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Fedor Emelianenko and Tim Johnson, Bellator 269

Bellator 269: The Legendary Fedor Seeks Grand Homecoming Against Johnson

The legendary Fedor Emelianenko is expected to receive a grand homecoming when he meets recent interim title challenger Tim Johnson in Moscow at Bellator 269. https://twitter.com/BellatorMMA/status/1436857091826888704?s=20 One thing has to be said for Fedor Emelianenko, he is still in this for...
Zviad Lazishvili

Welcome to the UFC: Zviad Lazishvili

UFC Vegas 41 is set to go down at the Apex in Las Vegas, and is headlined between two former middleweight title challengers. That main event features Marvin Vettori versus Paulo Costa, both coming off losses to Israel Adesanya....
Usman Nurmagomedov Bellator 255

Weekly MMA Prospect Report: Bellator Marches on Moscow

Bellator MMA hosts its first event in Russia this weekend with Bellator 269, and brings with it a wealth of promising MMA prospects. KSW, XMMA, and more are in action this week as well — here's a look at the...
Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa

The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC Vegas 41 — The Paulo Costa Special

Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed martial arts. MMA adopted its weight-cutting from the sport of wrestling, where it is presumed to be very advantageous to be the biggest and strongest in your weight class....
Alexander Soldatkin

Prospect Watch: Russia’s Alexander Soldatkin

Open Fighting Championship heavyweight Alexander Soldatkin is our latest Russian prospect to watch out for. Not being paid by the minute, Soldatkin is a legit finisher who has eight stoppage wins among his 10 victories in MMA. Tale of the...
Aaron Jeffery and Caio Borralho, DWCS (Dana White's Contender Series Season 5)

Redemption: Second Chances on Dana White’s Contender Series — Caio Borralho

Dana White’s Contender Series began back in 2017. Since then, the Contender Series has produced some big-name upcoming stars like Dan Ige, Sean O’Malley, Geoff Neal, Maycee Barber, and Edmen Shahbazyan. In short, it has been a huge success. A...
Norma Dumont UFC

It’s Time for the UFC to Go All In on Women’s Featherweight

Two women's featherweight fights in a short span could signal change for the UFC, and the time is right for them to go all in on the weight class. One thing sorely lacking from even the latest UFC video game...
Norma Dumont and Felicia Spencer, UFC Vegas 27

What’s Next: UFC Vegas 40 Winners

It's hard to talk about Norma Dumont's performance at UFC Vegas 40 without also getting into the lackluster showing from opponent Aspen Ladd. Not to mention the coaching controversy that erupted when coach and boyfriend Jim West chose to...
Carlos Felipe UFC Vegas 40

What’s Next: UFC Vegas 40 Losers

Norma Dumont dominated Aspen Ladd in their main event bout at UFC Vegas 40. Not that Ladd did herself any favors with a sluggish performance. UFC pioneers Andrei Arlovski and Jim Miller both got big wins this past weekend...
UFC Apex

DWCS 2021 Week 8 Breakdown and Predictions

We're quickly approaching the end of this latest season of Dana White's Contender Series, and Season 5, Week 8 was likely to see the total number of contracts handed out in Season 3 matched if not surpassed. The 2019...