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Earlier today, RUFF (Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation) 5 took place in mainland China. RUFF is currently the only government-sanctioned promotion in mainland China, and the main event of RUFF 5 was sponsored by MMA H.E.A.T today. In concordence with the event, MMA H.E.A.T. Has conducted a series of interviews to promote up-and-coming MMA in China. Lately, promotions outside of the United States have taken a back seat as the UFC swallowed up a huge market share. RUFF CEO Joel Resnick appears in an earlier

Former K-1 kickboxer Tyrone Spong is making his way into the MMA arena this fall. With a weight cut down to 205 lbs. Spong will make his debut for Titan FC this November 2nd. Spong has been training with Rashad Evans, Alistair Overeem and the rest of the Blackzillians in Florida in preparation for his MMA debut. The former It’s Showtime! champion is rightfully regarded as one of the finest pure strikers immediately upon his entry into the sport, as he narrowly lost a K-1 Grand Prix bout to Overeem when The

Following the controversial ending of Andrei Arlovski vs. Tim Sylvia this past Friday, ONE FC has implemented a rule change. The bout ended in a “No Contest” due to the promotion’s rules on the use of soccer kicks: ONE FC has decided to eliminate the rule all together.
ONE FC’s rule set combines the North American unified rules of MMA with the soccer kicks and stomps of Pride, however fighters must wait for a referee’s open attack signal before using the more violent maneuvers on a downed opponent.

The fourth fight between two former UFC Heavyweight Champions Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski at the ‘ONE Fighting Championships’ “Pride of a Nation” event in the Philippines on Friday ended in a controversial “no contest”.In the second round, Arlovski dropped Sylvia with a massive overhand right to the jaw, followed up with 2 soccer kicks to Sylvia’s shoulder and head. Under ONE FC’s rules, soccer kicks are allowed in “open attack” when a fighter has knocked an opponent down and the ref gives a signal to

Bellator Fighting Championship concluded their 2012 Summer Series with Bellator 73. In the main event, Light Heavyweight Attila Vegh knocked out Travis Wiuff 25 seconds into the first round. Vegh let loose with a left uppercut and right hook combination that sent Wiuff to the ground. Once down, he followed up with a ground and pound. Attila Vegh will next face Christane M’Pumbu for the Light Heavyweight title in a future match.Marcos Galvao faced Luis Nogueira in the co-main event in a fast paced

UFC President Dana White has long gone on the record that the divisions in Women’s MMA are not deep enough for the UFC to support female fighters. That may be changing as women continue to make an impact in the sport, particularly on the heels of Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman.On the amateur fight circuit, this writer has personally seen female bouts double the attendance figures over an all-male card. If Dana White fails to see that aspect of it, there are plenty of other promoters who do, such as Scott

Last week, we reported that Bellator Featherweight champion Pat Curran (17-4 MMA, 7-1 BFC) was forced to withdraw from this Friday’s card due to a broken orbital bone. Today Bellator announced that his opponent, Patricio “Pitbull” Freire (17-1 MMA, 5-1 BFC), also been pulled from the Bellator 73 card as well. The main card will now be headlined by two undefeated Light Heavyweights: Matt Van Buren (5-0 MMA, 2-0 BFC) and Mike Mucitelli (2-0 MMA, 0-0 BFC).
Van Buren made his professional MMA debut two years

Bellator Featherweight champion Pat Curran’s scheduled title fight against Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire for next weekend’s Bellator 73 show has been postponed due to injury. Bellator will now move the Bantamweight tournament finals between Marcos Galvao and Luis Nogueira to the main event.Curran suffered a broken orbital bone while training for the fight, and it looks like he will be out for several months to recover. The fighter told ESPN: “It’s an incredibly frustrating injury, especially

Bellator Fighting Championships has just announced the signing of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Renato “Babalu” Sobral (37-9) to its Light Heavyweight roster. “Babalu” will make his Bellator debut in the Season 8 Light Heavyweight Tournament, which will air on Spike TV starting in January. Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney said via press release: “Babalu is an awesome addition to the Bellator family. He’s beaten some of the greatest fighters in the sport, and

Tyrone Mims, an amateur MMA fighter from Augusta, Georgia collapsed after a bout called “Fight Night at the Point 6” which was held by Conflict MMA Promotions and took place at the Omar Shrine Center at Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina this past Saturday night.According to the Charleston County Coroner the 30-year-old was taken to the hospital where he died. The coroner says the cause of death is unknown and an autopsy is scheduled for Monday morning.The o?fficial comments about Mims’