The RIZIN FIGHTING World Grand Prix 2016: 2ND ROUND kicks of at 1:00 a.m. ET. Join MMANewsline.com as we bring you Results from the card as it airs Live in Saitama, Japan. For anyone confused, tonight's RIZIN is the GP quarterfinals. The winners then fight TWICE on 12/31 (after UFC 207) to determine the champ. […]
The UFC announced on Tuesday that Josh ‘The Warmaster’ Barnett has been flagged for the fourth time in his mixed martial arts career as the former UFC Heavyweight Champion failed and out-of-competition drug test that was collected by USADA officials on December 9. Barnett (35-8) is no stranger to PED violations, as he failed three separate […]
There were some questionable decisions made in 2016 by every major fight promotion, but which stand out the most? Join MMANewsline.com as we relive all the craziness MMA brought to 2016 in our three part series. These events are not in chronological order. Part 2 WME-IMG Terminates ‘Lifetime Contracts’ of Chuck Liddell and Matt Hughes — […]
Longtime UFC announcer Joe Rogan invited retired UFC fighter Brendan Schaub and 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu owner Eddie Bravo to be on Episode #890 of his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. The trio delivered a detailed pre-event breakdown for next Friday’s UFC 207 card — which can be seen below. UFC 207 is headlined […]
There were some questionable decisions made in 2016 by every major fight promotion, but which stand out the most? Join MMANewsline.com as we relive all the craziness that 2016 brought the world of mixed martial arts in our three part series. These events are not in chronological order. Part 1 Ronda Rousey’s Media Blackout When […]
Kimbo Slice (1974 - 2016) Kevin ‘Kimbo Slice’ Ferguson was a Youtube street fighter who decided to become a full-fledged mixed martial artist in 2005, after a video of a fight between ‘Slice’ and a Boston police officer, Sean Gannon, went viral. Just three years removed from Youtube fame, Kimbo Slice would main event EliteXC: […]
Dana White just talked to TMZ in New York City and revealed that Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino turned down 3 bouts prior to the UFC’s announcement of the inaugural Women’s Featherweight Championship bout that is set to take place February 11 in Brooklyn, NY. Cyborg was notified earlier today that she failed an out-of-competition drug test […]