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Hunter Azure busted out of the gates of his MMA career like a bat out of hell. He rattled off eight wins to start which included a contract-winning performance on Contender Series and a UFC debut win over Ultimate...

A bantamweight fight that will be guaranteed fireworks will happen at a UFC event in June. Brett Okamoto of ESPN was first to report the news that Brazil's Raoni Barcelos will fight Timur Valiev on June 26 at a yet-to-be-announced...

John Makdessi is a traditional martial artist in every sense of the word. Unlike a lot of the younger MMA fighters, who begin their martial arts career pretty much right in MMA, Makdessi started tae kwon do at the...

Demian Maia returns to the UFC octagon in June! Brett Okamoto of ESPN was first to report the news that No. 8 ranked welterweight Maia will return to fight No. 13 ranked Belal Muhammad at UFC 263 on June 12....

Bellator 256 sees Nainoa Dung returning to the cage after taking a loss (via leg kicks) at Bellator 243 in 2020. Dung is 3-2 in his five professional fights, but is only 22 years of age, and believes he...

It's back to Russia (well, not literally) to take a look at a promising, undefeated welterweight who could shake things up in a major promotion: Alibeg Rasulov. And while there are still some questions as to how complete his...

Alyse Anderson will be the fresh face in ONE Championship's atomweight grand prix when it kicks off later this year. Anderson, who last fought prior to the coronavirus pandemic in 2019, spent her last three fights under the Invicta...

Meng Bo (17-5) is one of the more experienced fighters set to compete in ONE Championship's upcoming atomweight grand prix. Kicking off on May 28 at the all-female Empower card, Bo has been paired up with a standout wrestler...

Stamp Fairtex enters the ONE atomweight grand prix with a chance to avenge a loss in her most recent fight. That was her first loss in mixed martial arts, a rare setback for a fighter who has held kickboxing...

Uncasville, CT — Lightweight prospect Chris Gonzalez improved to 6-0 on Friday at Bellator 255 with arguably his biggest win yet. At least, his biggest scalp yet — belonging to veteran star Roger Huerta. After forcing Huerta to tap to...