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UFC strawweights Mackenzie Dern and Yan Xiaonan will be looking to make a statement about their place in the title picture at UFC Vegas 61. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1574443690692464640?s=20&t=YZjsgjPQgMCuWfQXcwmoUw For the past two years, it is clear that there is now always a place...

At UFC Vegas 61, Don Shainis is making his debut on little notice against the 12th-ranked featherweight, Sodiq Yusuff. Shainis is a former Cage Titans featherweight champ and FAC lightweight champion. He has notable wins over Kevin Barberena, Cody...

Long Beach, CA — "Nice and relaxed" is how Lance Gibson Jr. describes the current stage of his career. After six pro fights, the bulk of which came in Bellator, "This is part of my blood, it's part of...

Long Beach, CA — With Bellator CEO Scott Coker revealing plans for the promotion to host a lightweight grand prix next year, one name fans might expect to see is Islam Mamedov. A former PFL fighter, Mamedov returns this weekend...

Long Beach, CA — New Zealand's Jay-Jay Wilson did not make the cut as part of Bellator's featherweight grand prix. Now a lightweight, however, "The Maori Kid" intends to right that wrong and get into the upcoming 155lb tournament. "After...

Long Beach, CA — As always, Spike Carlyle has something special planned for his walkout at Bellator 286 this Saturday. "Can't spill the beans, man. It's gonna be fun though. It's gonna be electrifying to say the least," Carlyle told...

Long Beach, CA — Hawaii's Sumiko Inaba returns to the cage at Bellator 286 this weekend for a fight with a familiar foe, in unfamiliar territory. Inaba (4-0) is fighting in California for the first time Saturday, with "Lady Samurai"...

Weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 61 took place Friday morning in Las Vegas, with all fighters who hit the scale making weight. That is not to say that the morning went off without a hitch. Shortly before the official weigh-in commenced,...

ONE Championship returned to Amazon Prime Video on Friday for ONE on Prime Video 2, the promotion's second show to be featured on the streaming service. With the card airing in U.S. prime time, it was another excuse to bring...

During the past two years, a time that has been plagued by a global pandemic, we've seen fighters be the subjects of some awfully bad luck, from cancelled fights to not being able to find a fight. UFC Vegas...