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Every fighter has their go-to moves, especially specialists within certain martial arts disciplines. Their own signature styles can lead to spectacular finishes. Whether it’s a scary-good rear-naked choke that fighters just can’t seem to avoid once going to the...

The UFC is staying put at the Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada for UFC Vegas 40 this weekend. The card is headlined by a women's featherweight bout, with something of a twist. It will be the featherweight debut of...

Phoenix, AZ — Sweden's Karl Albrektsson has been pulling double duty of the late, competing for Superior Challenge at home while also making appearances for Bellator MMA during the pandemic. This Saturday at Bellator 268, Albrektsson (12-3) steps into the...

Julian Marquez is out of his UFC Vegas 40 middleweight fight with Jordan Wright. Marquez did not hit the scale prior to the end of the two-hour weigh-in window in Las Vegas on Friday morning. Just ahead of the 11AM...

Jim Miller is the UFC's "Iron Man," a fighter who holds the record for most fights in Ultimate Fighting Championship history at 38 (as of this weekend, anyway). And who had never pulled out of a fight until last...

Manon Fiorot's flyweight showdown with Mayra Bueno Silva was supposed to take place three weeks ago, part of the UFC 266 card at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It didn't happen. COVID-19 protocols, a now-dreaded label affixed to fights...

The light heavyweight grand prix continues this Saturday, as Bellator 268 rolls into the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The main event is not the fight fans wanted to see. But with Anthony "Rumble" Johnson forced out of the tournament,...

For the second week in a row, the UFC rolled into the Apex in Las Vegas with a Fight Night card of minimal depth. Sure, you had former heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski, still going strong at 42. And the UFC's...

Phoenix, AZ — It's not entirely uncommon for couples to work together, for better or for worse. It's not entirely uncommon for couples in professional fighting to share the same occupation, either. Fighting on the same card? That's a little...

Phoenix, AZ - Former champions collide as Brent Primus takes on Benson Henderson at Bellator 268 at Footprint Center on Saturday night. Primus (10-2) is coming off a split decision loss to Islam Mamedov at Bellator 257 in July which...