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Max Holloway and Robert Whittaker took home gold in 2017, but which man is fighter of the year? The term "breakout star" is one thrown around very frequently in sports. There were plenty of young upstarts this year like Rose...

The list of UFC champions historically has included long-serving legends, and title reigns over almost before they started. What should we expect from our batch of champions in 2018? The UFC has seen several new champions crowned this year, putting...

Mark Hunt's UFC return is set, and as requested, the heavyweight is on the UFC 221 card. The drama, for now, is over. After a drawn out feud with the UFC, heavyweight slugger Mark Hunt has been booked into a...

Conor McGregor was in the combat sports event of the year.  Has he also changed the game for the athletes that will follow him? This past summer, Conor McGregor participated in what was arguably the biggest combat sports event of...

Valentina Shevchenko's flyweight debut is set, and she'll head into hostile territory for it! Former UFC women's bantamweight title challenger Valentina Shevchenko has a date set for her flyweight debut. In a statement to their official website, the UFC on...

RIZIN FF made a number of bout announcements on Tuesday, including the addition of a UFC veteran to their World Grand Prix 2017 Quarterfinals card later this month. RIZIN Fighting Federation is looking to close out the year in style....

In mid-August through early September 2017, the United States of America found itself in the tyrannous path of Hurricane Harvey. The storm, which reportedly resulted in damage of more than $190 billion globally, left countless people homeless, broken, lost...

Jon Jones was the biggest story in 2017 not named McGregor. But with controversy surrounding him again, are we questioning his greatness? Today, Max Holloway's twelve straight victories in the UFC featherweight division are the benchmark for championship excellence in...

Relive the glory of ONE Championship: Warriors of the World, which saw a changing of the guard at strawweight. On Saturday, ONE Championship returned to action with Warriors of the World. Going down in Bangkok, Thailand, the event saw strawweight...

Jiu-jitsu ace Rafael Lovato Jr. picked up another big win at Bellator 189, but for the first time in his MMA career, the bout went to the scorecards. We asked him for his take on the fight, and what...