Category: Sherdog News

Tito Ortiz didn’t win light heavyweight gold this past Saturday, but he was nonetheless the highest-paid fighter at Bellator 142 “Dynamite.”

A proposed bantamweight clash between Norifumi Yamamoto and Matt Hobar has been removed from the UFC Fight Night “Barnett vs. Nelson” lineup after both fighters suffered injuries in training.

World Series of Fighting has suspended unbeaten middleweight prospect Vagab Vagabov for five months for hitting his opponent after the bell.

There is an obvious storyline heading into the Bellator 143 matchup between Darrion Caldwell and Shawn Bunch, a pair of decorated wrestlers looking to translate their athletic pedigrees into mixed martial arts success.

The last time the world saw Armenian kickboxing technician Giorgio Petrosyan in a Glory ring, he was knocked out by a wicked Andy Ristie uppercut. The shocking loss ended the brilliant striker’s 42-fight winning streak, while Ristie went on to win the Glory lightweight title.

Premier Boxing Champions’ new “Toe-To-Toe Tuesdays” return to Fox Sports 1 on Sept. 22 inside Sands Bethlehem Event Center in Bethlehem, Pa. The event will be anchored by a junior middleweight showdown between Julian Williams (20-0-1, 12 KOs) and Lucian Cuello (35-3, 17 KOs) and will be televised live starting at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.

An already attractive night of fights just got more intriguing as Golden Boy Promotions announced Tuesday the addition of two solid matchups to the Gennady Golovkin versus David Lemieux pay-per-view event on Oct. 17.

A number of the main players from Bellator 142 “Dynamite” could be facing extensive layoffs.

Michael Chandler will square off with David Rickels in a rematch of a 2013 title bout at Bellator 145.

Justin Gaethje successfully defended a title at World Series of Fighting 23, while David Branch added another belt to his trophy case. As a result, both fighters earned an event-high $100,000.