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COMBATE GLOBAL today announced the return of Mexican lightweight (155 pounds) superstar, Cristian “Puas” Perez (12-1), who will square off with Colombian finisher Sebastian “Pitbull” Piedrahita, in the main event of a stacked, five-bout Mixed Martial Arts … Read More

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It looks like Dan Hooker’s 2023 campaign has come to a premature close, as it’s being reported the lightweight is no longer fighting at UFC Austin.

Hooker was booked to fight fellow contender Bobby Green at the … Read More

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After months of speculation regarding the future of Bellator MMA, the Professional Fighters League has announced that it has acquired the promotion.

In addition to announcing the acquisition, PFL founder Donn Davis confirmed that a champions versus … Read More

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LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA returns to action on Friday, November 17 in “The Windy City” of Chicago for the stacked BELLATOR 301: Amosov vs. Jackson.

In the evening’s main event, undefeated welterweight kingpin Yaroslav Amosov (27-0) … Read More

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It looks like Derrick Lewis is returning to the Octagon sooner than expected, as it’s being reported he’s stepping in for Curtis Blaydes at UFC Sao Paulo.

Blaydes was scheduled to fight Almeida at the upcoming event, … Read More

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After winning the UFC’s bantamweight title this past summer, Sean O’Malley pushed for his first title defense to take place before 2023 is up. But, recently “Sugar” reported it will probably be several more months before he … Read More

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The consensus seems to be that Tony Ferguson will incur a seventh straight defeat at UFC 296, when he battles rising lightweight, Paddy Pimblett. But, Daniel Cormier is cautioning observers to not write “El Cucuy” off.

Recently, … Read More

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Six more fighters picked up UFC contracts on Tuesday, following the latest installment of Dana White’s Contender Series.

Danny Barlow, Vinicius Oliveira, Danny Silva, Angel Pacheco, Ernesta Kerackaite and Carli Judice were all awarded contracts by White.… Read More

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Israel Adesanya is in the news again. But this time the former UFC champ is making headlines on account of an issue outside the cage, as the star’s reportedly being charged with a drunk driving offense.

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With former champion Rhys McKee among the latest Cage Warriors stars drafted into the UFC, a bout for the vacant welterweight title has been set for the promotion’s return to London.

CW officials have today confirmed a … Read More

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Here are the results from the latest Dana White’s Contender Series card, which took place Tuesday in Las Vegas.

Following the event, all five of the card’s winners received UFC contracts.

Ramon Taveras, who lost via first-round … Read More

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Kevin Holland is quick to praise Ian Machado Garry for his ambition and what he’s accomplished. But, the welterweight contender doesn’t see the UFC booking him to fight the rising star.

The 25-year-old Garry (13-0) recorded his … Read More

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Now that Giga Chikadze has returned to the win column, the featherweight is calling for a fight with Yair Rodriguez.

Chikadze returned to the cage for the first time since January 2022, on Saturday and faced Alex … Read More

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LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA is adding five new highly anticipated bouts to the promotion’s historic BELLATOR 300 event taking place at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, Calif. on Saturday, October 7.

The preliminary portion of … Read More

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An anti-trust lawsuit that has been brought against the UFC has reportedly been granted class certification by a judge in Nevada.

According to reports, judge Richard F. Boulware’s decision will allow for 1,200 fighters that competed for … Read More

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LOS ANGELES — Four weeks away from touching down in the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls for BELLATOR 298: Storley vs. Ward this August 11, BELLATOR has today finalized the talent-rich event lineup with the addition of … Read More

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Michael “Venom” Page hasn’t closed the door on returning to Bellator, but the veteran fighter has confirmed he’s currently a free agent.

The highlight reel striker joined Bellator way back in 2013, and has gone 16-2 with … Read More

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Francisco Prado may have announced his move to welterweight in a rather unconventional manner, but the rising fighter has explained why he’s decided to leave the lightweight division.

Following Prado’s stoppage win over Ottman Azaitar at UFC … Read More

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Cage Warriors – Europe’s Leading MMA Organisation – have today confirmed the addition of another branch to its CW Academy Network.

Following a number of successful events on Italian soil since debuting in the country last October, … Read More

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Not everyone is convinced that Ilia Topuria will be fighting for the UFC’s featherweight crown in his next bout. But, the current champ, Alexander Volkanovski, believes the promotion should tap the rising contender for a title shot.… Read More