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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...

For Valerie Loureda, her scrap at Bellator 271 was more than just a fight. Proclaiming that "feminine" girls had to struggle for respect more than your average fighter in MMA ahead of the bout, Loureda took on Taylor Turner at...

Top ranked contender Yair Rodriguez is looking to have a career breakthrough by upsetting the still brilliant former champion Max Holloway at UFC Vegas 42. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1458826862239514627?s=20 To put it into words, Max Holloway's last performance may be the most exciting one-sided...

With Bellator MMA also in town, Bare Knuckle FC did a bit of counter-programming on Friday night with BKFC 22: Miami. The latest BKFC card brought with it some of the promotion's most recognizable names, including Hector Lombard, the former...

Cris Cyborg looked to make the third defense of her featherweight title at Bellator 271 on Friday. One of the most dominant female fighters in history, with only Amanda Nunes arguably ahead of her, Cyborg's performances had reached a point...

After a spotless start to his professional career, Sean Woodson got caught with a submission at the hands of Julian Erosa. Although taking a loss for the first time in one's career is never fun, what happened to Woodson...

Usman Nurmagomedov and an acquaintance have been taken into custody in Moscow, after a car the Bellator lightweight was in allegedly struck a police officer. The incident took place Thursday. Tass.ru was first to report the news, citing an unnamed...

ONE Championship's NextGen II card aired on Friday, and in the main event, Thailand's Rittaweda picked up a win over the legendary Saemapetch Fairtex. The Muay Thai contest ended due to a doctor's stoppage, with a cut rendering Saemapetch unable...

Conor McGregor has put welterweight star Jorge Masvidal on blast after the latter pulled out of his much-anticipated UFC 269 match-up with Leon Edwards. Not one to let such things pass without a response, not surprisingly, "Gamebred" fired back. Suggesting that...

It feels like forever and a day since we last saw Yair Rodriguez inside the octagon. In actual matter of fact, it has been over two years. That all comes to an end this weekend, where, after several false...