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Things Got A Little Weird At Heather Hardy’s Bellator 194 Weigh-in Thursday

Boxer turned mixed martial artist Heather Hardy saw her weigh-in for Bellator 194 go sideways on Thursday. Heather Hardy has made quite a splash in her short mixed martial arts career thus far. The popular fighter has been an overnight...
UFC's Ruslan Magomedov is in hot water with USADA

UFC: Russian Fighters Ruslan Magomedov, Zubaira Tukhugov Both Banned for Two Years by USADA

It's not a good day for Russian fighters in the UFC, as Ruslan Magomedov and Zubaira Tukhugov have accepted punishment from USADA stemming from drug-test failures. A pair of UFC athletes have been handed down (and accepted) two year bans...
Will Brooks

Former Bellator Lightweight Champ ‘Ill’ Will Brooks Cut by UFC, Joins PFL

Will Brooks departure from the UFC comes as no surprise, but joining the PFL may turn a few heads. The Will Brooks experiment in the UFC is over. Like Eddie Alvarez, Brooks joined the UFC as a former Bellator MMA...
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UFC 225: Claudia Gadelha to Fight Former Champion Carla Esparza

Top-tier strawweights will throw down in Chicago as Claudia Gadelha meets Carla Esparza at UFC 225. The promotion announced the addition to UFC 225 on Twitter. Strawweight is a division that is chock full of intriguing matchups that have yet to...
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RIZIN FF Announces Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Ian McCall for 2018 Kick Off

RIZIN FF has announced it's kick-off show for 2018, and Kyoji Horiguchi will take on Ian McCall at the event, held in Fukuoka this May. Japan's RIZIN FF has announced the initial fights booked for the promotion's 2018 kick-off. The...
MMA: Artem Lobov to appear at UFC Fight Night 118

Alex Caceres Meets Artem Lobov at UFC 223

'Bruce Leeroy' will run into the 'Russian Hammer' when Alex Caceres meets Artem Lobov later this year at UFC 223. Despite a sub-.500 record, zero finishes in the UFC, and a two fight losing streak, Artem Lobov has another shot...
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Jessica Aguilar Off UFC Austin After Livia Renata Souza Injury Scraps Bout

Jessica Aguilar will have to wait a little longer for a crack at her first UFC win. After opponent Livia Renata Souza suffered an injury that forced her out of their scheduled strawweight fight, Jessica Aguilar is off UFC Austin....
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Tim Boetsch Hops Aboard UFC on FOX 29 as Two More Fights Are Added

Tim Boetsch squares off with Antonio Carlos Junior at the UFC on FOX 29 card in Arizona later this year. On Monday, following an early report by Brazil's Combate, the UFC confirmed the addition of two fights to the UFC...
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UFC 221 Bonuses: Israel Adesanya Pockets 50K in Thrilling Debut, Jussier Formiga Also Awarded

Israel Adesanya and Jussier Formiga were among the bonus winners at UFC 221 in Perth over the weekend. UFC 221 wasn't the card the UFC hoped to deliver for its debut in Perth. Without Australian middleweight champion Robert Whittaker atop...
Yoel Romero missed weight for UFC 221

UFC 221: Yoel Romero Misses Weight on Second Attempt, Not Eligible To Win Title

Yoel Romero will not be fighting for a title at UFC 221 — though Luke Rockhold will be. The beleaguered UFC 221 PPV took another hit late Friday, when Yoel Romero missed weight on his second trip to the scales....

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