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Leah McCourt Envisioned Victory Over McMann Perfectly

San Diego, CA - Plans rarely seem to go to plan but for Bellator featherweight Leah McCourt the script played out just as she planned it when she finished Sara McMann at Bellator 300 on Saturday night. "What happened tonight...
Connor Matthews, Dana White's Contender Series

Dana White’s Contender Series Season 7, Week 10 Weigh-In Results — No Misses For...

Barring something unexpected or some really bad fights, the final episode of Dana White's Contender Series Season 7 was going to see UFC President and CEO Dana White hand out a record number of contracts this year. With DWCS 2022,...
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Cris Cyborg Reveals Words Exchanged Between Her, Zingano Following Bellator 300 Fight

San Diego, CA — If the build-up to the Bellator 300 co-main event women's featherweight title fight was a heated one, that was one sided, Cris Cyborg has revealed. Cyborg (27-2, 1NC) put "Alpha" Cat Zingano, a fellow former UFC...
Usman Nurmagomedov, Bellator 300video

Bellator 300: Usman Nurmagomedov Has “A Lot More” to Accomplish Past Grand Prix

San Diego, CA — Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov advanced to the lightweight grand prix semifinals at Bellator 300, while maintaining his undefeated record, now standing at 18-0. A cousin of UFC Hall of Fame member Khabib, Usman has proven...
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Scott Coker Compares Feeling of Bellator MMA, Strikeforce Sales

San Diego, CA — Scott Coker was flooded with questions about the rumored sale of Bellator MMA throughout the Bellator 300 Fight Week in San Diego this past week. Following Saturday night's historic show, capped by three title fights, Coker...
UFC Heavyweight Josh Barnett

Sunday MMA Quick Hits: Ex-UFC Stars Turn Up on AEW PPV, McGregor Back in...

Conor McGregor teases return to USADA pool (maybe), Josh Barnett and Demetrious Johnson turn up on AEW WrestleDream PPV, and more in your Sunday MMA Quick Hits for October 8, 2023! Let's go! Former ONE heavyweight champion Arjan Bhullar announces...
Joe Pyfer UFC Vegas 80 weigh-in

Four Performance Bonuses Handed Out Following UFC Vegas 80

Bobby Green made Grant Dawson's first UFC main event a memorable one, for all the wrong reasons. The lightweight pair headlined Saturday's UFC Vegas 80, with the promotion once again holed up at the UFC Apex rather than out on...
Dana White, UFC 286

Following UFC Vegas 80, Dana White Confirms Flags Are Back in UFC

After instituting a ban on fighters carrying flags out to the octagon and displaying them post-fight at the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, UFC President and CEO Dana White has reversed that decision. Speaking at the UFC...
Philipe Lins and Ion Cutelaba, UFC Vegas 80

UFC Vegas 80: Philipe Lins vs. Ion Cuțelaba Scratched During Broadcast

A promising light heavyweight fight was the victim of a last minute cancellation at UFC Vegas 80 on Saturday. Originally booked as the featured preliminary card bout of the Fight Night event, Philipe Lins vs. Ion Cutelaba was scratched at...
Slim Trabelsi, Bellator 300video

Bellator 300: Slim Trabelsi Feels “Rage Inside Me” Thinking About Struggles Getting to Big...

San Diego, CA — Heavyweight prospect Slim Trabelsi finally arrives in the big leagues at Bellator 300 in San Diego, CA on Saturday. Trabelsi (5-0) had inked a deal with the UFC in 2022 to compete in that organization, but...

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Eric McConico Closes Out UFC Vegas 116 Prelims with Win Over...

BJJ standout Rodolfo Vieira took on Eric McConico at middleweight in the featured preliminary card fight at UFC Vegas 116. With a treasure chest of...