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Marcin Tybura is making his second trip to "Fight Island" in Abu Dhabi this weekend. And he'll be looking to find similar results, after a successful outing back in July. Tybura (19-6) has been paired up with "Big" Ben Rothwell...

Tim Johnson looks like a very different fighter ahead of Bellator Europe 10. Not just in terms of his recent success, although he has certainly found that, stringing together a pair of knockout wins over prospect Tyrell Fortune and...

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....

The UFC returns to Fight Island this weekend, with a bantamweight showdown between Marlon Moraes and Cory Sandhagen. Also on the UFC Fight Island 5 card is Edson Barboza, Ben Rothwell vs. Marcin Tybura, the return of Thomas Almeida, and...

Needless to say, Edson Barboza's last couple of fights have not gone his way. The Brazilian veteran, longtime lightweight and current 145lb'er has had his struggles with the judges. Including, most blatantly, in his last fight — a split...

Conor McGregor took to Twitter to accept a fight with Dustin Poirier and is reportedly pushing for a date in 2020. https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1314237969436475393?s=20 UFC superstar Conor McGregor took to social media on Thursday morning to accept a fight with Dustin Poirier and...

Ben Rothwell is on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi this week. It's another adventure in a lengthy career, perhaps one of the craziest given the circumstances. "Another notch on the good old 51-fight belt. It'll be my 51st fight coming...

The UFC is coming off a spotlight for the women's bantamweight division last weekend. One that saw Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie cement their status as the top two fighters not named Amanda Nunes. A week later, it's...

ONE Championship is back in Singapore, Bellator is putting MMA on the map in France. There's plenty of MMA action this week, and plenty of prospects around the globe. Including in the Bellator 248 main event, where the undefeated...

At 45, Cheick Kongo is finally getting the opportunity to fight at home. Bellator Paris this Saturday — part of a double bill with Bellator 248 — will mark the first official MMA event in France. Which means longtime...