CHICAGO — Bellator Fighting Championships 25 takes place this evening at the Chicago Theater in Chicago. Headlining the card is a middleweight fight between Dan Hornbuckle and Brad Blackburn. The card also features two bouts in the first-ever Bellator heavyweight ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionJudging ain’t easy; a look at the WEC 50 Cruz vs. Benavidez decision
There is often controversy when close fights go the distance, but did the level of dismay over the split decision ruling, which favored WEC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz, go a little overboard? Read More »
Bellator 25 weigh-in results
Fighters competing tonight at Bellator 25 weighed in Wednesday at Chicago's Hotel Sax. All fighters were on point except for Shonie Carter, who was five pounds over the 171 lbs. allowed for welterweight non-title fights. Read More »
Bellator 25 Breakdown presented by BetUS
Bellator Fighting Championships returns to the Chicago Theater in Downtown Chicago for the second time this year for their 25th edition. The card will feature first round matches in both their heavyweight and women’s 115-pound tournaments. Also on the card, ... Read More »
WEC 50 recap: Cruz retains title by split decision over Benavidez, Pettis impresses with submission victory over Roller
LAS VEGAS – As expected, the pace was fast, and the action was non-stop between WEC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and challenger Joseph Benavidez. Read More »
WEC 50 results, play-by-play
WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2 takes place this evening at the Pearl Theater inside the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nev. Headlining the card is a bantamweight title fight between Dominick Cruz, who is defending his title against ... Read More »
Rory MacDonald vs. Matt Brown at UFC 123
In potential fight of the night action, rising welterweight prospect Rory MacDonald (10-1) will face gritty veteran Matt Brown (13-9) on Nov. 20 at UFC 123. Read More »
James Toney shows no respect for MMA and Randy Couture this Friday night on “Inside MMA” *VIDEO*
In a no-holds-barred rant, James Toney said, "All you have to do is knockout a couple of bums, all of a sudden you're a (UFC) hall of famer." Read More »
Strikeforce officials contemplate event at Cowboys Stadium
Since acquiring EliteXC's assets, including a CBS television deal, and signing heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko, Strikeforce has certainly tried to up the promotional ante. Read More »
The Ultimate Fighting Championship confirms remaining bouts for UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2
The Aug. 28 Boston fight card for UFC 118, headlined with a lightweight title fight between champion Frankie Edgar and B.J. Penn, is now officially complete. Read More »
WEC 50 pre-fight fighter salaries
WEC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will earn $22,000 if he can successfully defend his title against challenger Joseph Benavidez in their WEC 50 main event tonight in Las Vegas. Read More »
Bellator 25 official weigh-in/pre-fight press conference will stream LIVE tonight at 6 p.m. CT
The Bellator 25 weigh-ins and pre-fight press conference will stream LIVE online this evening from Chicago's Hotel Sax starting at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT on Bellator.com. Read More »
WEC 50 Breakdown presented by BetUS
The little blue Octagon returns for WEC 50. The card, which will air live on Versus tonight, will feature a WEC bantamweight championship match as well as several quality WEC prospects including Shane Roller, Anthony Pettis and Chad Mendes. Read More »
Zuffa begins to shape the UFC’s second trip to Germany
Although it has not been officially announced, the UFC is set to return to Germany on Nov. 13. UFC 1222 will take place at the Konig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. In the U.S. the card will be aired on ... Read More »
Strikeforce Houston media workout; photos and quotes
Two of the key televised fighters for STRIKEFORCE Houston at Toyota Center in Houston on Saturday, Aug. 21, LIVE on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) took part in an open workout on Tuesday at the Metro Fight Club. Read More »
UFC vet Rory Markham set for Bellator debut
Former UFC welterweight Rory Markham (16-6) will return to action for the first time since his release from the organization when he squares off with Steve Carl (10-2) at Bellator 26 in Kansas City, Mo. on Aug. 26. Read More »
Boxing vs. MMA; inside James Toney’s UFC 118 training camp *VIDEO*
As Aug. 28 gets closer, the rhetoric from James "Lights Out" Toney continues. Without question, the professional boxing champion believes he is going to knock out MMA legend Randy Couture. Read More »
Mann Talk – The Championship Round Effect
Lost in the sublime of the recent title fight between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen is the fact that the challenger had never fought past the three round mark in his whole life. It is rather ridiculous that a veteran ... Read More »
Watch today’s WEC 50 weigh-ins live on ProMMAnow.com at 7 p.m. ET
A LIVE video stream of the "WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2" fighter weigh-ins will broadcast today (Tuesday, Aug. 17) in ProMMAnow.com's UFC ROOM starting at 7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT. Read More »
Anderson Silva, Matt Hughes top UFC 117 fighter salaries at $200K each
If you are an up-and-coming MMA fighter, or maybe you're thinking about choosing professional MMA as a possible career choice, then you will likely find the UFC 117 fighter salaries quite inspiring. Read More »
Jens Pulver discusses “War on the Mainland” loss and his fighting future *VIDEO*
If you saw Jens Pulver fight this past weekend at "War on the Mainland" you were bound to feel sorry for the guy. Jens talks about his loss and what the future may hold. Read More »
MMA legends: Tito Ortiz denies Lee Murray knocked him out in a street fight
If you have been around the mixed martial arts world for any length of time, no doubt you have heard the story about "Lightning" Lee Murray knocking out Tito Ortiz in a street fight in London. Read More »