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The UFC returned to Brazil on Saturday, May 18, when Vitor Belfort knocked out Luke Rockhold with an incredible spinning back kick to the head in the main event at UFC on FX 8. Belfort’s victory put him in position to once again challenge for the middleweight title later in the year. Here’s a look a Belfort’s victory and the ... Read More »

Emanuel Newton finished his unlikely run through the Bellator light heavyweight tournament with his unanimous decision victory over Mikhail Zayats on Thursday. The bout was even for the first two rounds, but Newton pulled away in final five minutes by taking Zayats down and controlling him. Newton’s victory holds a special significance. This was supposed to be Muhammed Lawal’s tournament ... Read More »

Anthony Johnson defeated former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski via unanimous decision at the World Series of Fighting 2 on Saturday, March 23. Johnson’s victory capped an interesting week in MMA. Here’s a look at what took place in the sport during the week of March 17-23. The World Series of Fighting stakes its claim to the MMA market The ... Read More »

Wanderlei Silva defeated Brian Stann via technical knockout in the main event of Saturday’s UFC on FUEL TV.  The victory marked Silva’s return to Japan after a six-year absence, and solidified his legacy in the sport of mixed martial arts. It wasn’t an easy fight for Silva. Stann rocked him twice in the first round and very nearly finished the ... Read More »

A dream matchup might be on the horizon in the UFC’s bantamweight division. Interim champion Renan Barao (30-1) beat Michael McDonald (15-2) via submission (arm-triangle choke) in the fourth round of Saturday’s main event at UFC on FUEL TV 7. With the victory, Barao appears to be on track to face champion Dominick Cruz to unify the bantamweight title sometime ... Read More »

There comes a point in every fighter’s career when he or she has to let go. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has reached that point. Jackson lost his third straight fight on Saturday at UFC on FOX 6. Actually, I’d argue that he didn’t just lose the bout, but he was completely outclassed. His opponent, Glover Teixeira, ... Read More »

The Strikeforce cage closed for the final time when Tarec Saffiedine defeated Nate Marquardt via unanimous decision to win the welterweight title on Saturday, Jan. 12. The organization’s fighters will either be released or moved to the UFC. There was a time when Strikeforce was the nation’s second largest MMA promotion. When the UFC bought the California-based organization, it was ... Read More »