This week, Resurrection Fighting Alliance takes center stage with a main event that epitomizes its premise of helping former stars work their way back to the big show.
The promotion’s fourth event, which takes place from the Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas and airs live on AXS TV, will feature former UFC lightweights Efrain Escudero [...]
With Zuffa in the midst of a lengthy fall break, this week’s focal point is the 35th event from Canada’s Maximum Fighting Championship. The main event features a middleweight title tilt between Joseph Henle and Elvis Mutapcic. The fight will air live on AXS TV on Friday, Oct. 26.
Henle will enter the MFC ring with [...]
The attention of casual fans may be pointed toward a hard-nosed veteran facing off with a dominant champion on a pay-per-view card this coming weekend, but those fans may be missing out on a much more competitive and entertaining bout on Friday night.
Lightweights Eddie Alvarez and Patricky “Pitbull” Freire lock horns in the main event [...]
The UFC crowned its first flyweight champion less than two weeks ago, finally closing the door on the division’s inaugural championship tournament. Now, with a champion in place, the promotion needs a No. 1 contender for the 125-pound strap.
That’s where John Dodson and Jussier da Silva enter the picture. The pair will meet on the [...]
The landscape of the heavyweight division has taken its fair share of twists and turns over the past year. Whether it was Junior dos Santos’ stunning 64-second KO of Cain Velasquez last fall, Brock Lesnar’s retirement due to an intestinal ailment or Alistair Overeem’s elevated testosterone levels, the division has needed a glimmer of hope.
That’s [...]
Lost in the hype of two title fights on the UFC 152 card is a middleweight collision that may go a long way toward determining the next challenger for Anderson Silva’s 185-pound belt.
Ultimate Fighter winner Michael Bisping will look to put a closely-contested decision loss to Chael Sonnen in his rear-view mirror as he takes [...]
Although the month of September has become an extended break for most promotions in the world of MMA, there are still some great fights happening this month. On deck this week is a rescheduled title tilt between Georgi Karakhanyan and Micah Miller.
The two featherweights will be featured in the co-main event of Tachi Palace Fights [...]
This week marks the only week of the month in which the Zuffa-owned promotions are off. As such, our attention shifts to Kansas City’s Titan Fighting Championships 24.
Although it would be easy to take a deeper look at the event’s headliner featuring former UFC fighter Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, the most intriguing fight on the card [...]
On Saturday, Aug. 18, the Strikeforce women’s bantamweight championship will be on the line as current champion Ronda Rousey will take on former champion Sarah Kaufman in San Diego.
The fight pits ones of the sport’s rising stars, Rousey, against one of its more experienced female combatants in Kaufman.
Once again, fans will be treated to a [...]
The UFC’s return to the Mile High City will feature yet another rematch in the promotion’s lightweight division. Current champion Benson Henderson will look to make the first defense of his belt against the very man he took it from, Frankie Edgar.
Although many have argued the necessity of the UFC 150 main event, you’d be [...]