MMA

29 May GLORY 54: preview Rico Verhoeven vs. Mladen Brestovac

Kickboxing event GLORY 54 takes place at the Genting Arena in Birmingham, UK this coming Saturday June 2. The event features an international card with the heavyweight title contested on the top of the fight bill.

29 May Michael Bisping announces official retirement from MMA

There will be no farewell fight for “The Count.”

Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping officially announced his retirement from mixed martial arts Monday on his Believe You Me Podcast, bringing an end to a 14-year career that saw Bisping establish himself as one of the most successful and longest tenured fighters in UFC history while also becoming a pioneer for MMA in the United Kingdom.

21 May Stephen Thompson v Darren Till: BBC to broadcast UFC fight live for first time

BBC Radio 5 live sports extra will broadcast live commentary of a UFC event for the first time when world number one welterweight Stephen Thompson takes on Briton Darren Till.

The UFC Fight Night show, starting at 18:00 BST on 27 May, will cover the main card from Liverpool's Echo Arena.

21 May Rico Verhoeven: How sparring with Tyson Fury helped me hone my kickboxing skills

Kickboxing has seized the opportunity to cash in on the growing interest in fight sports in the UK, particularly at heavyweight, as Glory brings its biggest star, the 6ft 5ins, 18-and-a-half stone Dutch heavyweight Rico Verhoeven to Birmingham on June 2.

21 May UFC 225 card (re-)finalized as Holm-Anderson heads to main card, Overeem-Blaydes to prelims

It appears UFC officials have taken another stab at next month’s bout order for that stacked UFC 225 card. UFC 225 takes place June 9 at United Center in Chicago, and the main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

14 May Watch: Fan-Made Thompson Vs. Till Promo Absolutely Nails The High-Stakes

The YouTube channel AXIOM FILMS has created a promo for UFC Liverpool’s headlining bout between Stephen Thompson and Darren Till. Who exactly is the greatest pure-striker in MMA today?

14 May Megan Anderson believes she’s important for the featherweight division, excited to showcase her evolution at UFC 225

Finally set to make her long-awaited UFC debut is the former Invicta FC featherweight champion, Megan Anderson. Anderson will be making her debut at UFC 225 on June 9th when she takes on former UFC bantamweight champion, Holly Holm.

07 May Ex-UFC champ Michael Bisping still surveying retirement-fight options, rules out 185

The ongoing saga of Michael Bisping’s retirement fight is still just that: ongoing. Former UFC middleweight champion Bisping (30-9 MMA, 20-9 UFC) made it clear months ago that he’s going to walk away from the sport after one more fight. Since then the search for the right opponent under the right circumstances has been ongoing, but nothing has materialized.

07 May ELIAS THEODOROU PLANS TO EXPAND RING BOY BRAND WITH MORE FIGHTERS AND A CALENDAR

Elias Theodorou was absolutely serious when he said he not only wanted to be a ring card boy but he planned on performing the job as often as time would allow. It was just a few months ago when the former “Ultimate Fighter” winner revealed plans to become the first ring boy for the all-women’s mixed martial arts promotion after initially testing the waters with his idea in Canada.

30 Apr Bellator 198 results: Dillon Danis submits Kyle Walker in highly anticipated pro debut

Dillon Danis said he worked his striking plenty before his pro debut, but ultimately it was his bread and butter that got the job done.