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Prior to her arrival in the Professional Fighters League, former UFC bantamweight Aspen Ladd admits that there was some "curiosity" about the promotion on her part. Making her debut with the company on November 25 against Julia Budd, Ladd (9-3)...

Julia Budd admits that she was "pretty bummed" about not being able to have a busy season in 2022, after being forced out of a fight with Kayla Harrison earlier this year. But after healing up from a broken orbital,...

Vitor Belfort has contracted COVID-19, forcing him out of this weekend's Misfits Boxing 3 card, where he was to face Hasim Rahman Jr. In his place, however, will step another UFC alum, albeit one with lesser credentials: former NFL star...

A highly anticipated rematch between John Lineker and Fabricio Andrade has been announced for ONE on Prime Video 7 next February. The rematch sees the promotion's vacant bantamweight title up for grabs, after Brazil's Lineker (35-9, 1NC) was stripped of...

Bellator MMA lightweight champion Patricky Pitbull believes that while upcoming opponent Usman Nurmagomedov is dangerous, the Dagestani has been given a title shot at Bellator 288 because of his famous surname. A cousin of now-retired ex-UFC champ Khabib Nurmagomedov, Usman...

Youssef Zalal wants to get back to the UFC. When the news broke that Zalal was released from the UFC earlier this year, many were surprised. After all, Zalal is only 26-years-old and has faced some incredibly tough opposition, including...

Two more fights have been officially announced for the UFC's rapidly growing return to Perth, Australia next year. UFC 284 is expected to be headlined by Australia's own Alexander Volkanovski, moving up a weight class to face off with lightweight...

This year, UFC fans have been the beneficiaries of some truly outstanding cards on paper, and in practice. This past Saturday was no different as UFC 281 touched down in the Big Apple, with the lights of the fighting...

UFC 281 saw the unthinkable happen when Israel Adesanya once again fell to kickboxing rival Alex Pereira. Ahead in the fight after four rounds, "The Last Stylebender" was caught in the fifth and subsequently styled on, until the ref...

Anthony Johnson's untimely passing, first reported on Sunday, came as the fighter was battling Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is a seemingly rare autoimmune disorder, while non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a grouping of blood cancers. The fighter, a two-time...