It looks like an Apex card but it’s not. Off to St Louis, Missouri with this lot… ESPN MAIN CARD Derrick Lewis vs Rodrigo Nascimento  Alonzo Menifield vs Carlos Ulberg  Terrance McKinney vs Esteban Ribovics  Tabatha Ricci vs Tecia Pennington  Alex Caceres vs Sean Woodson  Carlos Diego Ferreira vs Mateusz Rebecki  ESPN+/FIGHT PASS PRELIMS  Chase Hooper vs Viacheslav Borshchev  Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Robelis Despaigne Trey Waters vs Billy Goff Jake Hadley vs Charles Johnson  Jared Gooden vs Kevin Jousset  JJ Aldrich vs Veronica Hardy    ..read more

Coming off a barmy UFC 300, it’s back to reality, back to the mundane routine and back to the Apex… ESPN MAIN CARD Matheus Nicolau vs Alex Perez  Ryan Spann vs Bogdan Guskov  Ariane Lipski vs Karine Silva Jhonata Diniz vs Austen Lane Jonathan Pearce vs David Onama  Tim Means vs Uros Medic ESPN+/FIGHT PASS PRELIMS Rani Yahya vs Victor Henry  Austin Hubbard vs Michal Figlak  Don’Tale Mayes vs Caio Machado  Marnic Mann vs Ketlen Souza  James Llontop vs Gabe Green Ivana Petrovic vs Liang Na Hayisaer Maheshate vs Gabriel Benitez    A little bit of a com ..read more

Again, given the discont9inuation of the megathread and with boxing's move into the MMA section, thought it would be handy to have a boxing fight discussion thread to sit alongside the general news thread. This can be the place to post about the weekends upcoming fights (this will usually be me) and discuss the outcomes after they happen. It also keeps immediate spoilers out of the general news thread too which is nice if you fall a few days behind. Granted when the big fight nights and PPV's come up, shows can get their own thread but this should be good for the smaller weekly fight nigh ..read more

The patented design of Wittman MMA Gloves effectively mitigates the problem of eye-pokes in grappling. But whether the UFC as a business league will introduce it remains an open question.   What are the best features of Wittman MMA Gloves? With daily combat workouts, eye pokes have always been an existential risk. Whether you are an amateur boxer or a professional MMA fighter are very aware of this issue. Eye pokes raised an X-factor. ONX Gloves – Wittman MMA Gloves are designed to curve inwards organically and make a fist. This prevents fighters from spreading their ..read more

Back to Brazil and it’s a main/co-main combo right out of left field… PPV MAIN CARD Alexandre Pantoja©️vs Steve Erceg - Flyweight Title Jonathan Martinez vs Jose Aldo  Michel Pereira vs Makhmud Muradov  Anthony Smith vs Vitor Petrino  Joanderson Brito vs Jack Shore ESPN PRELIMS  Paul Craig vs Caio Borralho  Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs Iasmin Lucindo  Jean Silva vs William Gomis  Joaquim Silva vs Drakkar Klose  ESPN+/FIGHT PASS PRELIMS  Elves Brener vs Myktybek Orolbai Dione Barbosa vs Ernesta Kareckaite Ismael Bonfim vs Vinc Pichel Alessandro Cos ..read more

It’s almost time… PPV MAIN CARD Alex Pereira©️vs Jamahal Hill - Light Heavyweight Title Zhang Weili©️vs Yan Xiaonan - Strawweight Title Justin Gaethje©️vs Max Holloway - BMF Title Charles Oliveira vs Arman Tsarukyan  Bo Nickal vs Cody Brundage  ESPN PRELIMS Jiri Prochazka vs Aleksandar Rakic  Calvin Kattar vs Aljamain Sterling Holly Holm vs Kayla Harrison  Sodiq Yusuff vs Diego Lopes ESPN+/FIGHT PASS PRELIMS  Jalin Turner vs Renato Moicano  Jessica Andrade vs Marina Rodriguez  Bobby Green vs Jim Miller  Deiveson Figueiredo vs Cody Garbran ..read more

A new era for Bellator. Thought i'd let the old thread go and start a new one for this new Championship Series the PFL are keeping together. Can't help but feel this is the promotion of unwanted toys now as a bunch of the Bellator roster has moved into the PFL for the upcoming seasons, and only a couple of up and coming PFL fighters appear on this show, it does feel like leftover fighters. Still, holding a Bellator belt now will lead you into the big Bellator vs. PFL shows so there's a goal beyond the belt now which I think is pretty cool. I'm interested to see if this is basically Bellator wi ..read more

You knew we wouldn’t stray from the Apex for too long. Last stop before UFC 300! ESPN MAIN CARD Brendan Allen vs Chris Curtis  Norma Dumont vs Germaine De Randamie  Alexander Hernandez vs Damon Jackson  Trevor Peek vs Charlie Campbell  Alateng Heili vs Victor Hugo  Joshua Van vs Lucas Rocha  ESPN+/FIGHT PASS PRELIMS Court McGee vs Alex Morono  Cesar Almeida vs Dylan Budka  Cynthia Calvillo vs Piera Rodriguez  Melissa Mullins vs Nora Cornolle  Ignacio Bahamondes vs Christos Giagos  Jean Matsumoto vs Dan Argueta  Morgan Charriere vs Ch ..read more

A Fight Night that’s not at the Apex? We’re off to Atlantic City, New Jersey. Sopranos territory! ESPN MAIN CARD Erin Blanchfield vs Manon Fiorot  Vicente Luque vs Joaquin Buckley  Chris Weidman vs Bruno Silva Nursulton Ruziboev vs Sedriques Dumas  Bill Algeo vs Kyle Nelson  Chidi Njokuani vs Rhys McKee  ESPN+/FIGHT PASS PRELIMS  Nate Landwehr vs Jamall Emmers  Virna Jandiroba vs Loopy Godinez  Julio Arce vs Herbert Burns  Connor Matthews vs Dennis Buzukja  Ibo Aslan vs Anton Turkalj  Melissa Gatto vs Viktoriia Dudakova  Andre Petros ..read more

A new era for Bellator. Thought i'd let the old thread go and start a new one for this new Championship Series the PFL are keeping together. Can't help but feel this is the promotion of unwanted toys now as a bunch of the Bellator roster has moved into the PFL for the upcoming seasons, and only a couple of up and coming PFL fighters appear on this show, it does feel like leftover fighters. Still, holding a Bellator belt now will lead you into the big Bellator vs. PFL shows so there's a goal beyond the belt now which I think is pretty cool. I'm interested to see if this is basically Bellator wi ..read more