A new bout has been added to the UFC 160 card as Stephen Thompson (6-1) faces Amir Sadollah (6-4) in a welterweight matchup. The event is set to take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May. 25. Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionUFC 149 update: Siyar Bahadurzada will replace injured Akiyama against Thiago Alves
UFC officials have announced that an injured Yoshihiro Akiyama has withdrawn from his UFC 149 fight against Thiago Alves and will be replaced by Siyar Bahadurzada who will compete for only his second time in the UFC Octagon. Read More »
UFC fighter Demian Maia confirms move to welterweight division
Long time top ten middleweight Demian Maia will be making the move down to the welterweight division for his next fight. Read More »
Rick Story-Martin Kampman added to UFC 139
UFC officials have announced that welterweight contenders Martin Kampmann and Rick Story will face off at UFC 139. The card takes place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. on Nov. 19. Read More »
Che Mills-Chris Cope added to UFC 138
Che Mills' camp has announced that their charge will meet Chris Cope at UFC 138. The event takes place Nov. 5 at the LG Arena in Birmingham, England. Read More »
BJ Penn-Carlos Condit in the works for stacked UFC 137
Several media sources have confirmed that a welterweight fight between B.J. Penn and Carlos Condit is in the works after the pair discussed the bout on Twitter. Read More »
B.J. Penn not concerned with title shot; expects Jon Fitch to try and grind it out
On Feb. 27, B.J. Penn will return once again to the 170-pound division to face top contender Jon Fitch in the UFC 127 main event in Sydney, Australia. Read More »
Bellator adds undefeated rising star Chris “The Assassin” Lozano to stacked welterweight roster
Bellator Fighting Championships today announced the signing of undefeated MMA prospect Chris “The Assassin” Lozano to its already impressive roster. Read More »
Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley results and play-by-play
Without a major MMA card going on this weekend, ProMMAnow.com will be focusing on the Floyd Mayweather (40-0) vs. Shane Mosley (46-5-1) boxing match going on tonight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. The action airs ... Read More »
ProMMAnow.com fighter rankings – April 2010 edition
Since the last time we did this, ProMMAnow.com’s changed a bit. That’s right… we started exercising regularly, got a little lipo, and threw in a boob job for good measure. So, now that we have some new-found confidence (albeit phony ... Read More »
Bellator Fighting Championships announces welterweight tournament matchups
CHICAGO, Ill. (February 26, 2010) – With its Season 2 kickoff now less than six weeks away, Bellator Fighting Championships today revealed the Round 1 matchups for its much-anticipated, nationally-televised welterweight tournament. The four first-round fights will take place as ... Read More »
Bellator finalizes welterweight tournament roster with Brett Cooper and Ryan Thomas
CHICAGO, Ill. (February 24, 2010) – Bellator Fighting Championships put the final pieces in place for its much-anticipated Season 2 welterweight tournament today with the signings of knockout artist Brett Cooper (12-5) and UFC veteran Ryan “The Tank Engine” Thomas ... Read More »
Georges St. Pierre – The Armour of Invincibility – Act 1 *VIDEO*
This is based on Georges St. Pierre, the Welterweight Champion of the UFC and what many consider to be the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world. Armour of Invincibility is a 3 Chapter short highlight film based on his rise ... Read More »
Nick Diaz dazzles, takes home welterweight title with first round TKO at “Strikeforce: Miami”
SUNRISE, Fla. – Nick Diaz (21-7) looked absolutely phenomenal in his performance Saturday night against Marius Zaromskis (13-4) at “Strikeforce: Miami”, the promotion’s first card of 2010. Many people felt Diaz should not stand with Zaromskis, who had finished his ... Read More »
MMA documentary: the Matt Hughes story
Part 1 As this decade comes to a close we wanted to take a look back at one of MMA’s great figures of the past ten years, former UFC welterweight champion, Matt Hughes. This documentary takes a look at the ... Read More »
British welterweight star Jim Wallhead inks multi-fight deal with Bellator Fighting Championships
CHICAGO, Ill. (December 21, 2009) - In yet another off-season coup, Bellator Fighting Championships announced Monday the acquisition of one of the top free-agent mixed martial artists in all of Europe, 18-5 British welterweight Jim Wallhead. Wallhead-also known as “Judo ... Read More »
PRO MMA Exclusive Interview – Jon Fitch
PRO MMA’s (promma.info) “Fast Eddie” Constantine caught up with Jon Fitch at Dave Camarillo’s Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu grand opening in Pleasanton, Calif., this past Saturday. Fitch talks about the new school, being the first Guerrilla Jiu Jitsu student to go from ... Read More »
Matt Hughes signs new multi-fight deal with UFC
Just when you may have been thinking Matt Hughes (43-7) was about to hang up the gloves for good, the former nine-time UFC Welterweight Champion revealed he signed a new multi-fight deal last week with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. In ... Read More »
Paul “Semtex” Daley lands four-fight UFC deal (updated)
Former Cage Rage Welterweight Champion Paul “Semtex” Daley (21-8-2) has signed a four-fight deal with the UFC according to Fighters Only. Daley is an impressive striker with 16 of his 21 wins coming by way of (T)KO. His most recent ... Read More »
Nick Diaz vs. Joe Riggs set for 170 pounds
PRO MMA (promma.info) has confirmed the upcoming rematch between Joe “Diesel” Riggs and Nick Diaz taking place on Aug. 15 in San Jose will be contested at 170 lbs. according to sources close to the fight. Carson’s Corner host, Bob ... Read More »
The Ultimate Fighter: US vs. UK episode 12 recap
In this final episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Team U.S. vs. Team U.K. (season 9), Coach Michael Bisping comes by the fighter house to have dinner with his team. After the meal, the guys get a bit rowdy with a ... Read More »
Parisyan suspended for nine months
At his appeals hearing in Las Vegas today, Karo “The Heat” Parisyan has been suspended for nine months after testing positive for prescription pain killers following his UFC 94 bout. PRO MMA (promma.info) spoke to NSAC Executive Director Kieth Kizer ... Read More »