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Lyoto Machida sent the legendary Chael Sonnen into retirement with a perfectly-timed flying knee that led to a TKO finish shortly after at Bellator 222.  Chael’s run in the sport has seen him establish himself as one of the most popular fighters in the history of mixed martial arts – a true innovator on the mic and a formidable force …

Bellator 222 will take place tomorrow and shall feature a lineup as strong as any of the events that Scott Coker and co. have put on in recent memory. We’ve already broken down exactly why you need to tune in to this fantastic card in a separate article that can be read here. So without further ado, here’s our official …

Bellator 222 on Friday night is one of the best fight-cards Scott Coker and co. have assembled in quite some time, a superb offering filled to the brim with matchups of real significance to the sport. With eighteen fights to be found on its lineup, there is, of course, every reason to be put off by the length of this …

Bellator’s latest acquisition, the former UFC light-heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida, spoke exclusively to us here at Pundit Arena about his promotional debut and his plans for the future. Few names are as synonymous with the sport as Machida’s. From the moment he crane-kicked the legendary Randy Couture into retirement to his title-winning KO of Rashad Evans, Lyoto was front-and-centre through …

The former light-heavyweight champion of the world, Lyoto Machida, has signed a deal with Bellator MMA after his existing deal with the UFC ran out. Just a few weeks after he recorded the win that may well bag him Knockout of the Year honours, Lyoto Machida has now signed with Bellator MMA. Breaking: Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida agrees to …

Relive Yoel Romero’s destruction of the legendary Lyoto Machida as he edges closer to his UFC 225 middleweight title rematch against Robert Whittaker this weekend. Yoel Romero is one of the scariest customers in UFC history. A freak athlete of Brock Lesnar-Francis Ngannou proportions – relative to his own division, of course – he’s the type of fighter who can …

UFC 224 winner Lyoto Machida has called for a shot at the former-middleweight champion Michael Bisping as the Englishman edges towards his retirement. Lyoto Machida finished his battle with the legendary Vitor Belfort at last weekend’s UFC 224 with one of the most brutal knockouts we’ve seen in some time. A near-duplicate of the former-champ Anderson Silva’s own iconic KO …

Lyoto Machida managed to recreate one of the most famous UFC knockouts of all-time on the very same person who fell victim to it the first time around. UFC 224 was a pretty insane night of finishes by all accounts with just two of the night’s thirteen fights left to the judge’s scorecards. And while there were several fights over …

UFC 224 takes place on May 12 and features a host of fine talent from top-to-bottom including Amanda Nunes, Raquel Pennington, Vitor Belfort and more. I think it’s fair to say that this month’s UFC 224 has been slept on to a certain extent by those not completely engrossed in the sport of MMA and to be honest, it’s not …

The former-middleweight champion of the world has apparently found a willing dance-partner as he edges closer to making his final appearance inside the UFC octagon. At first, it seemed as though it could have been Vitor Belfort. Then, whispers of a showdown with Rashad Evans came to the fore. But for Michael Bisping, it really does seem as though he …

UFC referee Mario Yamasaki has issued a response to the world after he garnered quite a bit of unwanted attention at last weekend’s UFC Belem. In the eyes of most, a good referee in any sport is one that carries out his or her business with little-to-no attention fixed on them while the action they are officiating is going ahead. …

In this edition of Pundit Arena’s ‘Fighter Of The Week’ we’re going to take an in-depth look at this weekend’s UFC 210 co-main event headliner, Chris “the All-American” Weidman. Chris Weidman’s legacy as a mixed martial artist may already be set in stone as a result of his pair of wins over the legend and long-time middleweight champion Anderson Silva. but despite …

In this edition of Pundit Arena’s ‘Fighter Of The Week’ series, we will be taking a closer look at the man who currently stands as the UFC’s #1 middleweight contender, the ‘Soldier of God’, Yoel Romero. At 13-1 as a mixed martial artist and a perfect 8-0 inside the UFC, you wouldn’t be crazy to assume that after his impressive victories over …