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The light heavyweight grand prix came to its conclusion at Bellator 277 in San Jose on Friday night. Well, it should have anyway. With Vadim Nemkov attempting to defend his title against Corey Anderson in the finale, it was bragging...

RIZIN Fighting Federation was kicking off back-to-back shows over the weekend with RIZIN TRIGGER 3rd, live in Tokyo, Japan. Atop the RIZIN TRIGGER 3rd card was a familiar name, as Yusuke Yachi met Luiz Gustavo in a lightweight match-up. The...

There is little that is more dangerous than a talented fighter making his debut on short notice against a popular star expected to be the heavy favorite. Lots to lose, little to gain for the established name is the rule...

Both Tim Johnson and Linton Vassell had flirted with gold throughout their Bellator MMA careers. For Vassell, that had come at light heavyweight, where he'd challenged for gold; Johnson had competed for an interim title at heavyweight. It was in...

San Jose, CA — Dovletzhan Yagshimuradov was one of the big winners on the Bellator 277 preliminary card in San Jose. Coming into the fight, however, there were concerns far greater than fighting weighing on Yagshimuradov, a light heavyweight from...

A pair of top eight UFC heavyweights will collide in June. ESPN was first to report the news that the No. 7 ranked heavyweight Alexander Volkov will fight No. 8 ranked Jairzinho Rozenstruik on June 4 in a five-round main...

Six years since their last encounter, Vicente Luque and Belal Muhammad will meet once again with a chance to break into the title picture at UFC Vegas 51. Roughly six years ago, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley met top contender...

Few fights in Bellator history were as anticipated as last year's featherweight grand prix final between A.J. McKee and Patricio Pitbull. The rematch between Michael Chandler and Eddie Alvarez? Up there. Fedor's debut? Perhaps. But McKee vs. Pitbull had taken...

Going down live at the Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in Atlantic City, NJ on Friday, April 15, 2022 was Cage Fury FC 107. CFFC 107 was topped by a featherweight title fight, with champ Blake Bilder putting his...

San Jose, CA — Scott Coker is faced with an embarrassment of riches this month, with five title fights in April, including the culmination of Bellator MMA's light heavyweight grand prix. The promotion president has long espoused the belief that...