by Guilherme Cruz@guicruzzz Warlley Alves (pictured) welcomes Salim Touahri to the UFC in Gdansk. Guilherme Cruz, MMA Fighting Warlley Alves flew from Rio de Janeiro to Gdansk without an opponent, but the UFC found a replacement for Saturday’s event. The TUF Brazil 3 winner, who was originally scheduled to take on Jim Wallhead in a […]
by Dave Meltzer Esther Lin, MMA Fighting There is a theory about drawing power that sometimes applies and clearly other times doesn’t. In 2008, when Oscar de la Hoya, who had been the boxing’s biggest drawing card for several years, lost to Manny Pacquiao, and it was clear his career was coming […]
by MMA Fighting Newswire Ian McCall Esther Lin, MMA Fighting A week after being released by the UFC, Ian McCall’s next fight will be in “The Land of the Rising Sun.” On Monday, Japanese promotion Rizin announced that the perennial flyweight contender will be moving up to 135 pounds to compete in their […]
MMAFighting.com by Chuck Mindenhall Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Nobody follows the Dana White beat these days quite like TMZ, which is always right where it needs to be when the soft serve hits the fan. This time TMZ tracked White down after Mark Hunt called him a “bald-headed prick,” a “peice of sh*t” (sic) and, as […]
by Guilherme Cruz@guicruzzz Jose Aldo and Ricardo Lamas will rematch in Canada.Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Two big match-ups were announced for UFC’s upcoming show in Winnipeg on Dec. 16. Headlined by Robbie Lawler vs. Rafael dos Anjos, the UFC on FOX 26 card will feature a featherweight rematch between Jose […]
by Shaun Al-Shatti@shaunalshatti Glen Baker needed just nine seconds to knock out Kevin Natividad at LFA 24. Glen Baker wasn’t getting paid by the hour at LFA 24. The 36-year-old “Bad Boy” wasted no time in his bantamweight contest against Kevin Natividad on Friday night, knocking out the previously undefeated […]