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Daniel Madrid began his MMA career nearly 15 years ago. He's fought UFC level athletes like Ian Heinisch and Seth Baczynski, the latter of whom he submitted in LFA last year. He's fought all over the world, and was supposed...

Hawaii's Ty Gwerder waited nine months for his second shot at a win in the Bellator cage. At Bellator 246 on Friday, he made the most of it. Gwerder (5-1) earned a third-round knockout over George Tokkos in the fight....

"I think it's one of the biggest wins of my career." Simply put, Neiman Gracie is right. At 31 years old, Gracie, perhaps the best hope the legendary Brazilian family has at a major title currently, is in his prime,...

A fighter is getting overlooked by his promotion, the UFC is making unsubstantiated claims about major professional sports leagues, and the craziest MMA story of 2020 has arrived. Huh? Finding the proper response to much of the news finding its...

Every fighter is asked about it, some have even had it filmed and shared on social media. The call from a manager with an offer from the Contender Series, a fight that could change the trajectory of their career...

Decked out in a Patrick Star face mask, you sort of got the idea that Alex Polizzi was a bit of a character when he appeared backstage following Bellator 245. The fact that he'd fought to a three-round unanimous...

Featherweight prospect Collin Anglin didn't want to have any regrets ahead of his Contender Series fight September 15 against Muhammadjon Naimov. That's why the 27-year-old moved from Michigan along with his fiancee to Colorado in order to train at the...

After coming up short on Dana White's Contender Series last year, California's Taylor Johnson made no mistake Friday at Bellator 245. Taking on Penn State wrestler Ed Ruth in a middleweight contest, Johnson (6-1) secured a heel hook win...

Raymond Daniels did not have the outcome he wanted at Bellator 245. But rest assured, Peter Stanonik's night was worse. Far, far worse. Stanonik was sent to hospital after a pair of low blows, powered by spinning back kicks, landed...

Tyrell Fortune had the unfortunate distinction of having his Bellator 245 fight come to an end due to an inadvertent low blow. In that, he was not alone on Friday — while Fortune's fight with Jack May was ruled...