Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney and his team continue to operate a full schedule of Bellator events that yield some quality fights. Here is a recent video interview with Rebney, in which he discusses the UFC on Fox, Zuffa’s acquisition of Strikeforce, and a deal with Spike TV: Honestly, Bellator may not be able to compete [...]

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Jake Ellenberger rightfully earned the Knockout of the Night award after demolishing Jake Shields during their welterweight main event fight, while T.J. Waldburger collected the Submission of the Night award, and Matt Riddle and Lance Benoist earned Fight of the Night awards. UFC executive Steve Keogh confirmed UFC Fight Night 25 attendance and gate figures [...]

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Josh Barnett dominated Sergei Kharitonov, Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva suffered a brutal knockout loss, and King Mo proved why he’s in the hunt for the Strikeforce light heavyweight championship. Here is a 4-minute summary of last night’s festivities. Besides knowing Barnett will fight Cormier in the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix finals, the immediate future of the [...]

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Main Card Josh Barnett def. Sergei Kharitonov via submission (head-arm triangle choke) – Round 1, 4:28 to advance to grand prix finals Daniel Cormier def. Antonio Silva via knockout (strikes) – Round 1, 3:56 Luke Rockhold def. Ronaldo Souza via unanimous decision (50-45, 48-47, 48-47) Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal def. Roger Gracie via KO (punch) [...]

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UFC welterweight contender Nick Diaz missed two press conferences and was removed from a highly anticipated title shot against Georges St. Pierre at UFC 137. Here are his thoughts after he was removed from the fight: I’ve trained and chatted with Diaz on multiple occasions in the SF Bay Area, and it’s a shame that [...]

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MMA coach Greg Jackson will not coach Georges St. Pierre or Carlos Condit at UFC 137, and will instead follow “teammate protocols” that are already in place. Welterweight contender Nick Diaz was removed from his anticipated title shot after missing two scheduled press conferences, so Condit was given the call. Although Condit immediately accepted the [...]

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