Chris Nelson

Weekend Rundown: Shlemenko, Formiga, Reis Nab Wins; Pulver Falls The attention of the MMA world was focused firmly on San Diego this past weekend, but without a major UFC event to contend with, the four-day...

Flyweights Formiga, Santos Make Weight for Web-Streamed Fort MMA All 18 competitors slated for action at Thursday’s inaugural Fort MMA Championships event made weight Wednesday in Natal, Brazil, including top-billed flyweights Jussier “Formiga” da Silva and...

The Turning Point: Jones vs. Machida The scene in the champion’s corner between rounds one and two was tense. This was unfamiliar territory. Trainer Greg Jackson, ever serene and reassuring, told his charge that he “had a great round”...

Women’s Pound-for-Pounder Fujii Gets New Year’s Eve Date at Dream Japanese promotion Dream has enlisted the services of one of the world’s top female fighters, Megumi Fujii, for its annual New Year’s Eve...

Shooto Sets 9-Bout Lineup for 2011 Rookie Tournament Final Former rookie champions and unbeaten hopefuls line the nine-fight bill for Shooto’s 2011 Rookie Tournament Final released Tuesday by the...

Tokoro, Saadulaev Booked for Dream Bantamweight GP Reserve Bout Hideo Tokoro and Yusup Saadulaev were eliminated from Dream’s 2011 world bantamweight grand prix in September, but they aren’t out of the...

Elder ‘Pitbull’ Back in Bellator with Renewed Drive, Mental Toughness “With every fight, you learn something,” says Patricky Freire. “I saw mistakes I was making in my fight with Michael Chandler and I’ve...

Filho Out, ‘JT Money’ In Against Khalidov for KSW 17 Main Event Concerns over the health of Brazilian middleweight Paulo Filho have forced event organizers from Poland’s Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki to shuffle...

The Turning Point: Henderson vs. Rua Let us begin with three certainties from the UFC 139 headliner between Dan Henderson and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua on Saturday at the HP...

Hioki, Palaszewski Set for Feb. 26 Featherweight Clash in Japan Japanese featherweight standout Hatsu Hioki didn’t have to wait long for a UFC fight on home soil.