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The build-up for the high-stakes Bellator middleweight title fight between Johnny Eblen and Fabian Edwards was tense, with the men getting into two separate dust-ups before even setting foot in the cage. The undefeated American Top Team fighter Johnny Eblen...

Aaron Pico looked to continue his ascent to the top when he faced long-time Bellator veteran Pedro Carvalho in the co-main event of Bellator 299 in a battle of top ranked featherweight contenders in Dublin. Third-ranked has been a consummate...

After going through a couple opponents ahead of UFC Vegas 79 in Aliaskhab Khizriev and Robert Bryczek, Cody Brundage was finally the one that stuck for Australia middleweight Jacob Malkoun. Malkoun had won his last outing, over Nick Maximov, while...

A stark contrast in body types was on display as TUF winner Mohammed Usman faced Jake Collier at UFC Vegas 79. Collier had formerly competed as a middleweight, and came into the fight at 256lbs, giving him a sizeable weight...

Channelling her inner Cher, the returning Mizuki Inoue, last seen in action in 2020, was going by just Mizuki at UFC Vegas 79, where she took on Hannah Goldy in a strawweight scrap. Not entirely unheard of, as fellow Japanese...

Mexico's Montserrat Rendon made her promotional debut on Saturday at UFC Vegas 79, with the undefeated bantamweight signing directly with the UFC and booked opposite Tamires Vidal. In her own promotional debut, Brazil's Vidal had stunned Ramona Pascual with a...

There were a couple of key connections to the MMA world at Saturday's Misfits Boxing 9, yet another influencer-laden boxing event. The card, which was set for the Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne, England was headlined by Bellator...

The last time out for Cody Brundage was not the banner performance he was looking for. After taking a short-notice fight with Sedriques Dumas, Brundage looked to find a finish in every possible opportunity, which wound up being his...

Bellator MMA returned to Dublin, Ireland's 3Arena on Saturday for Bellator 299, where British middleweight Fabian Edwards was set to challenge 185lb champ Johnny Eblen. While not fighting at home in England, Edwards was at least nearby, and had the...

Making her debut at UFC Vegas 79 on Saturday is women's bantamweight Montserrat Rendon, who is set to take on Tamires Vidal. The Fight Night card is headlined by lightweights Rafael Fiziev and Mateusz Gamrot, with a solid co-headliner...