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Adam D Martin - October 10, 2021

Former UFC fighter Melvin Guillard was brutally knocked out with one punch by veteran Joe Riggs in a BKFC match that took place this weekend. Guillard and Riggs were former UFC stars, but in the latter stages of their fighting careers, both men are now signed to BKFC. For Guillard, he is now 38 years old and was winless in his last 13 combat sports bouts. While Guillard was once one of the top lightweight fighters in MMA, that was over a decade ago. Now 20 years into his fighting career, Guillard is no longer the same explosive KO artist he once was. In fact, he is now the one who is getting knocked out. And on Saturday, he was brutally knocked out yet again, this time by Riggs.

Adam D Martin - October 10, 2021

UFC lightweight fighter Luis Pena was arrested for the second time in 2021 after allegedly “putting hands on two women.” On Saturday, Pena was arrested and jailed in Deerfield Beach, Florida on misdemeanor charges of domestic violence and battery. He has been booked at the Broward County Jail in Fort Lauderdale. This is the second time in 2021 that Pena has been arrested. Back in June, he was arrested on felony charges of robbery, battery, and criminal mischief. Following the latest arrest, MMAjunkie.com obtained a statement about the incident.

Adam D Martin - October 10, 2021

UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley believes that Dan Hooker deserves more recognition and popularity, saying “he should be more of a star.” Hooker recently fought and defeat Nasrat Haqparast at UFC 266 under less-than-ideal circumstances. The UFC lightweight contender got his visa on incredibly short notice, but despite the circumstances, he went out there and put on an incredible performance. A few days after that, Hooker decided to step up and take the fight that no one else wants. He will now fight Islam Makhachev at UFC 267 later this month. The fact that he is stepping up on short notice to fight someone like Makhachev shows how much of a stud that he is, and his fellow UFC fighters, such as O’Malley, have nothing but respect for what Hooker’s doing.

Adam D Martin - October 10, 2021

UFC analyst Joe Rogan reacted after Tyson Fury knocked out Deontay Wilder in trilogy their trilogy, stating “all hail the Gypsy King.” In one of the craziest heavyweight boxing matches of all time, Fury knocked out Wilder in the 11th round after a back-and-forth fight where both fighters were knocked down several times. It was an incredible war between two of the best heavyweight boxers we have ever seen, but at the end of the fight, it was Fury getting his hand raised yet again. Fury is now 2-0-1 overall in the trilogy against Wilder and he’s proven that he is the better man. But regardless of Fury being the better boxer, Wilder certainly proved his toughness in the trilogy fight. It was an amazing fight and after, Rogan had nothing but good things to say.

Chris Taylor - October 9, 2021

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is back this evening with BKFC Montana: ‘Riggs vs Guillard’, a 10-bout fight card headlined by the former UFC standouts. Joe Riggs (49-18-1 MMA, 3-1-1 BKB) will enter tonight’s main event looking to rebound. In his most recent effort this past June, ‘Diesel’ suffered a fourth round TKO loss to Hector Lombard in a fight for the promotions inaugural Cruiserweight Championship. Prior to that setback, Riggs had gone undefeated under the BKFC banner, winning three decisions and fighting to one draw.

Chris Taylor - October 9, 2021

James Krause says he made a “huge coaching error” at UFC Vegas 39 that will wind up haunting him for some time to come. Krause (28-8 MMA), a current UFC welterweight fighter, was on coaching duties for tonight’s men’s flyweight bout between his pupil Tim Elliott and opponent Matheus Nicolau.

Chris Taylor - October 9, 2021

The Octagon remained in Nevada for today’s UFC Vegas 39 event, a nine-bout fight card headlined by strawweights Mackenzie Dern and Marina Rodriguez. The highly anticipated main event proved to be a classic strikes versus grappler matchup. Marina Rodriguez was able to simply outclass Mackenzie Dern while on the feet, but the jiu-jitsu wizard nearly finished the fight in round three thanks to her submission game. Despite her best efforts Dern could not overcome the striking prowess of Rodriguez and wound up losing the five-round contest on points.

Chris Taylor - October 9, 2021

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 39 event was headlined by a key women’s strawweight fight featuring Mackenzie Dern taking on Marina Rodriguez. Dern (11-2 MMA) had entered tonight’s main event sporting a four-fight winning streak, her latest being a first round submission victory over Nina Nunes back in April.

Chris Taylor - October 9, 2021

The Undertaker, real name Mark Calaway, has sent a request to Tyson Fury should he knockout Deontay Wilder in their trilogy fight this evening. Fury and Wilder are set to collide for a third time this evening in Las Vegas. The pair initially collided in 2018, with ‘The Gypsy King’ miraculously surviving a late knockdown in the final round which resulted in the contest being ruled a split draw.

Chris Taylor - October 9, 2021

The Octagon remains in Nevada for today’s UFC Vegas 39 event, a nine-bout fight card headlined by strawweights Mackenzie Dern and Marina Rodriguez. Dern (11-1 MMA) will enter tonight’s main event sporting a four-fight winning streak, her latest being a first round submission victory over Nina Nunes in April.

Drake Riggs - October 8, 2021

Junior Dos Santos is making the move from the octagon to the ring – at least for now. Dos Santos, 37, is the former UFC heavyweight champion of the world. To win the title in 2011, he scored a quick 64-second knockout against Cain Velasquez. Ten years later and just like his rival, “Cigano” will follow Velasquez’s footsteps in trying his hand at pro wrestling.

Drake Riggs - October 8, 2021

Cris “Cyborg” Justino has her next challenger for her Bellator featherweight crown… and it isn’t Cat Zingano as many anticipated. Bellator President Scott Coker broke the news on Wednesday that at Bellator 271 in Fort Lauderdale on Nov. 12, it will be Cyborg vs. Ireland’s Sinead Kavanagh.

Cole Shelton - October 8, 2021

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will be at their career-high weights on Saturday night for their trilogy bout. Fury and Wilder first met back in December of 2018 with the fight ending in a controversial draw. They had their rematch in February of 2020 with Fury dominating the fight from start to finish en route to a seventh-round TKO. Now, on Saturday night in Las Vegas, the two are having their trilogy and at weigh-ins, both fighters hit their career-high in weight.

Adam D Martin - October 8, 2021

UFC welterweight Randy Brown wants to see the fines increased for missing weight following his opponent’s weigh-in fail before UFC Vegas 39. Brown stepped onto the scale at 170.5lbs, a shade under the 171lbs non-title welterweight limit at Friday’s UFC Vegas 39 weigh-ins, but his opponent failed to make the weight. Jared Gooden stepped onto the scale at 174lbs, and Brown then had to decide whether or not to accept the fight. He ultimately decided that he would take the fight as planned, with a 20% purse fine for Gooden. That means Brown will get 20% of Gooden’s purse win or lose. However, Gooden is still a relative newcomer to the UFC, so the extra money isn’t much.

Adam D Martin - October 8, 2021

The official weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 39 took place on Friday in Las Vegas, and 17 of the 18 fighters scheduled to compete have made weight. The main event for UFC Vegas 39 is a five-round women’s strawweight bout between two of the division’s top contenders in Mackenzie Dern and Marina Rodriguez. Dern has won her last four fights in a row while Rodriguez is coming off of two straight wins, so the victor of this matchup will be closing in on a title shot at 115lbs. Thankfully, both fighters successfully made weight on Friday afternoon and the UFC Vegas 39 main event is official.

Adam D Martin - October 8, 2021

One of the top contenders at 135lbers, Rob Font confirmed that the UFC offered him a bantamweight title shot before Cory Sandhagen. Petr Yan was expected to fight UFC bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling, in a rematch for the 135lbs belt at UFC 267 later this year. However, Sterling was forced to withdraw from the fight due to a lingering neck injury. In his place, the UFC called upon Sandhagen, and he will fight Yan for the interim belt later this month. Sandhagen is coming off of a loss to TJ Dillashaw, but Dillashaw was not able to fight this month because he was banged up in that fight. So despite the loss, the UFC called Sandhagen for the title shot.

Adam D Martin - October 8, 2021

UFC superstar Conor McGregor believes that the welterweight champion of the world, Kamaru Usman is still trying to bite his style. McGregor is currently sitting on the sidelines with a leg injury that he suffered in a TKO defeat to Dustin Poirier back at UFC 264 in July. Despite being on the sidelines, however, McGregor has continued to troll some of the best fighters in the world on social media during his time off. One of the best MMA fighters right now is Usman, and McGregor is still not a fan of him. According to McGregor, he believes that Usman is trying to rip him off.

Adam D Martin - October 8, 2021

Bellator president Scott Coker says that he would “love” to have the Paul brothers, Jake Paul and Logan Paul, competing in Bellator. Coker was a guest on MMAFighting.com’s The MMA Hour earlier this week, and one of the questions he was asked by host Ariel Helwani was about the Paul brothers. When asked if Bellator has any interest in bringing the brothers aboard the organization, Coker admitted that he is interested in signing them. As far as Coker is concerned, both the Paul brothers are hard workers who are putting in the work and improving. That’s why Coker said he would love to have them come to Bellator should either of them make the move to MMA.