As the UFC takes a little break from the action, Bellator took center stage again this past week as it continued its seventh season. Along with Bellator there is plenty of MMA news this week, including the next coaches for The Ultimate Fighter season 17 and BAMMA announcing the match-ups for their upcoming BAMMA 11 card.
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This weekend was caulk full of MMA, offering up multiple high-profile events taking place on both Friday and Saturday. The UFC, Bellator, ONE FC and Invicta FC all held event this weekend, but so did UCMMA, CES MMA and Superior Challenge.
The MMA Calendar has turned to the month of October and the end of the year is within our sights. The final quarter of the year is not only filled with holidays but it also typically contains some of the best MMA action the year has to offer. October has plenty of fights, which is always great, but this month has a handful of fights that you do not want to miss.
This past week in MMA saw the return of the UFC as they held UFC 152 after the long break caused by the cancellation of UFC 151. The event was solid and rest assured that wasn’t the Octagon withdraws talking. Luckily the fans won’t have to wait too long for the next UFC event because the Octagon headed to Nottingham, England and the UFC on Fuel TV 5 immediately after the lights were turned off in Toronto, Canada.
That strange feeling this weekend wasn’t the fact that you had one more day to party, it was the MMA void left by the absence of UFC 151. While the MMA world has moved on and the UFC has moved its attention to the new season of The Ultimate Fighter and UFC 152 they cannot hide from the fact something was missing this weekend.
Asia’s largest MMA promotion, ONE FC held the largest event in the Philippines yesterday inside the Smart Araneta in Manila. The night of action featured local heroes Eduard Folayang and Eric Kelly in separate bouts as well as the ONE FC debut of Bibiano Fernandes. The card was also filled with several former UFC stars, including Phil Baroni, Jens Pulver, Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia.
Even though the UFC on Fox 4 was this past Saturday, this week’s Independent MMA Link Club is all over the MMA landscape. If it’s variety you are craving than you’ve come to the right place. Today’s links include multiple interviews, some MMA news from outside the UFC as well as coverage from last weekend’s UFC event.
This past week in MMA has been hectic to say the least but it’s been one of the best week’s all year for the sport. The week saw three major events, three title fights, a complete overhaul at theThis past week in MMA has been hectic to say the least but it has also been one of the best week’s thus far this year for the sport. The week saw three major events, three title fights, a complete overhaul at the top of the UFC middleweight division and everything in between. top of the UFC middleweight division and everything in between.
