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Davion Franklin vs. Tyler King Confirmed for Bellator 259

The upcoming Bellator 259 has another addition to its preliminary card. On Monday, Bellator officials confirmed to Cageside Press that undefeated prospect Davion Franklin will return to action to face New England veteran Tyler King. The bout will take...
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PFL 1: Marcin Held On Showing He’s A Complete MMA Fighter Against Best in...

Three big upsets took place on the PFL 1 main card on Friday. Bubba Jenkins out-wrestled Lance Palmer in one. In the main event, Clay Collard out-boxed Anthony Pettis in another. But perhaps the most surprising was the upset of...
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UFC 261’s Kazula Vargas: “The Chinese fight with heart as well”

Jacksonville, FL — Mexico's Rodrigo "Kazula" Vargas found himself in a heated lightweight scrap at UFC 261. He came out of the fight with the win, and a new appreciation for Chinese fighters, after opponent Zhu Rong gutted it out,...
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UFC 261: Brendan Allen Reacts to Being Tenth to Hit Straight Ankle Lock in...

Jacksonville, FL — Middleweight standout Brendan Allen got back in the win column in a big way at UFC 261 on Saturday. Allen (16-4), a former LFA middleweight champ, submitted Karl Roberson with an ankle lock on the televised prelims...
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UFC 261’s Randy Brown: “I’m Here, and I’m Coming”

Jacksonville, FL — Randy Brown was fired up after a one-armed rear-naked choke of Alex Oliveira at UFC 261. But he's not going to tell you why unless you follow him on Twitch. Brown (13-4) stayed mum on the bad...
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UFC 261: Dwight Grant Happy to Have Fans Back Regardless of Reception

Jacksonville, FL — Dwight Grant battled his way to a close split decision with Stefan Sekulic at UFC 261 — and was jeered for his efforts. The welterweight seems to understand why. "I'm happy I won and I was able to...
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RIZIN 28 Will Take Place After RIZIN 29, Bouts Announced

Due to a state of emergency being declared in several Japanese cities as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, RIZIN 28 has been pushed back. In what appears to be a first, the event will now take place...
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UFC 261: Danaa Batgerel Wants Jose Aldo or Sean O’Malley

Jacksonville, FL — While it was a rough night for a number of visiting fighters at UFC 261, Mongolian Danaa Batgerel had a tremendous technical knockout of Kevin Natividad. Specifically, the bantamweight known as "Storm" put Natividad down with a...
Reinier de Ridder submits Aung La N Sang, ONE Championship: Inside the Matrixvideo

ONE on TNT IV’s Reinier de Ridder on Aung La N Sang: “He’s Not...

Reinier de Ridder is the man stepping up to save the ONE on TNT IV main event this week. de Ridder (13-0) will be filling in for Vitaly Bigdash, who fell out of his rubber match with light heavyweight champ...
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“It’s One Thing to See It On TV, Another Thing To Be Here,” Pat...

Jacksonville, FL — Featherweight Pat Sabatini finally got to make his octagon debut at UFC 261 on Saturday. Sabatini (14-3) had been brought in to fight Rafael Alves earlier this year, only for the fight to fall through at the...

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