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A near-forgotten promotion returns, while Bellator's featherweight grand prix finally gets rolling again, and brings a bunch of prospects with it on the Bellator 252 undercard. Don't sleep on KSW 56 either. Read on for the latest installment of...

Returning to action on Wednesday, November 11 was Xtreme Fighting Championship, a mid-2000s MMA promotion making a bold return in 2020. Bold for a lot of reasons, not the least of which was hosting XFC 43, their first show...

At Bellator 252, John De Jesus is looking to once again thrive in underdog role. John De Jesus had quite the welcoming to the Bellator family. The Pittsburgh native ended the undefeated streak of Ukraine's Vladyslav Parubchenko at Bellator 244....

For many fighters, getting to the UFC is the culmination of years of work towards the focused goal of being in the world’s top promotion. They try for years, work with agents, head to TUF tryouts — all with...

KSW 56 is back with a stacked fight card this Saturday, billed as Poland vs Croatia. But before we look at the top of the card, let's take a quick look at the rest of the event. There, we...

If Bellator double-champ Patricio Pitbull (30-4) was put off by the long delay in the promotion's featherweight grand prix, he's not letting it show. "We're professional fighters. That happens in the fight game," he told Cageside Press during the Bellator...

Bellator's Featherweight Grand Prix resumes this week, starting with Bellator 252, and continuing on a week later. Months after the tournament was put on hold, it's a welcome return for fighters vying for a million dollars — not to...

Emmanuel Sanchez gets a second crack at Daniel Weichel as part of the Bellator featherweight grand prix. And that is by design. After months of delays thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, Sanchez and Weichel get a second go-round this Thursday...

When Patricio Pitbull selected Pedro Carvalho as the next man to fight for the featherweight title, he turned more than a few heads. For a number of reasons. With something akin to a wildcard pick at the "Selection Show"...

Week 9 of Dana White's Contender Series 2020 saw the show back on Tuesday night, after a one-off Wednesday outing last week. And as far as DWCS cards this season have gone, the 35th installment of the show was...