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Jan Blachowicz derailed the return of light heavyweight Nikita Krylov, upsetting the local favorite at UFC Moscow on Saturday. Nikita Krylov was a rising prospect in the UFC's light heavyweight division before he left the promotion to fight closer to...

In the first of two heavyweight bouts at UFC Moscow, Shamil Abdurakhimov went the distance with former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski, in a fight bogged down with fouls and short on action. Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski returned...

Opening up the UFC Moscow main card was a battle between undefeated prospect Alexey Kunchenko, and former title challenger Thiago Alves. Could Kunchenko, 18-0 entering the night, maintain his perfect record? Thiago Alves entered UFC Fight Night 136 as a...

UFC Moscow marked the world's top MMA promotion's debut in Russia. With a horde of local talent, would Russian fighters steal the spotlight on Satuday? The UFC made it's long-awaited debut in Russia on Saturday. Marching into Moscow with UFC...

José Alday prevailed in a war with Gustavo Lopez to become the first ever bantamweight champion in Combate Americas on Friday night. Gustavo Lopez nearly flipped the script for Combate Americas, as he engaged in a three round epic against...

Aleksei Oleinik will welcome Mark Hunt to his home as the two heavyweights headline the UFC's first event in Russia. They say that timing is everything, and perhaps that is why the UFC has not made it to Russia until now....

24 year old prospect Tracy Cortez has had a red-hot start to her MMA career since going pro, and she's looking to keep her success going in her Combate Americas debut against Karen Cedillo. The last time many fans saw...

Levy Marroquin is out of his fight with José Alday for the Combate Americas bantamweight championship; former title challenger Gustavo Lopez steps into the main event. Early Thursday morning, it was announced that title challenger Levy Marroquin was out of...

Combate Americas has completed a new English broadcast deal with DAZN and will kick off the partnership with Alday vs. Lopez tonight. Combate Americas will be joining Bellator in providing MMA content on the DAZN app.  The company announced that...

The UFC heads to Russia for the first time with UFC Moscow, and Cageside Press has their picks set for the Saturday afternoon card. The main event of UFC Moscow features fan-favorite Mark Hunt against submission specialist Alexey Oliynyk. Hunt...