Former UFC middleweight champion, 39-year-old Michael Bisping officially announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. According to the fighter, one of the key reasons for this decision was the eye injury received in the November duel with Kelvin Gastelum.
Russian MMA fighter Vitaly Minakov appreciated the prospects of Anastasia Yankova. On Saturday, she lost to British Kate Jackson at the Bellator 200 tournament. This defeat was first for the Russian in her career.
As it was informed last week former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold got injured and would not be able to make his debut in the light heavyweight division on August 4 at UFC 227. Promotion president Dana White said that Alexander Gustafsson, who was to become Rokhold's rival, will receive a new opponent for battle on the upcoming show.
At the press conference after the UFC Fight Night 130 tournament Dana White said that meeting with former champion in two divisions Conor McGregor did not take place in Liverpool and will be moved to Las Vegas. The president of the company expressed his hope that he will manage to organize a fight between the Irishman and the current lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
In the main event of UFC Fight Night 130 in Liverpool local welterweight Darren Till scored point victory over Stephen Thompson of US.
Former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko of Russia believes that the Dutch MMA fighter Gegard Mousasi, who won the championship belt recently, had no point to go for the second battle with him.
The famous American MMA fighter Nick Diaz was arrested by the Las Vegas police on charges of domestic violence. As reported, the victim of the athlete was a girl who Diaz was choking and beating, and broke her rib.
The Dutch fighter of Armenian origin Gegard Mousasi defeated Rafael Carvalho at the Bellator 200 tournament and became the new middleweight champion of the organization.
On May 24 in St. Petersburg at the fight show M-1 Challenge 92, in the main event heavyweight veteran Sergei Kharitonov won on points over Anton Vyazigin. The first five-minute session took place under the advantage of Kharitonov. In the second round Vyazigin made an unintentional poke into the eye and, as Kharitonov ceased to see with his eye, and the meeting was stopped by the doctors.
Bellator middleweight champion Brazilian Rafael Carvalho will meet the famous Dutch fighter of Armenian origin Gegard Mousasi. The meeting is scheduled for May 25 and will be the main event of the Bellator 200 tournament in London.
