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As he heads into his fourth professional MMA fight, Bellator 264 heavyweight Davion Franklin is feeling more at ease than ever. "This being my fourth fight, I'm getting more and more comfortable," he told Cageside Press in an exclusive interview...

The Professional Fighters League kicks off its post-season Friday night with PFL Playoffs 1 (PFL 7), featuring Rory MacDonald and Ray Cooper III in a main event showdown. As far as tournaments are concerned, matchmaking is often left to fate....

A little over a week out from the event, Jesse Strader is out of his bantamweight fight with promotional newcomer Mana Martinez. In place of Strader will be Trevin Jones, stepping up on very short notice to take on Martinez....

UFC welterweight and Dana White's Contender Series winner Jordan Williams found himself in a fight on Wednesday. It just wasn't in the octagon. While parked at a gas station, a man attempted to steal Williams' ride, which was turned on,...

Bantamweight free agent signee Magomed Magomedov has been a big success for Bellator MMA thus far. The 18-1 "Tiger" from Russia has only lost to former UFC champ Petr Yan (and holds a win over Yan, with their career series...

You'd be forgiven for not realizing how good the Bellator 264 main card really is. Of course there's the middleweight title fight in the main event. Gegard Mousasi, one of the most decorated 185lb fighters in any promotion, takes on...

Gegard Mousasi enters Bellator 264 with a tough task ahead of him: John Salter. Salter may not have a lot of flash, or trash talk, but his steady ascent through the middleweight division has brought him to a title shot...

With the UFC taking the week off, the PFL, Bellator, Combate Global and others take center stage this week. In particular, Magomed Magomedov is back in the Bellator cage, and will be one to watch as he works his...

Did the UFC really have to call the latest installment of TUF 29 "Snake Bitten," knowing the history of the whole "snake in the grass" meme with Conor McGregor and T.J. Dillashaw? They sure did, but the title of this...

Ray Cooper III returns to the PFL SmartCage this Friday, looking to land a spot in the welterweight finals and continue his journey as the defending 2019 champion. With no 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, that means Cooper...