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Ilia Topuria showed off his highly-touted grappling at UFC Fight Island 5, outmuscling prospect Youssef Zalal en route to a unanimous decision. Youssef Zalal was looking to stay unbeaten in the UFC when he took on undefeated debutant Ilia Topuria...

Tim Johnson played the role of spoiler Saturday at Bellator Paris, and played it well. The only way his main event fight with Cheick Kongo could have gone better would have been a finish. And Johnson nearly had that...

Tom Breese went back to the basics at UFC Fight Island 5, finishing the debuting KB Bhullar with a jab in the very first round. Tom Breese fought for the second time in a calendar year for the first time...

This December's UFC 256 has added a promising welterweight clash. One that will see China's Li Jingliang, a.k.a. "The Leech," throw down with Contender Series alum Dwight Grant. MMA Fighting was first to report the booking, which joins a small...

Chris Daukaus showcased his speed yet again at UFC Fight Island 5, finishing Rodrigo Nascimento in less than a minute. Heavyweights clashed at UFC Fight Island 5 as Chris Daukaus faced Rodrigo Nascimento. Nascimento is a finisher through-and-through, racking up...

Joaquin Buckley cemented himself in highlight reels for years to come with an unreal spinning back kick KO at UFC Fight Island 5. Young middleweights Impa Kasanganay and Joaquin Buckley squared off at UFC Fight Island 5. Kasanganay is a...

Bellator Paris (that's Bellator Europe 10, but not Bellator 248, in a confusing bit of scheduling on Saturday) marked the first sanctioned MMA event in the history of France. A huge coup for Bellator MMA, beating rival UFC to...

Tony Kelley and Ali AlQiasi had an entertaining back-and-forth affair at UFC Fight Island 5 that nearly spilled over after the final bell. Ali AlQiasi returned to the Octagon just two months after his promotional debut to take on Tony...

Mamed Khalidov, one of the "legends" of Poland's KSW, had been on the worst slump of his career heading into KSW 55. Three straight losses, including one to Scott Askham back in December. Despite that unanimous decision defeat, Khalidov had...

Giga Chikadze showed off what made him such a successful kickboxer at UFC Fight Island 5, using a variety of attacks en route to a decision victory over Omar Morales. Experienced striker Giga Chikadze made another trip to the Octagon...