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Bellator 286: Sumiko Inaba Says Latest Camp Lit “Fire Underneath My Butt,” Looking to...

Long Beach, CA — While Sumiko Inaba's fight against Nadine Mandiau at Bellator 286 was a rematch from their 2018 amateur meeting, the Hawaiian felt like it was a whole new ballgame. And it was far from an easy night...
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Bellator 286’s A.J. McKee Wants Trilogy Fight with “Pocket Pit” Freire: “You Can’t End...

Long Beach, CA — Former featherweight champ A.J. McKee made his lightweight debut at long last at Bellator 286 on Saturday — and it was a wild one. Spike Carlyle came charging out of the gate at the Long Beach...
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Bellator 286: Patricio Pitbull Floats Kennedy, Bantamweight As Possible Next Moves

Long Beach, CA — After winning his featherweight title back from A.J. McKee earlier this year, Patricio Pitbull (34-5) secured the first title defense of his third reign as Bellator MMA featherweight champion at Bellator 286 on Saturday. The fight...
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Bellator 286: Scott Coker Says There’s A Lot of Great Fights Ahead for Patricio...

Long Beach, CA — Patricio Pitbull did what Patricio Pitbull does at Bellator 286 on Saturday, turning back another contender in young upstart Adam Borics. After a five-round decision win by the Brazilian, Bellator CEO Scott Coker reflected on what's...
Khamzat Chimaev, UFC 279

Sunday MMA Quick Hits: Chimaev Wants Covington, Dana White Shows Charitable Side

Dana White donates $10,000 to a Muay Thai fighter who suffered a tragic accident, while Khamzat Chimaev is thinking welterweight again, and targeting Colby Covington. That and more as your Sunday MMA Quick Hits are here again! Chimaev Wants Colby...
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Former UFC Double Champ Daniel Cormier to Serve As Ref at WWE Extreme Rules

Former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is a self-professed pro wrestling fan. Next weekend, he'll finally get a chance to appear at a WWE event — though not as a wrestler. Cormier, 43, will serve as a...
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UFC Vegas 61: Dern vs. Yan Post-Fight Press Conference Live Stream

Update, 10PM ET — The UFC has pulled the post-fight press conference stream for UFC Vegas 61. Looks like no post-fight after all. Despite the lack of media at the UFC Apex on Saturday — the venue was closed to...
Richard Palencia Bellator 286

Fighter Snaps Leg Anderson-Silva Style on Bellator 286 Prelims

Richard Palencia was making his promotional debut at Bellator 286 in Long Beach, CA on Saturday, and it was a memorable one in the end — for all the wrong reasons. Paired up with Cee Jay Hamilton, the undefeated LFA...
Maxim Grishin and Philipe Lins, UFC Vegas 61

UFC Vegas 61: Philipe Lins vs. Maxim Grishin Cancelled With Event Underway

A pair of former PFL standouts in Maxim Grishin and Philipe Lins were set to face off as part of the UFC Vegas 61 preliminary card, and later bumped to the main card. As it turns out, however, Grishin vs....
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Jessica Penne vs. Tabatha Ricci Scratched from UFC Vegas 61

Just prior to the UFC Vegas 61 official weigh-ins on Friday, promotion officials announced that one fight had been scratched. That, as it turns out, is the women's strawweight fight between former title challenger Jessica Penne, and Brazil's "Baby Shark"...

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PFL Pittsburgh: Eblen vs. Battle Weigh-In Results

PFL Pittsburgh is official. Weigh-ins for the PFL's first visit to Pittsburgh, PA took place on Friday, with middleweights Johnny Eblen and Bryan Battle both...