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One of a planned three heavyweight fights at UFC Rio (though Usman vs. Walker wound up cancelled) saw Vitor Petrino take on Thomas Petersen. Petrino had started his UFC run at 205 pounds, but after back-to-back losses, moved to heavyweight...

Beatriz Mesquita (or simply Bia Mesquita) made her debut at Saturday's UFC Rio, where the 24-time BJJ world champ faced off against "Russian Ronda" irina Alekseeva. Mesquita, for nearly a decade, had won nothing but gold in the jiu-jitsu world;...

Flyweights Lucas Rocha and Stewart Nicoll faced off on the UFC Rio preliminary card on Saturday, as the UFC returned to Brazil for the first time in over a year. The promotion's last visit had come in May of 2024,...

Strawweight action at UFC Rio saw Julia Polastri take on former 115lb title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Polastri was a sizeable favorite in the bout, despite the experience edge of Poland's Kowalkiewicz, who had lost her last two bouts. Kowalkiewicz pressed the...

There's blowing weight, and then there's how Saimon Oliveira came into his UFC Rio fight with Luan Lacerda. Coming in a full eight pounds over the bantamweight limit, Oliveira forced a 144lb catchweight, basically making the bout a featherweight affair....

One of the most talented flyweights on the planet not currently under the UFC banner has booked a title fight at Brave CF 100 this November. Muhammad Mokaev, who was unceremoniously bounced from the promotion last year over actions outside...

Legacy Fighting Alliance returned to action on Friday with LFA 219, which saw Australian featherweight Isaac Thomson (8-2) face off against Uzbekistan’s Akbarjon Islomboev (10-1) in its main event. With Myles Dillahunty coming in at a whopping 193.6 pounds for...

This Saturday's UFC Rio sees the octagon return to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for a Fight Night event with a modified main event, and a whole lot of Brazilian talent. Charles Oliveira was originally slated to face Rafael Fiziev in...

MMA, kickboxing, and Muay Thai comprised ONE Friday Fights 128, the latest offering from ONE Championship at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Friday's card featured two MMA fights, two kickboxing bouts, and a Muay Thai main event that saw...

The anticipated clash between Valter Walker and Mohammad Usman, set for UFC Rio this Saturday night, has been scrapped after Usman suffered an injury, forcing him out of the bout. The cancellation removes one of the card’s most intriguing heavyweight...