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mmafighting.com —  6+ min ago

...Fedor Emelianenko called his shot for the final fight of his legendary career but there was no storybook ending after he fell to Ryan Bader in the... ...His night ended after Bader connected with a single shot behind the ear that sent Emelianenko crashing to the canvas.... ...It's such a buildup when you're fighting Fedor and standing across the cage from him.... ...Bader also became the only fighter in history to hold two wins over Emelianenko in his illustrious career. "It was bittersweet," Bader said....

mmafighting.com —  21+ min ago

...Nakamura, 27, pulled off an early candidate for Knockout of the Year with a devastating 33-second finish of Toshiomi Kazama to win the Road to UFC... ...Rinya Nakamura made one heck of an impression in his official UFC debut.... ...The son of MMA pioneer Kozo Nakamura, Nakamura (7-0) won both of his bouts in the Road to UFC tournament with first-round stoppages, submitting Gugun... ...Gusman and then knocking out Shohei Nose....

mmafighting.com —  1+ hour, 5+ min ago

...Tatsuro Taira picked up his second submission win in as many UFC appearances by forcing Jesus Santos Aguilar to tap at UFC Vegas 68.... ...Aguilar tried to put Taira on his list of submission victims with an early guillotine attempt.... ...That put Taira on top for a quick advance to mount, where he secured the triangle and then rolled to cinch the hold....

mmafighting.com —  3+ hour ago

...Lorenz Larkin made sure there was nothing illegal about his elbow this time.... ...In a rematch of a Bellator 283 bout that ended in a no contest when Larkin landed an illegal strike to the back of the head of Mukhamed Berkhamov... ...Once he found his opening, Larkin fired off a dagger to the side of Berkhamov's head that immediately rendered him limp.... ...Excluding the previous no contest, that's seven straight wins now for Larkin, who possibly earned himself a title shot with his impressive performance...

mmafighting.com —  1+ hour, 59+ min ago

...After nearly being clobbered in the opening round, Ward came back with a ferocious head kick that floored opponent Sabah Homasi in the second frame... ...Brennan Ward continued his career resurgence with a highlight reel finish for the first ever Bellator fight on CBS.... ...In a fight that was billed as an all-action slugfest before it even started, Homasi and Ward were throwing bombs from the first exchange.... ...From there, Ward jumped to the ground and started unleashing punches in succession until it was clear that Homasi was done....

mmafighting.com —  30+ min ago

...Fedor Emelianenko cashed one last six-figure payday in his final MMA fight.... ...Both Bader and Emelianenko were on flat fees with no win bonuses regardless of the fight's result.... ...Fedor Emelianenko ($100,000). Johnny Eblen ($150,000 + no win bonus = $150,000) def. Anatoly Tokov ($75,000).... ...decorated heavyeights in MMA history....

mmafighting.com —  4+ hour, 17+ min ago

...As a result her matchup against Ji Yeon Kim has been pulled from the card, which takes place at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas.... ...Bohm is currently 0-2 in her UFC campaign with back-to-back losses to Victoria Leonardo and Ariane Lipski.... ...Meanwhile, Kim was seeking her first win after a four-fight losing streak dating back to 2020 after falling to Alexa Grasso, Molly McCann, Priscila... ...Cachoeira and Joselyne Edwards in consecutive bouts....

mmafighting.com —  7+ hour, 7+ min ago

...Mowry takes on former PFL heavyweight tournament winner Ali Isaev on Saturday at Bellator 290 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif.... ...Steve Mowry | Bellator MMA / Lucas Noonan.... ..."I heard Bellator's making a big push for him, and as I've said about Ali Isaev, I thought, "Maybe I"ll have to fight him some day."... ...Mowry and Isaev have trained together in the past, having some very tough rounds while sparring at Kill Cliff FC....

mmafighting.com —  23+ hour, 37+ min ago

...Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen will put his title on the line against Anatoly Tokov in the co-main event.... ...Ryan Bader and Fedor Emelianenko will clash in the Bellator 290 main event Saturday night. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting.... ...Check out Bellator 290 results below. Main Card (CBS and Paramount+ at 9 p.m. Ryan Bader vs. Fedor Emelianenko. Johnny Eblen vs. Anatoly Tokov.... ...Preliminary Card (MMA Fighting at 6 p.m. Neiman Gracie vs. Dante Schiro. Lorenz Larkin vs. Mukhamed Berkhamov...

mmafighting.com —  3+ hour, 52+ min ago

...Chris Gonzalez put Max Rohskopf down the hard way.... ...The bantamweight scored the first finish of the night at Bellator 290 on Saturday, rocking Rohskopf with a right hand that banged off the top of... ...With the win, Gonzalez improves to 7-2 inside the Bellator cage, while Rohskopf is now 2-2 since his one-shot stint with the UFC back in June 2020... ...After hurting Rohskopf on the feet, Gonzalez landed several unanswered blows on a prone Rohskopf to score the stoppage at the 2:11 mark of Round...