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First let me say, I’m a huge UFC fan, have been from day one. I was one of those who used to run to the local video store (remember them), where I’d make a bee line for the special interest section, hoping to find a new UFC VHS tape. I’d rent them all. Then sit through the action for hours. Yeah I fast forwarded through the stupidly long in between fight segments, and even learned to fast forward through the slow as molasses, extended rounds of one dude on top, doing absolutely nothing for twenty minutes. Читать дальше...

Eye pokes are one of the most reviled things in MMA. They have cost fighters win bonuses and victories. Worse yet, they have caused serious injuries.

While far from the best fight in early UFC history, the second fight between Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock, on April 7, 1995, was the longest, most widely viewed, and most talked about fight in UFC's first decade.

Bellator almost had some fireworks between two of its biggest stars one night before its big event.

Two heavyweights will collide in Netherlands.

Antonio Silva and Stefan Struve are slated to compete at the UFC Fight Night card in Rotterdam on May 8. Sources confirmed the match-up to MMAFighting.com following a report by Combate.

Silva (19-8, 1  no-contest) enters the bout coming off a first-round knockout loss to Mark Hunt. Silva's only victory in the past six bouts took place at Rio de Janeiro’s UFC 190, when he stopped Soa Palelei via TKO.

Struve (26-8) also desperately... Читать дальше...

Watch Bellator 149 stream online on MMA Fighting for the preliminary card at 6:30 p.m. ET. The fight card for this portion of the event is as follows:

Justin Wren vs. Juan Torres
Davis Sylvester vs. Jeremy Mahon
Ruben Esparsa vs. C.J. Hancock
Adrian Yanez vs. Ryan Hollis
Isaac Villanueva vs. Richard Knepp
Mike Trinh vs. Angel Zamora
Jason Langellier vs. Anthony Ivy
Manny Lozoya vs. Jacob Norsworthy

Bellator 149 takes place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Читать дальше...

The final chapter of the rivalry between Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock takes place at the Toyota Center in Houston, and the return of the legendary Gracie at Bellator 149, on Feb. 19, is enough to excite fellow Brazilian fighters.

Bellator brings the unabashed guilty pleasure fights to town, either without much divisional or sporting implications. The main event features a third meeting between two fighters who started it all while the co-main event is a grudge match.

California's new weight-cutting regulations are giving Bellator MMA pause.

HOUSTON -- MMA Fighting's Luke Thomas and Shaun Al-Shatti take a closer look at the top storylines heading into Friday night's Bellator 149, including the main event tilt between Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock. In the co-main event, Kimbo Slice squares off against Dada 5000.

If you were in the camp hoping to see Ronda Rousey take an extended leave after her loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193, you might get your wish.

Bashir Ahmad is a graduate of an American university and served in the United States military. He is also a practicing Muslim who has lived part of the last six years in Pakistan helping to build the mixed martial arts scene in the country.

MMA Fighting has Bellator 149 results for the Gracie vs. Shamrock fight cad Friday night at the Toyota Center, plus live coverage from Houston, Texas, live blogs of the top two fights, and live Bellator 149 Twitter updates.

HOUSTON -- At the Bellator 149 weigh-ins, Keri Anne Taylor-Melendez talked about her future in mixed martial arts (MMA) and kickboxing, why she believes women can help popularize the sport and more.

HOUSTON -- Joe Schilling discussed Bellator's new kickboxing venture, his current contract status, whether he is going to continue fighting in both MMA and kickboxing, his schedule for 2016, what kickboxing needs to succeed in America, and much more.

HOUSTON -- Bellator flyweight Anastasia Yankova spoke at the Bellator 149 weigh-ins about fighting both MMA and kickboxing, her admiration for Ronda Rousey and why working Bellator has changed her life.

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HOUSTON -- Bellator President Scott Coker spoke to MMA Fighting before the Bellator 149 weigh-ins about the Kimbo Slice vs. Dada 5000 fight, MMA free agency with Aljamain Sterling and Alistair Overeem, Rampage Jackson's return to Bellator and more.

HOUSTON -- At the Bellator 149 weigh-ins, Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock both made weight Thursday evening.

HOUSTON -- Kimbo Slice and Dada 5050 didn't get much of a chance for a staredown at Thursday's Bellator 149 weigh-ins, with Bellator president Scott Coker keeping distance between the two heavyweight rivals. But that didn't stop either man from delivering one final parting message.

HOUSTON -- At the Bellator 149 weigh-ins, Kimbo Slice and Dada 5000 both made weight Thursday evening.