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This weekend, UFC 235’s co-main event will see the welterweight title contested between champion Tyron Woodley and powerful challenger Kamaru Usman. The welterweight title will be on the line as powerful 170lb-rs collide in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kamaru Usman in three words: Attrition, Athleticism, Relentless Notable wins: Leon Edwards, Demian Maia, Rafael dos Anjos Highest high: Beating Rafael dos …

Before he was ruining important plot points in popular films online and pissing off the entire nation of Brazil, UFC welterweight Colby Covington seemed like a genuinely respectful guy. The famously controversial American star is currently right in the title-mix at 170lbs – despite the fact that it is Kamaru Usman who will be challenging for the belt on Saturday …

UFC 235 will showcase light-heavyweight prospect, Johnny Walker, as he makes his third octagon outing against Misha Cirkunov on the prelims. For those who aren’t aware of this vibrant young talent, I would recommend revisiting the entirety of Johnny Walker’s UFC career to date. You’ll need about 2 minutes and 12 seconds. There are a lot of reasons for the …

Ben Askren’s UFC debut this weekend will finally answer one of mixed martial arts’ greatest ‘what ifs’, as he prepares to get in there with one of the sport’s most ferocious veterans. Robbie Lawler could be fighting any single fighter within the UFC’s welterweight roster and he’d undoubtedly command the interest of the fans. Ever since his UFC 201 title-loss …

Anthony Smith will make a tremendous step-up in competition this weekend as he attempts to hand Jon Jones the first legitimate loss of his professional career. There are very few people who are giving Smith a chance in this one – and based on what we’ve seen from him in interviews ahead of UFC 235, he seems to understand that …

Last night, just moments after Kiefer Crosbie accidentally let it slip that Bellator would be returning to Dublin in September, an announcement was made. Thankfully, BDK didn’t find himself in hot water due to his rather well-timed slip of the tongue. Bellator announced in the middle of last night’s Bellator 217 event that they are planning to make a return …

Last night, Dublin’s 3Arena played host to a memorable showcase of everything that characterises this country’s ever-blossoming mixed martial arts culture. “Good times never seemed so good!” The folks at Bellator certainly knew what they were doing when they called upon each and every audience member present to make themselves heard just prior to going live on Sky Sports at 9pm last …

James Gallagher faced very little in the way of trouble as he managed to completely outclass Steven Graham in the Bellator 217 headliner this evening. A truly fantastic night for the Irish was capped off by a near-flawless first-round submission victory from headliner James Gallagher over his opponent Steven Graham. It really wasn’t too much hassle for Gallagher to dominate …

Kiefer Crosbie brought his talents to the big screen at Bellator Dublin tonight, scoring the first finish of the main-card over Daniel Olejniczak. Bringing in one of the loudest crowd receptions of the night, ‘Big Daddy’ himself, Kiefer Crosbie turned in a measured but violent performance on the Bellator 217 main-card. After a methodical opening few minutes, Kiefer turned it …

‘Relentless’ Charlie Ward scored the finest knockout of his career, flattening Jamie Stephenson in 44 seconds. And it was well and truly a KO that sent the Irish crowd into hysterics – a testament to the gargantuan power possessed by the SBG man. The sold-out 3Arena was in absolutely phenomenal spirits from the get-go but there was an especially loud …

Ryan Curtis well and truly owned Dublin’s 3Arena in his first matchup inside the cage in 18 months. The Chaos Cartel made their voices heard tonight as their hero Ryan Curtis strode into the Bellator Dublin cage to take on Luis Gonzalez on the event’s undercard. It was only an undercard showcase in name, though, because in all honesty, the noise …

SBG middleweight Will Fleury came home with a second-round rear-naked choke submission over Shaun Taylor in his Bellator Dublin showcase this evening. The packed 3Arena certainly made themselves known when The Lion Of Tipperary made his walk to the Bellator cage on tonight’s undercard – roaring him on from the first bell to the last. His opponent Shaun Taylor missed …

Bellator Dublin fight day is now finally upon us and all of the signs are there that it is going to be a pivotal night for the sport of MMA in this country. I arrived to Dublin’s 3Arena yesterday at about 4:55pm, minutes before the Bellator 217 ceremonial weigh-ins took place. It was almost strange to visit tonight’s battleground before …