Herbert Burns assured shot in the title with triumph at One FC 23

Jadamba Narantungalag conquered Koji Oishi to become the One FC featherweight champ in August, and Friday’s One FC 23 occasion in Pasay City, Philippines, might place him next in line to get a shot in the gold.

Undefeated possibility Herbert Burns will collide with former champ Honorio Banario at One FC 23 on Dec. 5, and he heard from his supervisor that the promotion will give him a chance at the 145-pound title if he defeats Banario on Friday.

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Herbert Burns assured shot in the title with triumph at One FC 23

Morning Report: With sights still set on Bethe Correia, Miesha Tate believes fight with Sara McMann does more for her career

UFC women’s bantamweight contender Miesha Tate is making the best of a bad situation.

After being adamant about not wanting to face someone looking to ‘grab a hold and take her to the ground,’ Tate has been booked to fight ground-and-pound specialist Sara McMann at UFC 183 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Morning Report: With sights still set on Bethe Correia, Miesha Tate believes fight with Sara McMann does more for her career

After "stale" run in UFC, Melvin Guillard relishing WSOF title shot

Fairly or not, there’s sometimes an assumption from fans and the media that life outside of the UFC for fighters isn’t that great. That’s especially true once they are cut from the world’s leader in MMA promoting. Yet, World Series of Fighting’s Melvin Guillard is adamant things are going just fine as he prepares to compete for that organization’s title on Saturday at WSOF 15.

“It’s great, man. Life after the UFC is not so bad right now,” he said on Monday on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani. “I’m with an organization that’s actually giving me a title shot. I was with the UFC nine years and was never given a title shot. I’m a happy camper just for being able to fight for a title.

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After "stale" run in UFC, Melvin Guillard relishing WSOF title shot

Rich Franklin views himself as "the last of the Mohicans" of his fighting generation

Rich Franklin is loving his life as a sports executive. As the Vice President of ONE FC, the Asian MMA organization located in Singapore, he is busy helping his organization with public relations work, some broadcast medium during live events, working jobs as well as social media help.

But as happy as things are – and Franklin is determined he is content – he only can not quite stop professional fighting. At least not yet. Or, at least, he believes not yet.

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Rich Franklin views himself as "the last of the Mohicans" of his fighting generation