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Patrik Pietila is the clear underdog heading into his Bellator 269 fight with Usman Nurmagomedov. Not that he minds. "I love to be an underdog, I love to prove people wrong," he told media outlets including Cageside Press during this...

Paulo Costa's weight cutting drama has led to polarizing feelings regarding his previously high stakes bout with Marvin Vettori at UFC Vegas 41. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1451246911642427394?s=20 As intriguing a contender as Paulo Costa was leading up to his title shot last year, he...

The legendary Fedor Emelianenko is expected to receive a grand homecoming when he meets recent interim title challenger Tim Johnson in Moscow at Bellator 269. https://twitter.com/BellatorMMA/status/1436857091826888704?s=20 One thing has to be said for Fedor Emelianenko, he is still in this for...

UFC light heavyweight Ike Villanueva didn't have to speak to the press during this week's UFC Vegas 41 media day. Rather, he wanted to. "Any time you get the opportunity here at the mecca, the UFC, let your boy be heard....

It's been a long road back to competition for "Jessy Jess," a.k.a. Jessica-Rose Clark. The popular Australian bantamweight has been on the shelf for some time, having last fought in September 2020. Though she won that battle, securing a TKO...

UFC Vegas 41's main event has been something of a question mark the entire week, thanks to Paulo Costa entering fight week heavy. And so not surprisingly, things came to a head between Costa and opponent Marvin Vettori following...

UFC Vegas 41 offered up a middleweight main event featuring two colorful fighters looking to get back in the win column. Middleweight. Sort of. Both Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori had come up short against middleweight champ Israel Adesanya. Coincidentally, those...

UFC Vegas 41 is set to go down at the Apex in Las Vegas, and is headlined between two former middleweight title challengers. That main event features Marvin Vettori versus Paulo Costa, both coming off losses to Israel Adesanya....

Bellator marches on Moscow this weekend. The Viacom-owned promotion brings heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko home at Bellator 269. Fighting for the first time in nearly two years, "The Last Emperor" will enter the cage in Moscow against former title challenger...

A pair of very exciting UFC bantamweights will collide in December. MMA Junkie was first to report the news that Raoni Barcelos will fight Trevin Jones as part of the promotion's December 18 event. A source close to the situation...