MMA News and Articles by Chris Nelson - Page 11

Updated: Bellator Veteran Raphael Davis Pleads Not Guilty to Insurance Fraud in California Former Bellator Fighting Championships competitor Raphael Davis was arraigned Tuesday in Los Angeles on four felony counts of insurance fraud,...

Chris Nelson

May 02, 2012

Bantamweight Slugger Francisco Rivera Returns to UFC Against Alex Soto on May 15 Heavy-handed bantamweight Francisco Rivera will get a second chance in the Octagon, albeit on short notice.

Chris Nelson

May 01, 2012

Shooto Adds Hironaka, Okazaki Title Defenses, ‘K-Taro’ Nakamura to May 18 Card After months of inactivity, Shooto world champions Kuniyoshi Hironaka and Koetsu Okazaki will look to defend their respective titles for the...

Chris Nelson

Apr 18, 2012

Bellator Releases Bantamweights Masakatsu Ueda, Alexis Vila Following Tourney Losses Bellator Fighting Championships has severed ties with two highly regarded 135-pound competitors on the heels of losses in the company’s Season...

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Apr 16, 2012

Megumi Fujii-Jessica Aguilar Slated for May 18 at Bellator 69 in Louisiana Two of MMA’s top female competitors are set to square off when Bellator Fighting Championships rolls into Louisiana next month.

Chris Nelson

Apr 02, 2012

Weekend Rundown: Cote, Torres, Yvel Score Knockouts; McCorkle’s Post-UFC Streak Snapped The results of this past weekend’s MMA action were as varied as the geographical locations of the events. There were prolonged beatings, early...

Chris Nelson

Apr 02, 2012

Weekend Rundown: Flyweight Finishers Advance in Deep Title Tourney Jumping into the flyweight frenzy currently permeating mixed martial arts, Japanese promotion Deep on Sunday launched an eight-man tournament to...

Chris Nelson

Mar 25, 2012

Pancrase Overturns Seiya Kawahara’s March 11 Knockout Victory, Rescinds Purse In a rare move, the executive committee of Japanese promotion Pancrase has overturned the result of a bout from the organization’s March 11...

Chris Nelson

Mar 21, 2012

The Turning Point: Johnson vs. McCall Much has been made of the scorekeeping blunder which marred Saturday’s Demetrious Johnson-Ian McCall tilt in Sydney, and rightly so.

Chris Nelson

Mar 05, 2012

The Turning Point: Gomi vs. Mitsuoka In 2005, it would have been virtually unimaginable, but inside the Saitama Super Arena on Saturday, the possibility of Takanori Gomi falling to Eiji...

Chris Nelson

Mar 01, 2012