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A surging welterweight prospect will meet a UFC veteran in June. Combate was the first to report that Santiago Ponzinibbio will fight Dana White's Contender Series alumni Miguel Baeza on June 5, a yet-to-be-announced UFC event. Baeza also confirmed he...

Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima will be defending his title against undefeated Yaroslav Amosov at Bellator 260 on June 11. One of the world's top welterweights will be returning to action as Bellator champion Douglas Lima competes for the first...

Two-division UFC champion Amanda Nunes is scheduled to defend her bantamweight title against Julianna Pena at UFC 265 on August 7. Reigning UFC bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes is scheduled to defend her 135 pound title against ranked contender...

Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed martial arts. MMA adopted its weight-cutting from the sport of wrestling, where it is presumed to be very advantageous to be the biggest and strongest in your weight class....

Heavyweight prospect Steve Mowry returns against Shaun Asher at Bellator 257 this Friday. Once again, the action goes down at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. Mowry (8-0) will look to maintain his perfect record, compiled over the...

Raymond Daniels returns to the Bellator cage this Friday for the first time in 2021. He faces off against Peter Stanonik, in a rematch from their ill-fated first meeting. You know, the one where Daniels kicked Stanonik twice below the...

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov makes his Bellator debut this Friday against No. 3 ranked Corey Anderson in the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix's opening round. The 205lb showdown serves as the co-main event at Bellator 257, which features the second and third...

After cancellations in 2017 and 2019, Michael "Venom" Page and Derek Anderson will finally fight in May. Hopefully. ESPN was the first to break the news that No. 2 ranked welterweight Page and No. 4 ranked Anderson will finally fight...

UFC superstar Conor McGregor, set to return to action at UFC 264 later this year, will not be facing charges following an allegation of attempted sexual assault last September. McGregor, the former featherweight and lightweight double champ, was detained in...

All-female fighting promotion Invicta FC has sold, and will have a new broadcast home moving forward. ESPN's Ariel Helwani was first to report news of the sale, which will see Anthem Sports & Entertainment acquire the promotion. Moving forward, the...