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We're insecure, folks. And biased. The MMA community's reaction to Floyd Mayweather vs. Tenshin Nasukawa proves it. The MMA media's reaction even more so. Hear me out. MMA has long been a niche sport, but in recent years, it has...

The UFC will be making the move to ESPN in 2019, and the first event on the streaming service ESPN+ will be UFC Brooklyn, featuring a fight between Paige VanZant and Rachael Ostovich. Newsday's Mark La Monica reported the first...

While Daniel Cormier has been firm about retiring by his fortieth birthday, after an anticipated fight with Brock Lesnar, former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub sees one more fight happening for D.C. We all know the story by now. Daniel Cormier...

Japanese kickboxing and MMA prodigy Tenshin Nasukawa has responded to Conor McGregor's comments about Floyd Mayweather facing Tenshin at RIZIN 14. Sometimes, you can take the high road and pull off a mic drop all at once. That's exactly what...

With the announcement of Floyd Mayweather taking on Tenshin Nasukawa at RIZIN 14, we've hit one of the weirdest things to happen in MMA this year. November 5, 2018 is a day that will live in history. That is the day...

Conor McGregor claims to have no idea who Tenshin Nasukawa is, and had some interesting comments on the Floyd Mayweather to RIZIN news. There was no chance that Conor McGregor was going to keep quiet about Floyd Mayweather Jr. joining...

Ben Askren may finally have his UFC debut set, as a new report by ESPN suggests Askren will face Robbie Lawler at UFC 233 in January 2019. With Ben Askren newly added to the UFC roster of stars, the promotion...

KSW 46 will see the return of former welterweight champion Borys Mankowski, the Polish MMA outfit announced on Monday. Borys Mankowski (19-7-1) will return to KSW next month, the promotion revealed Monday. In a press release, KSW officials announced that...

Former Strikeforce champ Gilbert Melendez has been hit by injury, and his return to the octagon is on hold as the Skrap Pack fighter is off the TUF 28 Finale later this month. Giblert Gilbert Melendez will have to wait...

RIZIN FF shocked the combat sports world Sunday, announcing via a press conference that it had signed boxing megastar Floyd Mayweather Jr. to face kickboxing sensation Tenshin Nasukawa for RIZIN 14, the promotion's annual New Year's show. Floyd Mayweather Jr....