All posts by David McKinney

  • Stipe Miocic earns a title shot with win over Andrei Arlovski at UFC 195

    A Northeast Ohio fighter will finally get a chance to fight for a UFC title, as heavyweight Stipe Miocic (14-2, 8-2 UFC) tore through former...

  • Sid Wheeler vs. Justin Fisher and Jesse Grun vs. Felipe Portela headline Valor Fights 31

    Valor Fights 31 is shaping up to be a mega-event, as the organization returns to Chattanooga in February for a double main event featuring two...

  • Donald Cerrone moves to welterweight in UFC Pittsburgh main event

    Fan favorite fighter Donald Cerrone (28-7, 15-4 UFC) is headed to the Steel City,  as “Cowboy” will move to welterweight to face Tim Means (25-7-1,...

  • Jonavin Webb vs. Bryan Barberena added to UFC Pittsburgh

    A welterweight battle has been added to UFC Pittsburgh, as Jonavin Webb (8-1, 0-1 UFC) is set to face Bryan Barberena (10-3, 1-1 UFC) in...

  • Two pro title fights headline Hoosier Fight Club 27 in February

    After crowning a new middleweight champion in Nick Kraus at their last event in November, Hoosier Fight Club 27 will see new pro champs crowned...

  • Valor Fights 30 card coming together with Gehrts vs. Haag and more

    Valor Fights kicks off its 2016 schedule on Feb. 13, as Valor Fights 30 heads to The International in Knoxville, Tennesee. The organization was busy...

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    Adam Milstead: “I’ll fight in the UFC for FREE”

    Pittsburgh-based heavyweight fighter Adam Milstead (7-1) may be on his way to winning the BluegrassMMA Pro Knockout of the Year Award, but “The Prototype” has another, bigger...

  • World Series of Fighting 27

    V3 Fights partners with World Series of Fighting for “Future Champs” series in 2016

    Tennessee-based promtion V3 Fights has teamed up with national promotion World Series of Fighting to debut a new “Future Champs” series, which will kick off with WSOF...

  • Michigan fighter Dom O’Grady passes away

    Michigan fighter Dom O’Grady has passed away, according to multiple reports. The 34-year-old fighter had a heart attack in his sleep over night on Monday...

  • Chris Dempsey

    Chris Dempsey returns to middleweight at UFC London

    It appears that Steel City native Chris Dempsey (11-3, 1-2 UFC) won’t be fighting at UFC Pittsburgh, but rather a week later, as he is...

  • Recap – Andrew Law and Jerrell Hodge win at IT Fight Series 39

    IT Fight Series closed out a very strong 2015 campaign with their ninth event of the year, as Veterans Hall in Zanesville, Ohio was the...

  • World Series of Fighting 27 headed to Tennessee in January

    Tennessee will be the first Ohio Valley state to get a big time event in 2016, as World Series of Fighting 27 will take place...

  • Julian Lane vs. Justin Edwards – coming to a MMA event near you?

    Veteran fighters Julian Lane (9-5-1) and Justin Edwards (8-5) were both in attendance at last night’s IT Fight Series 39 event in Zanesville, Ohio cornering...

  • Andrew Holbrook gets Sage Northcutt at UFC on FOX 18

    One of the Ohio Valley’s top fighters will get the opportunity of a lifetime, as Indianapolis native Andrew Holbrook (11-0, 1-0 UFC) will take on...

  • Turf Wars cancelled – again

    It’s not even 2016, and already we have our first cancelled event of the year. Kentucky promotion Turf Wars has cancelled their event that was...