Новости за 01.12.2015

Tyrone Spong is having a hard time making his big MMA return.

The world-class champion kickboxer is injured and out of his co-main event fight with Jake Heun at World Series of Fighting 26 on Dec. 18 in Las Vegas, WSOF president Ray Sefo confirmed with MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani. The MMA Kings was the first to report the news on Twitter.

In Spong's place will be Clinton Williams, according to Sefo. Williams (7-2), a well-muscled heavyweight, will be making his WSOF debut. The 31-year-old has won four of his last five fights. Читать дальше...

Holly Holm's victory tour has one final stop before life gets back to normal: Her hometown of Albuquerque, N.M.

Georges St-Pierre will discuss where he's at in his career and more.

UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will react to last week's Jon Jones interview and more.

Mirko Cro Cop will explain why he decided to retire and discuss his recent failed drug test.

Josh Barnett will preview his UFC on FOX 18 fight against Ben Rothwell.

Manager Malki Kawa will talk about Benson Henderson's pending free agency, Jon Jones and more.

Cathal Pendred will explain why he decided to retire and what's next for him.

Glory kickboxing heavyweight champ Rico Verhoeven will preview his Glory 26 title fight and discuss his interest in MMA.

Ariel Helwani and Eric Jackman answer fan questions.

Amazing piece by Fightland writer Sascha Matuszak. I think this is only one example of how every style of traditional martial arts can be adapted into a complete MMA arsenal and utilized effectively. I think the original premise was that when we take each stand alone martial art by itself and see which one yields the best, most effective results, traditional martial arts were deemed ineffective. However, what happens when we take someone who is a true student of the game and learns all... Читать дальше...

Rose Namajunas, Paige VanZant, Frankie Edgar and Chad Mendes hopped on a conference call Monday to discuss their upcoming fights.

We go in depth with Doo Ho Choi's win over Sam Sicilia at UFC Fight Night 79 (with graphics!) plus we talk the rest of the card with Benson Henderson, Jorge Masvidal, Yoshihiro Akiyama and more.

The man many people credit for keeping mixed martial arts out of New York is going to jail.

Danny Roberts has been dealt a new opponent for his UFC debut on Dec. 10. And it comes in the form of fellow newcomer, Nathan Coy.

Khabib Nurmagomedov's brother will be back in action next month.

Abubakar Nurmagomedov will meet Danny Davis Jr. at World Series of Fighting 26 on Dec. 18 in Las Vegas, sources with knowledge of the fight told MMA Fighting on Monday. Also on the preliminary portion of the card will be a bout between Hakeem Dawodu and Marat Magomedov.

Abubakar Nurmagomedov (10-1) won his WSOF debut against Jorge Moreno in August. The 26-year-old has won two straight and his lone career loss came against current UFC fighter Magomedov Mustafaev. Читать дальше...

Nov. 16, 2013 was one of the most infamous nights in mixed martial arts history.

The ball is in the current champion's court.

Jon Jones' manager Malki Kawa told Ariel Helwani on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour that Jones wants a title shot against Daniel Cormier on April 23 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Cormier said on The MMA Hour that he'll consider that date and venue, but ultimately he'll be the one making the decisions as to when and where the fight happens.

"I've given [the UFC] a couple dates I'd be willing to look at," Cormier said. "Maybe you guys will know something soon. Читать дальше...