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The first of two Featherweight Grand Prix quarterfinal fights saw Emmanuel Sanchez and Daniel Weichel collide for the second time on Thursday. The pair had first met in 2016, with Weichel winning a three-round split decision. At Bellator 252,...

A heavyweight battle between Alistair Overeem (47-18, 1NC) and Alexander Volkov (32-8) is set for a UFC Fight Night event on February 6, 2021. First reported by Brett Okamoto at ESPN, Overeem and Volkov will be the card's main event. Both...

Bellator 252 marked the return of the promotion's featherweight grand prix. A very welcome sight, as the tournament, with a million dollars awaiting the winner, was a big part of Bellator's year. Or would have been, had the coronavirus...

Top prospect Aaron Pico returns to the Bellator cage this Thursday at Bellator 252. Now a Jackson-Wink MMA fighter, Pico (6-3) will look to make it three wins in a row against John De Jesus. De Jesus is a fighter...

Daniel Weichel traveled all the way to the U.S. to face Emmanuel Sanchez as part of the Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix back in March. Then, due to the coronavirus pandemic, he had to turn around and fly home. "It was...

When it comes to family legacies, no name in the sport of MMA carries both the pressure and the prestige of the Gracie family. Since the legendary Royce Gracie won the inaugural UFC tournament 1993, the Gracie name has...

At Bellator 252, Logan Storley looks to remain undefeated against a fellow unbeaten prospect. Battle of the unbeatens. "Someone's 0 has to go." Whatever cheesy phrase you want to refer to this mega fight as is completely acceptable. Logan Storley...

A near-forgotten promotion returns, while Bellator's featherweight grand prix finally gets rolling again, and brings a bunch of prospects with it on the Bellator 252 undercard. Don't sleep on KSW 56 either. Read on for the latest installment of...

Returning to action on Wednesday, November 11 was Xtreme Fighting Championship, a mid-2000s MMA promotion making a bold return in 2020. Bold for a lot of reasons, not the least of which was hosting XFC 43, their first show...

At Bellator 252, John De Jesus is looking to once again thrive in underdog role. John De Jesus had quite the welcoming to the Bellator family. The Pittsburgh native ended the undefeated streak of Ukraine's Vladyslav Parubchenko at Bellator 244....