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Coronavirus pandemic, year two. The world has opened up again. Well, sort of. The delta variant is waning; say hello to Omicron. Well, despite the pandemic still dragging on, 2021 felt just a little more normal than the previous...

With little MMA to go around during the holidays and in the first few weeks of 2022, we decided to get to the bottom of some real hard-hitting problems in the world of MMA. The most vital and important...

Knockout of the Year was an easy call in 2020. Probably the easiest call ever thanks to Juaquin Buckley and the kick heard around the world. 2021 was a little more competitive. Do you go with a dazzling flying...

After battling across a full six rounds at RIZIN 33 on Saturday, former Shooto bantamweight and featherweight champ, and VTJ flyweight tournament champion Hiromasa Ougikubo walked away with another grand prix title under his belt. An Ultimate Fighter alum, Ougikubo...

Days after an interim title fight for the main event of Only the Brave was announced, ONE Championship's January 28, 2022 show has seen its full card announced. ONE officials revealed the full line-up via press release on Friday —...

There were plenty of dazzling submission wins across the MMA landscape in 2021, which made picking a Submission of the Year that much harder. Andre Muniz came very, very close to taking the honor after breaking the arm of...

In February, Ryan Spann will have to defend his spot in the light heavyweight top 15 rankings. MMA Island was first to report the news that No. 13 ranked Spann will fight Ion Cutelaba on February 26 at a yet-to-be-announced...

The final major MMA event of 2021 arrived on Friday, with RIZIN 33 marking the promotion's annual New Year's Eve show. While previous years saw major names from around the globe competing, pandemic-related travel restrictions in Japan meant that the...

The UFC has lined up a key bantamweight bout between Irene Aldana and Aspen Ladd on April 9 for what is being reported to be UFC 273 in Brooklyn, New York. The UFC is targeting a high stakes bantamweight bout...

RIZIN 33 is official — and MMA legend Takanori Gomi will vastly outweigh kickboxing sensation Tenshin Nasukawa when they meet in a "special rules" contest on New Year's Eve. In what amounts to an exhibition boxing match, Gomi will weigh...