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  1. Jackson sees value in entertaining fans

    Josh Gross

    SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- The update prompted a nod and smile. Sitting inside a modest conference room at Viacom's MTV Networks, Quinton Jackson was clearly relieved to learn that the number of participants on a conference call about his wide-rangin...

    Blog | June 06, 2013
  2. Notes & nuggets: Curse of 159 strikes again

    Josh Gross

    UFC 159 karma, you did it again. Pat Healy revealed Tuesday he was popped for pot after dismantling Jim Miller in Newark a couple weeks ago. So the one guy who appeared unharmed -- better yet, better off -- following the weirdest Zuffa event since...

    Blog | May 15, 2013
  3. Bellator's growth could lead to PPV date

    Josh Gross

    On hiatus until Bellator MMA's Summer Series in June offers three four- man tournaments, the promotion and its vested television partner, Spike TV, have just begun to unpack their first season together since the move from MTV2's hinterlands. A sol...

    Blog | April 11, 2013
  4. Bellator 94: David Rickels, Emanuel Newton earn title shot

    Josh Gross

    Daniel Rickels' late salvo at the end of Round 2 promptly ended matters against Saad Awad and propelled the Bellator lightweight tournament champion into a title bout.

    Story | Conversation | March 28, 2013
  5. Jansen outworks Held to set up title shot

    Josh Gross

    Dave Jansen outworked Marcin Held to win the Season 7 Bellator lightweight tournament and set up a title shot against Michael Chandler.

    Story | Conversation | March 12, 2013
  6. Winnipeg's gain; Jones-Silva most coveted

    Josh Gross

    Winnipeg, hello. For the first time, UFC announced Tuesday, it will roll into the Canadian province of Manitoba, bringing all the makings of a quality card. On Wednesday ESPN.com reported that interim UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao will fig...

    Blog | March 06, 2013
  7. Was Jon Fitch too pricey for the UFC?

    Josh Gross

    No matter what you think of Jon Fitch as a fighter, Dana White's justifications for letting the welterweight go from the UFC don't work. Let's start with White's assertion that Fitch is "super f---ing expensive." Zuffa paid the eight-year UFC ...

    Blog | February 25, 2013
  8. Bellator 89 -- Eduardo Dantas keeps bantamweight title

    Josh Gross

    Eduardo Dantas stopped Marcos Galvao to grab a spot in Bellator's bantamweight tournament.

    Story | Conversation | February 14, 2013
  9. For Spike TV's Randy Couture, no 'going back' to UFC partnership

    Josh Gross

    Retired mixed martial arts icon Randy Couture is eager to move onto the next stage of his career, despite believing a multi-year creative partnership with Spike TV signifies his "death sentence" with the UFC.

    Story | Conversation | February 05, 2013
  10. Bellator 86 recap -- Ben Askren stopped Karl Amoussou to retain t...

    Josh Gross

    Bellatorwelterweight champion Ben Askren finished Karl Amoussou to retain his Bellator welterweight title Saturday night.

    Story | Conversation | January 24, 2013
  11. Amoussous fighting for French legalization

    Josh Gross

    PARIS -- Thursday's mixed martial arts class at Lagardere Paris Racing had mercifully concluded. That much is clear after nearly 80 French men and women, crossing paths like waterlogged ants walking a trail, slapped five before dispersing into a damp...

    Blog | January 24, 2013
  12. Bellator's best shine bright in spotlight

    Josh Gross

    IRVINE, Calif. -- Because sport always trends this way, it won't be long before a discussion brews around which mixed martial artist is Bellator's best. If Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney is to be believed, and thus far there's no reason to doubt him, t...

    Blog | January 18, 2013
  13. Winner of March 7 Marcin Held-Dave Jansen fight to face Mike Chan...

    Josh Gross

    Marcin Held will face Dave Jansen March 7 at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, Calif., with the winner earning a shot at Mike Chandler's Bellator lightweight crown, according to sources.

    Story | Conversation | January 18, 2013
  14. Bellator 85 a coming out party for Curran

    Josh Gross

    Hard-core fans would recognize Pat Curran's name. He's ranked in the top 10 of virtually all media rankings at 145 pounds. Yet considering he's 25 years old, and has done most of his work on MTV2 as part of a budding organization still seeking attent...

    Blog | January 17, 2013
  15. Tournament format suits Bellator just fine

    Josh Gross

    HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- He might not like to be reminded of it, but that doesn't change the fact that Renato "Babalu" Sobral has entered his 16th year as a professional mixed martial artist. A sport that paid him well and, to his chagrin, prov...

    Blog | January 16, 2013
  16. Bellator 85 recap -- Pat Curran, Michael Chandler defend titles

    Josh Gross

    Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler envisions himself the best 155-pound mixed martial artist on the planet -- and the 26-year-old wrestler from Missouri is at least deserving of being in the discussion.

    Story | Conversation | January 09, 2013