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There were a whole lot of slick submissions pulled off in 2022, making our Submission of the Year award a tough one to call. Given that our staff votes for the awards from a pool of every possible fight...

There is nothing quite as exciting as a knockout finish in all of professional sports, and this year certainly had its fair share of them. When it comes to Knockout of the Year, however, there were two finishes in...

Our Comeback of the Year category recognizes the fighter who dug deep when the chips were down, rallied, and came back to win a fight they were otherwise set to lose. There were a few solid comebacks in MMA...

For the first time ever, we've introduced a Newcomer of the Year category to our year-end awards. And there were a whole lot of fighters freshly drafted to the big leagues who made an impact in 2022. From teenage...

UFC lightweight Damir Ismagulov announced his retirement from MMA due to health circumstances on Sunday via social media. Ismagulov, 31, posted the announcement on his Instagram.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Дамир “Qazaq” Исмагулов (@ismagulov_damir) "Unfortunately, due to circumstances...

Having fought the entirety of his career inside the confines of the Bellator MMA cage, there was arguably no better representative of the promotion to top the show at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on New Year's Eve than A.J....

In a rarely seen cross-promotional collaboration between two of MMA's biggest organizations, Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN arrived Saturday with the chance to change the sport's promotional landscape. While yes, Bellator and RIZIN had cross-promoted before, there was little danger for...

2022 saw the MMA world start to open up once again, with fans back in the building after a long stretch of empty arena shows. As much as hearing corners was an interesting twist for hardcore fight fans, the...

With 2023 quickly approaching, it's time to hand out our annual Year-End MMA awards. Last year, for the first time in the history of this publication, we introduced an Upset of the Year category. There was little surprise when...

Roberto de Souza, RIZIN's reigning lightweight champion, caps off the Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN card on New Year's Eve by taking on former Bellator featherweight champ A.J. McKee. The fight features two of the best athletes in either company, and...