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Two titans of Bellator's women's flyweight division collided in the main event of Bellator 254. Both undefeated, both at the top of their game, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and Juliana Velasquez truly represented the two best fighters in the weight class. While...

Rarely do a pair of debuting fighters secure co-main event status in a major MMA promotion. But rarely do a pair of debuting fighters have the potential of Magomed Magomedov and Matheus Mattos. The ACB veterans, who had both...

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....

After what seemed like years — and in reality it was at least a year — Ronny Markes finally made his promotional debut at Bellator 254 on Thursday. The former UFC and PFL heavyweight was paired up with Linton...

Bellator 254 went through a game of musical chairs in the days and hours leading up to the event. At weigh-in on Wednesday, Goiti Yamauchi vs. Nate Andrews was scratched when Yamauchi missed weight for the fight. Replaced by...

When Angela Hill was forced out of UFC 256 due to a positive COVID-19 test, it was LFA alum Sam Hughes getting the call to step up. Matchmaker Mick Maynard rang Hughes' coach up barely a week out from the...

A positive COVID-19 test scrapped Renato Moicano's bout with Rafael Fiziev last month. But with a full recovery, the Brazilian lightweight (and former featherweight) is back at UFC 256, once again paired up with Fiziev. "I'm feeling very good right...

Brandon Moreno is looking to become the first Mexican fighter to win UFC gold this weekend. In a short-notice title fight against Deiveson Figueiredo (short notice for both men, all of 21 days after their UFC 255 appearances), he'll...

UFC middleweight Kevin Holland has had a whirlwind couple of weeks. Holland (20-5) was expected to headlined UFC Vegas 16 last weekend. It didn't happen. Instead, a positive COVID-19 test yanked him from the card. Marvin Vettori, who was to...

As of early Thursday morning, it appears that Jared Vanderaa (11-4) is out of his bout with Sergey Spivak at UFC 256. The fight was forced off the card due to a positive COVID-19 test on Vanderaa's part. News of...