Paramount, TKO Group reach 7-year deal for all UFC events in U.S.
Paramount will become the new home to all Ultimate Fighting Championship events in the U.S. under a seven-year, $7.7 billion agreement with TKO Group.
Canadian Kennedy looks to beat Carvalho and earn Bellator title shot
Jeremy (JBC) Kennedy has been chasing Pedro (The Game) Carvalho for a while. On Saturday the Canadian featherweight finally gets his crack at him. The 30-year-old from Surrey, B.C., who is now based out of Las Vegas, faces the Ireland-based Portuguese fighter in the co-main event of Bellator 291 in Dublin.
Vancouver's Fernandes loses One Championship title by knockout
Brazil's John (Hands of Stone) Lineker knocked out Brazilian-Canadian Bibiano (The Flash) Fernandes to win the One Championship bantamweight title Friday in the co-main event of the "One: Lights Out" mixed martial arts card.
Canada's Julia (The Jewel) Budd wins Professional Fighters League debut
Canadian Julia (The Jewel) Budd won her Professional Fighters League debut Wednesday, earning a unanimous decision over American Kaitlin (The Striking Viking) Young on the promotion’s high-profile final card of the season.
Former Bellator champion Budd relishes move to PFL
Canadian Julia (The Jewel) Budd makes her Professional Fighters League debut on Wednesday when she takes on American Kaitlin (The Striking Viking) Young on the promotion's high-profile final card of the season.
Budd scores TKO win for third straight Bellator title defence
Canadian Julia (The Jewel) Budd successfully defended her Bellator featherweight title for a third time Friday night, stopping Israeli (Big Bad) Olga Rubin in the first round.
Former UFC fighter Bonnar facing DUI, other charges
Authorities say former UFC fighter Stephan Bonnar has been arrested on suspicion of DUI after allegedly driving recklessly on a Las Vegas freeway.
MacDonald looks to become champion in two Bellator weight classes
Canadian MMA star Rory (The Red King) MacDonald has taken his lumps in title fights, with broken bones and dashed dreams.
Veteran MMA referee McCarthy joins broadcast team
Veteran mixed martial arts referee John McCarthy is moving into broadcasting as a colour commentator for the Bellator promotion. Bellator announced the hiring Tuesday for its fights on the Paramount Network, formerly Spike. McCarthy is among the best-known referees in MMA, officiating countless big fights for the UFC, Bellator and other promotions.
MMA champ Lee in Hawaii car accident
Mixed martial arts fighter Angela Lee is recovering after a car accident in Hawaii. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported the ONE Championship female world atomweight champion will miss her title defence scheduled for Nov. 24 in Singapore.
MMA star Lee looks to defend One Championship title
Vancouver-born MMA star Angela (Unstoppable) Lee fights for a championship belt, her legacy and, no doubt, a healthy paycheque.
Vancouver-born Angela Lee turning heads in Asia
Just 19, Vancouver-born MMA fighter Angela Lee showed a repertoire well beyond her years last month when she stopped Australian Natalie Gonzales Hills in Singapore using a rare twister submission.
Teixeira injury forces UFC to switch main event of televised Brazil card
An injury to light-heavyweight Glover Teixeira has forced the UFC to change main events for a Feb. 22 televised card in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Teixeira, ranked sixth among 205-pound contenders, had been slated to meet former champion Rashad Evans, currently fourth in the rankings.
Confident Cerrone bets on himself in high-stakes bout with Henderson
When Donald Cerrone enters the Octagon to fight Benson Henderson as an injury replacement at UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver on Jan. 18, there will be more on the line than just a win or loss on his record. In fact, Cerrone’s decision to fill in for Eddie Alvarez just 15 days after handing Myles Jury his first loss at UFC 182 puts everything on the line – good and bad – in his quest for a shot at the lightweight championship.
Light heavyweight champion Jones enters treatment facility after failed drug test
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has entered drug treatment, the mixed martial arts promotion says. The UFC announced Tuesday that Jones failed a random drug test last month. The Nevada Athletic Commission says Jones tested positive for the main metabolite of cocaine, according to Yahoo Sports. Benzoylecgonine is not banned by the commission for out-of-competition use, so Jones wasn't penalized or suspended.
Cerrone to take on Henderson at UFC Fight Night on just two weeks' rest
Donald Cerrone already fights more often than any mixed martial artist in recent UFC history. The lightweight known as "Cowboy" is outdoing himself this month, however. Cerrone (26-6) has agreed to fight former lightweight champion Benson Henderson at the UFC's show in Boston on Jan. 18, just two weeks after he trounced Myles Jury at UFC 182 in Las Vegas.
Cowboy Cerrone wastes little time returning to Octagon after UFC 182 win
Donald (Cowboy) Cerrone, who defeated Myles (Jury) Fury at UFC 182 on Saturday, will be back in action Jan. 18 as an injury replacement against former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Benson Henderson. You can watch UFC Fight Night 59 live on TSN, Saturday January 18th at 7pm et/4pm et.
Jones makes basic purse of US$500,000 at UFC 182, with much more expected
Light-heavyweight champion Jon (Bones) Jones picked up a basic purse of U$500,000 for his successful title defence against Daniel Cormier at UFC 182. The Nevada State Athletic Commission released purse figures Monday.
Lombard targets Canadian MacDonald as next UFC opponent
Hector Lombard, who has made waves in the UFC since dropping down to welterweight, wants a piece of Canadian Rory MacDonald next. Lombard, ranked sixth among 170-pound contenders, had offered to step in for the injured Tarec Saffiedine against No. 5 Matt Brown on Feb. 14. "I think Rory MacDonald makes more sense for me," Lombard said at the post-fight news conference.
Light-heavyweight champion Jones ready to take his place in UFC pantheon
Fresh from dispatching former Olympic wrestler Daniel (DC) Cormier via unanimous decision at UFC 182, light-heavyweight Jon (Bones) Jones said living year-round in his training base of Albuquerque, N.M., will take him to the next level.