Mandatory Credit: IMMAF Tallaght-born prospect, Shauna Bannon is reportedly set for her professional mixed martial arts bow on April 9. as part of a Cage Legacy card where she is expected to clash with Kerry Isom for promotional flyweight gold. Bannon, fresh from a gold medal victory for Team Ireland at the Senior IMMAF World Cup last September, is a staple of Holohan Martial Arts under UFC flyweight alum, Paddy Holohan. Boasting a 9-3 amateur record ahead of her expected professional bow under the Cage Legacy banner, Bannon most recently scored a ground strikes finish win against ..read more

Mandatory Credit: Lucas Noonan - Bellator MMA Wexford native, Brian ‘The Pikeman’ Moore is scheduled for his first appearance on Irish soil since November 2017, as the bantamweight striker books a February 25. return against the undefeated Jornel Lugo at Bellator Dublin from the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Seeing his impressive three-fight winning run halted back in October at Bellator 269 in Moscow, Russia – dropping a unanimous decision loss to Nikita Mikhailov despite a late third round rallying effort. Lugo, 7-0 as a professional and currently sat at #9 in the official Bellator ..read more

Mandatory Credit: MMA Junkie An all-Brazilian middleweight showdown between kickboxing ace, Alex Pereira, and the surging knockout artist, Bruno Silva has been added to a UFC Fight Night event on March 12. – with a location or venue for the event yet to be disclosed by the promotion. Pereira, a former GLORY Kickboxing middleweight and light heavyweight champion, made his long-awaited UFC bow back in November at Madison Square Garden – stopping Andreas Michailidis with a stunning, highlight-reel second round flying-knee knockout win. 3-0 in his first three Octagon walks, Silva, a f ..read more

Mandatory Credit: Lucas Noonan - Bellator MMA Undefeated Roscommon native, Danni Neilan is slated for her sixth professional outing on February 25 at Bellator Dublin from the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland – drawing French flyweight striker, Stephanie Page.  Neilan, a trainee at Straight Blast Gym Ireland and Relentless Martial Arts in Dublin, featured most recently just last month at Bellator 270 also in the capital – stopping Page’s French counterpart, Audrey Kerouche with a hugely one-sided third round ground strikes knockout.  For Brest native, Page, the 33-year-old is se ..read more

Mandatory Credit: Zuffa LLC Former UFC strawweight title challenger, Claudia Gadelha has confirmed to the organization this Thursday, that she has retired from active competition with immediate effect, bringing a close to her career which began back in 2008. Gadelha, 33, had competed 23 times professionally, establishing an 18-5 professional record, scoring seven submission victories to go with two other knockout wins. Ranked at #7 at the time of her retirement, speculation began to mount regarding the future of Gadelha after she was officially pulled from the strawweight rankings ..read more

Mandatory Credit: Lucas Noonan - Bellator MMA An eye-catching featherweight showdown between the surging #4 ranked contender, Leah ‘The Curse’ McCourt, and one-time title challenger, the #5 ranked challenger, Sinead ‘KO’ Kavanagh is currently in the works to feature at Bellator Dublin on February 25. From the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.  Undefeated in her last six straight outing, McCourt looks to improve her professional record to 7-1 against Kavanagh, having most recently defeated Jessica Borga with a unanimous decision at Bellator 267 in London, England. For SBG Ireland st ..read more

Mandatory Credit: Lucas Noonan - Bellator MMA A lightweight showdown between recent vacant title challenger, Peter ‘The Showstopper’ Queally, and British veteran, Kane ‘The Danger’ Mousah has been booked to take co-headlining honors at Bellator Dublin on February 25. from the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.  Making his return for the first time since headlining the promotion’s most recent visit to the capital back in November in a vacant lightweight title challenge against Patricky Freire, Waterford native, Queally attempts to rebound from his second round knockout loss to the Bra ..read more

Mandatory Credit: Chris Unger - Zuffa LLC Kevin ‘The Mo’Town Phenom’ Lee, a one-time interim UFC lightweight title challenger, has found his new fighting home.  According to a report this Wednesday afternoon from Ariel Helwani, the Michigan native has penned a multi-fight deal with the Khabib Nurmagomedov-led Eagle FC. At the time of publication, an opponent or date for Lee’s promotional debut have yet to be determined.  “Kevin Lee has signed a multi-fight deal with Eagle FC, sources say,” Helwani tweeted. “Debut date and opponent still TBD (to be determined). EFC is the ..read more

Mandatory Credit: Bellator MMA Bellator MMA is set to return to the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland on February 25. for an event featuring an undisputed middleweight title clash between champion, Gegard ‘The Dreamcatcher’ Mousasi, and undefeated challenger, Austin ‘The Gentleman’ Vanderford in the night’s headlining slot. Undefeated in his last three straight outings, Dutch veteran, Mousasi successfully defended his middleweight crown back in August at Bellator 264 in Uncasville, Connecticut, stopping John Salter with third round ground strikes. For Vanderford, the undefeated grappling ..read more

Mandatory Credit: Cooper Neil - Zuffa LLC Former interim UFC lightweight champion, Dustin Poirier appears to remain non-committal on his immediate fighting future following his undisputed title challenge loss to Charles Oliveira last Saturday, admitting this Tuesday night that he’s unsure what is next for him. Poirier, who headlined UFC 269 last weekend, suffered the snapping of his three-fight winning run, as well as falling at the final hurdle to achieve undisputed lightweight gold, after dropping a third round standing rear-naked choke loss to Charles Oliveira in the Brazilian’s ..read more