The Bellator Women's Tournament moves into the semifinals when the world's top pound-for-pound female fighter Megumi Fujii squares off against veteran submission specialist Lisa Ward and explosive knockout artist Zoila Frausto takes on dangerous submission finisher Jessica Aguilar.
A tentative card for Japanese MMA promotion DEEP's 10th Anniversary show in October has been released, and it features some mega names. Shinya Aoki, Ryo Chonan, Ikuhisa "Minowaman" Minowa, Katsunori Kikuno and many others are expected to participate.
Bellator Fighting Championships today confirmed the signing of ex-UFC welterweight Yoshiyuki Yoshida (11-5). Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but "Zenko" will debut for the promotion on September 30th against an as-yet-unannounced opponent. The winner of the bout will be slotted into Bellator's Season 4 welterweight tournament. Yoshida was originally rumored to face Dan Hornbuckle on August 19th, but visa issues forced the Judo black belt out of the bout. Hornbuckle will instead meet another former UFC'er, "Bad" Brad Blackburn.
Ex-UFC welterweight Yoshiyuki Yoshida (11-5) has signed a three-fight deal with Bellator Fighting Championships and will debut for the promotion in Chicago on August 19th against last season's 170-pound runner-up Dan Hornbuckle (21-3), according to manager Shu Hirata. HT: Shiroobi Photo by Sherdog.com
The top Japanese manager Shu Hirata talks about the failings of his countrymen in MMA.
The BloodyElbow.com staff give their official predictions for the UFC 113: Loyoto Machida vs. Shogun Rua 2 fights in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Fighters will weigh in for tomorrow's UFC 113 at the Bell Centre in Montreal at 4pm ET on Friday, and Bloody Elbow will have the complete results for you live.
The event will be headlined by a UFC light heavyweight title rematch between Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and Lyoto Machida with a solid welterweight battle between Josh Koscheck and Paul Daley taking the second spot on the main card. Kimbo Slice will also make an appearance as he battles former NFL lineman Matt Mitrione...
