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This weekend's UFC 263 is topped by three five-round scraps — but only two see titles on the line. In a rare and welcome change of pace, the welterweight bout between Nate Diaz and Leon Edwards, a non-title fight, is...

Phoenix, AZ — It has been about 15 months since UFC veteran and jiu-jitsu legend Demian Maia has entered the octagon. Ready to make his return, the former title challenger is very happy to be in front of fans...

Phoenix, AZ — Despite the past year being the toughest of circumstances, Joanne Calderwood has found a silver lining. "Take away all that crap and the pandemic, obviously, but I feel like the gym has been at the best it's...

This year's PFL 4 card had endured all sorts of permutations since its original conception. A string of bad luck saw fighter after fighter drop out of the event. Anthony Pettis, Lance Palmer, Anthony Dizy, and Lazar Stojadinovic were all...

A pair of former strawweights turned flyweights will meet at UFC 266 when ex-115lb champ Jessica Andrade (21-9) takes on Cynthia Calvillo. The women's flyweight pairing was first reported Thursday by ESPN Deportes. The bout will be the first for...

Bellator 260 takes place Friday night, with welterweight champ Douglas Lima booked opposite an undefeated juggernaut in the main event. Returning to 170lbs after an unsuccessful attempt at double-champ status against Gegard Mousasi (for the promotion's middleweight crown), Lima was...

A promising women's flyweight scrap has been removed from the Bellator 260 card. As weigh-ins unfolded this morning for tomorrow's event, Bellator PR confirmed that former Invicta FC 125lb champion Vanessa Porto had been removed from her fight with Ilara...

After another action packed weekend of UFC fights, the Nevada State Athletic Comission under Bob Bennett handed down the medical suspensions. When all was said and done, fifteen fighters from UFC Vegas 28 face some amount of time away...

Nate Diaz makes his return against Leon Edwards at UFC 263 in a contest many are considering to be an extremely tough test. Perhaps even harder of a match-up than Diaz needs to accept at this juncture. The Stockton Native...

Win or lose, Paul Daley appears to have a little more left in the tank. Ahead of Bellator 260 this Friday night, Daley (43-17-2) downplayed recent talk of retirement. "I think you'll see me again," Daley said during the Bellator...