Exactly one year after the nastiest beatdown of his career, Brazil’s Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva will finally get his shot to avenge the loss he suffered at the hands of Cain Velasquez. The fact that this time is for the UFC heavyweight title is just icing on the cake.
Last Memorial Day Weekend, in the co-main event [...]

Every Thursday, The MMA Corner will take a look at three regional or international cards, previewing from each a single fight to which people should pay close attention. We will also list other significant bouts from the card, as well as information on how to follow each promotion and watch the events.
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The 2013 World Jiu-Jitsu Championships are now only 16 days away and the anticipation is increasing steadily with each passing day. As the athletes continue to put in the preparation towards the biggest tournament of the year, there are plenty of interesting storylines going into this year Worlds.
Without any tournaments taking place this weekend and [...]

UFC on FX 8 brings a collision of two champions in what is sure to be a barnburner. In the evening’s main event, live from Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, Brazil, former UFC light heavyweight title holder Vitor Belfort faces off against Luke Rockhold, the final Strikeforce middelweight champ.
Belfort, who has been bouncing between [...]

Every Thursday, The MMA Corner will take a look at three regional or international cards, previewing from each a single fight to which people should pay close attention. We will also list other significant bouts from the card, as well as information on how to follow each promotion and watch the events.
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Lost in the excitement of the upcoming World Championships and recent IBJJF events was the Copa Podio Grand Prix event, which took place this past Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The fourth installment of this ever-growing event featured a lightweight Grand Prix and numerous exciting superfight match-ups, leaving the audience with plenty to look [...]

For the 37th installment of Maximum Fighting Championship, President and CEO Mark Pavelich and his family once again bring an exciting card to the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. As a bonus, the night’s main event will result in the coronation of the promotion’s first-ever heavyweight champion.
Headlining the MFC 37: True Grit card [...]

Every Thursday, The MMA Corner will take a look at three regional or international cards, previewing from each a single fight to which people should pay close attention. We will also list other significant bouts from the card, as well as information on how to follow each promotion and watch the events.
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This past weekend, the third of four major gi championships was completed out in Sao Paulo, Brazil, when the Brazilian Nationals held its 18th annual championship. It ended up being a historic one at that.
As usual, the championship was a great success with many enticing headlines, including Paulo Miyao winning the brown belt open weight [...]

The 54th installment of Cage Warriors Fighting Championship brings fans a huge middleweight battle between veterans Jesse “JT Money” Taylor and John “The White Mike Tyson” Phillips for the CWFC strap. This is a great match-up for the promotion, putting together a classic striking versus grappling affair.
Taylor, the current champ and former finalist from The [...]