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Branson, Missouri was straight-up buzzing Friday night as Pro League Network's Friday Night Fights returned for Week 9 live at PLN Studios, and the energy was absolutely unhinged. With Slim Reaper taking a break from the game, the vacant...

LFA lightweight Steve Collins has a tough test in fellow undefeated opponent Max Metzgar at LFA 214 on Friday night, but if his opponent thinks this fight is going to easy, well, think again. "He thinks he can take me...

The MMA world awoke to some big news on Monday morning: the UFC's ESPN era is set to end. Soon (January 2026), the promotion will head to streamer Paramount+, embarking on a new, uncertain journey that in the short...

Dana White’s Contender Series began back in 2017. Since then, the Contender Series has produced some big-name upcoming stars like Dan Ige, Sean O’Malley, Geoff Neal, Maycee Barber, and Edmen Shahbazyan. In short, it has been a huge success for...

Dana White’s Contender Series began back in 2017. Since then, the Contender Series has produced some big-name upcoming stars like Dan Ige, Sean O’Malley, Geoff Neal, Maycee Barber, and Edmen Shahbazyan. In short, it has been a huge success for...

The story of getting the call to fight on Dana White's Contender Series for Jimmy Drago was one we've heard before. A text from the manager late at night, quick moving parts, lots of excitement - it was not...

It appears the UFC's close ties with U.S. President Donald Trump helped facilitate Khamzat Chimaev being cleared to fight in the U.S. Ahead of his title fight with Dricus Du Plessis, Khamzat Chimaev addressed the media at an open workout,...

Lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan still doesn't have a fight, and doesn't know if he'll be fighting for a title next or not. What he believes, however, is that current 155lb UFC champion Ilia Topuria is ducking him. Tsarukyan (22-3) was to...

Just a few months past his 25th birthday, Ty Miller has run into the same problem a lot of fighters his size have. Standing at 6'2" in the welterweight division, with his body maturing, getting down to that 170lbs...

It's that time of year again. Dana White's Contender Series is back, as The Ultimate Fighter 33 wraps up its current season. The Contender Series has become the primary point of entry for fighters moving into the ranks of the UFC, with...