On July 30, two all-time greats in the sport of mixed martial arts stepped into the cage at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Ill., as “The Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko took on current Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Dan Henderson in a heavyweight superfight. Since the bout was scheduled to be fought at heavyweight, Henderson’s title was not on the line. [...]

Each day, The MMA Corner will provide a recap of event announcements, fight matchups, and injuries/cancellations from throughout the world of MMA.

Shane Roller vs. T.J. Grant added to UFC on Versus 6

Lightweights Shane Roller and T.J. Grant have agreed to meet on Oct. 1 at UFC on Versus 6, which takes place from the Verizon [...]

Titan Fighting Championship 19 took place on Friday, July 29 from Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan.  The event aired live on HDNet and featured seven bouts.  The event was originally expected to feature Strikeforce veteran Bobby Lashley against former UFC combatant Eddie Sanchez, but Lashley was forced out of the fight due to [...]

Each day, The MMA Corner will provide a recap of event announcements, fight matchups, and injuries/cancellations from throughout the world of MMA.

Strikeforce Heavyweight Champ Overeem released by Zuffa

According to a report on Inside MMA on HDNet, Zuffa has now released current Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem.
The Dutchman recently pulled out of the promotion’s heavyweight grand [...]

Each day, The MMA Corner will provide a recap of event results, weigh-in results, suspensions, and salaries from throughout the world of MMA.

Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson Weigh-in Results

Weigh-ins for Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson, which airs Saturday, July 30 at 10 pm ET/PT on Showtime took place on Friday from Chicago. The event is headlined by [...]

Each day, The MMA Corner will provide a recap of event announcements, fight matchups, and injuries/cancellations from throughout the world of MMA.

UFC Newcomer Vaughn Lee Meets Chris Cariaso at UFC 138

The UFC continues to stack their upcoming cards and today they announced another fight for UFC 138 between Vaughn Lee and Chris Cariaso.  UFc 138 [...]

Just 13 months ago, Fedor Emelianenko was thought to be invincible.  His fans would likely have debated whether “The Last Emperor” could stop a freight train in its tracks, or defeat a grizzly bear in hand-to-paw combat.  But that was 13 months ago.
Now, the man who could not lose will try to snap a two-fight [...]

Every Thursday, The MMA Corner takes a look at the upcoming weekend’s schedule of small regional and international shows with a focus on UFC and Pride veterans as well as consensus-ranked fighters. Here’s what’s going down between July 28 and July 31:

Spotlight Event

Spotlight Event
Titan Fighting Championship 19 (Kansas City, Kan.; July 29)
Bellator and WEC [...]

Each day, The MMA Corner will provide a recap of event announcements, fight matchups, and injuries/cancellations from throughout the world of MMA.

Alistair Overeem to fight in October, but not with Strikeforce

After getting booted from Strikeforce’s Heavyweight World Grand Prix for refusing to compete on the promotion’s September event, “The Demolition Man” is now set for [...]

Every Wednesday, The MMA Corner’s Duncan Price will bring a view of the MMA world from across the pond in England, covering well-known British fighters within the UFC and Strikeforce, and also looking at significant events put on by British promotions within the borders of the United Kingdom.

Nate Marquardt signs with BAMMA

In an interesting and [...]