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Get a preview, results, and full fight coverage here for Glory 27. Glory 27 Chicago featuring the world title rematch between Artem Levin and Simon Marcus takes place this Friday, February 26 on ESPN3. Bloody Elbow has full fight coverage right here.

This Friday, February 26, Bloody Elbow presents live fight coverage of Glory 27 Chicago. Bloody Elbow will have live fight coverage, including results and discussion, right here.

Headlining Glory’s return to Chicago is a highly anticipated Middleweight title fight that hardcore fans have been asking for. Artem Levin vs. Simon Marcus III caps off a trilogy that started with a 2013 Marcus win under Muay Thai rules in Lion Fight. Last year, they squared off at Glory 21 – that rematch was ruled a draw, though most observers felt Marcus won. Levin is 4-0 since, all outside of Glory, while Marcus has not fought. These are two of the world’s top technical fighters, and this should be a superb example of high level kickboxing.

Also on the main card is a very good Middleweight tournament that includes Dustin Jacoby, exciting prospect Robert Thomas, and Wayne Barrett.

In the Superfight Series, which will make its UFC Fight Pass debut here, Bellator fighter Joe Schilling competes in the main event against Mike Lemaire. Other highlighted fighters here include Anderson “Braddock” Silva, and former UFC fighter Guto Inocente.

Join us here at Bloody Elbow for Glory 27 results, discussion, and live fight coverage this Friday, February 26.

GLORY 27 RESULTS:

Middleweight Title: Artem Levin vs. Simon Marcus

Finals: Wayne Barrett vs. Dustin Jacoby

Giga Chikadze def. Kevin VanNostrand, Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27 x 2)

Semifinal: Dustin Jacoby def. Karl Roberson, KO, Round 3, 2:56

Semifinal: Wayne Barrett def. Robert Thomas, Unanimous Decision (30-27 x 3)

SUPERFIGHT SERIES

Joe Schilling def. Mike Lemaire, Unanimous Decision (30-27 x 3)

Anderson Silva def. Maurice Greene, Unanimous Decision (30-25 x 3)

Guto Inocente def. Demoreo Dennis, KO, Round 1, 0:40

Richard Abraham def. Pawel Jedrzejczyk, Unanimous Decision (30-26 x 3)

Casey Greene def. Daniel Morales, Unanimous Decision (29-28 x 3)

You’ve seen the knockout that rocked the mixed martial arts (MMA) world, now it’s time to see the events leading up to Conor McGregor’s 13-second destruction of Jose Aldo at UFC 194 last December.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) released its “My Fight” series to take you behind-the-scenes and into McGregor’s life as he goes through the motions and wraps up all of the preparation for the biggest fight of his combat sports career.

The footage gives you a unique view of the Irishman’s fight week duties such as last-minute training, nonstop media obligations, and the memorable UFC 194 weigh ins.

Of course, it all culminates with another look of the devastating left hook that dethroned Aldo from the top of the featherweight mountain after dominating the division for the last six years.

So click play in the video embedded above, and if you happened to miss part one of the series, we got you covered right here:

Quinton Jackson and Bellator MMA recently decided to fix their ugly issues after both parties settled on an amicable agreement that would take “Rampage” out of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Octagon and put him back to work with the Viacom-owned promotion.

So, how did they come to a peaceful resolution?

According to Jackson, a lot of it had to do him with him taking a financial hit due to the fact that he was sitting out instead of collecting paychecks doing what he does best, which is crack heads inside a cage.

As the ex-champ recently declared on The MMA Hour, the ordeal was so tough for him, his retirement plans almost came to fruition. But, at the end of the day, he felt he still had a lot of entertaining to do.

His words:

“It’s been really tough. I don’t wish this on any fighter. The weird thing about this sport is that we have to have managers, then there are the promoters. There is more to fighting than just fighting, and you know, I don’t read the contracts, that’s not my part of this. I didn’t know a whole lot of what was going on. I just like to fight, it’s how I feed my kids. I’ve done a lot for this sport, been fighting for 15-16 years and I just thought, man, I might as well retire. I felt like all I ever wanted to do was entertain fans. That’s all. When your an entertainer and you can’t entertain the people the way you’d like, it’s kind of like, ‘What do I do next?’ Lucky for me, I get a few movie roles here and there.”

Jackson intends to fulfill the remaining two fights on his contract with Bellator, but doesn’t know what will be of his fighting career once his obligations are complete.

That said, he isn’t opposed to one of those two bouts coming against Kimbo Slice, despite the fact that the two have a good relationship after “Rampage” served as Kimbo’s coach on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF): “Heavyweights.”

“When I did the Ultimate Fighter with Kimbo, he kind of mentioned something that he always wanted to fight me. Even though Kimbo is a heavyweight, I’m a big light heavyweight. So you know, we’ve seen Kimbo get in shape and do well. I don’t think he took DaDa serious. I don’t think he trained hard for him. I’ve been guilty of that before. If I had to fight Kimbo, he would most definitely train hard for me and get in shape. Especially with that embarrassment of that last performance. I’m a fighter, it’s what I do, I fight. I’ve fought homies. There has been a couple of opponents that I didn’t want to fight or didn’t think would be a good matchup. I am interested in finishing my career and entertaining my fans. If the fans want to see Kimbo get slammed and knocked out, then that’s what I am going to try to do.”

It is safe to bet Kimbo would come into that potential scrap in better shape than this.

“Rampage” last competed at UFC 186, defeating Fabio Maldonado via unanimous decision in what was Jackson’s fourth consecutive victory, three of which came under the Bellator umbrella.

So … any of you interested in seeing “Rampage” and Kimbo — real name Kevin Ferguson — mix it up inside the cage?

Take a look at the Saturday, February 27th UFC Fight Night card in London, England, where Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping square off in a five-round middleweight main event.

Michael Bisping has longed for a fight with UFC legend Anderson Silva, and this Saturday he’ll finally face “The Spider”. Silva obviously is no longer champion, with his reputation damaged after the suspension for PED use last year. This is still an important fight for both men, as Bisping figures to get his elusive title shot with a win against Silva, while Anderson could climb back into the title picture if he can become the first man to defeat Bisping in his home country.

The night’s co-main event is also a key one for the middleweight division. Thales Leites, who lost to Bisping last July, will take on Gegard Mousasi, who is in must-win mode after his shocking knockout loss to Uriah Hall in September. Rounding out the main card is a welterweight clash between English prospect Tom Breese against Keita Nakamura, and bantamweight sluggers Brad Pickett and Francisco Rivera.

One important note for UK + Ireland viewers, this card will stream on Fight Pass only, as opposed to televised on a free-to-air network. It has been advertised as the biggest event in Fight Pass history, so that’s one way to assure it’ll bring in a big live streaming audience.

Here’s the bout order for Saturday’s card, which will be held at London’s O2 Arena:

Main Card (4 PM ET/1 PM PT)

Michael Bisping vs. Anderson Silva
Thales Leites vs. Gegard Mousasi
Tom Breese vs. Keita Nakamura
Brad Pickett vs. Francisco Rivera

Preliminary Card (12:45 PM ET/9:45 AM PT)

Makwan Amirkhani vs. Mike Wilkinson
David Grant vs. Marlon Vera
Scott Askham vs. Chris Dempsey
Arnold Allen vs. Yaotzin Meza
Krzysztof Jotko vs. Bradley Scott
Rustam Khabilov vs. Norman Parke
Jarjis Danho vs. Daniel Omielanczuk
Thibault Gouti vs. Teemu Packalen
Martin Svensson vs. David Teymur