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For the second straight fight, Linton Vassell got the job done early. At Bellator 254, Vassell put on an impressive display against UFC alum Ronny Markes. Combined with a prior TKO of Sergei Kharitonov, this latest stoppage (also a...

Bantamweight Magomed Magomedov made his promotional debut at Bellator 254, and the former ACB champion immediately made his presence felt. It's not often you see a debuting fighter (let alone two) in the co-main event of a major card, but...

Las Vegas, NV — Charles Oliveira did something at UFC 256 that no one has done before: he made Tony Ferguson look average. That might be a little bit of an exaggeration, as Ferguson still managed to show ample heart,...

Las Vegas, NV — Kevin Holland once dreamed, as a teenager, of Jacare Souza "beating the crap" out of him. At UFC 256, the 28-year old Holland turned that dream — a nightmare, really — on its head. On his...

Las Vegas, NV — Like everyone else, UFC President Dana White was a big fan of the UFC 256 main event. Like everyone else, he's looking forward to a rematch between flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno, after...

It's sometimes easy to fall victim to hyperbole any time at entertaining fight transpires in the combat sports world. But the UFC 256 main event of Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno did more than just entertain — it earned...

After the loss of not one, not two, but three main event fights (Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling, Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson, and Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns), the UFC was able to salvage the UFC 256 headliner...

A co-main event like Tony Ferguson vs. Charles Oliveira is one of those battles you wish the UFC would bend the rules for, just for one night, and make it a five round fight. Any time Tony Ferguson steps into...

A point deduction led to a draw between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno in the main event of UFC 256, leading to a second title defense for Figueiredo. Deiveson Figueiredo put his flyweight title on the line for the second...

Las Vegas, NV — Rafael Fiziev finally earned his first finish inside the octagon at UFC 256. While four UFC bouts doesn't seem like a long time to earn your first finish, Fiziev's status as a striking coach at the...