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The UFC is back at the Apex on Saturday, bringing a middleweight catchweight light heavyweight main event to Las Vegas. That main event being Marvin Vettori vs Paulo Costa, with Costa struggling with his weight and requiring the bout...

The UFC is back at the Apex this Saturday, with two former middleweight title challengers topping UFC Vegas 41. Marvin Vettori was all set to take on Paulo Costa at 185lbs in the main event, until Costa showed up...

LFA 116 found Josh Fremd looking to regroup. One fight prior, Fremd had been up against Gregory "Robocop" Rodrigues for the LFA middleweight championship. It simply wasn't his night. Rodrigues would claim the title, and a week later find himself fighting...

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...

A little bit of a long game could be playing out on social media, as Conor McGregor and Tony Ferguson have escalated their war of words. While McGregor is still healing up from the broken leg he suffered against Dustin...

UFC Vegas 41 sees the octagon back at the Apex, with a main event featuring two former middleweight title challengers. That headliner sees Marvin Vettori take on Paulo Costa, only not at middleweight, as Costa entered fight week extremely...

This Friday's Bellator 269 will be not just Darina Madzyuk's promotional debut, but her first experience fighting in a big event, period. Which had the Russian flyweight saying during this week's media day that she's "really excited to be in...

Patrik Pietila is the clear underdog heading into his Bellator 269 fight with Usman Nurmagomedov. Not that he minds. "I love to be an underdog, I love to prove people wrong," he told media outlets including Cageside Press during this...

Paulo Costa's weight cutting drama has led to polarizing feelings regarding his previously high stakes bout with Marvin Vettori at UFC Vegas 41. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1451246911642427394?s=20 As intriguing a contender as Paulo Costa was leading up to his title shot last year, he...

The legendary Fedor Emelianenko is expected to receive a grand homecoming when he meets recent interim title challenger Tim Johnson in Moscow at Bellator 269. https://twitter.com/BellatorMMA/status/1436857091826888704?s=20 One thing has to be said for Fedor Emelianenko, he is still in this for...