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REBEL Fighting Championship Returns to Shanghai For REBEL FC 9 Return of the Champion
SINGAPORE & SHANGHAI – REBEL Fighting Championship (“REBEL FC”), Southeast Asia’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) entertainment company, will be returning to Shanghai on September 7th for REBEL FC 9 Return of the Champion, the ninth edition of its international MMA tournament. The event will be headlined by one world-class bout and two title fights with fighters from China and around the world including Russia, Japan, the Philippines, Brazil, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and the United States.
Cormier not on friendly terms with Jones at ESPYs, says it was his dream to beat him (twice)
Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones were both in attendance at Wednesday’s ESPY awards and, as you can imagine, the two fighters weren’t exactly smiles and handshakes.
Vitor Belfort wants Joe Rogan to corner him for ONE Championship debut
Vitor Belfort left Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) because promotion president, Dana White, refused to create a “Legends League” for aging combatants, and the 42 year-old “Phenom” was tired of getting knocked around by younger, stronger fighters.
Masters of Destiny results
MMA Fighting has ONE Championship: Enter the Dragon results for Friday’s ONE event at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
In the MMA main event, Angela Lee will look to rebound from her first loss when she takes on Michelle Nicolini in a 125-pound bout.
Jones vs. Santos preliminary card averages 1,145,000 viewers
We may not know (if ever) the estimated pay-per-view buys for UFC 239, but the promotion’s biggest event thus far of 2019 generated plenty of attention for the televised preliminary card.
Robbie Lawler talks Ben Askren’s ‘rough night’ at UFC 239, defends Jorge Masvidal’s post-fight celebration
Jorge Masvidal’s highlight reel, five-second knockout of Ben Askren at UFC 239 has taken the MMA world by storm, and just about everybody has had their say on the matter.
Tyron Woodley says Ben Askren’s five-second KO loss to Jorge Masvidal will make him ‘a better man, a better fighter’
Ben Askren suffered one of the worst knockout defeats in MMA history at UFC 239, crumpling to the canvas just five seconds into his highly anticipated welterweight bout with Jorge Masvidal after being blasted with a flying knee.
De Randamie vs. Ladd picks, odds, & analysis
The UFC returns this week with something of a palate cleanser after their big UFC 239 PPV event. Germaine de Randamie takes on Aspen Ladd in a women’s bantamweight top contender bout as the main event, with Urijah Faber returning from 2.5 years of retirement to take on Ricky Simon in the co-main. The rest of the card is dotted with action fights and Team Alpha Male talent, but does little to stand out from the UFC’s constant schedule of Fight Night offerings.
