Новости за 28.06.2016

July 31st, 2013. Michael Chandler has just won his 12th professional fight in a row, has defended his lightweight title for the second time, and is currently known as the one of, if not the best lightweight on the planet. Athletically he seems leagues above every other fighter in the organization. With the exception of the former champion, Eddie Alvarez, he has dominated every other opponent with relative ease. Simply put, Michael Chandler looks like the future of the lightweight division in not just Bellator but all of MMA. Читать дальше...

In Tuesday's conference call, UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos, Eddie Alvarez, Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar will speak to the media. The call is expected to begin at 5 p.m. ET.

A fight between top-10 welterweights Neil Magny and Dong Hyun Kim is in the works for UFC 202. The news was first reported by Combate on Tuesday and was later confirmed to MMA Fighting per sources.

Will Phil Brooks, more popularly known as former WWE wrestler-turned-UFC fighter CM Punk, actually fight in the Octagon? Is this a serious endeavor for him? Even if he does fight, won't it just be two, perhaps three times tops?

Carlos Condit isn't calling it quits just yet. The UFC announced on Tuesday a sizzling welterweight match-up between Condit and fellow top-ranked contender Demian Maia slated for Aug. 20 at UFC 202. The Albuquerque Journal first broke the news.

UFC Sale Will Give Fighters a Reason to Worry

Following reports last week - via Jeremy Botter of flocombat.com - of a rumoured bid being accepted by the UFC believed to be somewhere in the region of $4bn, it has left many fans wondering about the future of the UFC and MMA in general.

What does this all mean?

Quinton Jackson's time at light heavyweight might be over.

"Rampage" told Ariel Helwani on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour that he has diagnosed with an underactive thyroid, which makes him gain weight more rapidly than normal. Jackson said because of that he might never fight at 205 pounds again.

"I've been dealing with this for like a year," Jackson said. "I've been keeping it kind of to myself. It kind of bummed me out. If I don't stay on top of it, I gain weight really fast. Читать дальше...

In the latest episode of a 'Lookin for a Fight', UFC president Dana White, Matt Serra and Nick the Tooth go camping, fishing and shooting in the woods of South Dakota. They also checked out some prospects at an RFA card, and signed two of them.

T.J. Dillashaw isn't the champion in the UFC bantamweight division anymore, but he's not far from regaining what he once had either. He'll face Raphael Assuncao at UFC 200 in what could be a No. 1 contender's bout for Dominick Cruz's title. Dillashaw is aware of the stakes and aware of what's happening around him in the division. That's evidenced by his recent comments Monday on The MMA Hour regarding his former training partners as well as Cruz himself.

Conor McGregor certainly isn't shy about how much he thinks he's worth.

This is the closest as we'll get to seeing the UFC's two biggest stars in the same Octagon.

UFC Fight Night 89's Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson vs. Rory MacDonald and Bellator 157: Dynamite 2 are on the docket for this week's episode. To help us this week, fight analyst Connor Ruebusch joins the podcast.

The Anthony Johnson vs. Glover Teixeira matchup did not take long to be rebooked.

The police are asking for help in tracking down the suspected vehicle and driver that struck and killed former UFC fighter Ryan Jimmo.

Recently Georges St-Pierre has decided to come out of his not retirement after about 2 1/2 years of inactivity and proclaimed that he is ready to take a fight that, as he says, gives him the " chill ". He stated that he would be all for a fight against Michael Bisping (everyone seems to be down for a Bisping fight right now), who happens to be the middle weight champ at the moment. So GSP, who has fought his entire career at welterweight, and famously declined super-fights with the likes of Anderson... Читать дальше...

A women's bantamweight clash has been added to the UFC Fight Night 91 card.

The injury bug continues to make its presence felt in 2016. This time UFC lightweight contender Michael Chiesa is the latest to be afflicted, as Chiesa has been forced to withdraw from his main event slot opposite Tony Ferguson on July 13 at UFC Fight Night 91 due to a back injury.

Moments after Vitor Belfort asked for a rematch against Anderson Silva, "The Spider" made clear that he has another opponent in mind.