Can Conor McGregor fight Floyd Mayweather without the UFC’s ok? The question is almost as silly as whether Ronda Rousey should fight a man. Despite the ridiculousness of it, we take a look. As Bloody Elbow points out, there is a scenario in which its plausible that McGregor could find his way out of his […]
Bellator releases Brooks, strips HW champ
Bellator announced two roster moves prior to its event Saturday. The most notable move was outright releasing lightweight champ Will Brooks. It also stripped its heavyweight champ Vitaly Minakov for inactivity. The big news is that Brooks, who was 9-1 in Bellator, was shown the door and is now a free agent. Brooks had been […]
New UFC HW Champion heads list of bonuses for UFC 198
Bonuses for UFC 198 were announced post-fight at the UFC press conference. The new Heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic, headed the list of winners. Miocic stopped Fabricio Werdum with one punch in the first round to earn the title. In addition, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza earned a performance of the night for his stoppage of Vitor Belfort. […]
Monster Energy re-ups with Bellator MMA
Bellator MMA has reached an agreement with Monster Energy Drink to extend its sponsorship agreement which will see the green “M” in the Bellator cage for years to come according to a press release. Via Bellator MMA press release: Monster will continue to own highly visible inventory inside the Bellator cage and sponsor concourse activations […]
UFC lightweight latest flagged by USADA
Carlos Diego Ferreira was flagged by USADA of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation. The notification is a result of an out-of-competition sample collection. He has been taken off o the May 29th UFC card in Las Vegas where he was to meet Abel Trujillo. The UFC has issued its standard statement with respect to being […]