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Douglas Lima to Face Gegard Mousasi for Bellator Middleweight Title

Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima will be moving up to challenge Gegard Mousasi for the vacant middleweight title on May 9 in San Jose. Just 24 hours after it was announced that he had signed a new contract extension with...
Aviv Gozali

Top 25 Pro MMA Prospects with Five Fights or Less

Every UFC fighter, Bellator fighter, UFC champion, Bellator champion, hall of famer, and legend of the sport starts their career the same. This time out, we put the focus on young up-and-coming prospects who are still early in their...
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Michel Prazeres Suspended Two Years by USADA for Violating UFC Anti-Doping Policy

The latest fighter to run afoul of USADA is Michel Prazeres, who has been handed down a two-year ban from competition after testing positive for an anabolic steroid. USADA continues to test UFC athletes, and they continue to test positive...
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Bellator Champions Lima and Macfarlane Sign Contract Extensions

Bellator has announced that welterweight champion Douglas Lima and flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane have signed multi-fight, multi-year extensions with the company. Early Monday, Bellator MMA sent out a press release stating that reigning welterweight and flyweight champions Douglas Lima and...
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Invicta FC Announces Open Scoring for Phoenix Series 3 in March

Judging was on the hot seat this past weekend. A number of fights came under fire thanks to puzzling scores being returned by judges. Among them, Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes (49-46 Jones was rather galling), Andre Ewell vs....
Dominick Reyes UFC

Tumultuous Weekend in MMA Puts Judging Back in the Spotlight

Inscribed on the wall of the old TUF gym, "never leave it in the hands of the judges" became something of a mantra for fighters and MMA fans in years gone by. Yet while the quote became cliche, the...
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What’s Next: UFC 247 Matchmaker

At UFC 247 we witnessed two highly entertaining title fights. Both of which saw the champion retained his or her title. Jon Jones was able to notch a split decision win over Dominick Reyes in a razor-close fight, while...
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ONE Championship: Warrior’s Code Photo and Video Highlights

ONE Championship was in Jakarta, Indonesia for Warrior's Code — with a Muay Thai title fight topping the card. That featherweight bout saw Petchmorakot Petchyindee Academy claim the promotion's inaugural featherweight title. On the MMA side, it was Reinier de...
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Bellator Middleweight Champion Rafael Lovato Jr. Vacates Title Due to Health Issues

Facing scrutiny from athletic commissions and questions regarding the viability of fighting with a brain condition, Rafael Lovato Jr. has vacated Bellator MMA's middleweight title. After going public with a brain condition that has put his fighting career on hold,...
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MMA Prospect Watch: The Most Impressive Fighters from January

2020 got off to a slow start for MMA, with nary a major event in the first two weeks of the new decade. But once it got going, did it ever. A number of prospects were in action as...

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50 Prospects The UFC Could Sign in 2024

Across hundreds of mixed martial arts prospects worldwide, we've narrowed the list down to fifty prospects to watch for this year. These fifty aren't...