News broke earlier this week that Chael Sonnen’s next opponent would be Lyoto Machida. Sonnen is coming off of a loss against the legendary Fedor, but this time he is at a more natural weight class and has a little extra motivation...

Bellator 216 took place on February 16, 2019 at the Mohegan Sun arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.  This event was "part two" of a two day event, where Bellator held back to back events at the Mohegan Sun.  The first event, Bellator 215, was...

Bellator 215 took place on February 15, 2019 at the Mohegan Sun arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.  This event was "part one" of a two day event, where Bellator held back to back events at the Mohegan Sun.  Unfortunately, the headline event, Matt Mitrione...

Bellator 216 takes place on February 16, 2019 at the Mohegan Sun arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.  The main event will feature a quarter-final round bout in the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix between Michael Page and Paul Daley. Drilling Is What Makes Your...

Bellator 215 takes place on February 15, 2019 at the Mohegan Sun arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.  The main event will be Matt Mitrione (13-6 MMA, 4-1 Bellator) facing against Sergei Kharitonov (28-6 MMA, 2-1 Bellator) in a matchup of heavyweight contenders.   Matt is...

Bellator Newcastle: Pitbull versus Scope took place on February 9, 2019 at Utilita Arena, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.  This event was the start of Bellator's new European series, and the first card shown as part of its new U.K. broadcast deal with...

On January 26th, at The Forum in Inglewood, California, MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko (38-5) and Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Ryan Bader (26-5) concluded the Bellator’s Heavyweight Grand Prix, fighting each other in the finals for the vacant Bellator Heavyweight championship at Bellator 214....

On January 26th, at The Forum in Inglewood, California, MMA stars Fedor Emelianenko (38-5) and Ryan Bader (26-5) will conclude Bellator’s Heavyweight Grand Prix, and fight each other in the finals for the vacant Bellator Heavyweight championship.   Chael's approach to grappling comes from...

On January 26th, at The Forum in Inglewood, California, MMA stars Fedor Emelianenko (38-5) and Ryan Bader (26-5) will conclude Bellator’s Heavyweight Grand Prix, and fight each other in the finals for the vacant Bellator Heavyweight championship.   Fedor Emelianenko Fedor was born on...

On January 26th, at The Forum in Inglewood, California, MMA stars Fedor Emelianenko (38-5) and Ryan Bader (26-5) will conclude Bellator’s Heavyweight Grand Prix, and fight each other in the finals for the vacant Bellator Heavyweight championship.  Bellator has not had a heavyweight...

On December 31, 2018, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, Rizin 14- Saitama was held.  This was a massive year end mixed martial arts event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation. Rizin is a Japanese mixed martial arts organization that was...

Can They Give The MMA Giants A Run For Their Money? ONE Championship is currently making large moves in the organized MMA world. Based out of Kallang, Singapore, ONE Championship is a budding MMA organization that currently hosts shows all throughout Asia and...

Is it smart to stay with UFC?  The aftermath of UFC 229 has raised suspicion into whether Khabib Nurmagomedov will continue his career with the UFC or move to other professional MMA organizations. UFC management has threatened to pursue legal ramifications against Khabib’s...

Versatile Submission From Ground Marshal The guard by nature is a defensive position.  On a basic level, the closed guard is a place to maintain distance and control, protecting from the guard pass or potential strikes in a self defense scenario.  The half...

 Tom DeBlass Reminds Us to Celebrate Milestones Tom DeBlass, a three time ADCC North American Trials Winner, former UFC, Bellator and Ring of Combat MMA fighter and IBJJF World Champion has had a career that many up and coming grapplers would kill for. ...