Another former Strikeforce standout will make his UFC debut on FX as former Strikeforce Middleweight champ Luke Rockhold looks to establish himself in the UFC by facing former champion Vitor Belfort.
The May 18 UFC on FX fight card will also feature a Light Heavyweight battle between Costaninos Philippou and Ronaldo Souza, as well as a Lightweight matchup between Evan Dunham and Rafael Dos Anjos. Action is already available at many sportsbooks on all three fights.
UFC 159 features the long-awaited matchup between Chael Sonnen and UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones and the betting lines favor the champion in a big way.
The main card also features another important Light Heavyweight fight between Phil Davis and Vinicius Magalhaes as well as relevant fights in the Middle and Heavyweight divisions.
UFC betting action at the sportsbooks returns this weekend with a Lightweight championship fight between former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez and current UFC Lightweight champ Benson Henderson.
UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez will also feature another good Lightweight battle between Josh Thomson and Nate Diaz as well as a contender Heavyweight fight between former UFC Heavyweight champ Frank Mir and Daniel Cormier.
One of the most entertaining Ultimate Fighter seasons ever is about to wrap up, and sportsbooks are already offering action on the main event between Urijah Faber and Scott Jorgensen.
Action on the Ultimate Fighter tournament finals will be added this week once the final broadcast of the show determines which two fighters will battle for the $100k UFC contract and the title of Ultimate Fighter.
Alexander Gustafsson will be looking to not only put on a show in front of his Swedish fans at UFC on Fuel TV 9 on April 6, but he will also be looking to earn the next UFC Light Heavyweight title shot by beating Gegard Mousasi.
The UFC Welterweight division will be on display at UFC 158 when champion Georges St-Pierre defends his title against former Strikeforce champ Nick Diaz.
Also on the UFC 158 fight card will be two Welterweight contender matches including the co-main event between Carlos Condit and top contender Johny Hendricks as well as Jake Ellenberger against Nate Marquardt.
UFC betting action returns to Japan this weekend for UFC on Fuel TV 8: Stann vs. Silva.
Moneyline action is already available on all 11 fights on the card, including the main event between Brian Stann and Wanderlei Silva.
Both of the headliners will be coming off decision losses and will need a victory to remain relevant in the Middleweight division, despite this fight being fought at 205 pounds.
MMA betting fans will enjoy a first in the UFC this Saturday night when Ronda Rousey makes her Octagon debut to defend her UFC Women’s Bantamweight title for the first time against Liz Carmouche.
The UFC 157 fight card will also feature a co-main event between two of the top-ranked Light Heavyweights, as well as three other meaningful matchups in various divisions.
Action is available on the preliminary card as well as the main card with sportsbooks offering moneyline action on all twelve UFC 157 fights.
UFC betting action returns to London, England this weekend with a stacked card full of hungry fighters. Action is already available on the main and preliminary cards, and MMA fans have a dozen fights to choose from for UFC on Fuel TV 7.
Headlining the event will be a UFC Bantamweight title fight between current interim champion Renan “Barao” Pegado and top contender Michael McDonald. Both fighters possess big power and will be looking to be on top of the division.
The Bellator Fighting Championships will feature four Featherweight quarterfinal tournament fights and a Middleweight title headliner this week as Bellator 88 rolls into Duluth, Georgia.
Tournament Five Middleweight winner Alexander Shlemenko will face Tournament Six winner Maiquel Falcao for the Bellator Middleweight title left vacant by now-UFC-contender Hector Lombard.
UFC pay-per-view action returns for MMA betting fans this Saturday night with UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar. Action is already available on the five main card fights including the UFC Featherweight title fight between Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar.
Edgar will get a shot at the Featherweight title following two losses that saw him drop his UFC Lightweight belt to Ben Henderson. Now Edgar faces one of the top pound-for-pound best in the world in Aldo. This is a true super-fight between two of the best in the world and it's handicapped accordingly.
MMA action will be available again this weekend with another free televised card. This week the UFC is on Fox with a full card of fights, and moneyline action is already available at most online sportsbooks.
The UFC Flyweight title will be up for grabs when Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson defends his title for the first time against Ultimate Fighter winner John Dodson. Two of the fastest fighters in MMA will see who the “Baddest Little Man on the Planet” is in a five-round battle for the strap.
MMA betting fans won’t have to wait long for more UFC action with the UFC on FX 7: Belfort vs. Bisping card scheduled for January 19. Between the FX channel and Fuel TV a total of 11 fights will be broadcast free, and betting action is already available on two of the main card fights.
In the main event Michael Bisping will be looking to earn a potential title shot with a victory over “The Phenom” Vitor Belfort. Bisping is the last remaining big name in the division for Anderson Silva to defend against, and beating Belfort should help Bisping finally get his shot.
MMA fight fans will get a full card of Strikeforce action this weekend as Nate Marquardt puts his Welterweight title on the line for the final time against Tarec Saffiedine. The promotion will shut down operations following the event as most of the Strikeforce talent gets picked up by the UFC.
The card also includes a Heavyweight matchup between journeyman Dion Staring and top-five-ranked Daniel Cormier.
The two best Heavyweights in MMA will meet for the second time for the UFC Heavyweight title on December 29, and sportsbooks are already offering action on two UFC 155 main card fights. Cain Velasquez will look to regain his title from the man who took it from him - Junior dos Santos.
Sportsbooks are also offering action on a Middleweight contender fight between Yushin Okami and Alan Belcher. These two have also met before, and it’s Belcher who will be looking for redemption after losing a tough decision to Okami six and a half years ago.
MMA betting fans will have a rare opportunity to bet on two UFC fight cards this weekend as action will come from Australia and the United States. First on Friday UFC on FX will air their version of the Ultimate Fighter finals with UFC on FX 6: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson. Then on Saturday we’ll get to see The Ultimate Fighter 16 finale.
The UFC returns on December 8 with UFC on Fox airing a World Championship fight in the Lightweight division. Benson Henderson will defend his title against Nate Diaz, and action is already available on three main-card fights.
Also in the Octagon will be a Light Heavyweight matchup between former champion Mauricio Rua and Alexander Gustafsson, as well as a Welterweight battle between Rory MacDonald and B.J. Penn.
A full card of MMA action is slated for Friday night and odds are available on four of the Bellator 82 main card fights. Headlining the event will be the Bellator Season 7 Welterweight tournament final between Lyman Good and Andrey Koreshkov.
Oddsmakers at Bovada have this fight closely handicapped with Good listed as the -105 underdog and Koreshkov the slight -125 favorite.
MMA action returns to Montreal for UFC 154 and the return to the Octagon of native son Georges St-Pierre.
Following nearly a year and a half layoff the UFC Welterweight champion will face interim champion Carlos Condit, and oddsmakers have St-Pierre handicapped as a heavy favorite.
Despite a near career-ending torn ACL and a long absence from the Octagon St-Pierre is currently a -325 favorite over Condit at 5 Dimes.
The UFC makes its debut in China this weekend when UFC on Fuel TV 6 plays out in Macau.
Headlining the event will be a Middleweight battle between former champion Rich Franklin and Martial Arts expert Cung Lee.
MMA betting action is also available on four main card fights that include a co-main-event Light Heavyweight matchup between Stanislav Nedkov and Thiago Silva.
In a Welterweight battle Dong Hyun Kim faces Paulo Thiago, while Lightweight Takanori Gomi meets Mac Danzig.
The Bellator season is in full swing and MMA betting fans have another Bellator card to wager on this weekend. Bellator 79 will feature Heavyweight and Featherweight tournament semi-finals as well as a couple of great Welterweight battles.
The headliner will be the Heavyweight tournament semi-final between Richard Hale and Thiago Santos. Closely handicapped, this fight could go either way and oddsmakers at BetOnline have Santos as the -150 favorite while Hale is a slight +130 underdog.
Bellator betting action will be available this weekend at Bellator 78. The four remaining combatants in the Bellator Welterweight tournament will decide who makes it to the tournament finals and then fights for a chance to challenge for the title next year.
MMA betting action continues this Friday night at the Sovereign Center in Reading, Penn with Bellator 77. Lightweight action will be in the spotlight this week as eight fighters begin this year’s tournament with the goal of a $100k payday and the opportunity to challenge Michael Chandler for his belt at the end of the season.
Brazilian MMA fans are in for a stacked card of local fighters when the UFC returns to Rio de Janeiro for UFC 153. Headlining the event will be Brazil’s favorite son, UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva, who is stepping up to Light Heavyweight to face Stephan Bonnar.
MMA betting action returns for the third straight week with a free televised card on FX. A couple of big Heavyweights will headline the UFC on FX 5 event that offers four main card fights and eight additional undercard matchups.
UFC betting action returns this weekend with a free event on Fuel TV. Headlining the event will be a Heavyweight battle between two of the best young fighters in the division, with most of the rest of the card consisting of local U.K. fighters looking to impress in front of a hometown crowd.
Jon Jones gets a chance to quiet his critics at UFC 152 when he faces former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort. Jones has been the brunt of much criticism following the cancellation of UFC 151, but should right the ship with a convincing victory on September 22.
Two Season 6 Bellator tournaments will come to an end this Friday night when the Bantamweight and Light Heavyweight winners are crowned at Bellator 73. The winners will get automatic title shots in their respective divisions of the Bellator Fighting Championships next season.
Headlining the event will be the Light Heavyweight tournament final between Travis Wiuff and Attila Vegh. The winner will face Christian M’Pumbu next season for the Bellator Light Heavyweight championship.
Since she became the Strikeforce Female Bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has been in the media promoting herself and her upcoming title defense more than any other fighter in MMA. The undefeated former Olympic medalist will look to push her record to 6-0 with a win over top contender Sarah Kaufman.
It wouldn’t be the Lightweight division without a Frankie Edgar rematch headlining a UFC pay-per-view event. UFC betting fans will get the third installment of the Edgar rematch saga this weekend at UFC 150, and as expected the former champ is the underdog.