Bellator 62 Results: Woodard, Hawn, Weedman, Michel advance to Lightweight semifinals

The Bellator Season Six Lightweight Tournament got underway tonight, delivering four action packed quarterfinal bouts from the Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas. Lloyd Woodard submitted Patricky Freire in the headlining bout, while Rick Hawn scored a vicious knockout victory over Ricardo Tirloni in the co-main event. Brent Weedman got back in the win column, submitting J.J. Ambrose in the second-round, and Thiago Michel took a hard-fought split decision win over Rene Nazare in the main card opener.Each

Mike Easton injury results in Renan Barao vs. Ivan Menjivar bout

A training camp injury to Mike Easton has resulted in changes being made to two upcoming UFC fight cards.
Easton, on a seven fight winning streak, was originally set to face Yves Jabouin at the UFC on Fuel 3 card. Jeff Hougland, who has a nine fight winning streak of his own, will replace Easton on that card, moving from UFC 148, where he had been scheduled to face Renan Barao.
Barao, 28-1-0-1, will now face Ivan Menjivar at UFC 148, in a fight that MMAFighting.com is reporting may very well decide who

Rich Franklin hoping for another run at the Middleweight title

Rich Franklin has not fought in the Middleweight division since 2008. That will all change on July 7 when he meets Cung Le at UFC 148, which is scheduled to take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
While fight at Middleweight, Franklin captured the UFC title, defeating Evan Tanner at UFC 53. He would defend the title twice, knocking out Nate Quarry and beating David Loiseau via unanimous decision. Franklin would lose the title in his next bout, falling to Anderson Silva at the 2:59 mark of

United Glory: Glory World Series 2012 Results: Semmy Schilt outpoints Brice Guidon

Complete with four MMA fights and a stacked kickboxing card, the first event in United Glory’s “Glory World Series 2012” took place today, delivering an action-packed line-up from Moscow, Russia. Four-time K-1 World Grand Prix Champion Semmy Schilt made his return, defeating Brice Guidon via unanimous decision in the headlining bout, while Errol Zimmerman scored a fourth-round TKO win over Jerome Le Banner. Sergei Kharitonov picked up his second consecutive knockout victory, dropping Mark Miller with a

Javier Mendez says it’s a "great honor and challenge" for Cain Velasquez to fight Frank Mir

Head Coach at American Kickboxing Academy, Javier Mendez, discusses several top fighters currently on the AKA roster, including former UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velazquez. Set to square off with fellow former title holder Frank Mir at UFC 146, Mendez says it is an honor for Velasquez to be paired against the veteran.

Bellator 62 Weigh-In Results: Santos overweight, Prindle awarded Tournament Championship

It appears the long awaited Season Five Heavyweight Tournament final bout between Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos will not take place. After their first encounter at Bellator 59 was declared a no-contest due to an “accidental kick to the groin,” the two were set to meet again at last week’s Bellator 61. That bout was eventually scratched as well when Prindle came down with “flu-like symptoms,” and the fight was again rescheduled for tomorrow night’s Bellator 62. The match-up has now been halted all

MMA Link Club: Talking TUF, Nelson’s Quest, and The "Bones" Revolution

– Mac Danzig Interview: Talking ‘The Ultimate Fighter’, Training and More (BleacherReport)”Despite being a big Cruz fan, Danzig believes that Team Faber will be able to win. His advice to the contestants is to not get distracted by the drama and remember they are there to compete and to win. Danzig is back with his original trainer, Rico Chiapparelli, who to Mac is the most respected guy in all of UFC. Danzig feels that being back with his old trainer, he is learning again, and that his new training will