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There is no question that Bellator MMA has to be happy with their first trip to Russia. Bellator 269 took place in Moscow on Saturday, in front of a packed house at the VTB Arena. In the main event, the...

UFC Vegas 41 could have been billed as Italy vs. Brazil, with an Italian stallion (or, well, dream) in Marvin Vettori going up against a Brazilian Hulk, Paulo Costa. Instead, the storyline all week leading up to the main...

UFC Vegas 41 saw a fantastic main event play out in Marvin Vettori vs. Paulo Costa. But it was another middleweight fight (not that Vettori vs. Costa was at 185lbs in the end) that claimed the Fight of the...

The UFC was back at the Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday, and thanks to some weight management issues on the part of Paulo Costa, the main event had become very interesting. Costa was paired up with Italy's Marvin Vettori,...

Tim Johnson has the unenviable task of fighting Fedor Emelianenko at home in Moscow at Bellator 269 on Saturday. But despite heading into enemy territory, Johnson said earlier this week that he actually embraces playing spoiler. "How many people get...

A little bit of a long game could be playing out on social media, as Conor McGregor and Tony Ferguson have escalated their war of words. While McGregor is still healing up from the broken leg he suffered against Dustin...

This Friday's Bellator 269 will be not just Darina Madzyuk's promotional debut, but her first experience fighting in a big event, period. Which had the Russian flyweight saying during this week's media day that she's "really excited to be in...

Patrik Pietila is the clear underdog heading into his Bellator 269 fight with Usman Nurmagomedov. Not that he minds. "I love to be an underdog, I love to prove people wrong," he told media outlets including Cageside Press during this...

UFC light heavyweight Ike Villanueva didn't have to speak to the press during this week's UFC Vegas 41 media day. Rather, he wanted to. "Any time you get the opportunity here at the mecca, the UFC, let your boy be heard....

It's been a long road back to competition for "Jessy Jess," a.k.a. Jessica-Rose Clark. The popular Australian bantamweight has been on the shelf for some time, having last fought in September 2020. Though she won that battle, securing a TKO...