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When Patricio Pitbull vacated the Bellator lightweight championship earlier this year, the message was clear. The move was done with his brother in mind, and a title shot was to be forthcoming for Patricky. That title shot arrives Friday at...

The UFC is back in New York City for the first time since 2019, with UFC 268 simply a huge card in Madison Square Garden. The two best welterweights in the world will face off in the main event,...

UFC 268 marks the promotion's return to New York, after a forced absence as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. With the world slowly opening up, MMA was back in business in New York, and the UFC has pulled out...

UFC 268 will no doubt take in the lion's share of attention in the MMA world this weekend. How could it not? But there are other fights worth checking out over the next few days, and plenty of up-and-comers...

RIZIN Fighting Federation has announced the launch of a new series of events, with the first, RIZIN TRIGGER 1, set for later this month. The TRIGGER series "will be a platform to provide opportunities to regional fighters, veterans to turn...

New York, NY — Welcoming the returning "Ragin'" Al Iaquinta to the octagon at UFC 268 will be lightweight veteran Bobby Green. The pair were booked once before, in 2015. Green (27-12-1) was forced out of that fight due to...

Michel Pereira finally gets his shot at the UFC's welterweight top 15 in January. MMA Fighting was the first to report the news that Michel Pereira will fight No. 14 ranked Mulism Salikhov on January 15 at UFC Fight Night:...

New York, NY — Justin Gaethje isn't known as being a talkative guy. Doing the media rounds, he's to the point, if not curt. Michael Chandler might be the exact opposite: having been the face of Bellator for years,...

New York, NY — Kamaru Usman might not like Colby Covington as a person, but he appears to respect the man's hustle when it comes to selling their upcoming rematch. As a person though? "He's a rotten piece of sh*t,...

New York, NY — Under normal circumstances, a 3-1 fighter signed by the UFC wouldn't garner much attention, if they were signed at all. When it comes to Alex Pereira, however, it's not normal circumstances. Pereira may only be 3-1...