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Former two-time UFC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz is set to make his return to the octagon. Coincidentally, it will come a year to the day of his memorable loss to Cody Garbrandt, which cost him his 135lb title. The...

UFC 219 in Las Vegas this December is starting to take shape. On Wednesday, the promotion announced the addition of a women's strawweight bout to the card. The surging Cynthia Calvillo will face former 115lb champ Carla Esparza at...

Phil Davis has his opponent for Bellator's big Penn State show in November. According to a report by Combate, Davis will meet Brazil's Leonardo Leite at Bellator 186, which takes place November 3 at the Bryce Jordan Center at...

After a hugely successful Bellator MMA debut where he choked out the always dangerous Paul Daley, Rory MacDonald is getting his first shot at a title in the promotion. MacDonald will face welterweight champion Douglas Lima at The Forum...

Another UFC fighter has been flagged for a potential anti-doping violation by USADA. This time around it's Brazil's Carlos Felipe, who had been set to appear at UFC Sao Paulo next month. The promotion announced the news in a...

Bellator MMA is adding another championship belt to its promotional arsenal before the end of 2017. On November 3 at Bellator 186, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and Emily Ducote meet in the organization's inaugural women's flyweight title fight. The event takes place...

While they couldn't find a name as known as Thiago Alves, the UFC has managed to secure a new opponent for "Platinum" Mike Perry this weekend. Meeting Perry at UFC Pittsburgh on just three days notice will be Alex...

DC's back, baby! One could be forgiven for imagining that light heavyweight Daniel Cormier is pretty happy right now. That's because there's no longer a need to use the word "former" in conjunction with "champion" when referring to the...

ONE Championship welterweight kingpin and former Bellator MMA champion Ben Askren is set to retire following his next bout. Askren, who defended his title this past weekend at ONE Championship: Shanghai, had been non-committal in the cage afterward about...

UFC Fight Night 120 in Norfolk, Virginia is suddenly looking to be the most stacked Fight Night card of the year. The most recent addition? Bantamweight standouts Marlon Moraes and John Dodson will go to war at the November...