Scheduled to face Cung Le in the UFC 139, Vitor Belfort suffered a injury and was cut from the card and replaced by Wanderlei Silva. Via Twitter, Belfort reached out to his fans and suggested that could fight later this year, but did not disclose the details of his injury. "I’m out of the card in […]
Regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian promises up to 61 kg, John Lineker showed in the Jungle Fight 32, that now he is a top fighter in the national MMA scenario. In the duel against the equally tough Iliarde Santos, Lineker had consistent performance, despite the unanimous decision victory, which gave him the champion […]
Shooto middleweight South American champion Carlos Índio is another Brazilian who has signed with Bellator. The fighter will make his debut in the Nov. 19 event, opponent to be confirmed in a single fight on the show. "The biggest exporter of fighters from Brazil continues to export athletes. Indio is one more Shooto champion who […]
More Brazilians are confirmed on the card for UFC Rio, which takes place on August 27, at HSBC Arena. The experienced Johnny Eduardo will make his debut in the organization against Raphael Assunção in the featherweight division. Assunção was scheduled to face Darren Uyenoyama, who was just cut from the card. "I was training […]
The most awaited fighter and star of Clube da Luta, which takes place this Wednesday (20th), at Rio de Janeiro, Murilo Bustamante will not return to the cage this week. By Twitter, the leader and athlete of BTT announced that suffered an injury and did not have time to recover in time to face Yuya […]
Announced for July 23, at Club de Regatas do Flamengo, in Rio de Janeiro, the WOCS 14 had casualties last week. The first, however, was for good reason, since Thiago Michel, who would face Claudiere Freitas, was hired by Bellator. "We tried to find a substitute to fight against Claudiere when he informed us […]
The press office of Clube da Luta, announced last weekend there will be major changes on the promotion’s July 20 card in Rio de Janeiro. Due to injuries during training, Luciano Azevedo, who would fight Ronys Torres, and Zezão Trator, who would participate of the GP up to 77 kg, are both out of the […]
Shooto Brasil announced the complete card for its next edition, held on August 5, in Brasilia. The event will feature 10 fights, having Glover Teixeira facing the UFC veteran, Antonio Samuray, in the main event of the show, a fight for the South-American belt at 100kg (220 lbs). Another dispute for title, until […]
BJJ black belt, Ricardo "Demente" Abreu is ready for his MMA debut. Abreu has been in the U.S. sharpening the jiu-jitsu of Tito Ortiz. Ricardo’s tips seem to have worked, with Ortiz fitting a guillotine on Ryan Bader during last Saturday’s UFC 132. Abreau, a BJJ world champion, will now try to show his BJJ […]
Junior Dos Santos surprised fans by warning that he was leaving to work with the managers Jorge Guimarães and Ed Soares. The fighter talked about the change. "It was no big deal. Everyone has their goal, they have helped me a lot in my career. It was they who put me in the UFC, they […]
