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Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN: Khabib Nurmagomedov Set As Team Bellator Captain, More Fights Announced

Former UFC lightweight champion and current coach/Eagle FC promoter Khabib Nurmagomedov will serve as captain for Team Bellator when the promotion goes head-to-head with RIZIN Fighting Federation on New Year's Eve. The cross-promotion billed as Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN also...
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Grand Jury Indicts Accused in Murder of Walt Harris’ Stepdaughter on Three Counts of...

Following the abduction and murder of UFC heavyweight Walt Harris' stepdaughter, Aniah Blanchard, in the Fall of 2019, her alleged killer was swiftly tracked down and apprehended. Now, the man accused of kidnapping, robbing, and murdering Blanchard has been hit...
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Bellator 288: Vadim Nemkov Believes Fight-Ending Foul in First Anderson Fight Result of Fatigue

To many, Vadim Nemkov was on his way to losing his first fight against Corey Anderson, in what was supposed to have been Bellator's Light Heavyweight Grand Prix final earlier this year. Instead, an accidental head butt saw the action...
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Bellator 288: Corey Anderson Recalls Favorite Frankie Edgar, Rumble Johnson Moments

"A happy fighter is a dangerous fighter," Corey Anderson noted during Wednesday's Bellator 288 media day. Anderson (16-5, 1NC) has good reason to be upbeat. He's coming into Bellator 288 off a strong performance against light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov...
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UFC’s Adesanya Arrested at JFK, Found in Possession of Brass Knuckles

Israel Adesanya now has more to worry about than just his disappointing fifth round defeat at the hands of kickboxing rival Alex Pereira over the weekend. Set to head home to his native New Zealand on Wednesday, Adesanya was instead...
Invicta FC 50

Invicta FC 50 Weigh-In Results and Photo Highlights

Invicta FC brings a four-woman, one-night strawweight tournament to Denver, Colorado on Wednesday, and on Tuesday, all fighters weighed in for the highly anticipated event. All fights also made weight for the tournament, which consists of Valesca Machado (10-3) taking...
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PFL: Aspen Ladd Desired 145 Move for Last Couple Years, UFC “Didn’t Want Me...

Prior to her arrival in the Professional Fighters League, former UFC bantamweight Aspen Ladd admits that there was some "curiosity" about the promotion on her part. Making her debut with the company on November 25 against Julia Budd, Ladd (9-3)...
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PFL’s Julia Budd Still “Definitely” Wants Kayla Harrison Fight

Julia Budd admits that she was "pretty bummed" about not being able to have a busy season in 2022, after being forced out of a fight with Kayla Harrison earlier this year. But after healing up from a broken orbital,...
John Lineker ONE Championship

John Lineker vs. Fabricio Andrade II Announced for ONE on Prime Video 7

A highly anticipated rematch between John Lineker and Fabricio Andrade has been announced for ONE on Prime Video 7 next February. The rematch sees the promotion's vacant bantamweight title up for grabs, after Brazil's Lineker (35-9, 1NC) was stripped of...
Jimmy Crute UFC

Crute vs. Menifield, Ross vs. Rodrigues Announced for UFC 284

Two more fights have been officially announced for the UFC's rapidly growing return to Perth, Australia next year. UFC 284 is expected to be headlined by Australia's own Alexander Volkanovski, moving up a weight class to face off with lightweight...

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A heated grudge match, and the first-ever title fight fight between two fighters born post-millennium headlines Saturday's UFC 328 in Newark. Middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev,...