Bellator FC 18 was held on Thursday, May 13, at the Monroe Civic Center in Monroe, Lousiana. Hector Lombard, the reiging Bellator middleweight champion, squared up with late replacement Jay Silva in a 190-pound catchweight Super Fight in the main event. The match lasted only six seconds, as Lombard was... [Read more]
The weigh-ins for Bellator FC 18 were held on Wednesday, May 12, at the Monroe Civic Center in Monroe, Louisiana. Three of the sixteen fighters competing at the event missed weight. Jay Silva came 0.9 pounds over the 190-pound catchweight limit, and has 90 minutes to cut the extra weight. Charlie Rader... [Read more]
UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2 took place on Saturday, May 8, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua got his revenge against Lyoto Machida in the main event by knocking him out midway through the first round. Rua dropped him with a punch and then followed up... [Read more]
KSW 13: Kumite was held on Friday, May 7, at the Spodek in Katowice, Poland. Five-time World’s Strongest Man winner Mariusz Pudzianowski improved his mixed martial arts record to 2-0 with a lackluster majority decision win against Yusuke Kawaguchi. Pudzianowski used his strength to control his... [Read more]
MFC 25: Vindication was held on Friday, May 7, at the Northlands Expo Centre in Edmonton. The main event saw Thales Leites pick up a quick submission victory over Jesse Taylor in the first round. Leites has now won his last three fights, with this being his second consecutive win by submission. In the... [Read more]
The weigh-ins for UFC 113 took place on Friday, May 7, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. All 22 fighters successfully made weight for the event. UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2 is scheduled for Saturday, May 8, at the same venue as the weigh-ins. Headlining the card is a rematch for the light... [Read more]
The weigh-ins for MFC 25 were held on Thursday, May 6, at the City Centre Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. All 18 competitors successfully made weight for their fights, except for Wilson Gouveia, who came in two pounds over the 206 pound weight limit. He will forfeit 20% of his purse to his opponent... [Read more]
Bellator FC 17 took place on Thursday, May 6, at the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. Cole Konrad made his Bellator debut and coasted his way to a unanimous decision against Pat Bennett. Bellator lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez returned to the cage in a 160-pound catchweight... [Read more]
The weigh-ins for Bellator FC 17 took place on Wednesday, May 5, at the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. Three of the sixteen competitors stepped in over the weight limit, as John Doyle, Greg Rebello, Lance Everson, and Chuck O’Neil all missed weight. Bellator... [Read more]
Bellator FC 16 took place on Thursday, April 29, at the Power & Light District in Kansas City, Missouri. The main card featured four quarterfinal matches in the middleweight division. Jared Hess, Bryan Baker, Alexander Schlemenko, and Eric Schambari all advanced to the semi-finals. Hess earned a... [Read more]
