by FIRST MMA MANAGEMENT | Feb 9, 2022 | MMA, UFC
Bruno Blindado scored 19 of his 22 MMA victories by knockout, but he wouldn’t call himself a man with heavy hands. The secret, he said, is precision. In his own words, “Any man on Earth, if I catch them, I shut them off.” And that’s exactly the plan ahead of his UFC...
by FIRST MMA MANAGEMENT | Jul 28, 2021 | Bellator, MMA, PFL
The PFL is looking to grow its women’s lightweight division, and on Wednesday, announced two new signings expected to compete in the weight class in 2022. Marina Mokhnatkina and Martina Jindrova are the most recent additions to the women’s 155lb weight class. “We are...
by FIRST MMA MANAGEMENT | Jun 14, 2021 | Bellator, MMA
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Marina Mokhnatkina spoke to the media Friday night after her unanimous decision win over Amanda Bell at Bellator 260. Mokhnatkina (5-2 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) discussed what it was like getting a win after a 27-month layoff, her plans on making a...
by FIRST MMA MANAGEMENT | Feb 3, 2021 | PFL
Lance Palmer, Bubba Jenkins headline Featherweight roster; Anthony Pettis, Natan Schultestar in Lightweight roster NEW YORK (Feb. 2, 2021) –The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league in the world, today announced its...
by FIRST MMA MANAGEMENT | Jan 23, 2021 | UFC
Makhmud Muradov is quickly becoming a name to watch in the UFC’s middleweight division. Following 13 months between fights, Muradov returned at UFC 257 and he made a huge impression with a striking display that eventually put Andrew Sanchez away in the third round....
by FIRST MMA MANAGEMENT | Sep 26, 2020 | MMA, MMA LIVE
Jonas Billstein and Amilcar Alves made up the new MMA live middleweight champion in the main fight....
by FIRST MMA MANAGEMENT | Feb 22, 2020 | Road to PFL
The PFL has announced its third International Qualifier Series event. In partnership with Russian Cagefighting Championship, the league will host a four-man lightweight tournament at an upcoming RCC show on Feb. 22, with the winner of that tournament moving on to...
by FIRST MMA MANAGEMENT | Sep 17, 2019 | UFC
“Alhamdulillah for everything the God gives me! Today I signed a deal with the biggest promotion of the world, UFC. I’d like to thank my team of brothers Adrian Bakos @adrian1mma Lusen Bakos @lusenbakos First MMA Management...
by FIRST MMA MANAGEMENT | Feb 20, 2019 | Bellator
With Bellator women’s featherweight champ Julia Budd in desperate need of new competition, the promotion has signed Marina Mokhnatkina in hopes of adding new depth to the weight class. A Bellator official today informed MMAjunkie that Mokhnatkina (4-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA),...