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Featured News Despite having two fights left on his contract, former lightweight champion Brent Primus and Bellator have come to terms on a new six-fight deal. The 36-year-old broke the news to MixedMartialArts.com and explained that while eventually testing his value on the open market did cross his mind, the promotion simply put forth an

Editorial News Nov 3, 2017; University Park, PA, USA; Phil Davis (red gloves) enters the arena prior to fighting Leo Leite (not pictured) during Bellator 186 at Bryce Jordan Center. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O’Haren-USA TODAY Sports Back in 2018, Phil Davis was working to get back to the light heavyweight title he used to hold

News UFC The main card festivities at UFC on ABC 2 opened with a fan-friendly booking that turned into an absolute kickboxing class from Daniel Rodriguez. Like many of Mike Perry‘s previous fights, he is game as all heck but seems technically outmatched in the striking department. That was the case in the first round

News UFC Nina Nunes versus Mackenzie Dern offered a match-up not only between two elite mixed martial arts moms but a top-15 strawweight fight with notable implications in the division. In the end, it became a showcase for the surging Brazilian. Dern came out aggressive, and a bit wild at times, to grab hold of

Featured News UFC Credit: UFC On Saturday night in Las Vegas (April 17), the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns with a 12-fight card that feels like a filler event, resting in the shadow of UFC 261 the following weekend. That doesn’t mean there aren’t some relevant bookings on the UFC Vegas 24 card. The event has

News Tomorrow in Singapore, ONE Championship returns to TNT’s airwaves with its second installment of ONE on TNT series of events. The promotion’s latest broadcast on US televisions in primetime is a bite-sized card with just five fights. However, it features a lightweight title bout between champion Christian Lee and Russian wrecking machine Timofey Nastyukhin,

Editorial News Credit: Dave Mandel-USA TODAY Sports Any time a champion is dethroned, the only thing on their mind is getting back their belt and former Bellator MMA’s women’s featherweight champion is no different. Cris Cyborg came into Bellator at Bellator 238 in January of 2020 and took the title from Julia Budd by TKO,

Editorial Featured News On May 7, at Bellator 258, Juan Archuleta will live out a career goal of being a defending Bellator champion. However, he has grown frustrated in recent months with his new role and its place on the Bellator pay scale. Especially, since a few big-ticket free-agent additions to the roster are pulling

News UFC Twenty-fight UFC veteran Sam Alvey welcomed Julian Marquez back to the Octagon, following his February win and flirtations with Miley Cyrus. It was a fight the “Smilin” one desperately needed to win in his first fight at middleweight since 2017. He did not get it. The opening round started uneventfully as Alvey played

Featured News UFC UFC on ABC 2 was not quite as memorable as its network television predecessor, but the event had its moments and even a confusing badminton and pickleball call-out. Here’s a rundown of the night’s biggest winners, losers, and bonus check recipients. Winners: Grapplers delight and contention statements Without a doubt, Marvin Vettori

Featured News UFC Sodiq Yusuff versus Arnold Allen offered a fight maybe showcasing the future of the featherweight division, and possibly a rising stars eliminator booking. Early in the first, Yusuff got off balance during a strike that led to a takedown by his opponent. However, a nasty guillotine forced Allen off and the pair

Featured News UFC The main event of UFC on ABC 2 offered its participants a unique upside. A chance at serious title contention for Marvin Vettori, and immediate redemption for Kevin Holland. Title contention was the mandate made good on by the Italian. The fight opened with an expletive-laden moment, as an errant kick by

Featured News UFC May 16, 2020; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Kevin Holland (blue gloves) defeats Anthony Hernandez (red gloves) during UFC on ESPN at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Who else is excited about getting to watch fighters pummel themselves in a cage while you’re eating your breakfast or brunch? I

Editorial News The Bellator 259 fight card continues to take shape as another well-respected prospect is slated to compete on the card on May 21. According to sources, MixedMartialArts.com has learned that developmental heavyweight Davion Franklin is scheduled to face Tyler King who is a former competitor on The Ultimate Fighter. What you need to

News Author Erik Magraken is a British Columbia litigation lawyer, combat sports law consultant, combat sports law blogger, and deeply, deeply appreciated UGer. The Professional Fighters Brain Health Study has generated much useful data. The study, conducted out of the Cleveland Clinic Luo Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas has been compiling data since

News Angela Hill is currently ranked #12 in the women’s strawweight division heading into her fight vs. the unranked Ashley Yoder. With a loss, “Overkill” will be on a three-fight losing streak, and could fall from the rankings. So he needs a win, a big one, as she acknowledged in a recent interview with Nick Atkin

News Five states rolled back COVID-19 restrictions this week – Alabama, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, and Texas. Since October The Lone Star State has allowed live MMA events with 50 percent capacity and other safety protocols mandated. But on Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbot announced he would be opening the state “100 percent.” While some public health experts have expressed alarm, at

News Welterweight Dan Hardy hasn’t competed since 2012, due to a diagnosis of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a genetic condition that the Mayo Clinic defines as “the presence of an extra, abnormal electrical pathway in the heart that leads to periods of a very fast heartbeat. In most cases, the episodes of fast heartbeats aren’t life-threatening, but serious