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Grant Dawson Is Itching To Fight Again Following Nine-Month Absence

Las Vegas, NV - Nine months away from fighting saw a couple of life changes for UFC lightweight Grant Dawson, but the focus remained the same and he gets Damir Ismagulov in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 76...
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Abus Magomedov Not Bothered By Criticism Of Getting Main Event, #7 Opponent

Las Vegas, NV - Making his headlining debut UFC middleweight Abus Magomedov will be in the top fight at UFC Vegas 76 this Saturday night against Sean Strickland. "I can understand the guys who think (that Magomedov got to a...
Shavkat Rakhmonov, UFC

UFC: Kelvin Gastelum vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov Welterweight Bout Booked As Sept. 16 Co-Main Event

The UFC's September 16 Fight Night show is set to celebrate Mexican Independence Day, and the card is getting a tantalizing co-main event. On Wednesday, UFC President Dana White announced that The Ultimate Fighter 17 winner Kelvin Gastelum (17-8, 1NC)...
Cris Lencioni

Bellator’s Cris Lencioni Out Of ICU, Responding To Stimuli

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...
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Erin Blanchfield vs. Taila Santos Booked for UFC Singapore

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...
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Gift From One Champ To Another: Poatan Gives Glover A Motorcycle

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...
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Multiple Fights Added to Bellator 298, Which Stands at 19 Announced Bouts

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,...
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UFC: Cub Swanson Announces He’s Fighting Hakeem Dawodu on Aug. 12

"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...
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UFC Heavyweight Braxton Smith Accepts Two-Year Ban from USADA

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...
Jaylon Bates, Bellator

Enrique Barzola vs. Jaylon Bates Announced for Bellator 298

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...

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Coming off a big win in February, his second straight, and one that ended an extended layoff, middleweight Jacob Malkoun returns to action at...