DC’s World MMA Geek Guide is your go-to for coverage of every major professional mixed martial arts fight across the globe. With links to finishing clips, results, full event recaps, highlights plucked from streams worldwide, and pre-event interviews.
We’ll begin with the more mainstream/easily watchable stuff and then go deep into every relevant regional fight.
World ranked top 150 men and top 100 women, former UFC fighters, and other notables in Bold. Will be updated with fight results and recaps as the shows go down. Male world rankings via Fightmatrix, but they don’t rank enough women so Tapology it is. Fightmatrix rankings are based on a semi-objective look at the fighter’s in-cage accomplishments (relative to quality of opposition, and quality of opponents’ opposition). Generally speaking, fighters who break into the top 100-150 in the world rankings are likely to receive attention from a big promotion like UFC.
All rankings are pre-event, records are updated post-fight. Bouts that include a suitably impressive post-fight trophy presentation (usually a promotion’s title belt) are denoted by 
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Live MMA Schedule
- Island Fights 53 – Wed. Mar 6 at 8:30 PM ET – UFC Fight Pass
- ONE Reign of Valor – Fri. Mar 8 at 6:30 ET – ONE App/BR Live
- Combate 32 – Fri. Mar 8 at 9 PM ET – DAZN / Univision Deportes
- DEEP Jewels 23 – Fri. Mar 8 at 10:30 PM ET – Abema TV
- DEEP 88 Impact – Sat. Mar 9 at 3:30 AM ET – YouTube
- RCC Intro 3 – Sat. Mar 9 at 7 AM ET – YouTube
- Cage Warriors 103 – Sat. Mar 9 at 4 PM ET – UFC Fight Pass
- UFC Wichita – Sat. Mar 9 at 5 PM ET – ESPN+
Other notable/watchable MMA events:
- ONE Pride MMA 27 – Sat. Mar 9 at 10 AM ET – TV One Indonesia
- BTC 5 (Canada) – Sat. Mar 9 at 10 PM ET – $10 iPPV
- Summit FC 31 (Mississippi) – Sat. Mar 9 – Facebook
- CXF 17 (California) – Sat. Mar 9 at 10 PM ET – $10 iPPV
MMA Events to Watch This Week
Island Fights 53
Date: Wed. Mar 6
Time: 8:30 PM ET
Where: Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA
Broadcast: UFC Fight Pass
Notable Bouts:
185: Arymarcel Santos (41-35, 0-2 ACB, #309 World) Sub1-Heel Hook Robert Turnquest (10-6, 0-2 M-1, #516 World 170) – Finish
155: Carrington Banks (8-2, 3-2 Bellator, 1-0 TUF 21, #313 World 155) TKO2-Cut David Valente (11-3, #433 World 170) – Bloody Mess
155: Christian Lohsen (7-1) Sub1-Banana Split Wesley Golden (8-14) – Finish!
Christian Lohsen Wins Sub R1#IslandFights53 pic.twitter.com/x2QspuoN0n
— Jonnyboy (@JBNeverDies) March 7, 2019
ONE Reign of Valor
Date: Fri. Mar 8
Time: 6:30 AM ET
Where: Yangon, Myanmar
Broadcast: ONE App / BR Live
Notable MMA Bouts:
170/185 : Zebaztian Kadestam (12-4, 4-1 still ONE champ, #56 World 185) TKO2-Retired Georgiy Kichigin (20-6, 0-1 ONE, 9-2 Rus1, #75 World WW) – Elbow Did It
145/155: Phoe Thaw (7-1, 7-1 ONE) TKO1-GNP Yohan Mulia Legowo (8-8, 1-6 ONE) – Finish
265: Mauro Cerilli (13-3, 1-1 ONE, CW champ, #120 World 265) TKO1-Ground Knees Alain Ngalani (4-5, 4-5 ONE) – Finish!
115/125: Rene Catalan (6-2, 6-2 ONE, 6 win streak, #120 World 125) TKO1-GNP Yoshitaka Naito (13-3, 3-3 ONE ex-champ, #71 World 125) – Finish
125/135: Gurdashan (Gary) Mangat (14-2, 1-0 ONE, 2-1 Brave, #338 World 135) KO3-Ground Knees!! Toni Tauru (11-7-1, 1-5 ONE, #392 World 135) – Finish!!
W105/115: Heqin Lin (9-2-1, 1-0 ONE) Sub1-Triangle Choke Jomary Torres (4-3, 3-3 ONE) – Finish!
125/135: Rui Chen (7-0, 1-0 ONE, #367 World 135) TKO2-Uppercut+ Roman Alvarez (8-3, 0-2 ONE) – Finish!
Read More: Sage Northcutt likes the lack of trash talk in ONE vs UFC
This short elbow from Zebaztian Kadestam at the end of R2 seemed to completely take Georgiy Kichigin out of the fight. Didn't answer the bell in R3. Kadestam and still. #ReignOfValor pic.twitter.com/3oHazQyjIO
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) March 8, 2019
Combate 32: Mexico vs Spain
Date: Fri. Mar 8
Time: 9 PM ET
Where: Guadalajara, Mexico
Broadcast: DAZN
Notable Bouts:
155: Ignacio Capella (7-1, 1-0 Combate, #11 France) TKO1-GNP Alvaro Herrera (9-7, 0-1 Combate, 0-3 UFC) – Extended Finish
135: Victor Hugo Madrigal (8-2, 2-2 Combate, #255 World) TKO2-Punch+GNP Zebenzui Ruiz (7-3, 0-1 Combate, #140 World) – Finish!
W105: Alitzel Mariscal (2-0, 2-0 Combate) KO1-Knee+Punches Vanessa Rico (3-5, 1-3 Combate) – Crushing Elbow!
145: Erick “Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez (9-3, 6-2 Combate, #440 World) TKO1-Elbows! Alejandro Martinez (4-3, 1-1 Combate, 2-2 Brave ,#345 World) – Finish!
Meanwhile at Combate pic.twitter.com/JVp78Ygmoe
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) March 9, 2019
DEEP Jewels 23
Date: Fri. Mar 8
Time: 10:30 PM ET
Where: Tokyo, Japan
Broadcast: Abema TV (Japan)
Notable Bouts:
W105: Kanna Asakura (14-3, 6-2 RIZIN Grand Prix champ, #3 World) UD3 Tomo Maesawa (12-9, Jewels champ, #11 World) – R2 Action – Kanna Throw
W150: King Reina Miura (11-2, 3-2 RIZIN, #21 World W145) KO1-Punches Mao Ueda (0-1) – Reina Face – Brutal Mismatch
W125: Kana Watanabe (6-0-1, 2-0 RIZIN, #73 World) TKO1-GNP from Crucifix Soo Min Kang (0-1) – Finish
W105: Emi Tomimatsu (14-14, #27 World) Sub2-RNC Hikaru Aono (3-2, #30 World) – Finish
W105: Suwanan Boonsorn (3-1, Full Metal Dojo champ) Sub1-RNC Emi Sato (4-3, 4 win streak snapped, #33 World) – Done in 34 Seconds
W105: Yasuko Ishibashi (16-10-3, 0-1 Invicta, 51 y/o, 3.5 yrs inactive) UD2 Madoka “Madeleine” Ishibashi (1-4) – Near-Finish
https://twitter.com/Jolassanda/status/1104255182198566912
DEEP 88 Impact
Date: Sat. Mar 8
Time: 3:30 AM ET
Where: Tokyo, Japan
Broadcast: YouTube
Notable Bouts:
135 : Victor Henry (17-4, new DEEP champ, 1-0 RCC, #26 World) UD3 Yuki Motoya (23-7, was DEEP champ, 2-1 RIZIN, #49 World)
M115 : Haruo Ochi (19-7-2, still DEEP champ, 1-0 RIZIN, #1 World M115) UD3 Namiki Kawahara (5-2-2)
265 : Roque Martinez (13-4-2, still DEEP champ, 2-1 RIZIN, #93 World) TKO1-GNP Ryo Sakai (8-9, 3 win streak snapped) – Finish!
135: Koichi Ishizuka (16-4-1, #221 World) KO2-Punch Shoji Maruyama (16-11-1, #492 World 145) – Finish!
170: Yuta Watanabe (21-9-4, 0-1 RIZIN, #593 World) MD2 Yoshitomo Watanabe (15-16-3, #497 World)
170: Yoihiro Sato (21-9-2, #266 World) MD2 Nao Yoneda (5-4-1)
125: Makoto Takahashi (8-1-1, #150 World) UD2 Chikara Shimabukuro (14-13-6)
145: Kyosuke Yokoyama (10-6, #298 World) UD2 Taito Kubota (11-3)
RCC Intro 3
Date: Sat. Mar 9
Time: 9 AM ET?
Where: Ekaterinaburg, Russia
Broadcast: YouTube
Notable Bouts:
155: Pavel Gordeev (13-1, 7-0 M-1/RCC, #137 World) NC2-Groin Strike Godofredo Pepey (14-6, 5-6 UFC, #238 World) – Pepey in Pain
135: Denis Lavrentyev (7-2, 4-1 RCC, #84 World) TKO2-Injury Anthony Leone (17-9, 3-6 Bellator/Strikeforce/WEC, 4-1 ACA, #65 World)
185: Viscardi Andrade (20-7, 3-1 UFC, #212 World 170) KO2-Right Hand! Sergei Martynov (11-3, 5-2 RCC/ACB, #68 World 185) – Massive KO
205: Oleg Olenichev (12-6, 5-3 Rus1, #139 World 185) Dec3 Stepan Groshechnikov (5-2, 1-1 RCC, #150 World 205)
170: Artur Karavaev (9-6, 5-2 RCC/FNG, #398 World) Sub1-RNC Yassin Najid (7-3, #6 France, #650 World)
135: Pavel Vitruk (12-3, 1-0 RCC, 8-3 M-1 exchamp, #140 World) TKO1-Flying Knee to Body Cleverson Silva (11-3, #600 World 145) – Finish!
https://twitter.com/Jolassanda/status/1104403258913755136
Cage Warriors 103
Date: Sat. Mar 9
Time: 4 PM ET
Where: Copenhagen, Denmark
Broadcast: UFC Fight Pass
Notable Bouts:
170 : Nicolas Dalby (17-3-1, 5-1 CW champ, 1-2-1 UFC, #167 World) TKO4-Left Hook+ Alex Lohore (17-4, 2-1 CW, 2-0 Bellator, #140 World) – Finish!
145 : Soren Bak (13-1, 5-0 CW 2-div champ, #86 World 155) UD5 Morgan Charriere (13-7-1, 0-1 CW, #197 World 135, missed weight by 1.4 pounds)
170: Mark O. Madsen (7-0, 3-0 CW, Olympic silver medalist, #276 World) UD3 Thibaud Larchet (12-5-1, 0-2 CW, 0-1 WFCA, #268 World)
145: Mads Burnell (11-3, 2-0 CW, 1-2 UFC, #118 World) Sub1-Japanese Necktie! Ahmed Vila (7-2, 0-1 CW, #408 World) – Finish!
155: Danny Mathiasen (5-0) TKO2-GNP Manolo Zecchini (7-2, #324 World)
UFC Wichita aka UFC on ESPN + 4
Date: Sat. Mar 9
Time: 5 PM ET
Where: Wichita, Kansas, USA
Broadcast: ESPN+
Main Card on
265: Junior dos Santos (21-5, 15-4 UFC, #8 World) TKO2 Derrick Lewis (21-7, 12-6 UFC, #4 World) – R1 Madness – JDS Swarmed in R2
170: Elizeu Zaleski (21-5, 7-1 UFC, #31 World) Sub1-RNC Curtis Millender (17-4, 3-1 UFC, #19 World) – Easy Finish – Victory Capoeira
170: Niko Price (13-2, 5-2 UFC, #71 World) KO1-Right Hand!! Tim Means (28-11-1, 10-8 UFC, #48 World) – Finish!!
265: Blagoy Ivanov (17-2, 1-1 UFC, #22 World) UD3 Ben Rothwell (36-11, 6-5 UFC, was #6 World 3 yrs inactive)
155: Beneil Dariush (16-4-1, 10-4-1 UFC, #20 World) Sub2-Reverse Triangle/Armbar Drew Dober (20-9, 6-5 UFC, #47 World) – Finish!
185: Omari Akhmedov (18-4-1, 6-3-1 UFC, #76 World) UD3 Tim Boetsch (21-13, 12-12 UFC, #21 World)
Prelims on
170: Rocco aka Anthony Martin (16-4, 8-4 UFC, #20 World) UD3 Sergio Moraes (14-4-1, 8-3-1 UFC, #32 World)
W135: Yana Kunitskaya (12-4, 2-1 UFC, #9 World) UD3 Marion Reneau (9-5-1, 5-4-1 UFC, #4 World) – Yana Nose Soup
145: Grant Dawson (13-1, 1-0 UFC, 1-0 Contenders, #91 World) UD3 Julian Erosa (22-7, 1-3 UFC, #89 World) – Rd 2 Madness
265: Maurice Greene (7-2, 2-0 UFC, #95 World) SD3 Jeff Hughes (10-2, 0-1 UFC, 1-0 Contenders, #55 World)
135: Matt Schnell (13-4, 3-2 UFC, #220 World) Sub1-Triangle Choke Louis Smolka (15-6, 6-6 UFC, #107 World) – Finish!
170: Alex Morono (16-5, 5-2 UFC, #51 World) TKO1-GNP Zak Ottow (17-7, 4-4 UFC, #113 World) – Finish!
155: Alex White (13-5, 4-5 UFC, #123 World) UD3 Dan Moret (13-5, 0-2 UFC, #226 World)
Read More about UFC Wichita:
Sriram’s Predictions: Junior dos Santos vs Derrick Lewis
Exclusive Interview: Elizeu Zaleski with Drake Riggs
Kumite TV Exclusive interviews: Beneil Dariush – Zak Ottow – Drew Dober – Alex Morono – Matt Schnell – Louis Smolka
USA & North America Regionals – Notable Fights
NFC 117
Date: Fri. Mar 8
Where: Atlanta, Georgia
125 : Cee Jay Hamilton (14-7, 0-1 Contenders, 3-1 LFA+, #114 World) Sub2-RNC Jason Faglier Jr. (6-3) – Finish Pic
Total Warrior Combat
Date: Sat. Mar 9
Where: Lansing, Michigan
125 Robinson Injury: Jarred Brooks (14-2, 2-2 UFC, #33 World) vs. Josh Robinson (12-12)
195 : Dequan Townsend (21-8, #1 US Midwest, #105 World 205) Sub1 Wayman Carter (7-10, 0-2 LFA/Bellator, 6 loss streak)
170 : Kalinn Williams (6-1, #438 World) UD3 Tony Hervey (17-20, 0-2 Bellator, 4+ yrs inactive)
175 : Devin Smyth (9-1, 9 win streak, #302 World) TKO1-Punches Rocky Edwards (11-9-1, 0-1 Bellator prelims)
BTC 5: Typhoon
Date: Sat. Mar 9
Time: 10 PM ET
Where: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Broadcast: $10 iPPV
165 : Kyle Prepolec (12-5, #298 World 170) UD3 Cody Pfister (15-7-1, 1-3 UFC, #226 World, late notice)
185 : Aaron Jeffery (6-1, #373 World) TKO4-Knee Jo Vallee (7-4)
140: TJ Laramie (8-3, 21 y/o, TKO exchamp, #201 World 145) vs. Cory Galloway (11-9, 2-1 RFA, #427 World 135) Laramie pinched nerve
Fight Hard MMA
Date: Sat. Mar 9
Where: St. Louis, Missouri
125 : Charles Johnson (7-2, 2-1 LFA, #135 World) vs. Demetrius Wilson (6-3, 0-2 LFA, #170 World)
155: Cody Carillo (14-17, 0-4 Bellator, #255 World) vs. Lucas Clay (4-1)
Summit FC 31
Date: Sat. Mar 9
Where: Tupelo, Mississippi
Broadcast: Facebook
155 : James Wallace (9-2, 1-0 LFA, #599 World) Sub1-RNC Kaleb Harris (3-1) – Main Event video
205: Grady Sue Hurley (15-3, 0-1 LFA, #234 World) TKO1 Dameon Melton (4-19) – Hurley retirement fight
Fists of Fury
Date: Sat. Mar 9
Where: Lawton, Oklahoma
185: Bubba McDaniel (30-10, 1-2 UFC, 3-1 Bellator, #191 World) vs. Tommie Britton (2-3)
CXF 17
Full Results via Kyle Volkman/MMASucka.com
Date: Sat. Mar 9
Where: Los Angeles, California
185: Fernando Gonzalez (28-16, 7-2 Bellator, 3-2 WEC, 0-1 ACB, #44 World) SD3 Gabriel Checco (10-4, 3-3 LFA+, #249 World)
135: Albert Morales (8-5-1, 1-4-1 UFC, 0-1 Golden Boy, #218 World) Sub1-RNC Carlos Puente Jr. (6-3, 0-1 LFA)
155: Spike Carlyle (6-1, 1-0 Combate) UD3 Fernando Padilla (11-3, 2-1 LFA, #242 World) – Spike Plays Bongos
King of the Cage: Sin Rival
Date: Sun. Mar 10
Where: Ontario, California
135 CANCELLED/Munoz injury: Tony Gravely (17-5, KOTC & CES champ, #82 World) vs. Johnny Munoz Jr. (8-0, #257 World)
135: Willie Gates (12-9, 1-3 UFC) vs. Marvin Garcia (11-3, KOTC ex-champ)
170: Jeff Peterson (10-5, 3-1 LFA, #364 World) vs. Jonathan Rivera (7-3, 0-1 Bellator, #537 World)
World MMA Scene – Notable Fights
Hombres de Honor 99
Date: Fri. Mar 8
Where: Massanassa, Spain
185: Enoc Solves Torres (25-10-1, 7-7-1 M-1, #119 World) TKO1 Mohamed Dial (0-4) – Full Fight
ONE Pride MMA 27
Date: Sat. Mar 9
Time: 10 AM ET
Where: Jakarta, Indonesia
Broadcast: TV One
M115 : Gunawan (8-1, still OPMMA champ) Sub1-RNC Zenaidden (3-4)
Thunderstrike FL 16
Date: Sat. Mar 9
Where: Radom, Poland
185 : Cezary Kesik (8-0, still TFL champ, #240 World) TKO1 Mikhail Bureshkin (9-9, 2-3 M-1/ACB) – Kesik gets a KSW contract
Venator FC 5
Date: Sat. Mar 9
Where: Lecco, Italy
155 : Danilo Belluardo (12-3, 6 win streak, 0-1 Bellator, #395 World) UD3 Denilson Neves (15-8, 0-2 ACB/KSW, #462 World)
145 : Antonio Roberto (9-4, 5 win streak, #394 World) Sub1-RNC Leonardo Zecchi (15-10-1, #415 World 155)
135 : Davide Baneschi (15-6, #294 World) UD3 Luca Iovine (12-4, 0-2 CW, 1-0 ACB)
170: Michelangelo Colangelo (5-0) KO1 Giovanni Melillo (12-4, 1-0 ACB, #280 World)
100% Fight 38
Date: Sat. Mar 9
Where: Paris, France
185 : Norman Paraisy (16-6-2, 0-2 Bellator, TUF alum, 2-0 M-1) SD Johan Romming (10-7-1, 1-1 M-1, #355 World)
265 : Alexei Kudin (24-12-1, #69 World) NC Chaban Ka (8-5-1, 2-2 M-1/FNG) – rematch of Ka sub 4/13
W125 : Stephanie Page (5-1, 5 win streak, #57 W135) UD Chamia Chabbi (1-1)
GRACHAN 39 / Bravefight 18
Date: Sun. Mar 10
Where: Ota, Japan
145: Takahiro Ashida (21-10-2, #370 World) vs. Isao Sakiyama (9-5)
170: Ryuta Sakurai (25-25-6, 0-3 Pride, 47 y/o) vs. Akhitio Mamiya (8-3)
R-1 Selection 2
Date: Sun. Mar 10
Where: Moscow, Russia
Time: 10 AM ET
Broadcast: Box TV (Russia)
Guide Glossary
= Title Fight
ACA = Absolute Championship Akhmat (Russia)
ACA+ = combined ACA/ACB/WFCA record
ACB = Absolute Championship Berkut (Russia)
Brave = Brave CF (Middle East)
CES = Classic Entertainment & Sports (USA-New England)
CFFC = Cage Fury Fighting Championship (USA-East Coast)
Contenders = Dana White Contender Series (USA/Brazil)
CW = Cage Warriors (UK)
FNG = Fight Nights Global (Russia)
Invicta = Invicta FC (USA-Women)
LFA = Legacy Fighting Alliance (USA)
LFA+ = combined LFA/LFC/RFA record
LFC = Legacy Fighting Championship (USA)
M-1 = M-1 Global (Russia)
ONE = ONE Championship (Asia)
PFL = Pro Fighters League (USA)
RCC = Russian Cagefighting Championship
ROC = Ring of Combat (USA-East Coast)
RFA = Resurrection Fighting Alliance (USA)
Rus1= Combined ACA+ACB+FNG+M-1+RCC+WFCA record
TKO = TKO MMA (Canada)
TUF = Ultimate Fighter
UFC = Ultimate Fighting Championship
WFCA = World Fighting Championship Akhmat (Russia)
WSOF = World Series of Fighting (USA)
MD = Majority Decision
NC = No Contest
SD = Split Decision
UD = Unanimous Decision