MMA News

Adam Martin - December 21, 2019

Bellator heavyweight Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has opened up as a big betting underdog against the legend Fedor Emelianenko for their New Year’s Eve fight. Jackson meets Emelianenko in the main event of Bellator 237, which takes place on December 29 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. It’s a fight between two legends of mixed martial arts who head back to Japan years after they first starred in PRIDE.

Chris Taylor - December 21, 2019

Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar took on The Korean Zombie in the headliner of today’s UFC Busan event in South Korea. ‘The Answer’ had taken the bout on short-notice, this after ‘TKZ’s’ original opponent Brian Ortega was forced to withdraw from the contest due to injury.

Cole Shelton - December 21, 2019

Doo Ho Choi made his highly-anticipated return to the Octagon at today’s UFC Busan event against Canadian, Charles Jourdain. It was his first fight since January of 2018 as he has been in the process of finalizing his mandatory military service and can’t leave South Korea. But, with the card being in his home country he was eligible to compete.

Chris Taylor - December 21, 2019

‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung (16-5 MMA) picked up a massive win over former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar in today’s UFC Busan main event. ‘TKZ’ and ‘The Answer’ collided in a featherweight showdown, this after Brian Ortega was forced to pull out of the event due to injury.

Chris Taylor - December 21, 2019

‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung picked up arguably the biggest win of his mixed martial arts career today, defeating Frankie Edgar by first round TKO in the UFC Busan main event. It was an incredible performance from ‘TKZ’, which culminated in his eighth career “performance of the night” from UFC officials.

Chris Taylor - December 21, 2019

Today’s UFC Busan event is co-headlined by a light heavyweight matchup featuring Volkan Oezdemir taking on Alexander Rakic. Oezdemir (16-4 MMA) recently put an end to his three-fight losing skid in August by scoring a second round knockout victory over Ilir Latifi. ‘No Time’ has gone 4-3 thus far in his UFC career, scoring highlight reel knockout wins over Jimi Manuwa and Misha Cirkunov during that stretch.

Chris Taylor - December 21, 2019

‘The Korean Zombie’ picked up arguably the biggest win of his career today at UFC Busan, stopping former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar in the very first round. Chan Sung Jung (16-5 MMA) was able to rock the New Jersey native early on in the fight with a solid punch and quickly used that momentum to take control of the fight. Soon after, ‘TKZ’ would drop ‘The Answer’ with a combination and immediately proceeded to take his back. Edgar would scramble free, but was ultimately dropped again and this time was put away by ground and pound strikes (see that here).

Chris Taylor - December 21, 2019

A featherweight bout between Doo Ho Choi aka ‘The Korean Superboy’ and Charles Jourdain took place on the main card of today’s UFC Busan event. Choi (14-3 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since January of 2018, where he suffered a second round TKO loss at the hands of Jeremy Stephens. ‘The Korean Superboy’ has gone 3-2 thus far in his UFC career, with all three wins coming by way of knockout.

Chris Taylor - December 21, 2019

A key featherweight bout between ‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung and former lightweight title holder Frankie Edgar headlines today’s UFC Busan event. Jung (15-5 MMA) was initially slated to face Brian Ortega at today’s event. However, the California native suffered an injury and was thus forced out of the contest.

Chris Taylor - December 20, 2019

The Octagon returns to Korea for UFC Busan, a 13-bout fight card headlined by a featherweight tilt between Frankie Edgar and ‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung. Jung (15-5 MMA) was initially slated to face Brian Ortega at today’s event. However, the California native suffered an injury and was thus forced out of the contest.

Chris Taylor - December 20, 2019

UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman watched his younger brother Mohammed score a sensational one punch knockout at tonight’s Titan FC event. Mohammed Usman (6-1 MMA) squared off with Reggie Cato (5-4 MMA) on the main card of Titan FC 58.

Mike Heck - December 20, 2019

Donald Cerrone is a fan favorite for a number of reasons, one of which is because he likes to give the folks their money’s worth. “Cowboy” plans to do exactly that when he faces the returning Conor McGregor next month. Cerrone and McGregor will meet in the 170-pound main event of UFC 246. The event takes place Jan. 18 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Cole Shelton - December 20, 2019

Rafael dos Anjos hopes he and Colby Covington can run things back soon. At UFC 225 the two were the co-main event and were fighting for the interim welterweight title. It was a back-and-forth fight but Covington ultimately edged out a decision.

Adam Martin - December 20, 2019

UFC welterweight superstar Jorge Masvidal says that he is the leading candidate to box Floyd Mayweather under the Zuffa Boxing banner. It’s no secret that UFC president Dana White and Mayweather, the boxing legend, are in cahoots and working on some sort of agreement for his comeback fight. Mayweather recently revealed that he is returning to the boxing ring after a short-lived retirement, but so far we haven’t heard who his opponent could be, only that his next fight will likely come under the Zuffa Boxing banner.

Cole Shelton - December 20, 2019

Dana White believes Conor McGregor beating Donald Cerrone is crucial for the Irishman’s career. On Jan. 18 in the main event of UFC 246, the Irishman in McGregor will make his long-awaited return to the Octagon to battle Cerrone. The fight will also be at welterweight as White says neither wanted to cut down to 155 pounds.

Adam Martin - December 20, 2019

UFC welterweight star Jorge Masvidal knows a thing or two about sending his opponents to the shadow realm, and he explained what happens when they go there. Masvidal was a guest on “Pardon My Take” and was asked what the difference is between beating someone up and ‘baptizing’ them. Here’s what “Gamebred” had to say.

Natasha Hooper - December 20, 2019

Bellator star Dillon Danis has a new fight announced for January. The 26-year old will be back in action at Bellator 238 on January 25 at the Forum in Inglewood, California, where he’ll take on Kegan Gennrich in a 175-pound catchweight.

Tom Taylor - December 20, 2019

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been watching Dominick Reyes’ interviews ahead of their upcoming title fight, and he doesn’t seem to like what he’s hearing. Speaking on Twitter, Jones discussed the vibes he’s been getting from Reyes, and sent his next foe a foreboding warning.