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The story of Bellator featherweight Cris Lencioni continues as he's now awake, and responsive, but has an unknown road to recovery. MMA Fighting was the first to report the news. Lencioni, 28, had a heart attack on June 8 while training...

With a women's flyweight title fight set to transpire this September with Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko running it back, top contender Erin Blanchfield has her next date set. Blanchfield (11-1) will face ex-title challenger Taila Santos (19-2) at UFC...

They're training partners, friends, family, whatever you want to call them it's clear that there is a very close bond between former UFC champions Alex Pereira and Glover Teixeira. Pereira posted a video to his YouTube channel on Monday showing...

Bellator 298 is going to be big — in terms of the number of fights, at least. In a press release on Tuesday, promotion officials announced that eight fights had been announced for the Bellator 298 card in Sioux Falls,...

"Killer" Cub Swanson has revealed the date and opponent for his next fight. Swanson (28-13), who joined the UFC Hall of Fame (Fight Wing) last year, will face Canadian featherweight Hakeem Dawodu (13-3-1) at a UFC Fight Night event on...

UFC heavyweight Braxton Smith, who made his promotional debut last month, won't be fighting anytime soon. Smith (5-2), a.k.a. "The Beautiful Monster," was finished via ground n' pound by Parker Porter at UFC 288 in New Jersey. As it turns...

August's Bellator 298 continues to grow, and on Monday the Sioux Falls, South Dakota card added a promising bantamweight bout. That fight finds UFC veteran Enrique Barzola (19-7-2) paired up with hot prospect Jaylon Bates (7-0), in a fight that...

With Cris Lencioni suffering a medical emergency earlier this month that has left him in intensive care (you can read more and contribute to his recovery effort via GoFundMe), Ireland's James Gallagher has a new opponent for August's Bellator...

Does anybody have more fun training than Sean Strickland? The UFC middleweight sparred a fan who he invited to train after meeting him out and about. What ensued was both hilarious, and a lesson to those who really think...

Bellator 299 is set to take place in Dublin, Ireland on September 23, and on Monday, promotion officials announced a four-pack of new bookings for the event. Among the names added are a number of Irish stars, including Peter Queally,...