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ONE Championship: Clash of Legends Preview and Predictions

February 14, 2019

ONE Championship is scheduled to crown its second ever Muay Thai champion on Saturday, Feb. 16, when the promotion returns to the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, for ONE Championship: Clash of Legends. The ...

Toe-to-Toe: UFC 234 Preview and Predictions

Zach Aittama

February 6, 2019

Events, Previews, Spotlight

The UFC returns to the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday, Feb. 9, for the first time in over two years. UFC 234 is the second pay-per-view event of the year and the first held in the eastern ...

Top Rank on ESPN+ Boxing: Kovalev Avenges Loss to Alvarez, Wins WBO Light Heavyweight Title

Zach Aittama

February 2, 2019

Events, Results

On Saturday, Feb. 2, Top Rank held an event from the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Texas. In the night's main event, Sergey Kovalev captured the WBO world light heavyweight title with a twelve-round decis...

Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: February 2019

Zach Aittama

February 1, 2019

Kickboxing Rankings, Rankings, Spotlight

As kickboxing continues to grow on a global scale with promotions like GLORY, K-1, Kunlun Fight, and more, fighters are constantly jockeying for position in the eyes (and rankings) of the media. Every month, C...

Shooto: Sone vs. Okada Results

Zach Aittama

January 27, 2019

Events, Results

On Sunday, Jan. 27, Shooto returned to the famed Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, for their first event of 2019. In the night's headliner, bantamweight titleholder Kazuma Sone took on Ryo Okada, who had won thre...

All Star Fight 7: Phuket Results

Zach Aittama

January 27, 2019

Events, Results

On Sunday, Jan. 27, All Star Fight held its seventh event from the Saphanhin Stadium in Phuket, Thailand. In the night's main event, popular two-time K-1 MAX champion Buakaw Banchamek battered GLORY veteran Ni...

M-1 Challenge 101 Results: Bogatov Defends Lightweight Belt, Chuhayifu Scores Knockout Victory

Zach Aittama

January 26, 2019

Events, Results

On Saturday, Jan. 26, M-1 Global co-promoted with Chinese promotion WKG in Harbin, China, for M-1 Challenge 101. In the night's main card action, Russia's Roman Bogatov remained undefeated with a second-round ...

Krush.97 Results: Egawa Captures Featherweight Title, Suzuki Stops Matsushita

Zach Aittama

January 26, 2019

Events, Results

On Saturday, Jan. 26, the K-1 Group returned , to the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, for Krush.97. In the night's headliner, Yuki Egawa captured the Krush featherweight title after a close decision victory ove...

Titan FC 52 Results: Soares Dominates Uruguai, Caliocane Wins Bantamweight Belt

Zach Aittama

January 26, 2019

Events, Results

On Friday, Jan. 25, Titan Fighting Championship held its 52nd event from the Xtreme Action Park in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. In the evening's main event, featherweight champ Jason Soares defended his belt for the ...

Combat Press 2018 MMA Awards: Regional/International Promotion of the Year — ONE Championship

Zach Aittama

January 25, 2019

Spotlight

It’s a new year, so Combat Press is taking a look back at the best of MMA in 2018. Throughout the next few weeks, Combat Press will announce its award winners in multiple categories, covering everything from th...

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