This Weekend: Saturday May 21, 2011
British Association of Mixed Martial Arts 6
May 21, 2011
Wembley Arena,
London, England
BAMMA Middleweight Championship
Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#62] Tom Watson (13 – 4 – 0) vs. [#88] Murilo “Ninja” Rua (20 – 11 – 1)
Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#56] Frank Trigg (20 – 8 – 0) vs. [#104] John Phillips (13 – 3 – 0)
Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#230] Matt Ewin (21 – 9 – 1) vs. [*] Ivan Salaverry (13 – 7 – 0)
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#141] Jason Ball (18 – 8 – 0) vs. [#152] Leonardo Santos (8 – 3 – 0)
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#87] Che Mills (12 – 4 – 0) vs. [#437] Marcio Cesar (14 – 4 – 1)
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#191FW] Shane Omer (6 – 0 – 0) vs. [#500WW] Aaron Wilkinson (7 – 4 – 0)
Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#152] Oli Thompson (8 – 2 – 0) vs. [*] Marcin Bartkiewicz (3 – 3 – 0)
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Featured Upcoming Bouts (Outside of UFC)
| Thursday, December 31st 2026: Rizin FF Super Rizin 6: Shiwasu no Owarinagoya Gekokujo Matsuri | |||
 [#1 W105] Natalia Kuziutina |  [#4 W105] Saori Oshima | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 9/10/2026 [Rizin Fighting Federation] Last Opponent: [#18 W105] Rena Kubota Last 5: W W W W W | Last Fight Date: 7/18/2026 [Rizin Fighting Federation] Last Opponent: [#13 W105] Ye Ji Lee Last 5: L W L W W | ||
| Sunday, December 13th 2026: Deep - 135 Impact | |||
| [#3 SW] Sukai China | [#4 SW] Jo Arai | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 5/04/2026 [DEEP] Last Opponent: [#6 SW] Sora Sugiyama Last 5: W W W W W | Last Fight Date: 9/13/2026 [DEEP] Last Opponent: [#23 SW] Daichi Kitakata Last 5: L L W L W | ||
| Sunday, December 13th 2026: Deep Tokyo Impact 2026 6th Round | |||
| [#6 SW] Sora Sugiyama | [#10 SW] Goal Makino | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 9/20/2026 [DEEP] Last Opponent: [NR] Musashi Musashi Last 5: W W W L W | Last Fight Date: 9/06/2026 [DEEP] Last Opponent: [#42 SW] Toshiya Takashima Last 5: W W W W W | ||
Featured Fighters
| [#18 W125] |  Lucia Szabova | [#1 WW] | Islam Makhachev | |
| [#18 LW] |  Renato Carneiro | [#1 FW] |  Alexander Volkanovski | |
| [#13 LW] | Tom Nolan | [#26 WW] |  Jacobe Smith | |
| [#102 W125] | Tainara Lisboa | [#2 LW] |  Ilia Topuria | |
| [#1 LW] | Justin Gaethje | [#23 LHW] | Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev |
This Saturday: Bellator 45
Bellator Fighting Championships 45
May 21, 2011
L’Auberge du Lac Casino and Resort,
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament Final
Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#34] Richard Hale (17 – 3 – 1) vs. [#44] Christian M’Pumbu (17 – 3 – 1)
Bellator Featherweight Tournament Final
Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#12] Patricio Freire (16 – 1 – 0) vs. [#16] Daniel Straus (16 – 3 – 0)
Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#92LHW] Sam Alvey (13 – 6 – 0) vs. [#128] Karl Amoussou (12 – 4 – 1)
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#66] Luis Santos (48 – 6 – 0) vs. [#491] Nicolae Cury (4 – 1 – 0)
Catchweight (140 lbs)
[*] Joseph Abercrombie (2 – 1 – 0) vs. [*] Ben Parpart (1 – 1 – 0)
Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[*] Shawn Jordan (9 – 2 – 0) vs. [*] John Hill (3 – 1 – 0)
Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#205] Tim Ruberg (5 – 0 – 0) vs. [*] Mike Fleniken (3 – 3 – 0)
Lightweight (185 lbs)
[#117] Rene Nazaere (8 – 0 – 0) vs. [#376] Kelvin Hackney (9 – 1 – 0)
This Weekend: Friday May 20th, 2011
Ultra X Combat – International Grand Prix
May 20, 2011
Exhibition Park,
Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#47] Delson Heleno (21 – 5 – 0) vs. TBA
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#197] Leonardo Pecahna (13 – 7 – 0) vs. [*] Matias Ezequiel Lemon (3 – 6 – 0)
Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#131] Gustavo Machado (20 – 8 – 1) vs. [*] Jeremy Johnson (0 – 0 – 0)
Middleweight? (185 lbs)
[#197LHW] Paulo Filho (22 – 3 – 1) vs. [#167WW] Norman Paraisy (8 – 1 – 1)
Fight for Wrestling 3 – Back in Bakersfield
May 20, 2011
Icardo Center,
Bakersfield, California, United States
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#23] Brian Cobb (17 – 6 – 0) vs. [#106] Radley Martinez (9 – 1 – 0)
Heavyweight (155 lbs)
[#179] John Devine (6 – 4 – 0) vs. [*] Mike Cook (11 – 9 – 0)
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#199] Brock Jardine (6 – 1 – 0) vs. [#428] Kenny Ento (11 – 5 – 0)
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This Past Weekend: Saturday May 14th, 2011
Rock and Brawl
May 14, 2011
Kouvola Hockey Arena,
Kouvola, Kymenlaakso, Finland
Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
Attila Vegh (22 – 4 – 2) defeated Marcus Vanttinen (20 – 3 – 0) by unanimous decision. Vegh, who is on a 2 fight win streak (3-1-1 in his last 5) jumps 15 spots up from [#53] to [#38]. Vanttinen, who was on an 11 fight win streak prior to this loss, drops 17 spots from [#47] to [#64].
(To Be Updated)
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#112] Juha Pekka Vainikainen (17 – 5 – 0) defeated [#209FW] Josh Pulsifer (14 – 6 – 0) by unanimous decision. Vainikainen is on a career best 6 fight win streak (5 by stoppage). Pulsifer is on a 2 fight losing streak, preceded by a 4 fight win streak (3 by submission via Brabo choke).
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Notable Fights Tonight: Thursday May 19
MMA Live 1
Alberta, Canada
Welterweight
[#85] Ryan Ford W-TKO(3) [#105] Karo Parisyan
Welterweight
[#47LW] Marcus Aurelio W-SUB(1) [#163] Matt MacGrath
Will a Flyweight ever return to the Division Dominance list?
Currently, all other weight divisions are represented in the men’s Top 10.
We have not seen a Flyweight in the Division Dominance list since Shinichi Kojima, who exited due to his loss to Jussier Da Silva on July 19, 2009. The current #1 (and all-time #1) Flyweight, Mamoru Yamaguchi, isn’t even in sniffing distance of the Top 10. This is mainly due to divisional parity caused by the lack of top-notch matchmaking within the division, Japan’s love of 10-10 rounds, and an increase in Flyweight bouts on American soil with no real direction.
Yamaguchi does have a chance to make a charge at the list as he is expected to take on Jussier da Silva (#8) on August 5. Though, Ian McCall (#4) will be taking on Darrell Montague (#10) within the same card. As Alexis Vila leaves to enter the Bellator Bantamweight division, this may create a 3-headed dragon at Flyweight with Yamaguchi, McCall, and Yasuhiro Urushitani. If McCall and Yamaguchi both were to lose, than the situation further worsens.
Will someone please create a globally important Flyweight tournament?
The Ultimate Fighter 13 – Episode 8 Results
In Episode 8, the first two quarter-final fights took place, with Team Lesnar and Team Dos Santos splitting the wins. Team Lesnar’s Chris Cope defeated Shamar Bailey with a 20-18 unanimous decision, while Team Dos Santos’ Ramsey Nijem forced a tapout from Clay Harvison with a rear naked choke in the first round.
Next week the remaining two quarter-final fights will take place, and semi-final matchups will be announced.
The current win tally is 5 Team Dos Santos, 5 Team Lesnar.
Here’s who remains:
(all rankings are approximated as-of the show’s taping, and not necessarily reflecting the fighters’ current rankings)
[#113] Anthony Ferguson
episode 6: moved on to quarter-finals with a first round TKO (upkick) win over Justin Edwards
[#182] Justin Edwards
episode 3: alternate taking place of Keon Caldwell
episode 6: lost to Anthony Ferguson by TKO (upkick)
[#179] Myles Jury
episode 1: forced to withdraw due to an injury
[#200] Ryan McGillivray
episode 3: moved on to quarter-finals with a majority decision win (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) over Len Bentley
[#247 LW] Ramsey Nijem
episode 4: moved on to quarter-finals with a second round submission (rear naked choke) win over Charlie Rader
episode 8: moved on to semi-finals with a first round submission (rear naked choke) win over Clay Harvison
[#289] Chuck O’Neil
episode 1: alternate taking place of Miles Jury
episode 6: lost to Zachary Davis with a first round submission (triangle choke). Brought back for the wild card fight with Javier Torres
episode 7: moved on to quarter-finals with a second round submission (D’Arce choke) win over Javier Torres in the wild card bout
[#321] Charlie Rader
episode 4: lost to Ramsey Nijem with a second round submission (rear naked choke)
[#364] Shamar Bailey
episode 1: moved on to quarter-finals with a 20-18 unanimous decision win over Nordin Asrih
episode 8: lost a 20-18 unanimous decision to Chris Cope
[#387] Clay Harvison
episode 5: defeated Michael Bowman with a unanimous decision (20-18)
episode 8: lost to Ramsey Nijem with a first round submission (rear naked choke)
[#441] Chris Cope
episode 2: moved on to quarter-finals with a 29-28 overtime unanimous decision win over Javier Torres
episode 8: moved on to semi-finals with a 20-18 unanimous decision over Shamar Bailey
[#475] Len Bentley
episode 3: lost a majority decision win (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) to Ryan McGillivray
[NR] Nordin Asrih
episode 1: lost a unanimous decision (20-18) to Shamar Bailey
[NR] Michael Bowman
episode 5: lost a unanimous decision (20-18) to Clay Harvison
[NR] Keon Caldwell
episode 2: withdrew from competition
[NR] Zachary Davis
episode 6: moved on to quarter-finals with a first round submission (triangle choke) win over Chuck O’Neil
[NR] Javier Torres
episode 2: lost an overtime unanimous decision (29-28) to Chris Cope
episode 6: brought back for a wild card fight with Chuck O’Neil
episode 7: lost to Chuck O’Neil with a second round submission (D’Arce choke) in the wild-card bout
This Past Weekend: Friday May 13, 2011
Xtreme Fighting Organization 39
May 13, 2011
Sears Centre Arena,
Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States
Featherweight (145 lbs)
Jeff Curran (34 – 13 – 1) defeated Billy Vaughan (9 – 9 – 0) by unanimous decision. Curran, who is 4-1 in his last 5, moves 5 spots up the ranks from [#67] to [#62]. Vaughan, who is on a 4 fight losing streak, remains unranked.
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Former WEC lightweight champ Jamie Varner (17 – 5 – 1) defeated Tyler Combs (13 – 8 – 1) by technical submission via north-south choke at 1:30 of round 1. Varner, who is 1-3-1 in his last 5, moves from [#116LW] into the welterweight “Top 500” at [#109]. Combs, who is on a 2 fight losing streak, moves from [#285LW] into the welterweight “Top 500” at [#354].
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This Past Weekend: Bellator 44
Bellator Fighting Championships 44
May 14, 2011
Caesars Atlantic City Hotel and Casino,
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Bellator Lightweight Tournament Final
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Michael Chandler (8 – 0 – 0) won a unanimous decision over Patricky Freire (9 – 2 – 0). Chandler upset Freire, spending the first two rounds trading with the lauded striker on the feet. Aside from a trio of low blows to Freire (which resulted in a point deduction in the 3rd for Chandler), Chandler actually got the better of Freire standing. Chandler secured the 3rd round with takedowns and ground and pound which left Freire vexed and bloodied on the bottom. All 3 judges scored the bout 29-27 in favor of Chandler. Chandler, who has stopped 6 of his 8 opponents, jumps 20 spots up from [#50] to [#30]. He will now face Bellator lightweight champion [#5] Eddie Alvarez for the title. Freire, who had a 5 fight win streak broken by this loss, drops 21 spots from [#49] to [#70].
Superfight
Middleweight (185 lbs)
Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard (29 – 2 – 1) defeated Falaniko Vitale (29 – 10 – 0) by KO due to a punch at 0:54 of round 3. The two veterans circled each other for the first two rounds, trading single shots. A sheen of sweat developed on the well muscled frame of Lombard during the 1st round, portending fatigue for the Bellator champ. However, it was a single right punch that sent Vitale reeling. Vitale attempted to stand back up but fell back down to the mat, causing referee Dan Miragliotta to stop the fight. Lombard, who extends his streak to an amazing 23 fights without a loss, moves up 1 spot from [#12] to [#11]. Vitale, who had won 3 in a row, drops 8 spots from [#45] to [#53].
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