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A highly anticipated women's featherweight fight between ex-UFC title challenger Cat Zingano and former Invicta FC champ Pam Sorenson is off next week's Bellator 276 card. Promotion officials confirmed the news Monday, following an initial report by MMA Mania. An undisclosed...

A shuffling of the deck at Bellator 277 this April has seen one heavyweight fight split up, resulting in two new fights being made. Originally scheduled for the April 15, 2022 event in San Jose, CA was a rematch between...

UFC Vegas 49's main event was shaken, and definitely stirred, about a week out from the show. With Beneil Dariush suffering a fractured leg, it was Bobby Green making a short turnaround to save the day. Not surprisingly, things...

In the main event of UFC Vegas 49, Islam Makhachev finished Bobby Green in the opening round. The fight was Green's first main event — but came on short notice, and saw him making a short turnaround. Wellington Turman...

The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought with it considerable financial damages for Vladimir Putin and his cronies — but Russian athletes have also been caught in the crossfire. While FIFA has yet to ban Russia outright, the country...

The beleaguered UFC 272 card this Saturday has taken another blow. Already a "thin" Pay-Per-View by modern UFC standards, the event has now lost its co-feature, which was to see Rafael dos Anjos take on Rafael Fiziev. dos Anjos, appearing on...

When an aspiring MMA fighter grows up and turns pro, fighting is usually what they have always wanted to do. Not so for Jalin Turner, as his first love was skateboarding. Fighting came later. "I got my first board at...

From Abilene, Texas, lightweight prospect Malik Lewis has yet to taste defeat in his career. That's due to going 7-0 as an amateur and 4-0 as a professional with all four pro fights ending by KO/TKO. Fighting quietly in...

Ireland's own Ciaran Clarke improved his perfect record as a pro at Bellator 275, moving to 5-0 with a win over Abou Tounkara. The SBG Ireland featherweight's entire career has been spent under the Bellator banner, and his most recent...

Jornel Lugo got past a tough Brian Moore at Bellator 275 on Friday, and despite capturing a unanimous decision win in the fight, the bantamweight acknowledged it was a close one. "Honestly it felt like a draw to me. He...