The landmark Bellator 200 card hits Wembley Arena in London next Friday, and will be screened live from 9pm in the UK on 5Spike. When the UFC reached the same landmark, they stacked UFC 200 from top to bottom. While Bellator don't have the same depth of talent to pick from, I do think they … Continue reading Bellator 200 →

UFC 139 fight between Shogun Rua and Dan Henderson to be inducted into UFC Hall of Fame By Tom Mulligan The UFC have announced that the classic 2011 UFC 139 fight between former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and the UFC 17 middleweight tournament champion and former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Dan Henderson … Continue reading UFC 139 fight between Shogun Rua and Dan Henderson to be inducted into UFC Hall of Fame →

Craig “The Thundercat” White signs with the UFC When the UFC need talent they often go looking in the direction of Cage Warriors. Craig “The Thundercat” White is the 86th fighter from that promotion to sign with the UFC. However White has a tough ask when he steps into the Octagon for the first time … Continue reading Craig “The Thundercat” White Signs with the UFC →

Exclusive Caroline Pearce Interview Caroline Pearce has been covering MMA since 2013, mainly for BT Sport where she presented their Beyond the Octagon show and is a former international athlete. FightPost: Can you give us a brief history of your career prior to the BT Sport/UFC days Caroline: My first major television work prior to … Continue reading Exclusive Caroline Pearce Interview →

A Case for Aaron Chalmers and CM Punk You don't have to look very far on whatever social media platform you use or the various blogs and groups that are out there to see the disdain for Aaron Chalmers and CM Punk on their MMA journey or probably more accurately the amount of exposure they … Continue reading A Case for Aaron Chalmers and CM Punk →

Can Anyone Beat Amanda Nunes By Ross Markey On Saturday night, we were treated to one of the most dominant, complete and composed title defending displays in recent octagon memory, as hometown hero Amanda 'The Lioness' Nunes retained her bantawmeight championship in a one sided beat down of the talented Raquel Pennington, over five rounds. … Continue reading Can Anyone Beat Amanda Nunes →

Raquel Pennington: Who's Right While it was hardly a Roberto Duran 'No Mas' moment, Raquel Pennington at the end of the 4th round of her title fight with Amanda Nunes this past weekend, told her corner "I'm Done, I want to be done". There has been widespread criticism that her corner didn't pull her out … Continue reading Raquel Pennington: Who’s Right →

I have watched the footage of Conor McGregor attacking the bus prior to UFC 223 with his dolly multiple times. His behaviour raises many issues of course, but it got me thinking that not so long ago, McGregor himself was a struggling fighter, needing a payday, hoping for a win bonus or any kind of … Continue reading Molly McCann: Enjoy The Ride →

ACB 87 bring their promotion to the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham this Saturday, and I am pleased to say I will be cageside covering this event for Fightpost. FIGHT CARD: Robert Whiteford vs. Kane Mousah Scott Askham vs. I. Chuzhigaev Takeya Mizugaki vs. Pietro Menga Rob Emerson vs. S. Shakhbulatov Dean Garnett vs. Dominique Wooding … Continue reading ACB 87 →

Bellator Heavyweight Tournament: Semi-Final Preview By Dan McConnell The first round of the Bellator World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament has officially been written into the history books. We are getting ever closer to crowning the Bellator Heavyweight champion as we move onto the next stage of the tournament. Next up is the semi-final of the … Continue reading Bellator Heavyweight Tournament: Semi-Final Preview →