Making his Bellator debut at last Friday’s Bellator 71 summer series event, Emanuel Newton looked impressive in capturing his sixth consecutive victory. In the opening round of the light heavyweight tournament, Newton took on Caesar Gracie trained fighter Roy Boughton.
The summer solstice is here and that officially means its summer time, but it also means time for Bellator’s summer season. Airing at the same time as the UFC on FX 4, Bellator 71 will feature the opening round of the light heavyweight tournament and can be watched across multiple platforms, including right here.
Last night from the Alameda County Fair Grounds in Pleasanton, California was IMPACT MMA: Recognition. The inaugural event from the tri-valley base promotion went off without a hitch, bringing 10 professional Mixed Martial Arts bouts to 2,000+ eager fans long starved for live MMA.
The Mixed Martial Arts community located in the California Bay Area has longed for a local promotion to bring them top-level, local talent into the cage. The area is filled with top gyms with talented fighters and loyal fans that have been forced to travel to see their favorite local fighters. Change is coming and it’s coming this weekend in Dublin, California as IMPACT MMA makes their debut with “Recognition”.
The East Bay is a hot bed for Mixed Martial Arts, home to several top gyms and many current and former champions. Names like Cain Velasquez, Nick Diaz and Gilbert Melendez all train in the greater East Bay and have all fought on the world’s biggest stages.
Shark Fights 18 is in the books but fans not in attendance will not be able to see the fights until September 2nd on Fuel TV. Part of the networks Friday Night Fights series, the five bout main card from Shark Fight 18 can be seen at 6pm PT / 9pm ET. For those that cannot wait to see the action you can check out pictures from the event on MMA Valor.
Coming off their successful 17th event last month, Shark Fights returns this Friday from the John Ascuaga’s Nugget Casino in Reno, Nevada. Shark Fights 18 will be headlined by a lightweight bout between Shane Nelson and Aaron Wetherspoon. While the last Shark Fights card was televised live on HDNet, Friday’s event will air on Fuel TV at a later date as part of their “Friday Fight Night” series.
