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Prior to Bellator 260 on Friday night, Aaron Pico had suggested that grappling was the most underrated facet of his game. Against Aiden Lee at the Mohegan Sun Arena, on the event's main card, Pico put exactly that skillset on...

Flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo is looking to reassert his dominance, but Brandon Moreno is taking confidence from pushing him to the limit before as they go into their rematch at UFC 263. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1337998380778336257?s=20 The abilities of Deiveson Figueiredo were on full...

The UFC is back this Saturday in a sold-out arena in Glendale, Arizona. UFC 263 will be headlined by a rematch between middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and challenger Marvin Vettori. In the co-main event, it's another rematch between flyweight...

After walking long roads that didn't always look like they'd lead to the summit, Lauren Murphy and Joanne Calderwood are finally on the cusp of title contention at UFC 263. It is one of the oddities in combat sports, that...

The official (early) weigh-in for UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 went down Friday morning in Arizona, and despite some drama, all the key fights are intact. Only one fighter missed weight on Friday: Steven Peterson missed the featherweight limit...

Bellator's welterweight championship was back in play Friday night at Bellator 260. And so were fans. The first event attended by the fans of the promotion since prior to the shutdown last year, a result of the coronavirus pandemic, was...

Friday night in Kansas City, Invicta FC returned with the latest instalment of its Phoenix Series tournaments. Phoenix Series 4 saw the atomweight division in action, with a shot at Invicta FC 105lb champion Alesha Zappitella awarded to the winner....

After a stumble a couple of years back, top featherweight prospect Aaron Pico has corrected course over his last three fights. Having left Team Bodyshop for New Mexico's Jackson-Wink MMA, Pico (7-3) has put together three straight wins. All three...

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will look to reestablish his dominance at 185 pounds as he looks to dispatch familiar foe Marvin Vettori at UFC 263. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1402642138878316551?s=20 The last time we saw UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, he was on the...

"The Ass-Kicking Machine" known as Jason Jackson is going to look to defuse an explosive situation at Bellator 260 on Friday night. Jackson has seen a recent string of successes in the Bellator cage, including a win over former UFC...