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Bellator MMA welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov has joined the effort to defend his native Ukraine from invading Russian forces. Amosov joins other notable combat sports figures including heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk, and brothers Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, in defending...

Former UFC bantamweight Brett Johns left his old home on a two-fight win streak, only to stumble out of the gate in his promotional debut for Bellator MMA last year. Things looked very different at Bellator 275 on Friday, with...

Bellator MMA middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi knows the fight isn't possible — but he believes he'd have a great chance at beating UFC middleweight king Israel Adesanya in the unlikely event a fight between them took place. Mousasi (49-7-2) exited...

In the end, Friday's Bellator 275 card in Dublin, Ireland was a short night at the office for middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi. The PRIDE, Strikeforce, and UFC veteran finished challenger Austin Vanderford in just under 90 seconds to secure the...

Two Bellator fighters required surgery following Bellator 274, while Jon Jones and Bryce Mitchell were in the news the wrong reasons this week. On the positive side, Rampage Jackson was a proud pop following his son's second win in...

UFC Vegas 49 was a tough card to win an extra $50,000 on, as there were a few wars and six finishes on the night. In the end, we would end up seeing all the performance bonus winners coming...

With Beneil Dariush pulling out of his UFC Vegas 49 fight against Islam Makhachev due to an injury, the UFC was in scramble mode to find a replacement to face one of the top lightweights in the world: Islam...

UFC light heavyweight champ Glover Teixeira's first title defense will have to wait until June, the champion told Canal Combate on Saturday. Teixeira (33-7) was set to face Jiri Prochazka (28-3-1) at UFC 274 on May 7, at a card...

Bobby Green is unquestionably one of the unique characters in modern MMA, and his rise up to his first UFC main event — against Islam Makhachev at UFC Vegas 49 on Saturday — has been a sight to behold. Green...

The UFC Vegas 49 main event on Saturday had moved from a bonafide title eliminator, to an arguably more interesting story of opportunity and seizing the moment, thanks to the withdrawal of Beneil Dariush from his fight with Islam...