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Ontario, Canada based mixed martial arts promotion BTC has announced a $10,000 bantamweight tournament, commencing with its next event. On Saturday, during the promotion's BTC 12: Unlocked event in Burlington, Ontario, promotion officials revealed a number of the participants —...

RIZIN 30 saw the quarterfinal round of the promotion's Bantamweight Grand Prix continue — with a number of notable names moving on in the tournament. Taking place Sunday in the promotion's home base, the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan,...

Yoel Romero's Bellator debut came Saturday night in San Jose — and didn't go exactly as he'd no doubt hoped. Still firing heavy punches with bad intentions each time out, Romero was neutralized by the smart, effective game plan of...

A post-fight confrontation between light heavyweight stars Anthony Smith and Ryan Spann at UFC Vegas 37 was a surprising scene in the octagon Saturday. Generally speaking, Smith, who earned a first-round submission win in the Fight Night card's main event,...

Phil Davis played spoiler for the debut of Yoel Romero at Bellator 266 on Saturday — but it wasn't easy. After going three full rounds with the hard-hitting Olympic silver medalist, Davis admitted that he was "very exhausted." Speaking to...

Neiman Gracie showed a different side of himself in the Bellator 266 co-main event. It couldn't have gone much better for Gracie against Mark Lemminger at San Jose's SAP Center on Saturday. In a short but thrilling slugfest, the Brazilian...

Yoel Romero's arrival in Bellator finally transpired Saturday night at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. And while it didn't go according to plan for the "Soldier of God," Romero looked as powerful as ever up at 205lbs. Romero's...

Fight fans have been eagerly awaiting the Bellator MMA debut of Yoel Romero for a while now, but they were not counting on Phil Davis to spoil the party. "The Soldier of God" is another big free agent acquisition for...

Former women's flyweight title challenger Alejandra Lara and TUF/Invicta alum DeAnna Bennett were in very different places entering Bellator 266. The San Jose-based card found Lara looking to bounce back from a misstep against Kana Watanabe earlier this year. Bennett...

Saturday's Bellator 266, which went down in the promotion's stronghold in San Jose, CA, saw an interesting clash of styles in its co-main event. Welterweights Neiman Gracie and Mark Lemminger collided in the penultimate fight of the event; Gracie flying...