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UFC lightweight Damir Ismagulov announced his retirement from MMA due to health circumstances on Sunday via social media. Ismagulov, 31, posted the announcement on his Instagram.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Дамир “Qazaq” Исмагулов (@ismagulov_damir) "Unfortunately, due to circumstances...

Saturday's RIZIN 40 was quite the spectacle, with a host of electrifying finishes leading up to the Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN cross-over card at the Saitama Super Arena on New Year's Eve. Perhaps the biggest shock, however, was the sight...

An undefeated prospect recently competing for LFA has tragically had his life cut short. Tanner Marlow (4-0), who kicked off his pro career in 2012 before taking an extended hiatus, returning in 2017, was the victim of an apparent double-homicide...

Japan's Hiromasa Ougikubo (25-6-2) has a rare opportunity in front of him at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN. Down 0-2 in his career series against Kyoji Horiguchi, the RIZIN bantamweight grand prix winner gets a third crack at his rival on...

Roberto de Souza, RIZIN's reigning lightweight champion, caps off the Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN card on New Year's Eve by taking on former Bellator featherweight champ A.J. McKee. The fight features two of the best athletes in either company, and...

Bellator bantamweight Juan Archuleta sees Saturday's Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN event as something special. "The Spaniard," a former champion in the promotion, spoke in poetic terms of the warrior spirit that is driving him as he prepares to take on...

A fan-friendly match-up booked for the UFC's April 8, 2023 event has left fight fans with just one complaint: why not book it for San Antonio? In a bantamweight showdown all but guaranteed to deliver, Adrian Yanez (16-3) will meet...

The next piece of the puzzle in the 2023 PFL Challenger Series has been revealed. On Thursday, Professional Fighters League officials announced the heavyweight lineup for next year's Challenger Series, which will run from late January through to mid-March. Among...

One last major event in the mixed martial arts calendar year remains, with Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN representing a true cross-promotion between Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation and the Viacom-backed Bellator. More than just a handful of fun throw-away fights, Bellator...

On New Year's Eve, Patricio Pitbull, Bellator's reigning featherweight champion and one of the faces of the promotion, will face his RIZIN counterpart, Kleber Koike. It's a non-title affair, given the logistics of the situation, with two promotions coming together...