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The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), and Turner Sports have announced four weeks of blockbuster martial arts events airing in U.S. prime time with “ONE on TNT.”

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One of GAMMA’s key priorities and mission is to establish an athlete development pathway for MMA athletes who aspire to turn professional, and help facilitate their transition into a professional athlete. As a result, GAMMA partnered with … Read More

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Michael Chandler made the most of his Octagon debut at UFC 257, by quickly finishing Dan Hooker. But, following Dustin Poirier’s electrifying win over Conor McGregor, ‘The Diamond’ dismissed the possibility of fighting Chandler next.

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LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will host its third event of 2021 in Kansas. The main event of LFA 99 will feature a light-heavyweight world title fight between a former champion and a … Read More

Although Dustin Poirier is widely regarded to be one of the game’s top lightweights, he’s a fair-sized underdog, heading into his rematch with Conor McGregor. 

The first Poirier – McGregor tilt

Poirier and McGregor battled for the first time … Read More

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The first venture for LION FIGHT into Kansas is quite literally the “biggest” event in company history. The massive show will take place on Friday, March 12th at the Memorial Hall in Hutchinson with the main … Read More

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“The athletes, their safety and rights are among our main priorities at IMMAF and the new IMMAF Athletes’ Act is a testament to that.” – Athletes Commission Chairman, Irman Smajic

[London. 16 January 2020] An Anti-Doping Athletes’ … Read More

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Diego Sanchez has announced that his next bout will be the last of his remarkable career.

In recent months, the 39-year-old had confirmed that he planned to retire soon. But, the TUF Season 1 winner had not … Read More

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The huge featherweight title bout will headline the final night of Cage Warriors’ next ‘THE TRILOGY’ series on Saturday March 20th.

This March, elite level European MMA heads to London once again for a series of three … Read More

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Bethe Correia’s retirement has been pushed back, as the veteran fighter’s announced she recently underwent an emergency appendectomy.

Correia was scheduled to fight  Wu Yanan at the UFC’s January 16th card. But, recently she shared out the … Read More

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Having added former UFC contenders Anthony Johnson and Yoel Romero to the Bellator roster, Scott Coker has confirmed a light heavyweight grand prix is “under consideration”.

In recent weeks, Bellator has signed Johnson and Romero. In the … Read More

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RIZIN Fighting Federation will close out the 2020 year with a New Year’s Eve card, and several of the promotion’s biggest names will be competing.

In the headliner, former bantamweight champ Kyoji Horiguchi (28-3) will look to … Read More

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Now that Anthony Pettis has finished his UFC deal, it sounds like the former lightweight champ is going to take some time to consider his next steps.

Pettis faced Alex Morono at UFC Vegas 17, and after … Read More

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The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation has announced its provisional Championships schedule for 2021, dependent on the global landscape with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic and with some details yet to be finalised.

The first event of … Read More

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The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) announced the winners of its 2020 Amateur MMA Awards at a black-tie ceremony that took place online today, Friday 11 December.

The purpose of the IMMAF Awards was to celebrate … Read More

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Fight week has arrived!

Cage Warriors 117, 118 and 119 will take place this Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.

All 3 of the behind-closed-doors events will be broadcast from London’s York Hall, live on UFC FightPass globally … Read More

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Following the recent and surprising news that Yoel Romero has been released by the UFC, Dana White’s reporting the cut was just one of many that are coming.

Recently Romero’s manager, Malki Kawa, confirmed that the UFC … Read More

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Yair Rodriguez hasn’t fought since October 2019, and it’s going to be several more months before the featherweight’s eligible to compete.

Recently the UFC and USADA announced that the contender has been suspended for six-months, due to … Read More

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Nick Diaz hasn’t fought since 2015. But, according to the star’s manager, there is almost a 100% chance that changes next year.

Diaz hasn’t competed since January, 2015, when he faced Anderson Silva. Since then, there’s been … Read More

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Voting commences today for the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation’s third annual Amateur MMA Awards

Held online this year in the wake of the global pandemic, the prestigious black-tie event will take place on Friday 11 December … Read More