Martial Arts News

Yaroslav Amosov is expected to put his Bellator welterweight title on the line in enemy territory early next year.

In a recent interview with MMAjunkie.com , Bellator president Scott Coker revealed that the promotion is targeting a championship clash between Amosov and Michael Page for London. The exact number of the event and its date are currently unknown for the proposed bout.

“We are in the process of putting that fight together now with him and MVP to fight in London at some point early next year,” Coker said.

Amosov improved to 26-0 at Bellator 260, when he claimed the 170-pound title with a five-round verdict against Douglas Lima on June 11. The 28-year-old Ukraine native has bested the likes of Logan Storley, Ed Ruth, David Rickels and Erick Silva during his tenure with the California-based promotion.

Page, meanwhile, avenged the only defeat of his 21-fight MMA career at Bellator 267, as he took a split decision in a rematch with Lima on Oct. 1. “Venom” …

Melden Sie sich für ESPN+ an genau hier, und Sie können dann die UFC live streamen ihr Smart TV, Computer, Telefon, Tablet oder Streaming-Gerät über die In: ESPN app. Für eine bevorstehende Ultimate Fighting Championship Kampf Nacht veranstaltung im Februar, die Förderung hat Gewalt gewählt. Zuerst berichtet von MMA Insel am Donnerstag, leichte Schwergewichte Ryan Spann (19-7) und Ionen Cutelabas (16-6-1, 1 NC) sind bis zu Fledermaus an der UFC Fight Night Veranstaltung am Februar. 26. Diese derzeit unnummeriert fight Card wird höchstwahrscheinlich in der UFC Apex in Las gehalten Vegas. Die Nachricht von diesem 205-Pfund-Rumpeln wurde seitdem bestätigt von andere Verkaufsstellen.

"Superman" Spann hat in seinen letzten vier Spielen Siege und Niederlagen abgewechselt, mit Erstrunden-Ausfällen zu Johnny Wanderer und Antonius Smith ein 71-Sekunden-Schlag von Mischa Cirkunov ein knapper Sieg über Sam Alvey. Der Fortis MMA Produkt machte seinen Weg zur Förderung aus einem Paar a…

Full line-up #ONEChampionship #ONEOnlyTheBrave pic.twitter.com/4EneBOPZwE

— Marcel Dorff (@BigMarcel24) December 31, 2021 A whopping 12 fights have been booked for the live Jan. 28 One Championship show.

The organization announced the headliner of its “Only the Brave” event on Jan. 28 on Monday, and the remainder of the fight card was filled out by One Championship on Friday. Officially capping off the event will be an interim heavyweight championship clash between Anatoliy Malykhin and Kirill Grishenko, as One is reportedly encountering contract issues with heavyweight king Arjan Singh Bhullar.

Eleven additional bouts have been booked for this Singapore-based card, including the semifinals of One’s 155-pound kickboxing grand prix. The fights will be split into two portions, with the main card featuring the title fight, two semifinals, two MMA matches and a kickboxing bout. The “Lead Card” preliminaries will include an alternate to the …

The last Rizin Fighting Federation event in 2021 featured many upsets that went down at the legendary Saitama Super Arena in Japan on Dec. 31.

The main attraction at Rizin 33 was the 135-pound grand prix finale between Hiromasa Ougikubo and Kai Asakura. Both contenders had already competed on the bill once as Asakura defeated Kenta Takizawa (13-8, 3-3 Rizin) while Ougikubo upset Naoki Inoue (15-3, 5-1 Rizin) on the scorecards. “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 24 competitor Ougikubo (25-5-2, 7-2 Rizin) put his wrestling background to work against Asakura’s striking, dodging most of his opponent’s strikes and using his punches to set up takedowns. On the mat, Ougikubo landed excellent ground-and-pound all while forcing his opponent to carry his weight.

~RIZIN JAPAN GP 2021~Bantamweight Tournament Winner!!! #RIZINJAPAN_GP

/ Hiromasa Ougikubo@Hiromasa0401

#RIZIN33 pic.twitter.com/5Vvws1nQUU

— RIZIN FF OFFICIAL (@rizin_PR) December 31, …

Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream the UFC live on your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the ESPN app. A pair of top-five Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweights with recent issues on the scales are expected to toe the line in April. ESPN Deportes revealed on Thursday that Irene Aldana (13-6) has been offered a fight against Aspen Ladd (9-2) at UFC 273 on April 9. Should the two agree to compete, they will likely throw down inside of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. in the promotion’s first trip to the venue since the beginning of 2019. Ladd had been aiming for a matchup with ex-champ Miesha Tate, but that fell through when Tate declined the pairing.

Aldana will be looking to make it two in a row when she takes on the California native, as she trumped Yana Kunitskaya in July for her lone appearance in 2021. The win rebounded her from a five-round setback against former champion Holly Holm in October 2020, where she headl…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y85GU6DRmYg&w=560&h=315] Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream the UFC live on your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the ESPN app. Vaunted Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight submission specialist Rodolfo Vieira will not take any opponent lightly anymore. After being nominated for both “Upset of the Year” and “Submission of the Year” in 2021, each due to his submission defeat to Anthony Hernandez at UFC 258 in February, the five-time world Jiu-Jitsu champion is starting 2022 anew. After submitting slick American grappler Dustin Stoltzfus in July, Vieira (8-1) is primed to take on a new, challenging test. At UFC 270 on Jan. 20 in California, “The Black Belt Hunter” will face fellow countryman Wellington Turman (17-5) in his fifth Octagon appearance. Vieira spoke to Sherdog ahead of his matchup next month, explaining that this camp is unlike any in recent memory.

"I fought most of my pr…

＼#RIZIN33 Weigh-in Result／

15th Match: Lightweight Title MatchRIZIN MMA rules: 71.0kg

Roberto Satoshi Souza： 70.90kg

Yusuke Yachi： 70.85kg

Yogibo presents RIZIN.3312/30 8:30pm PST / 11:30pm ESTSaitama Super Arenahttps://t.co/4z015R7nid pic.twitter.com/gSUwsLBzDe

— RIZIN FF English (@rizin_English) December 30, 2021 Rizin Fighting Federation will end 2021 with one final mixed martial arts extravaganza.

The Rizin 33 year-end show is now official after the weigh-ins, where it will feature 13 MMA bouts, one under kickboxing rules, an exhibition featuring mixed rules and one more in a modified boxing showcase. Topping the card is a lightweight championship bout between titleholder Roberto de Souza and Yusuke Yachi, as well as the yet-to-be-determined bantamweight grand prix finals. Also taking place in the evening is a striking contest between kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa (136.7) and Japanese MMA legend Takanori Gomi (166).

<…

A women’s bantamweight clash between Alexis Davis and Julija Stoliarenko has been added to the lineup for UFC Fight Night on Feb. 5.

Promotion officials announced the pairing Wednesday. UFC Fight Night takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a middleweight showdown between Sean Strickland and Jack Hermansson.

A former title challenger, Davis is 1-4 in her last five Octagon appearances. In 2021, the 37-year-old Canadian took a unanimous decision over Sabina Mazo at UFC Fight Nigh 186 before dropping a three-round verdict against Pannie Kianzad at UFC 263.

After winning the Invicta bantamweight title with a victory over Lisa Verzosa in March 2020, Stoliarenko has fallen to Yana Kunitskaya and Julia Avila in her first two UFC outings. The 28-year-old Lithuania native is 9-5-2 as a pro, with eight victories coming via submission.

A matchup of strawweight contenders is slated for UFC 272, as Marina Rodriguez will square off against Xiaonan Yan on March 5.

Yan’s management, Paradigm Sports, initially announced the booking. UFC 272 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and is also expected to include a featherweight tilt pitting Edson Barboza against Bryce Mitchell. The event does not yet have a headliner.

Rodriguez is currently on a three-fight winning streak in the Octagon, with victories over Amanda Ribas, Michelle Waterson and Mackenzie Dern to her credit. The 34-year-old muay Thai specialist is 5-1-2 in the Octagon after appearing on the Brazilian version of the Contender Series in August 2018.

Yan had a six-bout winning streak snapped in her most recent outing, when she suffered a second-round TKO defeat to Carla Esparza at UFC Fight Night 188 on May 22. The China Top Team representative owns wins over the likes of Claudia Gadelha, Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Angela Hill during her…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGXZUahj3_A&w=560&h=315]

With losses in four of his last six Octagon appearances, Stephen Thompson is no longer serious title contender in the UFC’s welterweight division.

That doesn’t mean he’s ready to call it a career, however. Following a loss to Belal Muhammad at UFC Fight Night 199, “Wonderboy” addressed the subject of retirement in a video on his YouTube channel.

“I can’t believe people are saying that I’m old and I should retire,” Thompson said. “I feel like people that do retire, when they sit down on the chair, they just feel like they should retire. Like just, their body’s beat up, aches and pains. … When I sit here and I’m sitting down in this chair, I feel great. I feel fine. I feel better than I was five years ago. I just don’t get it.”

Thompson, who will turn 39 early next year, was on the verge of contention following consecutive victories over Vicente Luque and Geoff Neal, but back-to-back losses to Gilber…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMjAsQSI40s&w=560&h=315]

Sean O'Malley was in a generous mood this holiday season.

In a video posted to his YouTube channel, the UFC bantamweight hands out $100 in cash to random shoppers at Walmart, many of whom were in disbelief when O’Malley placed a wad of cash in their hands. Others recognized the Dana White’s Contender Series alum, as he posed for numerous photos during his visits to the stores. In some cases, people were even reluctant to accept monetary handouts from O’Malley.

During the video, a cast is visible on O’Malley’s right hand, because he suffered a broken thumb in his first-round TKO win over Raulian Paiva at UFC 269. According to medical suspensions from the event, O’Malley could be sidelined until June 10 if he doesn’t receive medical clearance.

The 27-year-old MMA Lab representative has been victorious in seven of his first eight UFC appearances, with five of those victories coming via KO or TKO.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGbF0iucecQ&w=560&h=315]

After an excellent 2021 for Marcus Almeida and Antonio Carlos Jr., two top jiu-jitsu practitioners who decided to transition to MMA, another BJJ standout is focused on the move from the mats to the cage.

"I´ve got the world absolute gold this year, my goal is get my second absolute gold at ADCC next September, something that no one achieved yet, and move 100% to do MMA,” Felipe "Preguica" Pena told Sherdog.com.

"I´m moved by challenges. I feel like when I was a blue belt, I was already dreaming about one day being an absolute champion in the black belt [division]. I'm already looking for a boxing and muay Thai coach here in Minas Gerais. Seeing former opponents like ‘Buchecha’ and ‘Cara de Sapato’ doing great just motivates me.”

The Vinicius Draculino protégé naturally weighs 216 pounds and plans to fight at light heavyweight in MMA. But before making that move, Pena has another dream to achieve in…