A featherweight fight between Mike Richman and Akop Stepanyan has been scheduled for the Spike TV portion of the Rampage vs. Ortiz fight card on Nov. 2 at Long Beach Arena, according to Bellator officials Tuesday.Richman has won fou…
A featherweight fight between Mike Richman and Akop Stepanyan has been scheduled for the Spike TV portion of the Rampage vs. Ortiz fight card on Nov. 2 at Long Beach Arena, according to Bellator officials Tuesday.
Richman has won four of his six Bellator fights, but lost to Frodo Khasbulaev via unanimous decision at Bellator 95 this past April.
Stepanyan has lost three of his four Bellator fights. He was submitted by Justin Wilcox via rear-naked choke at Bellator 99 last month.
Rampage Jackson will face Tito Ortiz in the main event.
A flyweight fight between Richie Vaculik and Justin Scoggins has been slated for UFC Fight Night 33 on Dec. 7 in Brisbane, Australia, according to UFC officials Monday.Vaculik, a former cast member on ‘TUF: The Smashes,’ will be making …
Poets are inspired by many things – an ex-girlfriend or boyfriend, scenery, ordinary life and a T-shirt? After sending out a tweet about Wanderlei Silva’s new attire, Chael Sonnen unleashed his unique brand of poetry targeting “The Axe Murderer.”
Poets are inspired by many things – an ex-girlfriend or boyfriend, scenery, ordinary life and a T-shirt? After sending out a tweet about Wanderlei Silva’s new attire, Chael Sonnen unleashed his unique brand of poetry targeting “The Axe Murderer.”
Ashlee Evans-Smith defeated Fallon Fox at CFA 12, knocking out the transgender fighter in the third round Saturday night in Coral Gables, Fla.Evans-Smith earned $20,000 for the featherweight tournament win. She was almost finished b…
Ashlee Evans-Smith defeated Fallon Fox at CFA 12, knocking out the transgender fighter in the third round Saturday night in Coral Gables, Fla.
Evans-Smith earned $20,000 for the featherweight tournament win. She was almost finished by Fox in the first round, but Evans-Smith was able to overcome the barrage. Evans-Smith easily won the second round, and almost defeated Fox in the final seconds, but Fox was saved by the bell.
In the third round, Evans-Smith fought off a heel hook submission attempt before eventually mounting her and defeating Fox via ground and pound at the 3:15 mark in the third round. It was Fox’s first career loss as a MMA fighter.
“She put up a fight, but I could feel her really getting tired,” Evans-Smith said after the fight.
In other action in the card, Efrain Escudero defeated Luis Palomino via unanimous decision (29-28 x3).
During the UFC 166 conference call Wednesday, Cain Velasquez, Junior dos Santos, Roy Nelson, and Daniel Cormier discussed their upcoming fights next weekend in Houston. Check out the audio above.
During the UFC 166 conference call Wednesday, Cain Velasquez, Junior dos Santos, Roy Nelson, and Daniel Cormier discussed their upcoming fights next weekend in Houston. Check out the audio above.
As announced by UFC president Dana White, the UFC organization has elected to terminate its contract with Rousimar Palhares based on repeated incidents of unsportsmanlike conduct violating the UFC Fighter Code of Conduct and his Promotional Agreement with Zuffa, LLC.
At UFC FIGHT NIGHT: MAIA vs. SHIELDS on October 9, 2013, Palhares won his welterweight bout against Mike Pierce via heel hook submission in 31 seconds. Pierce appeared to tap several times physically and verbally and the ref intervened physically before Palhares let go. Despite being the only submission win on the card, Palhares was denied the Submission of the Night bonus. Managing Director of International Development Marshall Zelaznik announced at the post-fight press conference that the local commission would be investigating the length of time that Palhares held the submission.
The controversy is not Palhares’ first: In 2010, the New Jersey State Athletic Commission suspended Palhares for 90 days following his heel hook win over Tomasz Drwal at UFC 111 for not letting go after the referee stoppage.
In 2012, Palhares was again suspended for nine months after testing positive for elevated testosterone after UFC on FX 6.
