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Two years ago, Kelvin Gastelum was supposed to fight Robert Whittaker for gold. That opportunity slipped through his fingers when the fight fell through. From there, the TUF champ went into a bit of a tailspin, losing three straight,...

Robert Whittaker was well underway in a fight champ for recent title challenger Paulo Costa when he got the news: Costa was out. Kelvin Gastelum was stepping up to take his place. Gastelum is certainly a suitable replacement, in essence...

Friday night was a big night for light heavyweight Karl Albrektsson. A former RIZIN standout, Albrektsson debuted in Bellator to much fanfare in 2019, only to be stopped by Phil Davis. Competing outside the promotion during the pandemic last year,...

Bellator 257 has come and gone, and two more fighters have moved on to the light heavyweight grand prix semifinals. Corey Anderson made a statement against Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov, earning a third-round TKO stoppage. And 205lb champ Vadim Nemkov retained his...

A pair of bright UFC middleweight prospects will look to continue their win streaks in May. MMA Fighting was the first to report the news that Kyle Daukaus will fight Phil Hawes on May 8 at UFC on ESPN 24....

Improving to 8-0 at Bellator 257 was New Zealand's Jay Jay Wilson — and he made a statement in the process. Wilson dominated Pedro Carvalho on the ground in the opening round, even while fighting off his back. In the...

Eddie Alvarez has booked a quick turnaround following his DQ loss to Iuri Lapicus earlier this month at ONE on TNT I. On Friday, ONE Championship officials confirmed to Cageside Press that Alvarez (30-8, 1NC), the former Bellator MMA and...

Tony Kelley begged for someone to come forward and fight him after his last fight. He finally got someone. MMA Island was first to report that bantamweight Kelley will fight Trevin Jones on July 24 at a yet-to-be-announced UFC event....

Formerly a featherweight, Zarah Fairn was expected to face newcomer Josiane Nunes this weekend at UFC Vegas 24, in a bantamweight contest. With the UFC all but disposing of its featherweight division (Megan Anderson is gone, and the only featherweight...

Featherweight Mads Burnell was not thrown by his fight with Saul Rogers being pushed back. The former Cage Warriors champ and UFC fighter was supposed to face Rogers earlier this month at Bellator 255. However, that was bumped back to...