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In the wake of Jon Jones vacating the UFC's light heavyweight title, Bellator 244's main event took on new meaning. Ryan Bader had long been the best 205lb fighter outside his old home, but on Saturday, he had the...

Following the loss of her featherweight title to Cris Cyborg earlier this year, Julia Budd has had plenty of time to reflect and regroup. At Bellator 244 on Friday, she finally got the chance to return to the cage,...

Roy Nelson was badly in need of a win heading into Bellator 244 on Friday night. The rotund knockout artist and fan favorite was mired in the worst skid of his career, having lost four straight. Just 1-4 in...

High risk, questionable reward was one way to look at Bellator 244's middleweight bout between John Salter and Andrew Kapel. For Salter, anyway. The UFC vet had blossomed into a genuine contender in Bellator's middleweight division, known for his top-notch...

Fresh off a successful UFC debut, Tracy Cortez will compete for the first time in 2020 as she meets TUF alum Bea Malecki on October 10. First reported by MMAJunkie, Contender Series favorite Tracy Cortez (7-1) will be making her...

Two-division UFC titan Amanda Nunes will look for the second defense of her featherweight title when she meets Megan Anderson at UFC 256. Per Brett Okamoto of ESPN, two-division UFC champion Amanda Nunes will be returning at UFC 256 in...

Another big middleweight match-up is set for the end of the year, as Darren Till is expected to take on Jack Hermansson in December. Only weeks after their most recent respective bouts, both Darren Till and Jack Hermansson are both...

Bellator was back in town (in Uncasville, CT) on Friday night for Bellator 244, their third card since a return to action last month. The "FightSphere" had seen Sergio Pettis and Michael Chandler pick up key wins, and now...

What a wild and wacky fight week it has been ahead of UFC Vegas 7. Once again, with the pandemic era making weight cuts and fight camps harder, a card has been ravaged by withdrawals, injuries, and just plain...

Alonzo Menifield learned just last Thursday that he'd be fighting in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 7. Against veteran light heavyweight Ovince Saint Preux, no less. A tall order, but not one Menifield (9-1) had to think twice...