Denver, Colorado’s Youssef Zalal earns 1st UFC win, decisions Austin Lingo at ‘UFC 247’ in Houston, Texas

Fighting out of Morocco by way of Denver, Colorado, United States, Youssef "The Moroccan Devil" Zalal, 23, has earned his first victory in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The Moroccan-American mixed martial artist was one of the winners at "UFC 247." Featuring 12 MMA matches, "UFC 247" took place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, USA … Continue reading Denver, Colorado’s Youssef Zalal earns 1st UFC win, decisions Austin Lingo at ‘UFC 247’ in Houston, Texas

‘UFC 247’ fight card, results: Jon Jones vs Dominick Reyes, Valentina Shevchenko vs Katlyn Chookagian in Houston, Texas

https://www.facebook.com/rafigandolfiwriter/photos/a.101443924773357/101443951440021/?type=3&theater Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship Title: "UFC 247" Venue: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, United States Date: February 8, 2020 Number of bouts: 12 Bout # FIGHTERS Division Red Corner (Country) Blue Corner (Country) EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD 1 Austin "Lights Out" Lingo (United States) Youssef "The Moroccan Devil" Zalal (Morocco / United States) Featherweight REFEREE: Jeff … Continue reading ‘UFC 247’ fight card, results: Jon Jones vs Dominick Reyes, Valentina Shevchenko vs Katlyn Chookagian in Houston, Texas

Latvia’s Daniil Vesnenoks is still WKN European Featherweight MMA Champion, beats Ukraine’s Aleksander Kolontay at ‘LNK Fight Night 14’

Daniil Vesnenoks of Riga, Latvia is still the reigning European featherweight mixed martial arts champion of the World Kickboxing Network. He was one of the winners at "LNK Fight Night 14." Featuring one MMA bout, one kickboxing contest and nine boxing matches, "LNK Fight Night 14" took at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia on … Continue reading Latvia’s Daniil Vesnenoks is still WKN European Featherweight MMA Champion, beats Ukraine’s Aleksander Kolontay at ‘LNK Fight Night 14’

Uzbekistan joins IMMAF; Board approves 2020 action plans

Uzbekistan has joined the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation. As a new member of the federation, the country is under observation status. Sherzod Toshmatov is the current vice president of Uzbekistan's MMA federation. He recently met with IMMAF President Kerrith Brown. On February 7, 2020, the IMMAF board of directors met in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan to formulate … Continue reading Uzbekistan joins IMMAF; Board approves 2020 action plans

Georgia’s Guram Kutateladze: I deserve BRAVE CF Lightweight World Championship belt more than anyone

Guram “The Georgian Viking” Kutateladze, 28, of Georgia is weeks away from the fight of his life. At "BRAVE CF 35," he will have the chance to dethrone reigning BRAVE Combat Federation Lightweight World Champion Cleiton “Predator” Silva, 33, of Brazil. BRAVE CF will hold “BRAVE CF 35” in Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, Brazil on March … Continue reading Georgia’s Guram Kutateladze: I deserve BRAVE CF Lightweight World Championship belt more than anyone

19 best MMA fighters from France in 2019

Mixed martial arts was recently declared a legal sport in France. Decades before this, many French MMA fighters have been competing internationally. MMA fans from all over the world are looking forward to watching Ultimate Fighting Championship, ONE Championship and Bellator MMA events in France soon. Meanwhile, here is a list of the 19 best … Continue reading 19 best MMA fighters from France in 2019

ONE Championship signs Kyrgyzstan’s undefeated MMA fighter Nursultan Rakhmanberdiev

ONE Championship never stops looking for new talents from around the world. The most recent athlete signed by the Singapore-based martial arts organization is undefeated mixed martial artist Nursultan "Nurek" Rakhmanberdiev, 27, of Kyrgyzstan. Rakhmanberdiev is being managed by MTK MMA Global. He currently holds a professional MMA record of 10 wins and 0 loss … Continue reading ONE Championship signs Kyrgyzstan’s undefeated MMA fighter Nursultan Rakhmanberdiev

IMMAF, CFMMA welcome legalization of MMA in France under Fédération Française de Boxe

In France, the Comité National olympique et Sportif Français validated the decision of the Ministère des Sports to legalize mixed martial arts in the country under the auspices of the Fédération Française de Boxe on February 7, 2020. The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation and the Comité Français de Mixed Martial Arts were among the … Continue reading IMMAF, CFMMA welcome legalization of MMA in France under Fédération Française de Boxe

MMA now legal in France; Will the UFC, ONE Championship and Bellator MMA hold events there in 2020?

Mixed martial arts is now legal in France. The MMA community is now excited to know which among the world's three largest promotions namely the Ultimate Fighting Championship, ONE Championship and Bellator MMA will be the first one to hold an event in the country. France is home to Bellator MMA fighter Cheick Kongo, 44, … Continue reading MMA now legal in France; Will the UFC, ONE Championship and Bellator MMA hold events there in 2020?

‘LNK Fight Night 14’ results: Arturs Gorlovs vs Giorgi Tevdorashvili, Daniil Vesnenoks vs Aleksander Kolontay in Riga, Latvia

Commission: Latvian Professional Boxing Federation Promoters: Jevgenijs Sapronenko, Vadim Milov (LNK Boxing) Title: "LNK Fight Night 14" Venue: Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia Date: February 8, 2020 Number of bouts: 10 Bout # FIGHTERS Sport (Division) Red Corner (Country) Blue Corner (Country) UNDERCARD 1 Raimonds Aukstikalnis (Latvia) Jeronimo Sacasas (Spain) kickboxing (super middleweight) REFEREE: WINNER: RAIMONDS … Continue reading ‘LNK Fight Night 14’ results: Arturs Gorlovs vs Giorgi Tevdorashvili, Daniil Vesnenoks vs Aleksander Kolontay in Riga, Latvia