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Sometimes things that seem malicious are nothing more than strange coincidences as UFC middleweight Chris Curtis found out this week in Las Vegas.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Christopher Curtis (@actionman513) "Alright guys, story time. We're going to...

Following easily one of the most banner years in MMA, the sport now has a brand new list of top fights to make in 2025. The UFC brand has never been bigger and it has in large part been due...

At Oktagon 65, the Tipsport Gamechanger Lightweight Tournament was wrapped up. The final saw Losene Keita, former Lightweight Champion and current Featherweight Champion, knock out Ronald Paradieser in the 2nd round, to win the tournament. Not only did Keita win...

RIZIN Fighting Federation closed out 2024 in a big way on New Year's Eve. Hosting a 22-fight card at the Saitama Super Arena entitled RIZIN Decade (a nod to the promotion's 10th anniversary), the Japanese fight promotion put on the...

RIZIN Fighting Federation bantamweight champion Naoki Inoue has his first title defense set. During Tuesday's RIZIN Decade/RIZIN 49 broadcast, promotion officials confirmed that Yuki Motoya would be the first man to challenge for Inoue's belt. Motoya (36-12, 1NC) earned his shot...

RIZIN Fighting Federation is bringing a high-profile featherweight rematch to the Tokyo Dome next May. During Tuesday's RIZIN Decade broadcast, promotion officials announced that Ren Hiramoto vs. Mikuru Asakura 2 will take place at the venue in Tokyo, Japan on...

Taisei Sakuraba, son of PRIDE legend and UFC Hall of Fame member Kazushi Sakuraba, made his MMA debut at RIZIN Decade on New Year's Eve. It couldn't have gone any better. The 26-year old second generation star was making the walk...

RIZIN Decade wrapped up 2024 for the mixed martial arts world, and debuting MMA fighter Daichi Tomizawa took full advantage of appearing on the Japanese promotion's annual New Year's Eve extravaganza. Marking ten years of RIZIN Fighting Federation, Decade was...

When it comes to go big or go home, RIZIN decided to go big to close out their 2024. Really big, in fact. RIZIN Decade serves as the promotion's annual New Year's Eve extravaganza, and features a full three title...

It's hard to remember a year, at least in recent times, where the choices for Fighter of the Year whether male or female were so obvious. So persuasive a campaign did our Female Fighter of the Year have that...