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Light heavyweight Grant Neal brings his perfect record back to Bellator 243 this Friday. In his fourth pro fight, he's set to throw down with Hamza Salim. Neal's record might be deceiving, however. Although just 3-0, he also had a...

After suffering a rare knockout loss against Justin Jaynes back in June, Frank Camacho has his next opponent set: Brok Weaver. Camacho (22-9) and Weaver (15-5) are expected to face off at a UFC event scheduled for September 12. Although...

The UFC's September 5 card has added a featherweight fight with explosive potential. One that features a couple of bantamweights. Brian Kelleher and Ricky Simon are set to throw down at the event, as first reported by MMA Fighting. The...

Nate Smith was originally supposed to take on JP Buys on August 11, part of the second week of this year's Contender Series. The fight then was pushed back to September 1. Unfortunately VISA issues have kept Buys from...

Hilarie Rose (4-1) will face Cheyanne Buys (4-1) in a strawweight bout on August 18 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada at Dana White’s Contender Series. Ahead of the fight, Rose explained that she has known about this...

Perhaps the only fight as cursed as Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson is that of Yair Rodriguez vs. Zabit Magomedsharipov. Following the premiere of this season's Contender Series, UFC President Dana White confirmed an initial report by melinio.com that Rodriguez...

Justin Jaynes wowed MMA fans back in June when he stepped into the UFC octagon on short notice to fight Frank Camacho, a powerful puncher with a tendency to have wild fights. All Jaynes did was put on his...

Andrea Lee is preparing to make her return to action next month, in what can only be described as uncertain times. Lee (11-4) is set to face Roxanne Modafferi, a rematch of the pair's 2014 fight in Invicta FC.  It...

Justin Gaethje has been overlooked more than once in his career, written off as just a brawler. Don't make that mistake ahead of his showdown with Khabib Nurmagomedov. In light of the recent passing of Khabib Nurmagomedov's father, much is...

It's that time again. After the coronavirus pandemic forced a delay, the Contender Series is back. Dana White's Contender Series Season 4 kicked off Tuesday, a little late but no less promising. For those appearing on the week one card,...