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Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns will at long last meet inside the octagon atop the UFC 258 card this weekend. Any number of UFC fans are frantically knocking upon wood having read that statement. And it's hard to blame them....

We roll around to another Writer vs Fighter showdown this week, this time for UFC 258. In the first three weeks, the writers jumped out to a nice lead, picking up two wins and a draw. However, the fighters finally...

The best spot for MMA prospects this week is unquestionably ACA, with several interesting talents in action on Friday. ACA 117 | Russia | Friday Featherweight, Leonardo Limberger (14-1) Limberger is well-rounded but he may be better on the feet. He’s shown...

Dominick Reyes vs. Jiri Prochazka is still intact. The light heavyweight scrap just has a new date. The highly anticipated fight, Prochazka's second inside the octagon, will now take place on May 1. Originally, the bout had been expected to...

Bellator MMA's move to Showtime stateside isn't the only major move the promotion is making on the broadcast front. On Thursday, Bellator officials announced via press release that the promotion had inked a historic broadcast deal with BBC Sport. Under...

COVID-19 has forced Khamzat Chimaev (9-0) out of his upcoming fight with Leon Edwards (18-3) yet again. UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Thursday that the lingering physical effects of the disease have forced Chimaev to withdraw a second...

Undefeated Bellator contender AJ McKee (17-0) is already in the Bellator featherweight grand prix’s finals. He is in a very nice spot; however, he has to sit and wait. McKee does have an opponent in mind, though. On April 2,...

Ryan Hall is out of another UFC fight. First Reported by  Cole Shelton of BJPENN.com, Hall (8-1) has pulled out of his fight on March 13 with Dan Ige after suffering an injury in training. In a follow-up post on...

Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed martial arts. MMA adopted its weight-cutting from the sport of wrestling, where it is presumed to be very advantageous to be the biggest and strongest in your weight class....

Las Vegas, NV — It's a quick turnaround this weekend for Ricky Simon, who is less than a month removed from his last bout as he heads into UFC 258. "Always a challenge, but more fun this time, because I...