With the recent victory of 2012 open tryout winner Joby Sanchez and a large amount of interest from fighters across the country, the XFC has decided to open a flyweight division. Read More »
Tag Archives: flyweight
Feed SubscriptionThe UFC signs British flyweight Phil ‘Billy’ Harris
The UFC's latest addition to their ever growing pool of talent is British flyweight Phil “Billy” Harris (21-9). He will be joining the likes of Joseph Benavidez, Demetrious Johnson, and Ian McCall. Read More »
UFC announces 125-pound tournament starting March 3
The UFC has a new flyweight division and Ian McCall, Demetrious Johnson, Yasuhiro Urushitani and Joseph Benavidez have been named for a 125-pound tournament starting March 3 to decide the UFC's very first flyweight champion. Read More »
King of the Cage Flyweight Champion Jared Papazian talks upcoming title defense – Exclusive
ProMMAnow.com talks with KOTC Flyweight Champ Jared Papazian about his upcoming title defense against Marvin Garcia Thursday at San Manuel Casino. Read More »
The Ulysses Gomez Experiment: Willing to Change
This week's blog is all about change, I’m a HUGE Anthony Robbins fan so I like to quote him from time to time. Don’t worry I’ll save the “YES” cartwheels for Diego Sanchez. Read More »
Dana White drops bombshells at UFC 131 press conference
UFC president Dana White dropped some major announcements during the lead up to UFC 131. Find out what the colorful boss had to say right here at ProMMANow.com Read More »
Tachi Palace Fights 9: Ian McCall vs. Dustin Ortiz – fight video
Unbeaten Nashville MMA product Dustin Ortiz took on top-ranked flyweight Ian McCall Saturday night at Tachi Palace Fights 9. If you want to see what fast technical MMA action looks like, watch this fight. Read More »
Bellator finalizes Season 3 Women’s Tournament roster with Jessica Aguilar
ProMMAnow.com reported just moments ago Bellator's signing of Ireland's Aisling Daly, now Bellator Fighting Championships has confirmed the final addition to their Season 3 Women's Tournament to be Jessica Aguilar (8-3). Read More »
Mamoru Yamaguchi wins in ShootBoxing
World ranked flyweight MMA fighter Mamoru Yamaguchi scored a huge victory in ShootBoxing on Monday. The former two-division Shooto champion defeated number one ranked 123-pound ShootBoxer Naguranchun Masa M16 via decision. The win marks the third ShootBoxing fight by Yamaguchi, ... Read More »
Flyweights will finally get respect they deserve
For years any fighter who was too small for the welterweight division did not have a place in the UFC. Recently, the UFC reinstated the 155 lbs division and now some of the promotion’s biggest stars are lightweights. Zuffa, as ... Read More »