The upstart Resurrection Fight Alliance promotion hosted its third event on Saturday, June 30 from the Viaero Center in Kearney, Neb. The young promotion is focusing on both up-and-coming talent and helping fighters earn their way back to the big show.
In the night’s main event, former Ultimate Fighter winner and UFC title challenger Joe “Daddy” [...]

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

Edson Barboza nominated for ESPY for “Play of the Year”

Brazilian lightweight Edson Barboza is one of 16 finalists for this year’s ESPY for “Play of the Year” for his spectacular knockout of Terry [...]

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

Strikeforce adds three more fights to ‘Rousey vs. Kaufman” in San Diego

In addition to the headlining fight for the women’s bantamweight world title, Strikeforce has added three fights to the card taking place [...]

For David Spitz, hard work and a lot of research are second nature. He’s a lawyer by day and the founder of the American Gi Company at night. Therefore, doing what many said was impossible became a reality for the Santa Cruz, Calif. native.
Spitz, who has been training on and off since 2003 and hopes [...]

The Ultimate Fighter reality show has been a hit ever since unknowns became stars when Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar squared off in the first-season finale of the show’s seven-year run. Many fighters who claimed the trophy—and even some who fell short in their quest on the show—have been very successful in the UFC, but [...]

One of the most well-known stories of resurrection is that of the Phoenix. The mythological bird ignites in a ball of flames at the end of its lifespan, only to rise from the ashes, reborn to fly once again.
This sacred creature appears as the logo of Resurrection Fighting Alliance, a Midwestern promotion whose goal makes [...]

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

Jamie Varner vs. Joe Lauzon set for UFC on Fox 4

After upsetting highly-touted prospect Edson Barboza at UFC 146, Jamie Varner will square off against Joe Lauzon on UFC on Fox [...]

If there’s any fighter whose current career embodies the mindset of the upstart Resurrection Fighting Alliance, it’s “The” James Krause. As the word “resurrection” in the promotion’s name implies, its focus is on helping top-level talent get back to the big show, and that’s exactly what the Kansas City-based fighter is hoping to do.
Krause recently [...]

‘Out of Obscurity’—my longtime readers will remember that title. For several years, and spanning several sites, the feature I started back at The Sporting News has appeared twice a week, once to list the weekend’s upcoming bouts and once to run down results, with video footage when possible. Then it went away.
There were reasons, time [...]

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

Fernandes, Aoki sign with ONE FC

With Japanese promotion DREAM all but folding, upstart ONE FC has become the new home for two of its champions.
DREAM’s former featherweight and current bantamweight champion Bibiano Fernandes [...]