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A representative for Nate Diaz, who is now the subject of an arrest warrant following a brawl in New Orleans over the weekend, says the fighter acted entirely in self-defense. Diaz was caught on camera choking celebrity lookalike Rodney Petersen...

An accidental overdose of fentanyl and other toxic substances led to the untimely passing of UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar last December. Bonnar's death at age 45 shook the MMA community and led the UFC, a promotion "The American...

Davion Franklin wanted to redeem himself after his last fight, and he believes he did just that at Bellator 295. Franklin (6-1), a rising heavyweight prospect, was caught in a submission against Marcelo Golm in his last fight. And he...

After losing back-to-back fights in 2022 for the first time in his professional fighting career, Mads Burnell got things off on the right foot at Bellator 295. Burnell (17-5) got back in the win column care of a unanimous decision...

Heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich continued his winning ways at UFC Vegas 71, earning another first-round stoppage, this time at the expense of the out-gunned Curtis Blaydes. Bruno Silva picked up the biggest win of his career in the co-main event,...

This past weekend, the UFC returned to the dark and gloomy Apex for another Fight Night event. Headlining the UFC Vegas 71 card were two heavy-hitting heavyweights, looking to cement themselves as the next title challenger in the division. Let's...

Levan Chokheli earned a unanimous decision win at Bellator 294, putting together a two fight win streak — and according to the Georgian welterweight, everything went according to plan. "That was my plan, my team's plan. Control everywhere, smash this...

A highly publicized encounter with a Logan Paul lookalike has landed Nate Diaz in hot water. Diaz, who choked out Rodney Petersen following Misfits Boxing 6 in New Orleans, is facing a second-degree battery charge stemming from the incident. A...

Tim Johson admits that the "pressure of my career" was something he certainly did feel ahead of his Bellator 294 fight with Said Sowma. The heavyweight entered the bout with Sowma, admittedly a friend who he didn't want to see...

Over the past year or so, the MMA world has entered a strange relationship with Facebook founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. First, Paddy Pimblett called him "a lizard," and the "biggest bully on the planet" and later claimed he...