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Breaking!!!  Fedor Emelianenko fighting on June 21st, Ice Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia.  News on the opponent to come! – Via Twitter.com
News broke today that legendary Heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko will fight his next bout on June 21, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Russia at the Ice Palace.  According to M-1 Global Director of Operations Evgeni Kogan, no opponent has been named as of yet.
While Emelianenko’s next fight may not be taking place in the UFC Octagon as many fans had hoped, it does

This Saturday night, from the T-Box Mobile Arena in Chandigarh, India, Super Fight League will present it’s sophomore event with SFL 2, and with it will come a Heavyweight headlining bout, pitting the U.K.’s Neil “Goliath” Grove against former UFC super prospect, Todd Duffee.A former Ultimate Challenge MMA Champion and Bellator Season 3 Tournament Finalist, Grove will take his talents outside of the European/North American continents for the first time in his 16-fight professional career, and at the age of

Tomorrow night’s Bellator 64 competitors gathered today at Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada for the event’s official fighter weigh-ins. Headlining the stacked card will be a Welterweight title clash between division champion Ben Askren and challenger Douglas Lima, while Marlon Sandro and Alexandre Bezerra will square off in the co-main event for a spot in the Featherweight Tournament final. Also featured will be a pair of 135-pound quarterfinal bouts, in which Travis Marx meets Masakatsu Ueda

While it won’t be inside the octagon, it appears Nick Diaz may be returning to action sooner than expected.According to MMAFighting.com, both his manager, Cesar Gracie, and The World Jiu-Jitsu Expo have confirmed that “The Stockton Bad Boy” will compete in a “BJJ Superfight” at the WJJE in May.A black-belt under Gracie, Diaz has competed in such matches in previous years, but would traditionally be prohibited from doing so while actively signed for a fight in mixed martial arts. Last seen at UFC 143,

Bellator 63 kicked-off the promotion’s Season 6 Welterweight Tournament tonight, showcasing a series of exciting quarterfinal match-ups from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Karl Amoussou choked-out Chris Lozano in the opening-round of the headlining bout, while Bryan Baker outpointed Carlos Pereira in the co-main event. Also featured was David Rickels, who needed just 22-seconds to stop Jordan Smith, and Ben Saunders outworked Raul Amaya en-route to a unanimous decision victory.All four

Tomorrow night’s Bellator 63 competitors gathered today at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut for the event’s official fighter weigh-ins. The stacked card will kick-off the promotion’s Season 6 Welterweight Tournament with a series of 170-pound quarterfinal matches. Included in the line-up is Karl “Psycho” Amoussou taking on Chris Lozano in the headlining bout, while Bryan “The Beast” Baker meets KO artist Carlos “Indio” Pereira in the co-main event. Also featured will be “The Caveman” David

– The 25 Most Awkward Photos in MMA History (CagePotato)”As the editor of an MMA website, I’m constantly bombarded with images of tattooed skinheads engaged in gay foreplay. And yet, there are times when I’m faced with an image that even makes me uncomfortable. Check out 25 of the most chillingly awkward MMA photos in the gallery after the jump, laugh nervously, then avert your eyes in shame…”- Piece of cake: Bellator LW Lloyd Woodard discusses his huge upset win over Patricky Freire

The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts, better known as BAMMA presented BAMMA 9 today from Birmingham, England. The main event of the evening saw Tom “Kong” Watson successfully defended his BAMMA Middleweight crown for the third time when he defeated Jack Marshman via a second round TKO. The victory moved Watson’s professional MMA record to 15-4.
Full Results:
Luke Barnett defeats Lee Johnson via submission at 2:36 of Round One (RNC)
Marc Godbeer defeats Catalin Zmarandescu via TKO

The Bellator Season Six Lightweight Tournament got underway tonight, delivering four action packed quarterfinal bouts from the Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas. Lloyd Woodard submitted Patricky Freire in the headlining bout, while Rick Hawn scored a vicious knockout victory over Ricardo Tirloni in the co-main event. Brent Weedman got back in the win column, submitting J.J. Ambrose in the second-round, and Thiago Michel took a hard-fought split decision win over Rene Nazare in the main card opener.Each

It appears the long awaited Season Five Heavyweight Tournament final bout between Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos will not take place. After their first encounter at Bellator 59 was declared a no-contest due to an “accidental kick to the groin,” the two were set to meet again at last week’s Bellator 61. That bout was eventually scratched as well when Prindle came down with “flu-like symptoms,” and the fight was again rescheduled for tomorrow night’s Bellator 62. The match-up has now been halted all