Nov 30, 2018 Former UFC lightweight Sage Northcutt, one of the brighter young talents in the sport, has signed an exclusive deal with One Championship. One CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced the signing on Friday. Northcutt, 22, quickly confirmed it on social media. “Please join me in giving a big welcome to multiple-time karate world champion,
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3:21 PM ET Bellator MMA president Scott Coker is celebrating this week’s cross-promotional announcement with Japan’s Rizin Fighting Federation — and expects there to be similar announcements in 2019. Earlier this week, Bellator announced its bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell (13-1) will face Rizin’s Kyoji Horiguchi (25-2) for the promotion’s inaugural 135-pound championship. The bout will
2:41 PM ET It’s been a long time since two different promotions allowed their fighters to cross over and face each other, but that’s exactly what was announced earlier this week as Bellator bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell will take on Rizin champion Kyoji Horiguchi on New Year’s Eve in Japan. Could this become the new
1:58 PM ET A Bellator MMA grudge match between England’s Paul Daley and Michael “Venom” Page has been booked for Feb. 16 in Uncasville, Connecticut, according to multiple sources. The highly anticipated bout is part of Bellator’s Welterweight Grand Prix. The event, which will take place at Mohegan Sun, will air on DAZN. According to
3:14 PM ET UFC Fight Night Adelaide will have more than just an Aussie feel – there will be a real family vibe with brothers-in-law Tai Tuivasa and Tyson Pedro on the Dec. 2 (AEDT) card, as well as their mentor and veteran Mark Hunt in his UFC swan song. On what the 25-year-old Tuivasa
4:02 PM ET Bantamweight contenders Raphael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes have reached a verbal agreement for a Feb. 2 fight in Brazil, according to sources. Contracts have not been signed for the rematch, but the 135-pound bout is expected to headline UFC Fight Night, which will take place at Northeast Olympic Training Center in Fortaleza,
11:44 AM ET Fresh from a learning experience he recommends all UFC athletes should heed, former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos says his return to the top is a mere formality, with Tai Tuivasa little more than a speed bump at the UFC Fight Night in Adelaide, South Australia, on Sunday (Saturday night, U.S. time).
10:07 AM ET Heavyweight Mark Hunt, who has an ongoing lawsuit against UFC, expects Saturday’s bout to be his last with the promotion. Hunt (13-13-1) will face Justin Willis at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Adelaide, Australia, in what is the final fight of his UFC contract. According to Hunt, neither side has brought
2:10 AM ET Bellator MMA bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell will face Rizin Fighting Federation’s Kyoji Horiguchi in a cross-promotional arrangement on Dec. 31 in Saitama, Japan, the two promotions announced Wednesday. Caldwell (13-1) and Horiguchi (25-2) will compete for Rizin’s inaugural 135-pound championship. Caldwell’s Bellator title will not be on the line. “Bellator wants to
11:49 AM ET UFC featherweight Renato Moicano will serve as a backup to the main event at UFC 231 next weekend in Toronto, the promotion announced Wednesday. Moicano (13-1-1), of Brazil, was supposed to fight Mirsad Bektic at UFC 231, however Bektic withdrew due to injury. Rather than pull Moicano off the card, the UFC