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Although it had another unsatisfying conclusion, the rematch between Rico Verhoeven and Badr Hari was a ratings success. The two kickboxing stars collided again for Verhoeven’s heavyweight title at GLORY Collision 2 this past Saturday at the GelreDome in Arnhem, Netherlands. Their first meeting notably took place three years earlier and ended prematurely after Hari…
Jake Heun (14-9) returns to the ring at RIZIN 20 on Tuesday, December 31. After picking up two wins in the promotion over the past year, Heun recently signed a new exclusive multi-fight deal with RIZIN. In the past, “The Honey Bear” had to “bother” RIZIN brass for a chance. This time, the deal went…
RIZIN 20 was supposed to be Kai Asakura’s moment. Facing the champion he had already defeated, albeit in a non-title bout, on one of the brightest stages MMA has to offer, to conclude a stunningly good 2019 for the Asakura brothers; it was set up perfectly. Instead, following an injury to Kyoji Horiguchi, RIZIN’s golden…
The RIZIN 20 fight card features three title fights, two rounds of the Lightweight Grand-Prix, a couple of pivotal kickboxing match-ups and so much more. And now the stacked show’s bout order has been made official. Opening the night will be the semi-finals of the RIZIN Lightweight Grand-Prix featuring Johnny Case, Tofiq Musaev, Patricky “Pitbull”…
Nainoa Dung had his first MMA fight at the age of 13 in the State of Washington. Seven and a half years later, the unbeaten lightweight prospect will step into the Bellator cage for the third time this Saturday in his home state of Hawaii. “The Baby Faced Assassin” will take on Hawaii’s top-ranked 155-pound…
Max Holloway was a puzzle nobody in the featherweight division could solve — until Alexander Volkanovski came along. Volkanovski defeated Holloway via unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC 245 on Saturday to become the new featherweight champion. “The Great” used a number of leg kicks to disrupt Holloway’s game, managed distance well and…
Max Holloway lost his featherweight title following a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 245 this past weekend. Volkanovski utilized highly-effective leg kicks to disrupt Holloway’s jab while managing his range throughout the technical contest. By the end of the 25 minutes, it seemed obvious to many that we had…
UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway and Alexander Volkanovski are among the very elite according to City Kickboxing head coach Eugene Bareman. That is why he is expecting a well-contested contest between the pair. Holloway and Volkanovski will clash in the co-main event of UFC 245 this Saturday in Las Vegas. The former is the longtime…
This Saturday, December 14, the UFC returns to the fight capital of the world with a blockbuster pay-per-view featuring three title bouts. Newly crowned welterweight champion Kamaru Usman will battle bitter rival Colby Covington in a fight that will reveal the best 170-pound athlete on the planet. In the co-main event, featherweight king Max Holloway…
The fantastic Bellator Japan postlims continue to add bouts, and it’s becoming quite the event in and of itself. The always-flashy Michael Page (16-1) faces the Japanese “Animal,” Shinsho Anzai (11-3) at 173-pounds as Yusaku Nakamura (16-6-1) faces 19-year-old prospect Makoto Takahashi (9-1-1) of DEEP fame. Whether you love him or hate him, Michael “Venom”…
