Ohio native Lance Palmer (4-0) is ready to make his return to the cage, as he is set to take on UFC and WEC veteran Fredson Paixao (10-4) this Friday at RFA 4 in Las Vegas. The bout will be part of the RFA 4 main card, which is set to air live on AXS [...]

The lineup for PurgatoryFS 10 got even deeper, as two of Northwest Ohio’s favorite fighters were added to the card in separate bouts. Bantamweight Andrew Huffman (6-5) will take on Jake Grigson (4-2), and heavyweight Rick Day (3-1) will square off with Steve Cotterman (5-3). Huffman comes in off of perhaps the best performance of [...]

Isaiah Chapman (3-0) will get a chance to close out his first year as a professional with yet another win, as “The Beast” is scheduled to take on Dustin Kempf (6-5) in a 135-pound clash at “NAAFS: Night of Champions 2012″ on Dec. 15 in Medina, Ohio. Arguably the best bantamweight prospect in the Midwest, [...]

“The Professional Predator” may soon receive one of the most prestigious awards in MMA, as he was nominated for the “Knockout of the Year” award at the World MMA Awards for his flying knee over Vitor Vianna at Bellator 61. The awards – which recognize achievements in MMA from Sept. 1, 2011 to Sept. 30, [...]

Justin McNally (0-0, 4-3 am) now has yet another different opponent to prepare for in his MMA debut on Friday. After two opponents fell out of the bout, he’ll now take on fellow debutante David Blattman (0-0, 5-0 am) in a 140-pound catchweight bout. McNally himself confirmed the change to GatewayMMA.com, and it will likely [...]

Philly will receive a bit of Buckeye flavor on Friday night, as two veterans hailing from Ohio will be featured in the two top-billed fights at Matrix Fights VII. In the headliner, Strikeforce veteran and Central Ohio native Billy Vaughan (11-13) looks to break out of a four-fight losing streak when he takes on Bellator [...]

The headliner for next month’s “NAAFS: Caged Fury 20″ has received a shakeup, as two former NAAFS champions will now square off at the Columbus Convention Center in the capital city. Travis Clark (6-1) will return to 205 pounds to face Dan Spohn (6-3) in the new headliner, as NAAFS matchmaker Nichole Castillo announced earlier [...]

This Friday’s Bellator 78 card has undergone a last-minute change. Dayton MMA product Todd Williamson (0-0, 6-5 am) will step in on late notice to take on Justin McNally (0-0, 4-3 am) as part of the preliminary card this Friday at Bellator 78 in Dayton. Mike Patt, Williamson’s coach at Dayton MMA, made the announcement [...]

FLORENCE, KY – Indiana lightweight Brandon Bolt (2-3) snatched victory from the jaws of defeat when he came back to beat Matthew Egner (1-2) via unanimous decision on Saturday, October 20, at Turf Wars 9. Bolt used his solid wrestling to control Egner in the first round of the fight. However, Egner came out strong [...]

Forrest Petz (25-9) is set to return to the cage on Nov. 23 in Hamilton, Ontario, and he’ll do so in the Score Fighting Series 7 main event against Jordan Mein (25-8). Petz, who lives in Cleveland and is a member of the Strong Style Fight Team, is a UFC veteran and is currently riding [...]

Augusta Tindall (2-1) thought his chance at gold was gone when SpartanFC lightweight champion J.P. Felty (3-4) missed weight heading into their Spartan 15 headliner, but that was actually not the case, as he claimed a second round TKO in the bout. After the event, Felty was stripped of the title for missing weight, and [...]