Новости за 23.07.2016

In preparation for the biggest fight in her career, Valentina Shevchenko was caught in a robbery shootout in Lima, Peru where her long-time coach Pavel Fedotov was shot.

Godofredo Pepey hasn’t fought in a while, but says that it actually helped him ahead of his UFC on FOX 20 clash with Darren Elkins. Sidelined since March 2015 due to a series of small injuries, the Brazilian featherweight guarantees he’s better than ever now.

LOS ANGELES — Holly Holm was in attendance at T-Mobile Arena for UFC 200. She saw from cageside the first-round barrage Amanda Nunes laid on Miesha Tate. Nunes smashed Tate early and often with punches, eventually finishing with a rear-naked choke after dropping the champion to win the UFC women's bantamweight title.

It's fight night and you know what that means, another gambling preview of the fights, the odds, and my own personal break down of where the value lies.

The UFC swings back into action Saturday with UFC on FOX 20 in Chicago. But we're still wading through the aftermath of all the monumental news made in the first half of this month, so let's take a crack at everything from the latest USADA-related news to Frankie Edgar's future after his loss to Jose Aldo Jr.

Brock Lesnar and Jon Jones share something more in common than just their former billing as UFC 200 headliners.

The UFC on FOX 20 start time, TV schedule is for the Holm vs. Shevchenko event at the United Center in Chicago, Ill., on Saturday night. The fight card is broken into three different parts. This post will help explain which fights are airing where and at which times.

The main card airs on FOX beginning at 8 p.m. ET. It is listed as follows:

Holly Holm vs. Valentina Shevchenko
Edson Barboza vs. Gilbert Melendez
Francis Ngannou vs. Bojan Mihajlovic
Felice Herrig vs. Kailin... Читать дальше...

For reasons that remain entirely unclear to me, the UFC is putting on yet another show this month. It's arguably the worst card in the history of the UFC on FOX franchise, but here we are.

A heavyweight contest between Cheick Kongo and Tony Johnson will headline Bellator 161 on Sept. 16 at the H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas.

Kongo (24-10-2) is on a two-fight win streak and is 6-2 under the Bellator banner.

Johnson (10-1) has won three straight fights, including two straight with Bellator.

It will be Bellator's first event at the H-E-B Center.

Holly Holm found out she lost the UFC women's bantamweight title rather unceremoniously.

MMA Fighting has UFC on FOX 20 results for the Holm vs. Shevchenko fight card July 23, plus live coverage from Chicago, live blogs of the main card, and live UFC on FOX 20 twitter updates.

In the main event, former UFC champion Holly Holm will look to bounce back against Valentina Shevchenko in a key bantamweight contest. Gilbert Melendez returns from a year suspension after testing positive for PEDs and will try to get back on track against Edson Barboza in the co-main event.

Check out the UFC on FOX 20 results below. Читать дальше...

Stockholm syndrome is defined as when a victim develops positive feelings toward an abuser. It's a fitting description for many MMA fans who find themselves in a state of blind loyalty to the UFC even after the latest PED cover-up involving Brock Lesnar.

Jiu-jitsu star Mackenzie Dern made her mixed martial arts debut Friday night, and scored a dominant victory.

It was supposed to be a night where former NCAA Division I national champion wrestler and top bantamweight prospect Darrion Caldwell assumed the no. 1 contender spot for a shot at Eduardo Dantas' title. Instead, Bellator 159 ended up being a reminder of the unpredictability of mixed martial arts as Caldwell succumbed to a sudden and surprising submission at the hands of Joe Taimanglo despite being dominated for almost the entirety of their bout.

No doubt it was a tainted supplement. Like Jons. If it walks like a Jones and quacks like a Jones...

Eduardo Dantas recaptured the Bellator bantamweight championship with a dominant victory over Marcos Galvao in June, and tonight’s Bellator event Mulvane might determine who’s next in line for a shot at the gold.