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The UFC's debut in Busan, South Korea has added a little European flavor. Light heavyweights Volkan Oezdemir and Aleksander Rakic have been announced for the UFC's next trip to South Korea. UFC Busan will see the pair collide in a...

The UFC heads south of the border this weekend for UFC Fight Night 159, commonly UFC Mexico City. While the main event is a go, one fighter was heavy at Friday's weigh-in. UFC Mexico City's main event is official. Friday...

Yair Rodriguez would love an encore performance at UFC Mexico City, but Jeremy Stephens is eager to get his own career back on track.  Who will prevail on Saturday? You could not script Yair Rodriguez's last fight any better: his...

It's not a jam-packed weekend for MMA, but there are a good number of worthwhile prospects competing in the next several days. Combate Americas | Friday | Mexico Lightweight: Rafa Garcia (10-0) Garcia is a top prospect out of Mexico who has...

A number of fighters at UFC Mexico City were either moving up, or risking big weight cuts. 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...

Erick "Ghost Pepper" Gonzalez reflects on career so far ahead of his shot at the inaugural Combate Americas lightweight title against Rafa Garcia at Combate Mexicali. Erick "Ghost Pepper" Gonzalez wasn't with Combate Americas since day one, but he certainly...

Askar Askarov makes his UFC debut on the UFC Mexico City main card, against the returning Brandon Moreno. The UFC is coming to Mexico City, Mexico on September 21, at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico. The card is set, with a...

The 'Queen of Bare Knuckle' will invade Bellator at this October's Bellator 231, against Brazil's Ilara Joanne. 'Rowdy' Bec Rawlings will finally step into the Bellator cage next month. After signing with the promotion over the summer, Rawlings, a former...

With Cal Ellenor facing a serious illness, Roman Salazar has stepped up to face James Gallagher in the Bellator: Dublin main event next week. Ex-UFC bantamweight Roman Salazar is stepping up to keep James Gallagher on the Bellator: Dublin card....

Bellator 231 will see former WWE star Jack Swagger return, against a small step up in competition in Anthony Garrett. Jack Swagger, or Jake Hager, went through something of a heel turn in his last fight. But despite the crowd...