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Stephen Thompson and Michel Pereira, UFC 291

Dana White Expects Wonderboy to Be Paid by This Weekend— the Question Is, How...

The Stephen Thompson fallout from UFC 291 continues. Less than two weeks ago, "Wonderboy" saw a fight with Michel Pereira fall through when "Demolidor" missed weight by three pounds for their main card bout in Salt Lake City, Utah. While...
Neil Magny and Michael Chiesa, UFC Fight Island 8

Neil Magny Replaces Geoff Neal, Meets Ian Machado Garry at UFC 292

One of UFC 292's more promising fights has been saved — or at least, one half of the fight will remain on the card. Initially, rising welterweight prospect Ian Machado Garry had been scheduled to face Geoff Neal at the...
Abdoul Abdouraguimov

Abdoul “Lazy King” Abdouraguimov Signs With PFL, Will Make Debut At PFL Paris

On Thursday, the PFL nonchalantly announced the signing of top French fighter "Lazy King" Abdoul Abdouraguimov. The promotion made the announcement via their PFL Europe Instagram page, where they posted a photo of the entire scheduled card for PFL Paris...
Logan Storley, Bellator 281

Bellator 298: Storley vs. Ward Weigh-In Results

Bellator MMA returns to the Sandord Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota this Friday for Bellator 298 — with a massive, 17-fight card planned topped by welterweight action. In the main event, former interim title champ Logan Storley looks to...
Cris Cyborg, Bellator 279

Bellator 300 Set For Oct 7, With Four Title Fights

Bellator 300 will take place in San Diego, CA on Oct. 7 with four title fights in what looks to be the biggest card for the promotion to date. Bellator MMA made the announcement via press release on Wednesday. Cageside...
Claressa Shields PFL

Claressa Shields to Continue MMA Run with PFL, Signs New Multi-Year Deal

Women's boxing champion Claressa Shields will continue her mixed martial arts run after all. After going 1-1 for the PFL in 2021, Shields returned to the sweet science the following year, and has gone 3-0 in the ring since, improving...
Vivane Araujo, UFC

With Casey O’Neill Out of UFC 293 Fight, Viviane Araujo Shifted to October Bout...

"King" Casey O'Neill will not be competing at UFC 293 in Sydney, Australia as planned next month — and that has led to opponent Viviane Araujo being rescheduled against a new name. Araujo (11-5) will now face Jennifer Maia (21-9-1)...
Sean Strickland, UFC Vegas 76

Israel Adesanya vs. Sean Strickland Official For UFC 293

The rumors regarding Sydney's UFC return were confirmed, as promotion president Dana White announced Tuesday that middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will defend his title against #5 ranked Sean Strickland in Sydney, Australia at UFC 293 on Sept. 10. https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/1689043463457972225 Adesanya (24-2)...
Patricio Pitbull, Bellator 297

Patricio Pitbull Undergoes Successful Cervical Spine Surgery, Out Until 2024

Bellator featherweight champion Patricio Pitbull will be out of action until 2024 following surgery to fix herniated discs, per his team. Following the first knockout loss of his career at Super RIZIN 2 the featherweight revealed that he would need...
SD Dumas, UFC

SD Dumas vs. Abu Azaitar Rebooked for UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi

After originally being scheduled to face off this past March, SD Dumas and Abu Azaitar have a new date. The middleweight pair are expected to compete as part of UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi this October, in a fight that...

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