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Open Fighting Championship heavyweight Alexander Soldatkin is our latest Russian prospect to watch out for. Not being paid by the minute, Soldatkin is a legit finisher who has eight stoppage wins among his 10 victories in MMA. Tale of the...

A women's flyweight rematch between two former title challengers in the division has been added to the UFC's January 15 event. Katlyn Chookagian will meet Jennifer Maia for the second time on the card, the UFC's first of 2022. MMA...

Former title challenger Paulo Costa says he can not make weight for his fight with Marvin Vettori as he weighed 211 pounds on Wednesday, and is seeking a catchweight of 195 pounds for UFC Vegas 41. Former middleweight title challenger...

A pair of knockout artists will collide inside the UFC octagon in January. Meni Mayer of MMA Ideas was the first to report that Joaquin Buckley will be fighting Abdul Razak Alhassan on January 15, 2022 at a yet-to-be-announced UFC...

Jonathan Martinez will stay on this weekend's UFC Vegas 41 card after all. Meni Mayer of MMA Ideas was first to report that Martinez will welcome Zviad Lazishvili to the UFC on short notice this weekend, on October 23. Both...

Usman Nurmagomedov wanted a quick turnaround to get on the Bellator 269 card in Moscow, and he got his wish. Nurmagomedov (13-0) fought Manny Muro at the end of July, and less than three full months later, he's back to...

Irwin Rivera's attempted murder case appears to have come to its resolution. On Tuesday, ESPN Deportes was first to report that a judge had approved Rivera's not guilty by reason of insanity plea. The fighter had been taken into custody...

There's clearly no shortage of bad blood between ONE bantamweight champ Bibiano Fernandes and challenger John Lineker. Even if the duo try to downplay the grudge match angle. The pair face off at ONE X in December, the historic 10...

The legendary Fedor Emelianenko returns to action this Saturday, stepping into the cage for the first time in nearly two years. When Fedor last fought, in December 2019, it was against a blown up Rampage Jackson who was moving up...

TopTurtleMMA · Episode 296: Grant Dawson, Tabatha Ricci, and UFC Vegas 41 Grant Dawson Interview (2:00) We kick off this week's episode of TTP by talking to Grant Dawson. Dawson fights Rick Glenn as part of the co-main event of UFC...