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Las Vegas, NV — French middleweight Nassourdine Imavov enters his first UFC main event this Saturday, and things haven't exactly gone off without a hitch. Imavov (12-3) was supposed to face Kelvin Gastelum to kick off the promotion's 2023 at...

Las Vegas, NV — Brazilian bantamweight Raoni Barcelos is thrilled to be back to work just three months after his most recent fight. The 35-year old defeated Trevin Jones in October, and is getting right back to business against the...

Las Vegas, NV — Hawaiian middleweight Punahele Soriano knows he has to "fight another monster again" at UFC Vegas 67. That monster comes in the form of Russia's Roman Kopylov, who Soriano (9-2) will face in a main card match-up...

Las Vegas, NV — Eleventh-ranked bantamweight Umar Nurmagomedov (15-0) was in good spirits during Wednesday's UFC Vegas 67 media day. "I'm feeling good. Just want to take one more shot, one more win. I hope I will finish him," Umar...

Las Vegas, NV — Raquel Pennington enters UFC Vegas 67 as a mother-to-be, as wife (and fellow UFC fighter) Tecia Torres is currently pregnant with the couple's first child. That's a whole different level of motivation, she explained during Wednesday's...

Las Vegas, NV — Sean Strickland and Ariel Helwani are apparently on the same page about one thing: people who wear sunglasses indoors are assholes. Helwani infamously dropped that line while speaking to Dillon Danis last month. Strickland had his...

Usman Nurmagomedov (16-0) will attempt to make the first defense of his lightweight title at Bellator 292 this March. And that fight will come against former UFC champion Benson Henderson (30-11). Shortly after Bellator CEO Scott Coker announced the launch...

Las Vegas, NV — Ahead of UFC Vegas 67, embattled UFC President Dana White addressed the media, broaching the subject of a New Year's Eve domestic violence incident rather than waiting for the press to bring it up. In doing...

While Bellator makes its 2023 debut on February 4, care of a card headlined by Fedor Emelianenko vs. Ryan Bader 2, its lightweight grand prix will kick off the following month. On a Wednesday appearance on The MMA Hour, Bellator...

When Dan Ige and Damon Jackson were booked for the first card of the year, most people probably appreciated the fun stylistic matchmaking. Not only is it fun stylistically, but it is a much needed fight for the division...