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Longtime Bellator lightweight Brandon Girtz is set to make his 145lb debut at Bellator 250 this Thursday. Through fifteen Bellator bouts to date, Girtz (16-9) has stalked the 155lb weight class, with the occasional catchweight even higher. Fight number sixteen...

"He's a real fighter. He brings it." Henry Corrales' match-up with Brandon Girtz is that simple. That was not the case last time out for "OK" Corrales. The Bellator featherweight was paired up with Juan Archuleta after both were bounced...

Douglas Lima has seen a Bellator welterweight champion struggle against Gegard Mousasi before. Back in 2018, then-170lb champ Rory MacDonald moved up in weight to challenge Mousasi for the middleweight title. Coincidentally, Lima would later win the welterweight belt by...

Legendary middleweight Gegard Mousasi returns to the cage this Thursday at Bellator 250. When he does, he'll have a shot to reclaim the middleweight title he lost last year to Rafael Lovato Jr. What has transpired since that fight is...

When it comes to training during the coronavirus pandemic, ONE Championship lightweight title holder Christian Lee lucked out. Living in Hawaii, Christian trains under his father, and alongside sister Angela Lee (ONE's atomweight champion, and arguably their biggest star). So...

While Henry Cejudo has long been known as Triple C (two belts and a gold medal), another high-level mixed martial artist has the chance to wear triple gold. In this case, it's Aung La N Sang, who currently holds...

The medical suspensions for the last Fight Island card in the second run have been handed down by the UFC (without a commission on Fight Island, the UFC handles medical suspensions internally). When all was said and done, every...

Young featherweight prospect Chase Hooper will return to the octagon later this year. Hooper (9-1-1) will be back in action against Peter Barrett (11-4) at UFC 256 in December. The fight finds "The Teenage Dream" (or more accurately just "The...

Abu Dhabi, UAE — Getting back in the win column at UFC 254 had Australian heavyweight Tai Tuivasa in good spirits following the fight. "That winning feeling is like a drug, and it's been a while since I've had my...

Abu Dhabi, UAE — A fired up Lauren Murphy put the flyweight division, UFC matchmakers, and the official rankings panel on notice following UFC 254. Murphy (14-4) improved her current win streak to four with a rear-naked choke submission of...