The UFC will be returning to the old home of Strikeforce, the HP Pavilion in San Jose, when they present the UFC on Fox 7 on April 20th. And unsurprisingly, a few Strikeforce guys have already been booked for the event. The main event will be a champion vs. champion bout with UFC lightweight title holder Ben Henderson putting his belt on the line against Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert M...

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

Bellator MMA touts their tournament format as a chance for fighters to carve out their own path, to make themselves into stars by winning consistently and earning their place. Though it hasn't resulted in that many breakouts as of yet, one fight who epitomizes their "homegrown star" tag is Pat Curran,...

James Krause and Toby Imada rematched in the main event of Friday’s RFA 6 in Kansas City, Mo., but the fight couldn’t have been more different than their first go around.

Resurrection Fighting Alliance's (RFA) sixth mixed martial arts (MMA) event is in the books as last night (Jan. 18, 2013) the organization traveled to Kansas City, Mo., for RFA 6: "Krause vs. Imada 2," at the Scottish Rite Temple.

The event headliner saw lightweights James Krause and Toby Imada face off in a rematch of a 2010 Bellator fight that saw Imada emerge victorious by way of second-round...

James Krause continued to make his case for a call from the next level with his seventh straight win on Friday, outstriking Toby Imada for a unanimous decision win at Resurrection Fighting Alliance 6.

Resurrection Fighting Alliance 6 will air tonight, January 18 live on AXS TV. The broadcast will kick off at 10 p.m. ET and will be main evented by a rematch between James Krause and Toby Imada. Imada won their first fight by submission, but Krause is riding a six fight win streak.

Here is the full card according to the RFA website:

PRO CARD:

155 - James Krause, 18-4 (Blue Springs, Missouri, U...

AXS TV will kick off its 2013 LIVE mixed martial arts coverage at 10pm ET this Friday night with "AXS TV Fights: Resurrection Fighting Alliance 6" from the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Missouri. The event is the first of more than 35 AXS TV Fights LIVE broadcasts scheduled for 2013.

In the main event of the evening, rising star James Krause (18-4) looks to run his winning streak to seve...

James Krause and Toby Imada are heading into a rematch to headline Friday's RFA 6 on AXS TV, but Imada better not make the mistake of thinking he's facing the same fighter.

The UFC and Bellator are locking horns to see who will sign top 10 Lightweight Eddie Alvarez. Keep an eye here to see all the updates as the negotiations play out.

Up until this October, Eddie Alvarez (24-3) has been Bellator's Lightweight golden boy. He came to the organization back in 2009 and reeled off an impressive 7 straight wins. His BFC resume includes finishes over leg-lock expert Toby...

Many point to UFC Lightweight Melvin Guillard's grappling as a key weakness, but against Jamie Varner at UFC 155 when Guillard found himself down on the cards he began a grappling offensive. So we are going to take a quick look at the opportunistic attacks by Guillard. Here is a quick run down of the attacks we will look at:

The Inverted Triangle

Leg Scissors

Armbar

The attacks started after...

Up until this October, Eddie Alvarez (24-3) has been Bellator's Lightweight golden boy. He came to the organization back in 2009 and reeled off an impressive 7 straight wins. His BFC resume includes finishes over leg-lock expert Toby Imada and UFC veterans Roger Huerta and Josh Neer. In 2010, he hit his peak ranking as the #3 155 lb fighter.

Alvarez wrapped up his contract at Bellator 76 with a ...

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Glory announces Remy Bonjasky vs. Tyrone Spong

Big fight announcement this week courtesy of Glory. On February 16 the company will stage Glory 5 London. The main event: Remy Bonjasky vs. Tyrone Spong.

Let me just say - this fight is AWESOME. Bonjasky re...

Welcome back to Weekly Kicks, Bloody Elbow's regular round up of news from K-1, Glory, Superkombat, and the world of international kickboxing.

What was a moderately quiet week in terms of fights for this time of year ended up being a pretty big week for news thanks to the always newsworthy Badr Hari.

Badr Hari out of jail... or not

Badr Hari, the (former?) K-1 Heavyweight, has been released fr...

Bloody Elbow will provide thorough coverage of tonight's Bellator 79 event, including a preview of the card, hosting of the live video stream, discussion and play-by-play as the event unfolds and complete results afterwards.

Bellator season 7 continues this Friday night, November 2 with Bellator 79. As always, the show airs live on MTV2 starting at 8:00 p.m. ET, with prelims on Spike.com at 6:00...

Bellator season 7 continues this Friday night, November 2 with Bellator 79. As always, the show airs live on MTV2 starting at 8:00 p.m. ET, with prelims on Spike.com at 6:00 p.m. ET. Here's the full fight card for Bellator 79, with weigh-in results:

MAIN CARD:Heavyweight Tournament Semifinals Fight: Rich Hale (238.4) vs. Thiago Santos (265.2)Featherweight Tournament Semifinals Fight: Shahbulat S...

The idea that a handful of Bellator fighters could hold their own in the UFC is hardly a momentous statement.

The UFC is king in MMA, particularly because of the vast depth and talent of their overall roster. There's no disputing that. However, asserting that fighters in smaller promotions are somewhat comparable to the UFC's mid-tier populace, or at least worthy of an opportunity to test their ...

Patricky "Pitbull" Freire burst onto the scene when he made his Bellator debut in 2011, viciously knocking out both Rob McCullough and Toby Imada to nearly win the season four tournament.

It was through Bellator that the Brazilian got his opportutnity, just like his younger brother Patricio, who's currently the number one contender at 145 pounds for the promotion.

So with that being said, Patr...

Bellator Fighting Championships will head the great white north this Friday night (Oct. 12, 2012) at Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

The main card will air live on MTV2 and Epix HD on fight night, beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

Headlining the main event of Bellator 76 will be a highly anticipated lightweight bout between former Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez and top Brazilian...

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Glory 2 Brussels Results

The top news of the week comes from Glory who put on Glory 2 Brussels this past Saturday. In the main event, former K-1 champion Remy Bonjasky made a successful return from retirement, defeating Anderson "Braddock" Silva. Silva mad...

Did you think 3 submission GIF posts were enough? Not even close! Zombie Prophet collected another baker's dozen of spectacular submissions. Japanese submission extraordinaire Shinya Aoki grabbed two highlights here. First, he gave David "Hello Japan" Gardner a lesson in not having terrible ideas while defending a rear naked choke. I don't think Gardner took much from it, however, as he went 2-6 ...