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Stepping up on short notice at UFC Vegas 18 is LFA vet Askar Askar. Historically a bantamweight, Askar meets Cody Stamann in a 145lb bout necessitated by the short time frame. The call-up wasn't exactly unexpected for the 11-1 fighter...

Bare Knuckle FC had the biggest promotional debut in its history go down Friday at BKFC: Knucklemania. After parting ways with the UFC and signing with the bare knuckle boxing outfit last year, Paige VanZant finally arrived. VanZant had long...

It's that time, yet again, for another round of 'Writer vs Fighter' — the battle for ultimate pick supremacy. While we know precisely who would win if these guys threw down in a cage, the writers have been getting...

Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar knows a thing or two about being the underdog. Edgar (24-8-1) was perennially undersized when he ruled the roost at 155lbs in the UFC. Even at featherweight, he was fighting opponents who, thanks to...

Manel Kape's UFC debut has been a long time coming. A former RIZIN Fighting Federation bantamweight champ, Kape's signing last year got MMA fans excited the moment it was announced. Then the waiting started. A fight in August with Rogerio Bontorin...

From Strikeforce and DREAM gold to appearing in LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It" video and defeating WWE star Brock Lesnar, heavyweight Alistair Overeem has had quite the career. "The Demolition Man" returns this Saturday in the main event of...

Heavyweights take center stage at UFC Vegas 18 this Saturday. The UFC's first event of February 2021 pits Alistair Overeem against Alexander Volkov in the main event. With the heavyweight division once again moving along — upcoming main events...

ONE Championship's third and final Unbreakable event, Unbreakable III, aired Friday, February 5. A tape-delayed broadcast set in Kallang, Singapore, the card was topped by multi-sport star Stamp Fairtex — who was returning to mixed martial arts to take...

Cowboy Cerrone's next ride will be Diego Sanchez's last. On Thursday, MMA Fighting was first to report that Cerrone (36-15, 2NC) and Sanchez (30-13) would face off at a UFC event scheduled for May 8. Verbal agreements are in place...

Multi-sport champion Stamp Fairtex returns to MMA on Friday, where she's an undefeated prospect in the Asian promotion's atomweight division. ONE Championship | Singapore | Friday Atomweight, Nong Stamp (5-0) Nong Stamp (Stamp Fairtex) is a world kickboxing and Muay Thai champion,...