Lerone Murphy’s undefeated rise up the featherweight standings continued on Saturday night, but it was no easy showcase. The 145-pound contender fought tooth and nail for 25 minutes against former interim title challenger Josh Emmett, walking away with an incredibly tight unanimous decision result to mark his biggest win yet as a pro. Murphy’s highly … Continue reading Lerone Murphy Takes Close Decision Over Josh Emmett In Ranked UFC Featherweight Headliner →

Heavyweight striker Roman Kryklia was handed a mismatch on Friday night, as was made clear by his lightning-quick win in the main event of ONE Fight Night 30. Kryklia disposed of Lyndon Knowles in just over two minutes, returning for the first time in over a year and defending his heavyweight Muay Thai title in … Continue reading Roman Kryklia Starches Lyndon Knowles In Return Bout At ONE Fight Night 30 →

It took five hard rounds of battle, but Elisandra Ferreira can still call herself one of the few atomweight MMA champions in the world. Brazil’s Ferreira retained her Invicta FC Atomweight (105 pounds) Championship on Friday evening, defeating Ana Palacios in the main event of a card from the Grand Casino Hotel & Resort in … Continue reading Elisandra Ferreira Retains Invicta FC Atomweight Title After Competitive Five-Round Battle With Ana Palacios →

PFL kicked off its first-ever "World Tournament" on Thursday night with an action-packed card featuring numerous finishes at featherweight and welterweight. Just two fights went the distance out of the eight matchups broadcasted from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, USA this week. The busy card was an explosive start to PFL's new year-long tournament, which … Continue reading Jason Jackson Scores Submission Win Over Andrey Koreshkov At First-Ever PFL ‘World Tournament’ Card →

A fast-rising fan favorite will have a chance to join the welterweight division’s top 10 later this month. Knockout artist Carlos Prates has been matched against seventh-ranked contender Ian Machado Garry for the main event of UFC’s April 26th card in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, per an announcement made by the promotion. The five-round clash … Continue reading Carlos Prates vs. Ian Machado Garry Set For UFC Kansas City Headliner →

Sean O’Malley has a chance to get it all back. The former UFC Bantamweight Champion will rematch incumbent 135-pound king Merab Dvalishvili in the main event of UFC 316, per an announcement made by the promotion on Tuesday night. A second meeting between Dvalishvili and O’Malley will headline a June 7th pay-per-view card from the … Continue reading Sean O’Malley To Rematch Bantamweight Champ Merab Dvalishvili At UFC 316 →

The “Nitetrain” left the station for the final time last weekend. Seven-fight UFC vet Jared Gooden announced this week that he has retired from MMA, stepping away just a few days after he took a loss against three-fight prospect Mahamed Ali on a regional card in Hanover, Maryland. “I want to take this time to … Continue reading Former UFC Welterweight Jared Gooden Announces Retirement →

The Global Fight League (GFL) has officially confirmed its first-ever fight cards. Months removed from their debut “draft,” which unveiled the promotion’s full roster and detailed how their unique team-based format will play out, GFL has finalized the lineups for a doubleheader next month. A total of 30 fights will go down as part of … Continue reading GFL Announces 30-Fight Lineup For Debut Weekend In Los Angeles →

Naoki Inoue's first test as RIZIN Bantamweight Champion wasn't easy, although in the end he still left with the title round his waist. Inoue got by veteran Yuki Motoya in a competitive split decision result on Sunday night, allowing him to retain his 135-pound title following three rounds of action from the Anabuki Arena in … Continue reading Naoki Inoue Beats Yuki Motoya In Tough Rematch To Retain RIZIN Bantamweight Gold →

A slick grappling sequence on Friday night was enough to crown Vinicius Pires the new LFA Bantamweight Champion, bringing a sudden halt to his back-and-forth main event clash against Lionel Abojer. A five-round meeting to crown the next LFA champ at 135-pounds headlined the promotion’s first-ever show in Brasilia, Brazil this weekend, taking place in … Continue reading Vinicius Pires Catches Lionel Abojer With Third-Round RNC To Earn LFA Title →