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Perth - For UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev defending his title against featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284 on Saturday night is about more than just retaining his belt. "If I just defend my belt...it's not same you know....

Francis Ngannou is the biggest free agent in all of combat sports at the moment, and options are beginning to present themselves for his next move. On Thursday, heavyweight boxer Deontay Wilder appeared on the Trill Boxing Talk podcast, expressing...

The full card for this week's PFL Challenger Series event in Orlando, Florida has made weight for the event. Heavyweight is in the spotlight on week three of this year's Challenger Series. Last year, it was Ante Delija of Croatia...

This Saturday's UFC 284 main event is a rare match-up between the number one and number two ranked pound-for-pound fighters in the UFC. It's all but unprecedented, at least in recent years (the UFC introduced their rankings system in 2013),...

Veteran Jim Miller has landed an opponent for his UFC Vegas 69 fight. With Gabriel Benitez out of the February 18 match-up with Miller, the card had a rather gaping hole to fill. A rather blatant one, after the show's...

One of UFC 285's bright spots is no more. New Zealand lightweight Dan Hooker has been forced out of his fight with Jalin Turner, which had previously been confirmed for the Las Vegas card. The culprit is a had injury, and...

Invicta FC 52 goes down next month in Denver, Colorado, and marks the promotion's second event of 2023. On Thursday, promotion officials announced multiple bouts for the March 15 card, confirming the previously reported main event between strawweight champion Valesca...

The UFC is set to return to Kansas City for the first time since 2017. On Wednesday, promotion officials announced that the Fight Night card slated for April 15, 2023 will take place at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City,...

Erick Gonzalez is back in action later this month, taking Darrius Flowers at UFC Vegas 70 on February 25. "Ghost Pepper" had made some changes ahead of this camp, including working with CMMA to shore up his already solid grappling...

ONE Championship flyweight Muay Thai champ Rodtang Jitmuangnon will take part in the promotion's U.S. debut this May. Rodtang will defend his title against Edgar Tabares at ONE Fight Night 10 on May 5, 2023 in Broomfield, Colorado, the promotion...