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RIZIN Fighting Federation returned to action on Sunday, traveling to the city of Yokohama, not far from Tokyo, for RIZIN 31. The event saw a featherweight title fight top the card, with champion Yutaka Saito putting his belt on the...

For one night only in Moscow, Russia, "The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko turned back the clock. As he so often did in his prime, Fedor gave up a considerable size advantage to Bellator 269 opponent Tim Johnson, a recent Bellator...

While Paulo Costa may still consider himself a middleweight, UFC President Dana White says he'll be required to stick around the light heavyweight division. Costa came into the UFC Vegas 41 fight week heavy, resulting in his main event fight...

There is no question that Bellator MMA has to be happy with their first trip to Russia. Bellator 269 took place in Moscow on Saturday, in front of a packed house at the VTB Arena. In the main event, the...

UFC Vegas 41 could have been billed as Italy vs. Brazil, with an Italian stallion (or, well, dream) in Marvin Vettori going up against a Brazilian Hulk, Paulo Costa. Instead, the storyline all week leading up to the main...

UFC Vegas 41 saw a fantastic main event play out in Marvin Vettori vs. Paulo Costa. But it was another middleweight fight (not that Vettori vs. Costa was at 185lbs in the end) that claimed the Fight of the...

Paulo Costa's weight struggles were by far the most prominent storyline heading into Saturday's UFC Vegas 41 card. But despite the apparent lack of professionalism ahead of the fight, there was still a very interesting match-up with Marvin Vettori...

The UFC was back at the Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday, and thanks to some weight management issues on the part of Paulo Costa, the main event had become very interesting. Costa was paired up with Italy's Marvin Vettori,...

Grant Dawson vs. Ricky Glenn might not have been your first pick for a UFC co-main event. But at UFC Vegas 41, the lightweight pair found themselves in the co-feature spot, with both fighters coming off recent wins. The difference...

It wasn't an exciting performance, but Jessica-Rose Clark got back into the win column at UFC Vegas 41 with a decision victory over Joselyn Edwards. After over a year on the sidelines due to an ACL injury and subsequent surgery,...