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The World Series of Fighting made its debut on NBC Sports last night, and the fights provided some action worthy of a very strong start for the promotion. The main card started off with highly regarded K-1 striker Tyrone Spong taking on Travis Bartlett. Spong’s debut was a convinving one, as he destroyed Bartlett with a right hand so vicious, all Spong did was walk away, victory in hand.Former WEC Bantamweght champion Miguel Torres fighting two-time national Muay Thai champion Marlon Moraes. In a

Ronda Rousey’s big year continues as she has been nominated for four World MMA Awards this year.

Former WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres is ready for a new beginning in the World Series of Fighting.

With Brock Lesnar heading to the WWE and Cole Konrad retiring from Bellator, Pat Barry announces that Team Death Clutch is over.

The professional wrestler turned MMA fighter Dave Bautista earns a victory in his first fight.

Dana White recently left the door open for former welterweight Anthony “Rumble” Johnson to return to the promotion in the future. However, that won’t be anytime soon because Johnson has opted to ink an exclusive, multi-fight agreement with World Series of Fighting and will make his debut at the promotion’s inaugural event on November 3 in Las Vegas against D.J. Linderman.

After having his last two opponents drop out, 43-year-old Dave Bautista will face Vince Lucero for his first professional fight.

Sarah Kaufman has withdrawn from her October 6 Bantamweight bout with Kaitlin Young at Invicta FC 3 in Kansas City, due to an injury. This would have been Kaufman’s debut for the all-women’s MMA promotion.
This is the first time that Kaufman has had to withdraw from a fight, but she seems in good spirits and tweeted that she is waiting to fight Young:

1st fight I’ve ever had to pull out of so I’m sorry @kaitlin_young @invictafights and all my fans. Wanting to get back asap!
— Sarah Kaufman

Rob Sinclair successfully defended his BAMMA (British Association of Mixed Martial Arts) Lightweight title over four-time UFC veteran Andre Winner via split-decision in the Main Event of Saturday’s BAMMA 10 , which took place at London’s Wembley Arena and aired in North America on AXS TV. Sinclair’s scores from the judges were 49-46, 47-48 and 48-47.Sinclair (12-2) is now on a five-fight winning streak. Winner (14-7-1) took home his first loss in three BAMMA appearances.Former BAMMA British Middleweight

Bellator Heavyweight champion Cole Konrad (9-0 MMA, 7-0 BFC) has retired, the promotion announced today. Konrad walks away from MMA with an unblemished record and is set to become an agriculture commodities trader specializing in dairy products.
The Wisconsin-native stated: “This decision has been on my mind for a while, and the time was finally right to make the move.”
Konrad wrestled for the University of Minnesota, where he was a Division I national champ in 2006 and 2007, a four-time All-America