Valentina Anatolievna Shevchenko was born on March 7th, 1988, in Frunze, Kirghizia, USSR (now known as Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) to Ukrainian parents, Anatoly and Elena Shevchenko. !bullet4yo.jpg Valentina was introduced to combat sports by her mother, who was the President of Kyrgyzstan’s national

After a week off, the UFC got back to business quickly, featuring a stellar card with two top ten Heavyweights, Alexander Volkov and Jairzinho Rozenstruik, competing in the main event at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Let’s recap what went down. Controversial Stoppage? !image2.jpeg While the main eve

The highly anticipated rematch of the greatest Women's fight in combat sports history is upon us as Zhang Weili welcomes back Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 275 in Kallang, Singapore at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. This pay-per-view is headlined by Glover Teixeira as he takes on Jiří Procházka for the U

On Saturday, we saw some incredible action from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, featuring a dominant decision win for Movsar Evloev and a back and forth war between Mike Trizano and Lucas Almedia, with the night being capped off by a clinical first-round finish by Alexander Volkov. I had a great week wit

Today, news was announced that a Bantamweight bout between Marlon Vera and Dominick Cruz is rumored to headline a UFC FIght Night card on August 13th. Carlos Contreras Legaspi of ESPN Deportes first broke the news via Twitter. Marlon Vera (21-7-1) was last seen in April, defeating Rob Font in a fi

The Light Heavyweight Division has been home to some of the biggest and baddest names in the sport for as long as MMA has been around. In the early 2000s the 205 pound weight class was seen as the glamour division not only in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) but in MMA as a whole, with prom

UFC Vegas 56 featured a top 10 Heavyweight main event, with Alexander Volkov making a statement with a 1st round TKO win against Jairzinho Rozenstruik. !francis-ngannou1x55ktv13g9mh1b8x9qhvv1033.jpeg The Heavyweight division is currently stuck in a logjam, with Heavyweight Champion Francis Nganno

We're proud and exciting to announce the launch of our real-money Daily Fantasy Sports product, Verdict Tournaments. Fight fans will now be able to compete against each other for cash prizes. Verdict MMA's CEO Sanjay Thakur's statement on the launch: !Group 83.jpg Verdict Tournaments is now live

This weekend we get a Heavyweight headliner with the sharp striking veteran Alexander Volkov (-149) going up against the hard-hitting kickboxer Jairzinho Rozenstruik (+131). Before that, we see one of my favorite prospects to bet on over the last few years in Movsar Evloev (-385) taking on the dura

10. Julianna Peña !109julianapenavsjessicarakoczy.0.jpg Although now Julianna Peña is the Bantamweight Champion of the world, the way she got her start in the UFC was by winning The Ultimate Fighter Season 18: Team Rousey vs Team Tate, which was the first season to feature female fighters competi