Новости за 15.06.2016

Former Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks has signed with the UFC. The news was first reported by MMA Junkie, but was later confirmed to MMA Fighting.

Anthony Pettis has his first opponent as a featherweight.

The former UFC lightweight champion takes on Charles Oliveira at UFC on FOX 21 on Aug. 27 in Vancouver, FOX Sports reported Wednesday, per UFC executive Tom Wright.

Pettis (18-5), once considered one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world, lost three straight at lightweight before deciding to move down a weight class. "Showtime" dropped the belt last year to Rafael dos Anjos, then fell to Eddie Alvarez and Edson Barboza. Читать дальше...

John Howard will still make his World Series of Fighting debut on Friday night. But it will take place against a new opponent.

There was speculation within the community - and Dominick Cruz himself - that the UFC bantamweight champion would never be here. 'Here', of course, is Cruz holding championship status with a successful defense against his top rival most recently at UFC 199.

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It's not as crazy as last week, but things are heating up in the MMA world. The UFC returns to action in Canada this weekend, this time with a sensational main event between Rory MacDonald and Stephen Thompson. Bellator and WSOF are also in action with a handful of fights worth observing.

Fedor Emelianenko caused a stir this week when he said he was close to signing with the UFC. Is this true and more importantly, what does it mean if he does sign? Читать дальше...

Though Michael Bisping shocked the MMA world by scoring a stunning knockout over Luke Rockhold at UFC 199 to win the UFC middleweight title, the aftermath was a little off-putting for some. After it appeared that Bisping has a mini-spat in the Octagon following the bout regarding a handshake.

On Monday, a full nine days since he won the middleweight title, the 37-year old Bisping expressed a modicum of regret for the way things went down.

"Let me clarify my side of the story," he said during an appearance on The MMA Hour. Читать дальше...

MMA legend Dan Henderson would like to fight Michael Bisping for the UFC middleweight title and then, win or lose, call it a career.

CURITIBA, Brazil -- Charles Oliveira made quick work of Myles Jury at UFC on FOX 17. Almost six months have passed, and the Brazilian featherweight is still waiting for his next fight. "do Bronx", who won five of his last six bouts with four submissions, is bothered by the fact that it’s taking so long for him to return to the Octagon.

Eduardo Dantas knocked out Marcos Galvao to defend his Bellator bantamweight title for the first time in February 2013, but that night was a rollercoaster of emotions for the champion. Galvao was a teammate at Nova Uniao, and putting him unconscious was different than winning any other fight. Dantas cried inside the cage moments after securing the victory, but everything has changed now.

A featherweight fight between Cub Swanson and Tatusya Kawajiri is in the works for later this year.

Brock Lesnar is coming back to the UFC with one person in mind: Brock Lesnar.