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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...

Bellator 277 features a pair of title fights in the first event from the promotion in over a month. Cageside Press has its picks set. The main event of Bellator 277 is the rematch of the Featherweight Grand Prix final...

San Jose, CA — Patricio Pitbull does not foresee a lightweight title shot for A.J. McKee, despite the featherweight champ having expressed interest in exactly that. "It's not gonna happen," Pitbull told Cageside Press on Thursday in an exclusive interview....

Bantamweight action is set for the UFC's June 18, 2022 Fight Night event. Looking to pull out of a tailspin, 135lb'er Cody Stamann (19-5-1) will face veteran Eddie Wineland (24-15-1) at the event. Iridium Sports Agency, who manage Stamann, announced...

Bellator featherweight champion AJ McKee has proven he's everything he said he was, but his heated rival Patricio "Pitbull" Freire is looking to exact revenge at Bellator 277. https://twitter.com/BellatorMMA/status/1510694350044364803?s=20&t=kO6cUNds-v9HIbZ2ZquMdQ There is little left to prove for MMA super prospect AJ McKee....