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Patricio “Pitbull” Freire’s Bellator 135 fight was made even more of a challenge than expected due to an unforeseen injury that he picked up prior to the fight. However, Freire has still managed to not only fight through the injury but also to win the fight commendably. He says that this Bellator 135 fight was especially important and that this is what has now given him the amazing opportunity to receive featherweight title shot.

The title shot fight has not yet been officially confirmed by Bellator, but Freire himself seems rather confident and expects the opportunity to come knocking his way. The Bellator 135 fight was against Henry Corrales who holds a good MMA record of 12 wins to three loses but the same cannot be said for Corrales’ BMMA record which currently stands at zero wins to three loses after his most recent loss to Freire.

The fight ended in the second round as Corrales was forced to tap out after being subjected to a submission by Freire who is well known for his great ground work and submission maneuvers. The event and the fight were telecasted on Spike and the venue was Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Freire went into this fight on the back of a loss to the current 145 pound champion Daniel Straus. The fight against Straus was a title shot and was part of Bellator 145 which happened back in November of 2015. Freire conceded that the win against Corrales was not exactly his best fight provided that the opponent was revealed on short notice so he had very little time to do his homework on strategy and also a physical issue further added to this problem and so he was not at 100%.

Freire’s loss to Straus in Bellator 145 not only lost him the title but also resulted in the end of a superb seven win streak which had built him a reputation as a high risk title holder who would seek out highlight-reel wins.

UFC fight night 197 might have seemed a little underwhelming for fans that were expecting a more intense fight considering that the title of the world’s best light heavyweight was up for grabs, however, a lot of us already know that Jon Jones vs Ovince Saint Preux was not really the fight that it was played out to be and instead was just a way to let both athletes sweat it out, warm up and set the stage for a fight that really is the big attraction – Jon Jones Vs Daniel Cormier II on UFC fight night 200 in MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

In fact, the UFC were not even candid about this and that honesty in itself was surprisingly refreshing. This is precisely why the UFC ensured to let everyone know that even in the off chance that Jon Jones was beaten by Ovince Saint Preux, Jones would still get his rematch against Daniel Cormier II. Furthermore, a lot of experts also believe that this was precisely the reason why Cormier II was at the broadcast table during the Jones Vs Preux fight on UFC fight night 197 – it was simply to further drum up the fight on UFC fight night 200 as Cormier was allowed to voice his opinion of Jones and the fight itself.

From what it seemed like, it was pretty clear that Jon Jones needed something to warm him up and allow for his return to top form and Ovince Saint Preux just was the perfect candidate in the sense that he was at the right place at the right time. The fight itself was a domination if we ever saw one, it seemed more like a practice session or routine and was too one sided to be able to actually please the fans to the extent that big fights usually do.

After the fight, rather than discussing the fight itself, Jones did not waste any time in shifting focus to his next opponent and even flaunted an obscene hand gesture towards Cormier. A perfect way to spark interest in the fight scheduled to go down in UFC fight night 200.

Conor McGregor has recently caused a lot of controversy and speculation thanks to his unsolicited tweet where he tweeted out that he was retiring young and thanked everyone for the “cheese”. People were not sure how to react to this as they did not know whether McGregor was being serious or not. There has been a lot of progress since that tweet but nothing is confirmed yet as to whether or not Conor McGregor will compete in UFC fight night 200 or not.

Since the retirement out of the blue tweet, Conor McGregor tweeted again on Sunday night saying that he was going to fight in the UFC fight night 200. The tweet was as quoted – “Happy to announce that I am BACK on UFC 200! Shout out to @danawhite and @lorenzofertitta on getting this one done for the fans. #Respect”. However, this tweet was shot down by none other than UFC president Dana White himself who said that the fight was still off, and McGregor’s tweet was simply not true.

On the other hand, Conor McGregor’s coach Kavanagh did not shy away from commenting either and said that he was unsure as to why the UFC wouldn’t just let McGregor compete in UFC fight night 200. He said he believed that there was still a 51% chance that McGregor would indeed be given the green light and allowed to fight in UFC fight night 200.

While the UFC are usually pretty strict when it comes to fighters attending pre match press conferences and being an integral part of the marketing campaign, Kavanagh felt that Conor McGregor could definitely be an exception considering he was the biggest attraction in terms of pay per views as it is and the campaign to further promote the fight was really unnecessary. Furthermore, Conor MCGregor vs Nate Diaz rematch itself was a spectacle no one would want to miss and it was a given that the fight would pretty much sell itself.

Whether the rematch will actually happen or not? We will just have to wait and see.

Rosas last four fixtures looked like an uphill task considering that her opponents were respectively four, four, ten and fifteen years older than herself and also vastly more experienced. However, in retrospect, the challenge just did not seem tough enough for Rosas as she proved it by winning all four of her fights.

Rosas is still only a freshman in Wayland Baptist University and is already garnering compliments from some really big names in the industry thanks to her recent form, determination and pure, raw talent. The recent wins have given her a perfect boost in terms of kick starting her amateur Mixed Martial Arts Career.

The 18 year old really shone when the challenge was toughest. She was scheduled to fight an experienced veteran MMA fighter that trains in the revered Jackson – Winkeljohn camp in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was to fight the heavily favored Randee Morales and what made things even worse for Rosas was that she had still not completely recovered from an illness and was now under pressure to battle in her last fight as an amateur before she would make her professional debut in July. The teenage fighter was still able to convincingly beat Morales.

When asked about her mind set before her fights, Rosas said that she does not go into a fight with a plan set in stone, she said to go into a fight thinking “I’m going to do this” and “I’m going to do that” sounds good on paper but things often don’t go that way and you need to ever ready for anything that is thrown at you.

In the fight against Morales, Rosas was very well tutored. She used a straight right hand repeatedly to keep the energetic Morales at bay and slowly started working in kicks targeting Morales’ leg. Rosas was very well aware that a fighter the pedigree of Morales was no walk in the park especially considering that she trains in the same camp as fighters like Holly Holm and Jon Jones.

This fight happened once before and has till date set the record for number of views in Mixed Martial Arts history and now the president of Bellator, Scott Coker, has revealed that the two will face off again and this time it will happen  in the O2 Arena in London on the same evening that Bellator will for the first time happen on British soil.

Bellator fight night 158 is going to be a huge night for Bellator and Mixed Martial Arts in general as Bellator debuts in the United Kingdom and will showcase some highly anticipated fights during this fight night.

The two fighters clashed for the first time back in 2008 in a fight that is now almost iconic, most people still remember the EliteXCbanner that hung over the ring that day as the two fighters had a go at each other. The fight seemed highly competitive and very close, it was almost impossible to call it up until the third round when Slice caught Thompson with a pretty big blow that left him with a cut in the cauliflower ear and it started to bleed. From this point onwards, Slice now became the dominant fighter and was able to follow up his cut inducing punch with a few more solid connections and eventually won via a technical knockout victory which was very controversial to say the least.

The Bellator president himself, Scott Coker, acknowledged that Kimbo Slice was more than just a fighter, he said he was a unique and charismatic character that attracted a huge fan following where ever he went and so he was an invaluable fighter for the Bellatow which is one of the main reasons they are putting him in the headling fight of Bellator fight night 158 which will be a very important fight night for Bellator as it will be the debut of Bellator in the United Kingdom.

Previously, Thompson seemed to be in control until Slice landed that one punch and calling this fight I going to be really difficult. What we can expect for sure is a great fight and quality sporting entertainment.

If all the stars and planets align and it so happens that later this year the new world heavyweight champion will face off against fellow belt holder Tyson Furythen Anthony Joshua may be the guy that you want to put your money on.

Anthony Joshua is odds on to beat Fury if the two were to face off. Joshua has clinched the prestigious IBF title after he beat Charles Martin in just the second round of their fight when the two met in the ring Saturday night in London. What this means in terms of future fixtures is that Anthony Joshua may just be in line to come up against now current WBA and WBO champion and fellow British rival and athlete Tyson Fury. In fact, this match up now seems inevitable and is only a matter of time. Despite the vast difference in experience, Joshua seems to be the favorite in the books of the bookies if and when this fight does take place.

Skybet has Joshua to win at 8/11, Fury has an even money chance and a draw or tie result is going to 33/1.

Another possible fixture that Anthony Joshua may be involved in is against David Haye, however, even in this case Joshua has the odds on beating Haye. Joshua winning is at 4/7 against Haye, a Haye victory is going at 11/8.

The promotional campaign team responsible for marketing Joshua claims that Joshua may have to make his very first defense title fight on the same night at Wembley Stadium but it seems growingly unlikely that this will be against David Haye, they added.

Another interesting thing to note is that not only is the young Anthony Joshua favored to win against Haye and Fury but is also the fore runner in terms of odds for winning the honorable BBC Sports Personality of the year award. This says a great lot about the kind of fights and potential that Joshua has shown at such a ripe age and he could, if he continues to perform this way, go down in the history books of boxing as one the best ever.