wednesday morning for the judges and refs for the Rafael dos Anjos–Conor McGregor and Holly Holm–Miesha Tate title fights.

Watch Wednesday’s Bellator 149 pre-fight press conference at 4 p.m. ET.

Before Holly Holm was formally introduced at a press conference in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday afternoon, her UFC 193 triumph over Ronda Rousey was replayed on a pair of projection screens inside Legends Theater at Route 66 Casino.

A light heavyweight duel between Patrick Cummins and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and a welterweight tilt pitting Warlley Alves against Bryan Barberena have been booked for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s May 14 event in Brazil.

James Vick will square off against Glaico Franca in a lightweight tilt at UFC 197 on April 23.