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"The God of War" is about to make history. This weekend at UFC 256, flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo will complete the shortest turnaround for a title fight in UFC history. Twenty-one days. That is all that will have passed between...

The inimitable Tony Ferguson returns at UFC 256 this weekend, anchoring the co-main event slot against Brazilian submission ace Charles Oliveira. It's the first fight back for "El Cucuy" since a tough loss back in May against Justin Gaethje. That...

Bellator MMA is back with their final show of 2020. At Bellator 254, styles clash when heavyweights go at it, as Linton Vassell takes (20-8) on Ronny Markes (19-7). In a last minute switch-up, heavyweights Anthony Garrett (5-2) and...

Undefeated prospect Mo Miller has produced highlight-reel finishes in the past, but his TKO slam victory over Regivaldo Carvalho last Friday at LFA 96 got far more attention. Including from UFC bantamweight Aljamain Sterling. https://twitter.com/funkmasterMMA/status/1335297257613131776 "I didn't think would get...

DWCS veteran Justin Sumter is looking for a long term home with Bellator MMA. Justin Sumter is excited to return to the cage for the first time in over a year this week. Last appearing on Dana White's Contender Series...

Former Invicta FC champion Michelle Waterson (18-8) is out of her bout with Amanda Ribas (10-1) at UFC 257 on January 23. As a result, Ribas will now face Marina Rodriguez. MMA fighting was first to report that the UFC was...

The Bellator 254 main event is official, with both Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and Juliana Velasquez making weight successfully on Wednesday. That was not the case for one other fight on the card, however. Longtime Bellator mainstay Goiti Yamauchi blew well past...

The lightweight bout between Bellator mainstay Goiti Yamauchi and PFL vet Nate Andrews is off Bellator 254. Expected to feature on the main card, the fight wound up pulled after Yamauchi badly missed weight for the fight at weigh-in on...

In ten years with the UFC, Charles Oliveira has twenty-six fights under the promotional banner. That's a figure that includes sixteen post-fight bonuses including ten Performance of the Night bonuses, and three each of Fight of the Night and...

Anthony Johnson is returning to the cage — but it will not be with the UFC. The return of "Rumble" has been talked about throughout 2020. In fact, the idea of a Johnson (22-6) comeback was first floated in 2019,...